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6 must-see films before SIFF ends Sunday

The Seattle International Film Festival is in full swing with a record-number of submissions and a return to in-person screenings. Here, I’ll give you one must-see movie pick for every remaining day of SIFF.
Mike Davis

May 16, 2023 / 1:07 pm
Seattle's 'Cathedral of Cinema' is coming back

On Thursday the non-profit film and educational organization Seattle International Film Festival – aka SIFF – announced it had acquired the Seattle Cinerama, and will be bringing movies back to the very, very big screen.
Libby Denkmann

Mike Davis

Sarah Leibovitz

May 15, 2023 / 3:00 pm
Mike's adventures in art: 'Hometown Boy,' SIFF, and 'Light Shines Through'

If you're looking for tips on how to experience art in the Seattle area, you're in the right place. In this weekly post, KUOW arts reporter Mike Davis has suggestions for what to do around Seattle over the weekend so you can have your own adventures in arts and culture.
Mike Davis

Kim Malcolm

May 12, 2023 / 2:32 pm
SIFF acquires historic Seattle theater Cinerama

During opening night at the Seattle International Film Festival, SIFF announced that it has acquired the Cinerama movie theater in Belltown and will reopen the theater later this year under a new name.
Mike Davis

May 11, 2023 / 7:16 pm
'Sam Now' explores the emotional toll of maternal abandonment

A Seattle filmmaker spent over 25 years chronicling the effects of maternal abandonment on his younger half-brother. That journey has been released as a new documentary called "Sam Now."
Libby Denkmann

Sarah Leibovitz

May 08, 2023 / 2:13 pm
Soundside's NO SPOILERS says, 'May the Fourth be with you!'

Soundside host Libby Denkmann sits down with writer Rachel Leishman and actor Verona Blue to talk all things Star Wars as we say, "May the Fourth Be With You!"
Libby Denkmann

Jason Burrows

May 04, 2023 / 1:47 pm
Mike's adventures in art: How I Learned, The Niceties, NFFTY

If you're looking for tips on how to experience art in the Seattle area, you're in the right place. In this weekly post, KUOW arts reporter Mike Davis has suggestions for what to do around Seattle over the weekend so you can have your own adventures in arts and culture.
Mike Davis

Kevin Kniestedt

April 28, 2023 / 2:37 pm
Soundside goes to the movies: How do we get productions set in WA to actually film here?

There are lots of movies set in Washington state and the Pacific Northwest, like "Sleepless in Seattle," or "Twilight." But many aren't actually filmed here. Soundside spent a day at the movies talking local classics and how we can get more movies produced in the region.
Mike Davis

Libby Denkmann

Noel Gasca

Jason Burrows

April 20, 2023 / 1:52 pm
'Not just mayhem and gore': How one Seattle filmmaker found their place in horror

RadioActive's Ada Walther loves horror films. Ada sat down with local filmmaker Abie Ekenezar to talk about the genre. They talked about how Abie got into making horror films, and what they see as the future of horror, sci-fi, and speculative fiction.
Ada Walther

April 06, 2023 / 4:29 pm
Mike's adventures in art: WNDR, Make Believe Film Festival, and animation

If you're looking for tips on how to experience art in the Seattle area, you're in the right place. In this weekly post, KUOW arts reporter Mike Davis has suggestions for what to do around Seattle over the weekend so you can have your own adventures in arts and culture.
Mike Davis

Kim Malcolm

March 24, 2023 / 3:39 pm

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