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The current state of the saga of WELCOME TO NEW YORK
Welcome to New York is a done deal. Or, it should have been. A print has…
Madonna and Julius: A Cinematic Retrospective – DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN (1985)
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Video Store Death Knell: On 15th Video
Scarecrow Video became national news when it went to nonprofit. Kim’s Mondo Video died and…
Art House Showcase: Seattle
Week of Sep 5 Northwest Film Forum This week, Northwest Film Forum is showing No No:…
MS. 45 (1981): 33 Years Ahead
[Trigger Warnings] Watching Ms. 45 from the point of view of August 2014, a full 33 years…
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991): My Relationship with Hannibal Lecter
My relationship to The Silence of the Lambs is strange. I first read the novel…
Art House Showcase: Seattle
Week of Aug 29 Northwest Film Forum This week, Northwest Film Forum is showing Expedition to…
REPO CHICK (2009): An Apologia of Sorts
Alex Cox is a Brit from Liverpool whose first feature was about the punk scene…
Do you, or should you, bring outside baggage to the movies?
Julius Kassendorf: One of the constant conversations is whether bringing politics and/or outside life to…