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Now Playing at the Harvard Exit Theatre
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| From Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) and producer Graydon Carter (Surfwise, The Kid Stays in the Picture) comes a probing look into the uncanny life of national treasure and gonzo journalism inventor Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. A fast moving, wildly entertaining documentary with an iconic soundtrack, the film addresses the major touchstones in Thompson's life—his intense and ill fated relationship with the Hell's Angels, his near-successful bid for the office of sheriff in Aspen in 1970, the notorious story behind the landmark Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, his deep involvement in Senator George McGovern's 1972 presidential campaign, and much more. Narrated by Johnny Depp. Official Web Site |
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Now Playing at the Guild 45th Theatre
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| Nazneen's (Tannishtha Chatterjee) life is turned upside down at the tender age of seventeen. Forced into an arranged marriage to an older man (Satish Kaushik), she exchanges her Bangladeshi village home for a block of flats in London's East End. Pining for her home and her sister, she struggles to make sense of her existence—and to do her duty to her husband. A man of inflated ideas (and stomach), he sorely tests her compliance. Told from birth that she must not fight her fate, Nazneen submits, devoting her life to raising her family and slapping down her demons of discontent. Until the day that Karim (Christopher Simpson), a hot-headed local man, bursts into her life. Against a background of escalating racial tension, they embark on an affair that finally forces Nazneen to take control of her life. A truly contemporary story of love, cultural difference, and ultimately, the strength of the human spirit. Based on the bestselling novel by Monica Ali. Directed by Sarah Gavron. Official Web Site |
Now Playing at the Varsity Theatre
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| From Italian horror maestro Dario Argento comes the finale to his Three Mothers trilogy, which began with Suspiria thirty years ago and continued with Inferno. When an urn is turned over to a Rome museum where Sarah (Asia Argento) is studying art restoration, the seal of the urn is broken, restoring powers to the Mother of Tears—the cruelest and most beautiful witch in the world. Soon, Sarah's colleague meets a gory death at the hands of demons, and havoc explodes in the streets of Rome as a wave of suicide and violent crime heralds the dark priestess's rebirth. Pursued by the witches who descend upon the city to pay homage to their queen, Sarah is aided by an old priest (Udo Kier) and the ghost of her mother (Daria Nicolodi). Music by Claudio Simonetti of Goblin. Official Web Site |
Now Playing at the Neptune Theatre
and Metro Cinemas
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| There are heroes...there are superheroes...and then there's Hancock (Will Smith). With great power comes great responsibility—everyone knows that—everyone, that is, but Hancock. Edgy, conflicted, sarcastic, and misunderstood, Hancock's well-intentioned heroics might get the job done and save countless lives, but always seem to leave jaw-dropping damage in their wake. The public has finally had enough. As grateful as they are to have their local hero, the good citizens of Los Angeles are wondering what they ever did to deserve this guy. Hancock isn't the kind of man who cares what other people think—until the day that he saves the life of PR executive Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman), and the sardonic superhero begins to realize that he may have a vulnerable side after all. Facing that will be Hancock's greatest challenge yet—a task that may prove impossible as Ray's wife, Mary (Charlize Theron), insists he's a lost cause. Directed by Peter Berg (The Kingdom, Friday Night Lights). Official Web Site |
Now Playing at the Metro Cinemas
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| In the first feature film based on the hugely popular American Girl book series, Academy Award nominee Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine, Nim's Island) stars as a resourceful young girl whose bravery, compassion and determination help her solve a mystery that saves her family’s home during the Great Depression. Aspiring reporter Kit Kittredge is bright, inquisitive, generous and a natural born leader. But her happy childhood is abruptly interrupted when her father (Chris O’Donnell) loses his car dealership and must leave Cincinnati to look for work. Kit and her mother Margaret (Julia Ormond) are left to manage on their own, growing vegetables, selling eggs and even taking in an assortment of boarders. When a crime spree sweeps their city, all signs point to the local “hobo jungle,” where her friends live with a group of their impoverished companions. Kit, who always has her antennae out for a good news story, recruits her friends to help her track down the real culprit. Together they uncover a plot that goes far beyond Cincinnati! Directed by Patricia Rozema (Mansfield Park). Official Web Site |
