Movies
'Post Mortem': A chilling character study from Chile
The main character in "Post Mortem" has a movie job that hasn't been used as a plot device before, as far as I know: He transcribes the coroner's reports during autopsies.
Date: 05/25/2012 | Entertainment
'Chernobyl Diaries'
A group of young thrill-seekers head to the city of Pripyat, near the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, in "Chernobyl Diaries." Devin Kelley, Olivia Taylor Dudley and Jesse McCartney quickly find out that the place is not deserted. "Chernobyl" is showing at Alderwood Mall, Cinebarre, Everett...
Date: 05/25/2012 | Entertainment
Norwegian thriller makes us root for anti-hero
That rocketing sound you hear is the Norwegian film "Headhunters" heading toward the list of this year's top-grossing foreign-language movies.We always have a few foreign titles that try to out-do Hollywood at the suspense game, and "Headhunters" is an especially berserk example.
Date: 05/25/2012 | Entertainment
DVD releases
"This Means War" This film has some very likable stars, with Chris Pine and Tom Hardy playing CIA agents -- and best friends -- who by chance fall for the same woman, played by Reese Witherspoon.
Date: 05/25/2012 | Entertainment
CIA, Pentagon, too close to filmmakers, lawmaker contends
WASHINGTON -- A House committee chairman charged Wednesday that the CIA and Defense Department jeopardized national security by cooperating too closely with filmmakers producing a movie on the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
Date: 05/23/2012 | Nation & World
Agent Coulson of "Avengers" picks his favorite sci-fi pics
LOS ANGELES -- There's a little movie called "The Avengers" in theaters right now. You might have heard something about it.
Date: 05/22/2012 | Life
'Expecting' just doesn't deliver the laughs
It worked for "He's Just Not That Into You," didn't it? Or did it? Does anybody even remember the movie made from that best-selling nonfiction book?
Date: 05/18/2012 | Entertainment
DVD releases
"The Grey"A group of survivors of a plane crash must battle a pack of hungry wolves. Liam Neeson stars.Unlike the traditional horror film, "The Grey" doesn't allow for passive viewing. Joe Carnahan shot the film in sub-zero weather, giving it an authentic feel.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Entertainment
Seattle Film Festival shifts into high gear
Sure enough, just at the sun finally comes out, the Seattle International Film Festival rolls into view to entice moviegoers back into the dark. Officially the 38th installment of SIFF, this year's festival is once again a marathon affair, rolling out 250 or so features and a couple hundred more...
Date: 05/18/2012 | Entertainment
Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine mesh in ‘Bernie’
The true crime story is a staple of TV and publishing but only rarely inspires movies. How lucky we are that Richard Linklater bucked that trend to make "Bernie," a one-of-a-kind comedy based on the real homicide of an innocent old lady.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Entertainment
'Mansome' relies too much on stars' wisecracks
There might be a funny documentary to be made from the subject of 21st-century male grooming, so you can understand the existence of "Mansome."
Date: 05/18/2012 | Entertainment
Film calendar
Snohomish CountyClassic Films: Classic movies at Galaxy Monroe theater, 1 Galaxy Way, Monroe (One block north of Highway 2 on Kelsey Ave.; 360-863-0909.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Entertainment
Abandon theater!
'Battleship' has only its volume going for it, Robert Horton says
Date: 05/18/2012 | Entertainment
'The Dictator' pays off
Sacha Baron Cohen's latest is crude, artless and funny
Date: 05/16/2012 | Entertainment
India plays a huge role in 'Marigold'
JAIPUR, India -- It was a hot, dusty morning here in the capital of Rajasthan as the cast of "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" slowly emerged from several battered "vanity" buses lined up in front of the iconic City Palace.
Date: 05/12/2012 | Life
'Lola Versus' to open SIFF in Everett
A twisting romantic comedy set in New York City, "Lola Versus," will open Everett's third year as a participating city in the Seattle International Film Festival.
Date: 05/11/2012 | Entertainment
"Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"
Aging British actors make a charming passage to India
Date: 05/11/2012 | Entertainment
Film calendar
Snohomish CountyClassic Films: Classic movies at Galaxy Monroe theater, 1 Galaxy Way, Monroe (One block north of Highway 2 on Kelsey Ave.; 360-863-0909.
Date: 05/11/2012 | Entertainment
Summer movie guide
Robert Horton's (somewhat snarky) take on what's to come
Date: 05/10/2012 | Entertainment
'Avengers' smashes record: $200.3 million debut
LOS ANGELES -- Hulk, smash.That's what Captain America tells the Incredible Hulk to do in "The Avengers," and that's what the Marvel Comics superhero mash-up did at the box office, smashing the domestic revenue record with a $200.3 million debut.
