movies
The Must List: Sell Your Sole, Everett Fisherman’s Village Music Festival, Krav Maga Self-Defense
Must Jam Fisherman’s Village Music Festival (3/31-4/2) Seattle isn’t the only place to catch a great show; this weekend, get out of the city and head north to Everett’s annual Fisherman’s Village Music Festival, an all-ages event hosted by the Everett Music Initiative. Check out over fifty local bands from afternoon to night at a…
SIFF Gets Real
Virtual reality may be the breakout star of this year’s film festival
For more than 40 years, the Seattle Independent Film Festival (SIFF) has introduced its patrons to up-and-coming talent and films not seen anywhere else in town. This year, a four-day festival within the festival will do more than show viewers new films—it will offer entirely new ways of experiencing film. Produced by Mad Eye Media…
Megan Griffiths’ “The Off Hours” Mesmerizes Sundance
Homegrown Indie Film a Masterful Mood Piece
It seems that Seattle’s film community may have finally arrived on the national stage with the stunningly wan production of The Off Hours, a film born and (in)bred in Washington State under the keen directorship of local veteran filmmaker Megan Griffiths. I was lucky enough to catch the film’s premiere at the Sundance Film Festival…
The Twilight Tour: A Guide to Visiting Forks
Here are a few suggestions for how to get to Forks and where to stay.
You’ve read the books, you’ve seen the movies and you’re still craving more? Head to the real Forks and immerse yourself in all things Twilight. Located between the Olympic Mountains and the Pacific Ocean, it’s no wonder the tiny town of Forks—population 3,500—has embraced its connection to Stephenie Meyers’ hit vampire book series. Once a…