Now Playing at the Metro Cinemas
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What if mankind had to leave Earth, and somebody forgot to turn the last robot off? WALL•E, a robot, spends every day doing what he was made for. But soon, he will discover what he was meant for. From Academy Award-winning writer/director Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo) comes the story of one robot's comic adventures as he chases his dream across the galaxy. Filled with surprises, action, humor and heart, the animated feature from Disney•Pixar features original and innovative sound design by Academy Award-winner Ben Burtt (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial), as well as the voice talents of Burtt, Fred Willard, Jeff Garlin, Sigourney Weaver, John Ratzenberger and Kathy Najimy. Shown with the short film, "Presto." Official Web Site Moira Macdonald's Seattle Times review... |
Now Playing at the Metro Cinemas
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| Based upon Mark Millar's explosive graphic novel series and directed by stunning visualist Timur Bekmambetov (Night Watch), this action-packed thriller tells the tale of one apathetic nobody's transformation into an unparalleled enforcer of justice. Twenty-five-year-old Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) was the most disaffected, cube-dwelling drone the planet had ever known until he met a woman named Fox (Angelina Jolie). After his estranged father is murdered, the deadly sexy Fox recruits Wes into the Fraternity, a secret society that trains Wes to avenge his dad's death by unlocking his dormant powers. As she teaches him how to develop lightning-quick reflexes and phenomenal agility, Wes discovers this team lives by an ancient, unbreakable code: carry out the death orders given by fate itself. With wickedly brilliant tutors including the Fraternity's enigmatic leader, Sloan (Morgan Freeman), Wes grows to enjoy all the strength he ever wanted. But, slowly, he begins to realize there is more to his dangerous associates than meets the eye. And as he wavers between new found heroism and vengeance, Wes will come to learn what no one could ever teach him: he alone controls his destiny. Official Web Site |
Now Playing at the Varsity Theatre
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In China, it is simply known as "The River." But the Yangtze—and
the life that surrounds it—is undergoing a truly spectacular transformation
wrought by the biggest hydroelectric dam in history, the Three Gorges Project.
From the vantage point of a luxury "farewell cruise" that wends
its way up the River, we are witness to the dramatic shift: peasant families
are forced to relocate their entire lives as floodwaters steadily engulf their
villages; young tour-boat employees warily grasp at a more prosperous future;
Western tourists catch a final glimpse of a disappearing culture. Returning
to the scene of his grandfather's riverbank youth, Chinese-Canadian filmmaker
Yung Chang has crafted a singularly moving and cinematically breathtaking
depiction of contemporary China and a disquieting glance into a future that
awaits us all. Official
Web Site John Hartl's Seattle Times review... |
Now Playing at the Seven Gables Theatre
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An unflinching exploration of a father/son relationship, starring Colin Firth
as Blake Morrison, a man who must deal with his father Arthur’s (Jim
Broadbent) terminal illness and imminent death. Blake’s memories of everything
funny, embarrassing and upsetting about his childhood and teens are interspersed
with tender and heartrending scenes in the present, as he struggles to come
to terms with his father—and their history of conflict—and learns
to accept that one’s parents are not always accountable to their children.
Co-starring Juliet Stevenson, Gina McKee, Claire Skinner and Matthew Beard.
Directed by Anand Tucker (Shopgirl, Hilary and Jackie), from a screenplay
by David Nicholls (Starter for 10), adapted from Blake Morrison’s
novel of the same name. Official
Web Site John Hartl's Seattle Times review... |
Now Playing at the Egyptian Theatre
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Award-winning Russian filmmaker Sergei Bodrov (Prisoner of the Mountains)
illuminates the life and legend of Genghis Khan. Based on leading scholarly
accounts, his stunning historical epic delves into the dramatic and harrowing
early years of the ruler who was born as Temudgin in 1162. As it follows Temudgin
from his perilous childhood to the battle that sealed his destiny, the future
conqueror is revealed not as the evil brute of hoary stereotype, but as an
inspiring, fearless and visionary leader. In a performance of powerful stillness
and subtlety, celebrated young Japanese actor Asano Tadanobu (Zatoichi,
Last Life in the Universe) captures the inner fire that enabled a hunted
boy to become a legendary conqueror. Masterfully blending action and emotion
against some of the most arresting terrain on earth, Bodrov delivers an exciting
and awe-inspiring tale of survival and triumph, and a love story for the ages.
Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film. Official
Web Site William Arnold's Seattle Post-Intelligencer review... |
Fri & Sat Midnight Movies at the Egyptian!
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The Stranger presents the Friday night show of Johnny Depp in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas • Jul 11 & 12 Sigourney Weaver in John Cameron's Aliens • Jul 18 & 19 Redrum! Stanley Kubrick's The Shining • Jul 25 & 26 Johnny Depp in John Waters's Cry-Baby • Aug 1 & 2 Teens track treasure in The Goonies • Aug 8 & 9 |
Starts Friday, July 11 at the Metro Cinemas
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| With a signature blend of action, humor and character-based spectacle, the saga of the world's toughest, kitten-loving hero from Hell continues to unfold. Bigger muscle, badder weapons and more ungodly villains arrive in an epic vision of imagination from Oscar-nominated director Guillermo del Toro (Pans Labyrinth, Hellboy). After an ancient truce existing between humankind and the invisible realm of the fantastic is broken, hell on Earth is ready to erupt. A ruthless leader who treads the world above and the one below defies his bloodline and awakens an unstoppable army of creatures. Now, it's up to the planets toughest, roughest superhero to battle the merciless dictator and his marauders. He may be red. He may be horned. He may be misunderstood. But when you need the job done right, its time to call in Hellboy (Ron Perlman). Along with his expanding team in the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense—pyrokinetic girlfriend Liz (Selma Blair), aquatic empath Abe (Doug Jones) and protoplasmic mystic Johann (James Dodd)—the BPRD will travel between the surface strata and the unseen magical one, where creatures of fantasy become corporeal. And Hellboy, a creature of two worlds who's accepted by neither, must choose between the life he knows and an unknown destiny that beckons him. Official Web Site |
Starts Friday, July 11
at a Seattle Landmark Theatre
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| It's the summer of 1994, and the streets of New York are pulsing with hip-hop and wafting with the sweet aroma of marijuana—but change is in the air. The newly inaugurated mayor, Rudy Giuliani, is beginning to implement his anti-fun initiatives against "crimes" like noisy portable radios, graffiti and public drunkenness. Set against this backdrop, Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck) spends his last summer before college selling dope throughout New York City, trading it with his shrink (Ben Kingsley) for therapy, while crushing on his step-daughter (Olivia Thirlby). Famke Janssen, Mary Kate Olsen, and Method Man round out the cast in this edgy, bittersweet and funny coming-of-age story. Winner of the Audience Award at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Written and directed by Jonathan Levine. Official Web Site |
Starts Friday, July 11
at the Harvard Exit Theatre
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| Pediatrician Alexandre Beck (François Cluzet) still grieves the murder of his beloved wife Margot (Marie-Josée Croze) eight years earlier. When two bodies are found near the scene of the crime, the police reopen the case and Alex becomes a suspect again. The mystery deepens when Alex receives an anonymous e-mail with a link to a video clip that seems to suggest Margot is somehow still alive and a message to "tell no one." Based on Harlan Coben’s international bestselling thriller. Winner of 2007 César Awards for Best Director (Guillaume Canet) and Best Actor. Official Web Site |
Starts Friday, July 11 at the Varsity Theatre
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| Writer/director/narrator Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man, Rescue Dawn) confirms his standing as poet laureate of men in extreme situations. With this visually stunning exploration, Herzog travels to the Antarctic community of McMurdo Station, headquarters of the National Science Foundation and home to eleven hundred people during the austral summer (October-February). Over the course of his journey, Herzog examines human nature and Mother Nature, juxtaposing breathtaking locations with the profound, surreal, and sometimes absurd experiences of the marine biologists, physicists, plumbers and truck drivers who choose to form a society as far away from the rest of society as one can get. Official Web Site |
Starts Friday, July 11 at the Varsity Theatre