Date: 05/07/2012 | Nation & World
Vampire movie to shoot at Everett restaurant
SNOHOMISH -- It's not Hollywood yet.Still, just weeks after a independent film company announced plans to shoot in Snohomish, another film company laid out plans to film a vampire movie this summer in Snohomish, Everett and other parts of Western Washington.
Date: 05/07/2012 | Local News
Downbeat 'Elles' doesn't deserve magnificent Binoche
A writer for Elle magazine in Paris may be taking her job too much to heart. Anne, played by the formidable Juliette Binoche, is researching a story about young women who finance their post-graduate studies by becoming prostitutes.
Date: 05/04/2012 | Entertainment
‘Superhero’: Story of teen with cancer trite
The opening of "Death of a Superhero" the same day as "The Avengers" might give one pause as you're scanning the movie section, but don't worry. The immortals of the Marvel universe are as indestructible as ever.
Date: 05/04/2012 | Entertainment
Puzzling ‘Voice’ likely to prompt discussions
If you are a young filmmaker looking to get some kind of traction in a crowded field, it's not a bad idea to make something that (a) makes an audience scratch its collective head in puzzlement, and (b) makes an audience want to know more about what they just saw.
Date: 05/04/2012 | Entertainment
Film calendar
Snohomish CountyClassic Films: Classic movies at Galaxy Monroe theater, 1 Galaxy Way, Monroe (One block north of U.S. 2 on Kelsey Ave.; 360-863-0909.
Date: 05/04/2012 | Entertainment
Star-studded voice cast founders in animated 'Pirates'
There's an inviolable law of animated films -- the more "names" you have in the voice cast, the weaker you know your film is.
Date: 04/27/2012 | Entertainment
Film calendar
Snohomish CountyClassic Films: Classic movies at Galaxy Monroe theater, 1 Galaxy Way, Monroe (One block north of U.S. 2 on Kelsey Avenue; 360-863-0909.
Date: 04/27/2012 | Entertainment
Whit Stillman returns with literate, odd 'Damsels in Distress'
The school term is just beginning at mythical Seven Oaks College, a leafy institution that might be vaguely in the Ivy League but that mostly just seems mythical.
Date: 04/27/2012 | Entertainment
Ready for a closeup
Period movie's scenes to be filmed in Snohomish
Date: 04/24/2012 | Entertainment
'Rivertown,' locally shot feature film, screens this week
"Rivertown," a feature film shot in Snohomish County, opens this week at several local theaters.
Date: 04/23/2012 | Life
Everett Mall theaters cleared out by pepper spray release
EVERETT — All 16 theaters at an Everett Mall cinema complex were evacuated Sunday night after someone released pepper spray.
Date: 04/22/2012 | Local News
Apocalypse disrupts dreary lives in challenging 'Turin Horse'
Six days pass in "The Turin Horse," each day containing the same dreary rituals that have long occupied the lives of two people on a remote farm. From what we see, the same rituals have probably been in place for many days, weeks and years before that.
Date: 04/20/2012 | Entertainment
Film calendar
Snohomish CountyClassic Films: Classic movies at Galaxy Monroe theater, 1 Galaxy Way, Monroe (One block north of Highway 2 on Kelsey Ave.; 360-863-0909.
Date: 04/20/2012 | Entertainment
'The Lucky One': Bland mush
Not much happens in Sparks' latest soaper
Date: 04/20/2012 | Entertainment
'Marley' testifies to the music legend's greatness
It's got the stamp of "definitive" about it: "Marley" tells the life story of music legend Bob Marley with full cooperation from his family and friends, wide access to his music, and a hefty running time of 144 minutes.
Date: 04/20/2012 | Entertainment
Long silent filmmaker back with ‘Deep Blue Sea’
Terence Davies is a mystery man of British cinema. He works infrequently and his movies seem to be made by a hermit with voluptuous tastes.
Date: 04/20/2012 | Entertainment
Father of teenager who took his own life endorses 'Bully'
DETROIT -- A parent who's experienced the tragedy of bullying is giving the new documentary "Bully" his endorsement.
Date: 04/16/2012 | Life
Tarzan, King of Apes, heads home to Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS -- The echoing cry of Tarzan, King of the Apes, will ring out this weekend in the Louisiana oil town of Morgan City.
Date: 04/14/2012 | Nation & World
Learn why catch and release is important
It's almost opening day of fishing season, so before you bait your hook, you and your family can learn from a beautiful rainbow trout the benefits of catch and release.
