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The ten films that made my yearly best-of list, plus the 76 honorable mentions that follow below, represent about a third of what I saw last year. And I still missed most of what was out there.
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I'm not sure what went wrong, but the spirit of everyone's favorite '70s Colorado troubadour is nowhere to be found here.
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Burn to Shine's forthcoming Emerald City edition is quintessentially us. Like the other houses featured in the previous three Burn to Shine installments, this house was destined to be destroyed... but not before some stunning musical performances by great local performers like Tiny Vipers, Eddie Vedder, and Burn to Shine curator Benjamin Gibbard.
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Sarah Rudinoff is outstanding as ever, and her bit is, not surprisingly, one of the highlights of the theater year.
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I can't recommend it wholeheartedly, and even if I could you might not be able to get tix.
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This Yes Men-style documentary should be required viewing for Marketing students, media enthusiasts, and anyone interested in the perils of consumerism.
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This Intiman World Premiere is a solid effort, but not quite on par with the playwright's best.
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Beat the summer heat with any (or all!) of these ten quality offerings at theaters near you.
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Don't expect a music-history lesson when some of the world's boldest filmmakers present all-new takes on Mozart's age-old themes.
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Sicko is the most effective, and the most important, of Michael Moore's films.
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The gifted team behind Intiman's lovely new Uncle Vanya manages to get laughs out of despair-heavy source material.
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405 films. Record ticket sales with a 5% year-over-year revenue increase. And one very tired imaginary boy. SIFF '07: it's a wrap.
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Highlight films from Germany, Greece, Iran, France, Japan, and Austria put the "I" in SIFF's final week/ends (6/8-17).
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All-American docs, short pieces from Deutschland, and Julie Delpy's directorial debut highlight SIFF's second week (6/1-6/7).
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A sweet indie musical, a quirky Kiwi buzzmaker, and a fierce urban mindtrip are among the must-sees on tap for 5/25-31.
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Get ready to start standing in queue, because Seattle's annual cinema megathon kicks off 5/24 with the coming-of-age Britcom Son of Rambow.
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From the atonal but utterly rhythmic opening track “Haus Der Luege” onward, Einstuerzende Neubauten defy you to pigeonhole them as frivolous texture-makers, crafting compelling frameworks from oodles of sonic wire and night wind.
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Good, challenging, original theater may be scarce these days, but one local company consistently reminds us of the sublime possibilities of the medium.
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It’s pure Bier: powerful family portrait, shattering revelations, strong characters, near-disquieting intimacy.
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Filmed in 1990, this DVD features a short, tight set by ex-Clash frontman Mick Jones and some flashy young players who helped him after his solo-band ups and downs in the 80s. (That includes weathering backlash from Clash fans who wanted a reunion and a near-death experience near the close of the decade.)
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