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| Are you young, sexually confused, just trying to get by? Do you sing, dance or possess other talent? Welcome to the world of writer/director Jason Freeland's Garden Party. At the center of the story is teenage beauty April (Willa Holland). Running from one bad situation to another, she's hoping to find an answer that doesn't involve taking off her clothes—more than she already has. As April navigates Los Angeles, she falls in with a group of confused kids struggling to chase their dreams. The black widow at the center of this web is a sexy, pot-dealing realtor named Sally St. Clair (Vinessa Shaw). Anyone who gets too close falls victim to her kinky entanglements. For some it goes bad, for others worse. Official Web Site |
Starts Friday, July 11 at the Metro Cinemas
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| In an exciting adventure based on the classic Jules Verne novel, Brendan Fraser (Crash, The Mummy) stars as science professor Trevor Anderson, whose untraditional hypotheses have made him the laughing stock of the academic community. But on an expedition in Iceland, he and his nephew Sean (Josh Hutcherson), accompanied by their beautiful local guide Hannah (Anita Briem), stumble upon a major discovery that launches them on a thrilling journey deep beneath the Earth's surface, where they travel through never-before-seen worlds and encounter a variety of unusual creatures. Journey to the Center of the Earth is directed by Academy Award-winning visual effects veteran Eric Brevig (Total Recall, Pearl Harbor, The Day After Tomorrow). Official Web Site |
Starts Friday, July 18 at the Neptune Theatre
and Metro Cinemas
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| The follow-up to Batman Begins reunites director/co-writer Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who reprises the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne. In The Dark Knight, Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as the Joker (Heath Ledger), who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces the Dark Knight ever closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante. Official Web Site |
Starts Friday, July 18
at a Seattle Landmark Theatre
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| An independent, single mother who owns a small hotel on an idyllic Greek island, Donna (Meryl Streep) is about to let go of Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), the spirited daughter she's raised alone. For Sophie's wedding, Donna has invited her two lifelong best friends—practical and no-nonsense Rosie (Julie Walters) and wealthy, multi-divorcee Tanya (Christine Baranski). But Sophie has secretly invited three guests of her own. On a quest to find the identity of her father to walk her down the aisle, she brings back three men from Donna's past to the Mediterranean paradise they visited 20 years earlier. Over 24 chaotic, magical hours, new love will bloom and old romances will be rekindled on this lush island full of possibilities. Inspired by the storytelling magic of ABBA's songs, from "Dancing Queen" and "S.O.S." to "Money, Money, Money" and "Take a Chance on Me," this feature-film adaptation of the beloved stage musical is a celebration of mothers and daughters, old friends and new family found. Co-starring Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgrd and Dominic Cooper. Official Web Site |
One Week Only!
Starts Friday, July 18 at the Varsity Theatre
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| Alexandra, played by opera legend Galina Vishnevskaya, is an elderly woman who has come to see her beloved grandson Denis (Vasily Shevtsov), a young officer at a remote military outpost. In oppressive heat, with the enemy just beyond the compound, she acquaints herself with the routines of military life and makes a revealing trip into the outlying countryside. An official Selection at the Cannes, Toronto and New York Film Festivals, Alexandra is a powerful new film from the great Alexander Sokurov, director of Russian Ark and Father and Son. Official Web Site |
One Night Only!
Thursday, July 31 at the Metro Cinemas
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| Dean Karnazes is the extreme marathon runner (and bestselling author) that Wired Magazine called "The Perfect Human." Karnazes has pushed his body and mind to inconceivable limits. His many accomplishments include winning the world's toughest footrace: the Badwater Ultramarathon, a 135-mile run across Death Valley in 130 degree temperatures. He's also run a marathon to the South Pole in negative 40 degrees, a 200-mile relay solo racing alongside teams of twelve and has completed a non-stop 350-mile run. In JB Benna's new docuemtnary, Karnazes fulfills a longtime commitment to run 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days. The film follows him as he defies the limits of human endurance, inspiring thousands across the country to join him along the path, and unites people of all ages and abilities in achieving their own dreams. Official Web Site |
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