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SIFFtings 2015 – Opening Weekend
A few short takes on SIFF offerings on the debut weekend of the biggest, longest film festival in the United States. SPY (Paul Feig, USA, 2015; 120 minutes) Feig (Bridesmaids, The Heat) parlays Melissa...
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Robert Horton’s SIFF 2015 Preview
Beyond Zero: 1914–1918 Fatih Akin (Head-On, Soul Kitchen) is on the short list of the most intriguing 21st-century directors, and his latest effort, The Cut, travels into the realm of historical...
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Meet the Seattle Techie Who Pulls the Strings Behind Stephen Tobolowsky
Stephen Tobolowsky You may know him as Sandy Ryerson on Glee or Stu Beggs on Californication or Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day—the overly ingratiating insurance salesman Bill Murray punches. Face come to...
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SIFFing: Parallax View’s SIFF 2015 Guide
The 41st Annual Seattle International Film Festival opens on Thursday, May 14, with the opening night gala presentation of Spy, and completes its 25-day run on Sunday, June 7 with The Overnight. In...
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SIFFtings 2015 – Week Three
A few short takes on SIFF offerings for the third weekend of the biggest, longest film festival in the United States. PHOENIX (Christian Petzold, Germany, 2014; 98 minutes) Fresh from Auschwitz and...
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SIFFtings 2015: Archival Presentations
SIFF more than doubled its archival programming this year, bring a record 19 archival films and programs to the festival this year. The backbone of the archivals this year is a program celebrating the...
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