Date: 04/14/2012 | Life
Brave Iranian defies regime with a witty, moving film
As far as I know, "This Is Not a Film" is the first movie smuggled out of its country on a thumb drive that has ever received national distribution.
Date: 04/13/2012 | Entertainment
Plenty of nyucks and yuks
'Three Stooges' reboot better than a poke in the eye
Date: 04/13/2012 | Entertainment
A twist on horror cliche
Joss Whedon has some fun with teens in peril
Date: 04/13/2012 | Entertainment
Film calendar
Snohomish CountyClassic Films: Classic movies at Galaxy Monroe theater, 1 Galaxy Way, Monroe (One block north of U.S. 2 on Kelsey Avenue; 360-863-0909.
Date: 04/13/2012 | Entertainment
A must for parents, teachers
'Bully' an unblinking look at adult attitudes on abuse
Date: 04/13/2012 | Entertainment
Police find no crime in Whitney Houston death
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Police have closed their investigation into Whitney Houston's death without finding any evidence to suggest it was anything than an accidental drowning, investigators announced Wednesday.
Date: 04/12/2012 | Nation & World
Best Oscar songs live on and on
It's been stuck in my head for weeks like a psychotic episode: "My Heart Will Go On," Celine Dion's big, bombastic ballad from "Titanic."
Date: 04/09/2012 | Life
Adam Sandler flick sweeps Razzies
Adam Sandler and friends have scored a new high -- or low -- among voters of the Razzies, an Academy Awards spoof that presents prizes for the year's worst movies.
Date: 04/07/2012 | Life
Israeli film takes droll look at family, academic rivalries
Another of the five nominees in the best foreign-language film category arrives this week. Fittingly enough, it's a movie about a prize, and the toll the selection process takes on a very competitive father and son.
Date: 04/06/2012 | Entertainment
Tame jokes don't negate breezy, pleasant vibe in 'The Salt of Life'
Gianni Di Gregorio's 2008 film "Mid-August Lunch" was the kind of out-of-nowhere delight that is all too rare in movies these days, a 76-minute trifle about a 60ish gentleman (played by the director) tending to his mother and a group of elderly ladies.
Date: 04/06/2012 | Entertainment
Film calendar
Snohomish CountyClassic Films: Classic movies at Galaxy Monroe theater, 1 Galaxy Way, Monroe (One block north of Highway 2 on Kelsey Ave.; 360-863-0909.
Date: 04/06/2012 | Entertainment
Unsinkable fascination
After 100 years, Titanic tragedy still captivates world
Date: 04/03/2012 | Life
State goes back to the future on film incentives
OLYMPIA -- Washington state is going back to the future, reviving its tax incentive program for movie production.
Date: 03/30/2012 | Northwest
'Kati With an I' follows a small-town girl
Because his subject is his half-sister, filmmaker Robert Greene appears to have gotten an unusual degree of un-self-consciousness from the people onscreen in "Kati With an I." This is documentary filmmaking in its most unvarnished form.
Date: 03/30/2012 | Entertainment
Don't miss 'The Undefeated'
Oscar-winning documentary will stir you
Date: 03/30/2012 | Entertainment
'Kid With a Bike'
Movie is a powerful story of kindness and empathy
Date: 03/30/2012 | Entertainment
Film calendar
SeattlePacific Science Center's Imax films: 200 Second Ave. N., Seattle; 206-443-2001; www.pacsci.org. Most tickets are $6 to $10.50. Shows run March 30 through April 6. Call ahead; some shows sell out.
Date: 03/30/2012 | Entertainment
Julia Roberts is the evil queen
Julia Roberts is The Queen in a sendup of the Grimm Brother's fairy tale "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves." The Queen steals control of a kingdom that rightfully belongs to Snow White (Lily Collins). Snow tries to regain control with the help of seven short rebels. Armie Hammer plays Prince Alcott...
Date: 03/30/2012 | Entertainment
Judge ends actress Lindsay Lohan’s probation
LOS ANGELES -- Lindsay Lohan's days as a criminal defendant could be over -- if she can behave herself.A judge on Thursday ended the long-running probation of the problem-prone actress in a 2007 drunken driving case after a string of violations, jail sentences and rehab stints.
Date: 03/29/2012 | Nation & World
Movie DVDs lose out to Web
LOS ANGELES -- Consumers will watch more movies online than on DVDs in 2012 for the first time, but will spend far less doing so, according to a new report.
Date: 03/24/2012 | Business
Flawed 'Hunger Games'
Annoying direction trips up compelling story, star
Date: 03/23/2012 | Entertainment
Film calendar
Snohomish CountyClassic Films: Classic movies at Galaxy Monroe theater, 1 Galaxy Way, Monroe (One block north of Highway 2 on Kelsey Ave.; 360-863-0909.
