Friday night will see the kickoff of the sixth edition of the Romanian Film Festival in Seattle. It’s put on by the …
Author: Chris Burlingame
Five Films to Check Out at the Local Sightings Film Festival
For twenty-two years now, the Local Sightings Film Festival has showcased some of the best films from the Pacific Northwest. This year’s …
The Seattle Literary Scene Is Ready for Its Closeup
In successive weekends, two large-scale movies that were adapted from novels written by Seattle-based authors came out (The Art of Racing in …
North Bend Film Fest Brings the Weird and the Eerie to the Eastside
For the second time in as many years, the North Bend Film Fest is coming to, uhh, North Bend. It has an …
TSB interview: Gaby Dunn and Allison Raskin talk about their new novel, ‘Please Send Help’
Comedians/writers/podcasters/YouTubers/lifelong friends Allison Raskin and Gaby Dunn have so much going on these days it’s almost difficult to believe I got them …
SIFF interview: NHL Hall of Famer Grant Fuhr talks about his legendary career and the new documentary about his life
It all happened so quickly so I still cannot quite comprehend how I ended up on a phone call with Grant Fuhr, …
SIFF interview: A look at The Long Haul, a great new documentary about Seattle’s most unlikely strippers
The Long Haul is quite unlike any other documentary I’ve ever seen. It’s an engrossing look into “the Buckaroos,” the average Joe’s …
SIFF interview: What She Said director Rob Garver on his great film about Pauline Kael
This is something I believe to be true, and not hyperbole. What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael is the best …
SIFF interview: We Take the Low Road is the anti-capitalist revenge fantasy you need
Last week, I read a take about Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez grilling a CEO from big pharma company Gilead about the exponential and …
SIFF interview: Ben Kasulke talks about Banana Split, his directorial debut
If you’ve watched any films from the Pacific Northwest over the past ten to fifteen years, there’s a good chance you were …