Ticket Alerts

The Seattle International Film Festival 2017 Lineup Has Arrived

With 400 films on the docket, you'll need time to plan out your fest before grabbing tickets.

05/03/2017 By Seth Sommerfeld

Ticket Alert

See Val Kilmer as Mark Twain This Thursday Because Life Is Short

The veteran actor rolls into town with a filmed version of 'Citizen Twain,' the one-man show in which Val Kilmer is Mark Twain. What else do you need to know?

05/02/2017 By Darren Davis

Interview

Emily Nussbaum and the Art of Analyzing Television

Talking about writing about watching with 'The New Yorker' TV critic before she visits town for Seattle Arts and Lectures 'Women You Need to Know' series.

05/01/2017 By Seth Sommerfeld

City Hall

3 Seattle Council Members Are Attending Samantha Bee's Trump Roast

Seattle's five council women received an invitation after their appearance on Full Frontal last year.

04/18/2017 By Hayat Norimine

Weird Washington

Take a Day Trip to North Bend—the Real Twin Peaks

It was just a little cult TV show a quarter century ago, but Twin Peaks' aesthetic came to define North Bend. Now that the series is back, the sleepy suburb is back in the spotlight.

04/18/2017 By Allison Williams

Film

Seattle International Film Festival 2017 Opens with 'The Big Sick'

The Judd Apatow–produced comedy tells the real story of Kumail Nanjiani ('Silicon Valley') falling for his wife as she was falling ill.

04/10/2017 By Seth Sommerfeld

An Orchestration of Ice and Fire

'Game of Thrones' Composer Ramin Djawadi Brings Westeros to KeyArena

We chat with the man behind the hit TV show's music before the Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience stops in Seattle.

03/28/2017 By Seth Sommerfeld

Screen Time Savant

How Much Screen Time Is Too Much? Ask Seattle's Dimitri Christakis.

The latest guidelines for kids and media use began with pushback from one local researcher.

03/20/2017 By Allecia Vermillion

Hot Take

Can David Duchovny Solve Seattle's Mysteries?

Hopefully the ‘X-Files’ star will tackle these cases when he comes to town in February to play a concert with his band.

02/09/2017 By Seth Sommerfeld

Film

Washington Film Has One Last Chance to Save Itself

With a major tax credit about to expire, the industry has its back against the wall.

01/23/2017 By Matthew Halverson

TV Talk

'Real World Seattle' Recap: My Only Friend, the End

Bidding a less than fond farewell to the reality show's stint in Seattle.

01/11/2017 By Seth Sommerfeld

TV Talk

'Real World Seattle' Recap: Why Are We Yelling?

Another cast member leaves the house and a relationship turns ugly.

01/04/2017 By Seth Sommerfeld

TV Talk

'Real World Seattle' Recap: Surprises and Inevitabilities

It's a reality TV trifecta with ugly heartbreak, sister squabbles, and a life-changing revelation.

12/21/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

TV Talk

'Real World Seattle' Recap: Family and Opportunity

Welcome to a week of Italian meatballs and tearful goodbyes.

12/14/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

TV Talk

'Real World Seattle' Recap: The Race Episode

And now, they kinda start getting real.

12/07/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

TV Talk

'Real World Seattle' Recap: Whoa, We're Half Way There

Taking stock of the cast as the season reaches its midway point.

11/30/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

TV Talk

‘Real World Seattle’ Recap: Living in a Bubble

When are these people going to experience Seattle?

11/16/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

EMP Museum Rebrands as Museum of Pop Culture

The Seattle Center institution settles on a new (more accurate) name.

11/16/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

TV Talk

'Real World Seattle' Recap: Color Me Bad

Let's trade the drama for coloring books.

11/09/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

TV Talk

'Real World Seattle' Recap: 'Stranger' Than Reality

An armchair psychologist's investigation into pop culture abandonment.

11/02/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld