Movies & TV
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Winter Break Fun: 8 Ways to Entertain Kids Through The Seattle Public Library
Winter break is coming up – what’s your plan? If you need help keeping your children entertained and maybe even learning while they’re on break from school, The Seattle Public Library has many solutions, from new Read-Along books to streaming stories, TV and movies. Find more programs and services at www.spl.org or at any of the Library’s 27… Continue reading
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December 2022 Events: Authors, Art, Holly, a Concert and More
Brrr! Get cozy with The Seattle Public Library in December with engaging author programs, an art exhibit, a concert, fun events at the South Park Branch, a monthly movie and more. Many of these events require registration. Find information and registration at event links or spl.org/Calendar. All Library events are free and open to the… Continue reading
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10 Things to Do in November Through The Seattle Public Library
It’s almost November, a good time to rediscover the joys of the great indoors. Here is a sampler of interesting and useful things to do through The Seattle Public Library as we sink deeper into fall and the daylight hours wane. All are free, of course, but some programs do require registration. For much more,… Continue reading
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11 New or Unexpected Things to Do at The Seattle Public Library This Fall
Did you know that September is Library Card Sign-Up Month? It’s a good reminder not just to get or renew your Library card (available in minutes at www.spl.org/Card), but also to brush up on all that a Library card enables you to do. With that in mind, we put together this sampling of interesting and… Continue reading
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50+ Free Things You Can Do Through The Seattle Public Library
Want to learn a language, improve your job skills, find free one-on-one tutoring, learn web design, or find a read-aloud for your child? You can do all of these things and much more through The Seattle Public Library. A dozen or so of the activities in this list do not even require a Library card.… Continue reading
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Stream Your Own MLK Day Film Fest
As the ongoing pandemic presents challenges for those seeking to observe Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday in ways that are both meaningful and safe, we invite you to stream your own Martin Luther King Jr. film festival. The following documentaries from our collection are all available to stream, right now. (New to streaming movies… Continue reading
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Horror movies to stream this Halloween weekend
Halloween weekend is upon us! If you’re looking to cozy up with a frightful movie marathon, we’ve got you covered with some streaming scaries – all free to access with your library card, no need to even leave home. (Audience note: most of these films are for adult audiences; please use discretion if watching with… Continue reading
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The Book Was Better, 2019
It is rare that a movie or TV show is better than the book it is based on. I mean, it happens, but it’s rare. Yes, some movies live up to or complement their source material, but most of the time they don’t. For starters, let’s take 2019 – remember 2019? – back when we… Continue reading
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Watch & Read: Ozark
Ozark is one of those shows that is just pure madness – it snakes in on itself in perpetual chaos. No breaks, no ease, just edge of your seat shenanigans the whole time. And I can’t get enough! While we wait for the next season, here are a few items in our collection that will… Continue reading
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Sharknado!
2013 was a watershed moment for disaster films. While many folks were updating their anti-Zombie kits some of us were shopping for chain saws in case the absolute worst-case came to be – a Sharknado. This terrifying premise is exactly what it sounds like – a huge Oz-level tornado sucks up sharks (and only sharks)… Continue reading
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A trio of British comedies
Some decades back, our local PBS station would run several British shows on Friday nights. For many Americans this was their first exposure to classic UK fare and, for me, solidified my love of British humour. (See what I did there?) Here are a few of the shows that grabbed our attention and found their… Continue reading
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Ninth Annual Seattle Asian American Film Festival
The ninth annual Seattle Asian American Film Festival (SAAFF) takes place from March 4 to March 14 and showcases feature-length and short format films by and about Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders across North America, with an emphasis on filmmakers from the Pacific Northwest. Check out the festival’s 123 films here, many of which are PNW-centered. Snag tickets… Continue reading
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Mardi Gras on my mind
Do you know what it means, to miss New Orleans? As another Mardi Gras rolls around – it’s tomorrow, in case you’ve forgotten – this question is especially poignant for NOLA expats, as well as anyone who holds the Crescent City dear to their heart. Tonight, I’ll be making jambalaya and gumbo, and baking up… Continue reading
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David Bowie’s Movie Music
Today, January 8, 2021, would’ve been David Bowie’s 74th birthday. It’s been five years since we lost our patron saint of glam. Five years, what a surprise. He still turns up everywhere, that sound and vision shapeshifter, especially on movie soundtracks. When I’m watching a movie, and a Bowie song comes on, I feel like… Continue reading