Schedule of special film screenings in Snohomish County
Published 1:30 am Thursday, December 26, 2019
Silent Movie and Pipe Organ Series: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 4, Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Ave., Everett. The 1922 film, “Foolish Wives.” Tickets are $15. More at tinyurl.com/EvSilentMovie.
Edmonds Diversity Film Series: The third season continues with “The Florida Project” on Jan. 18 at the Edmonds Theater, 415 Main St., Edmonds. Free. The story is about a mother who lives with her 6-year-old daughter in a budget motel along one of the commercial strips catering to the Walt Disney World tourist clientele outside Orlando, Florida. Next up are “13th” on Feb. 15, “In the Family” on March 21 and “Fat Boy Chronicles” and “On Beauty” on April 18. More at www.diversity.edmondswa.gov.
Whidbey Island Film Festival: Jan. 17-19, Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. Themed “The Master of Suspense,” the screenings are: “Rear Window,” 7:30 p.m. Jan. 17, “Rebecca,” 3:30 p.m. Jan. 18, “Hitchcock/Truffault,” noon Jan. 19, “Vertigo,” 2 p.m. Jan. 19, and “North by Northwest,” 4:30 p.m. Jan. 19. Full series pass $115, with options for individual or groups of films. More at www.whidbeyislandfilmfestival.org
Sunday Films at the Library: 2 p.m. Jan. 19, Everett main library, 2702 Hoyt Ave. Showing is “The Third Murder,” a drama mystery made in 2017 by Hirokazu Kore-eda of Japan. The event is free. The movie is not rated but includes adult content. Japanese with English subtitles. Leading attorney Shigemori takes on the defense of murder-robbery suspect Misumi, who served jail time for another murder 30 years ago. Shigemori’s chances of winning the case seem low. His client admits his guilt, despite facing the death penalty if he is convicted. As the attorney digs deeper into the case, he begins to doubt whether his client is the murderer after all. Call 425-257-8000 or go to www.epls.org.
Evergreen Cinema Society Presents: Evergreen Branch, Everett Public Library, 9512 Evergreen Way, Everett. Monthly, year long screenings of film noir movies. The first three movies are Jan. 29 with the 1940 film, “Stranger on the Third Floor.” On Feb 26, the 1944 movie, “Phantom Lady,” will be shown, and on March 25, the 1947 movie “Double Life” will be screened. All showings are free and begin at 1 p.m. A discussion follows. More information at 425-257-8270.
Film Cabret: The 1959 classic film “Some Like it Hot,” starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, is showing Feb. 13 at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N., Edmonds. Two down-on-their-luck jazz musicians find themselves out of a job and on the run after the police raid the speakeasy they perform in and they inadvertently stumble upon a gang war. With no money and nowhere to hide, a gig with Sweet Sue and her Society Syncopators at a Florida beach resort seems like the perfect getaway. There’s just one problem: The Syncopators are an all-female band, and Joe and Jerry aren’t women — yet. Tickets are $20 cabaret plus film, $10 film only. Cabaret opens at 6:30 p.m. the film begins at 8 p.m. Call 425-275-9595. More at www.edmondscenterforthearts.org.