Date: 03/23/2012 | Entertainment
'Boy' blends seriousness and comedy in deft Kiwi style
The living conditions for the Maori children in a remote New Zealand community are in opposite proportion to the rich beauty of the countryside. Nobody's really complaining; life is what it is, and the kids have recognizable hopes and fears and everyday ways of having fun.
Date: 03/23/2012 | Entertainment
Artist's creative process makes for compelling documentary
What does a painter actually do in his studio? How does that paint get on the canvas, why does he begin with yellow or blue, how does he know when the painting is finished?
Date: 03/23/2012 | Entertainment
A hungry audience
'Hunger Games' fans eager to see books brought to life
Date: 03/22/2012 | Local News
Director James Cameron plans plunge into Mariana Trench
WASHINGTON -- Earth's lost frontier is about to be explored firsthand after more than half a century. It's a mission to the deepest part of the ocean, so deep that the pressure is the equivalent of three SUVs sitting on your toe.And it's being launched by the rich and famous.
Date: 03/16/2012 | Nation & World
A tiny cult will absolutely adore 'The FP'
It's not always easy to judge, let alone recommend, movies are intended for a tiny cult of potential viewers. But on its own terms, "The FP," a low-budget slice of nonsense, succeeds almost completely.
Date: 03/16/2012 | Entertainment
'Being Flynn': Finally, a good role for Robert DeNiro
Memoirs as they are practiced today can feel like self-serving, self-pitying exercises in self-help. But watching "Being Flynn," it's hard to begrudge playwright/poet and memoirist Nick Flynn his musings, mostly about his homeless, alcoholic and delusional father Jonathan.
Date: 03/16/2012 | Entertainment
Absorbing 'Forgiveness of Blood' looks at archaic custom
"The Forgiveness of Blood" brings to light an obscure (but old) system of settling serious disagreements in Albania, a 15th-century legal code called Kanun. One piece of the code holds that a murder might be avenged by the killing of a male member of the murderer's family.
Date: 03/16/2012 | Entertainment
'Kill Bill' actor Michael Madsen jailed in Malibu
MALIBU, Calif. — Authorities say actor Michael Madsen has been arrested for investigation of cruelty to a child after a fight with his teenage son.
Date: 03/10/2012 | Entertainment
'Let the Bullets Fly': Uproarious black comedy was huge hit in China
The opening shot of "Let the Bullets Fly" has a man placing his head on the railroad tracks: not a bad indicator of the crazy, destructive action that will prevail for the remaining 132 minutes. This movie, the biggest-grossing Chinese production ever, is a lunatic enterprise from the...
Date: 03/09/2012 | Entertainment
‘Friends with Kids’ like a Woody Allen film with heart
Julie and Jason are a couple contemplating "cheating."OK, they aren't really a couple. They're New York neighbors, best friends since college. So the cheating isn't what you think either. Julie (Jennifer Westfeldt) and Jason (Adam Scott) are both in their 30s and both want kids.
Date: 03/09/2012 | Entertainment
‘Silent House’ works as a visceral scare
A horror movie that works cuts through analysis, shrugs off opinions and snobbery and eschews complexity, either in technique or in budget.
Date: 03/09/2012 | Entertainment
‘House of Pleasures’ explores sad profession
Title cards inform us that the action in "House of Pleasures" takes place at the end of the 19th century and, later, the beginning of the 20th century, as though some great significance might be found in the timing of the story.
Date: 03/09/2012 | Entertainment
'John Carter' rebooted
Hero of 1912 novel gets the Disney treatment a century later
Date: 03/09/2012 | Entertainment
Apple lets movies into iCloud, upgrades Apple TV
LOS ANGELES -- Apple is making it easier for people who buy movies through iTunes to play them on the various devices they own.
Date: 03/07/2012 | Business
Arnold Schwarzenegger still a star in Columbus, Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Forget political unpopularity and marital dalliance. Columbus still loves Arnold Schwarzenegger.Fans walk around wearing buttons of his face, hop on buses that bear his name, check into hotels with posters of Arnold in the lobby that proclaim "I'm back."
Date: 03/03/2012 | Nation & World
'Project': Why?
'Project X' falls back on trite, tiresome teenage raunch
Date: 03/02/2012 | Entertainment
'Rampart': Woody Harrelson fully embraces bristling bad-cop role
Watching violent self-destruction play out for 108 minutes on screen is a tough sell, and you can understand how "Rampart" has had a difficult time getting traction. This is a "bad cop" movie, in which redemption seems unlikely.
Date: 03/02/2012 | Entertainment
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