Articles
Ski Movie Mogul Warren Miller Refuses to Go Downhill
Warren Miller inspired legions of skiers with his goofy, self-narrated ski-bum films. After the sale of his company—and a lawsuit—Miller agreed to never appear in, narrate, or direct another ski film. But now, nearing 90, he refuses to go downhill.
The Bootlegger’s Right-Hand Man
Upcoming PBS documentary turns the lens on a Kirklander whose rum-running father never forgot his strangely scrupulous boss.
North by Northwest
Finding the Seattle connection in five films at this year’s SIFF.
By Laura Dannen
The Facebook Comic
You don’t publish graphic novels—and allegedly not pay your artists—without making a few enemies.
Lover Boy
Philip Seymour Hoffman takes on two new roles: romantic lead and film director.
By Laura Dannen
Back From the Dead
Washington’s battered film industry finds new energy, new talent, new funding, and some horrific inspiration from H. P. Lovecraft.
The Man Who Loved Seattle Too Much
Grant Cogswell found hope in Seattle’s possibilities. He tried to give the city a monorail and a civic vision, but he discovered that happy endings are only in movies.
Budding Bromance
When they're not filming Grassroots, Jason Biggs and Joel David Moore are bonding over Bacardi.
Edited by Laura Dannen
A Tasting Menu of Fall Arts
A sampler of outstanding selections from the coming cultural season, from soup to nuts.
Edited by Laura Dannen
Dead in the Water?
New biopic explores Amelia Earhart's Life. A Bremerton man wants to solve the mystery of her death.
The Sundance Kid
Local director Lynn Shelton outgunned the doubters at Robert Redford’s film festival. Now she’s aiming at her hometown.
The Not-So-Final Frontier
A Seattleite wrote the Star Trek backstory. Will the new movie ruin her universe?
The Boys Back Home
Stop-Loss director Kimberly Peirce soldiers on with our returning men in uniform.
