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@siffnews.bsky.socialThe tale of a killer VHS tape in the J-Horror classic RINGU (1998) will claw its way out of the screen and into your brain. 📼
Plays Wed 10/21 at 7pm at the SIFF Film Center as part of Scarecrowber. Presented in collaboration with Scarecrow Video.
@siffnews.bsky.socialA milestone of Polish cinema, Andrzej Wajda’s piercing drama ASHES AND DIAMONDS (1958) stars iconic Polish actor Zbigniew Cybulski as a tragic hero in the aftermath of the Second World War.
Plays Sat 10/17 at 2pm at the SIFF Film Center.
@siffnews.bsky.socialThe next Nouvelles Femmes series feature is Agnès Varda’s 1965 drama LE BONHEUR (HAPPINESS). 🌻
An exploration of love and infidelity set against a radiant backdrop, Varda summed up the film as “a ripe summer peach with a worm inside.”
Plays Wed 10/14 at the Uptown.
@siffnews.bsky.socialOur Movie Club screening of GINGER SNAPS (2000) is coming up on Monday 10/12! 🩸🐺
To set the tone, SIFF Cinema Lead Larcyn Burnett has curated an iconic list of horror films about feral femmes. 😈
Explore the list: siff.info/feralfemmes-bs
Get 🎟️ for GINGER SNAPS: siff.info/gingersnaps-bs
@siffnews.bsky.socialMeet Ericka Knudson, author of "Nouvelles Femmes: Modern Women of the French New Wave and Their Enduring Contribution to Cinema", which served as inspiration for our Nouvelles Femmes film series.
Learn about her work on the French New Wave at siff.info/erickaknudson-bs.
@eclectichutch.bsky.socialReposted by @siffnews.bsky.socialSeattle folks, the best new narrative film to see this week is Paula González-Nasser’s fantastic feature debut THE SCOUT. Read my review below then go see it starting tonight at SIFF Film Center (@siffnews.bsky.social) where González-Nasser & producer/co-editor Ryan Martin Brown will be for a Q&A 📽️
@siffnews.bsky.social🕸️ This week: NAZA and LADY are now playing at the Uptown. THE SCOUT is at the Film Center thru Sunday, with a post-film Q&A with the filmmakers at tonight’s screening. The Films of Andrzej Wajda kicks off this weekend with A GENERATION (1954) and KANAŁ (1957).
🎟️ + ⏰: siff.info/nowplaying-bs
@siffnews.bsky.socialThis week’s open caption screenings at SIFF Cinemas on Sun 10/11 (matinees only) and Tue 10/13:
⭐️ PRIMETIME
⭐️ DIGGER
⭐️ THE SCOUT (Sunday Only)
More info: siff.info/opencaptionstw
@siffnews.bsky.socialGet ready to hold your breath– WHALEFALL opens next week. 🐋 While looking for his father's remains, a scuba diver is swallowed by a massive sperm whale and has just one hour to escape before his oxygen runs out. Based on Daniel Kraus' best-selling novel. Opens Fri 10/16 at SIFF Cinema Downtown.
@siffnews.bsky.socialThe Open Road series is rolling right along. Next stop: THE HITCHER (1986) in rare 35mm. 🎞️
On a dark and stormy night, a driver picks up a mysterious hitchhiker, leading to a cat-and-mouse nightmare along the highways of the American southwest.
Plays 10/15 at the Uptown.
@siffnews.bsky.social📰 New on the blog 📰
CONTEMPT (1963) film notes by John Trafton for the Nouvelles Femmes series: siff.info/contemptblog-bs
@siffnews.bsky.socialI GOT NEXT, a short film about an unexpected bond formed over basketball, is having a free sensory-friendly screening and Q+A this Saturday, 10/10, at 10:30 AM at Majestic Bay Theatre in Ballard. 🏀✨
RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdt49E9djaxRy2OxpiKdMyxB5dU-qSKiDq5YHPQMcNnN247pg/viewform.
@siffnews.bsky.socialOf all the cinemas, in all the towns, in all the world, CASABLANCA (1942) is walking into ours. ♥️
Watch Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman light up the screen in one of the most enduring romances in movie history.
Plays 10/18 at SIFF Cinema Downtown.
@siffnews.bsky.socialIntroducing the five finalists of the @seattlecritics.bsky.social Pacific Northwest Awards! These films will be playing at the SIFF Film Center November 13-15.
🎥 A SIMPLE MACHINE
🎥 POWWOW PEOPLE
🎥 AGAIN AGAIN
🎥 THE JOYLESS ECONOMY
🎥 THE LIFE WE LEAVE
More info & tickets: siff.info/sfcs26-bs
@siffnews.bsky.socialWOWZA. Check out all of the "Carrie" book covers below ⬇️
@siffnews.bsky.socialCAPTURING BIGFOOT reveals the untold story behind one of the world’s greatest mysteries. A decades-old film discovered after half a century contains footage that could rewrite our understanding of the legendary cryptid. Plays Sunday 10/18 with a post-film Q&A with director Marq Evans.
@siffnews.bsky.socialJoin us this Friday at the Film Center for a Q&A with Director Paula González-Nasser and Producer/Co-Editor Ryan Martin Brown (alumni of the 2016 edition of NFFTY!) following the opening screening of their film THE SCOUT.
Special youth pricing (24 & younger) is available.
@siffnews.bsky.socialWe'll see you there 🫡
@siffnews.bsky.socialTickets are now on sale for GODZILLA MINUS ZERO. 💥
The Shikishima family confronts a fresh catastrophe two years after surviving their previous ordeal with the legendary monster.
There is no third time. Everything ends here.
Opens Wed 11/4 @ SIFF Cinema Downtown.
🎟️: siff.info/godzillaminuszero-bs
@siffnews.bsky.socialToday’s $7 Movies at SIFF Cinema:
⭐ THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE
⭐ DIGGER
⭐ FILIPIÑANA
⭐ PRIMETIME
⭐ UNZIPPED
Showtimes: siff.info/nowplaying-bs.
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