Movies & TV
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October Takeover: ZomB Movies
~posted by Kara F. The Battery was simple in its execution, a dark film with a surprising amount of heart. It was a much more realistic film than other zombie movies I’ve seen in the past and by far my favorite. The film is about two guys and their baseball bats just trying to survive a… Continue reading
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October Takeover: Asian Horror – Black Cats, Buried Secrets and Ghosts With Long Hair
~posted by David H. In 2002, the Hollywood film The Ring, starring Naomi Watts and directed by Gore Verbinski, opened to excellent box office, becoming a surprise hit. Though few were aware of it, The Ring was a remake of a Japanese film called Ringu (1998) that had been making a stir among horror fans. The success… Continue reading
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October Takeover: Halloween History
~posted by Meranda T. Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays. My earliest movie memories have to do with Halloween. Such as Ray Bradbury’s Halloween Tree. Which is both a movie and a book. While I didn’t read the book until recently, the movie truly influenced me. It’s a fun Halloween movie that explores… Continue reading
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Seattle Repertory Theatre’s “A View from the Bridge”: Beyond the Theatre
~posted by Misha The Seattle Repertory Theatre kicks off its fall season with Arthur Miller’s play A View from the Bridge (Sept. 25 – Oct. 18, 2015) in the 100th birthday year of the beloved American playwright. A View from the Bridge is a play that explores many themes. It centers on an Italian American family in… Continue reading
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Directed by Women: A Brief History
– posted by Ellen In the early years of motion pictures – from the 1890s to the 1930s – women were major players behind the scenes on movie sets in Hollywood and around the world. Here are a few who made their mark back in the day. Visionary French director Alice Guy-Blaché is credited as… Continue reading
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Movie Mondays: Show Your “Pride” this Labor Day
Are you looking for a film to celebrate the achievements of unions this Labor Day? Are you still beaming from the recent Supreme Court decision to legalize gay marriage? If so, then Pride is, quite simply, the perfect movie for you. Pride (nominated for Best Comedy at the 2014 Golden Globes) tells the surprisingly true story of the British… Continue reading
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Directed By Women is Underway at Your Library
– Posted by Nancy P The global viewing party Directed by Women is underway, and Seattle Public Library is part of it! Join the global party this September, as people across the United States and around the world in United Kingdom, Ireland, Turkey, India, Singapore, Spain, Italy, Canada and Australia celebrate women directors and… Continue reading
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Directed by Women from Around the World
We are participating in Directed By Women, a global celebration of women directors and their works this month. Here is the full schedule of our Directed by Women Film Series. For more contemporary international women directors, check out these films for a trip around the world! Continue reading
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Movie Mondays: Big Stars, Little Movies
~posted by Frank For every blockbuster that makes hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office, there are dozens of small films that make a fraction of that. Many go unnoticed, even those that have star power attached to them. These films released in the past year may have flown under the radar, but… Continue reading
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Movie Mondays: SNL stars get (mostly) serious
~posted by Frank Dozens of Saturday Night Live cast members have gone on to have movie careers (to varying success). While comedies are still king for SNL stars, they occasionally find their way in a drama – or at least a “dramedy” that gives each star the chance to be funny and exercise their acting… Continue reading
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Mad Men is gone, but the Music lives on
~posted by Frank There’s so much to miss about Mad Men. Multi-dimensional characters. Deliberate pacing. Cryptic dialogue. Glamorous production. Perspectives on the 1960s. Smoking and drinking. And, the music. Although much of the music was limited to the closing credits, they often captured the essence of the episode, and introduced me to some great music from the 1960s… Continue reading