| 'Last Exorcism' an effective exercise in viral fright
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A film crew hears about spooky happenings in a forbidding corner of the American countryside. They decide to investigate in spite of warnings from wary locals. Things don't go very well.
Friday, August 27, 2010
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| A Touch of Whimsy |
Queen Anne Artist Scott Ward wants you to feel good about his flights of fancy.
Friday, August 27, 2010
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| 'Rooftop of the Cascades' |
Artist's Point near Mt Baker is one of Washington's most breathtaking destinations.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
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| Encore jazz concert to feature legends, younger singers |
The Seattle Jazz Legends in Concert will bring something special to the Triple Door.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
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| Eat & Pray, but don't fall in love |
Julia Roberts snoozer has been done before
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
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| Harry Potter comes to Seattle |
Dust off your wands and brush up on your quidditch skills: Harry Potter: The Exhibition is coming to the Pacific Science Center Oct. 23.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
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| Annalena Persson strong in 'Tristan and Isolde' |
"Tristan and Isolde" is really about Wagner's glorious music--a good thing for Seattle Opera's latest production. Unfortunately, neither staging nor production design illuminate the story.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
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| The 'Other Guys' is a smart spoof on tough-guy cops |
Terry (Mark Wahlberg The Departed, Max Payne) and Allen (Will Ferrell Stranger Than Fiction, Old School) both work for the New York police department. They are partners. They have little else in common. They are The Other Guys. In a highly competitive work environment Allen is the calm nerdy police officer content to sit behind his desk happily crunching numbers and staying out of danger while Terry is his high-strung, hyper-masculine, wannabe-icon partner.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
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| 'Yankee Tavern' serves up an
incomplete repast |
ACT's production of Steven Dietz's "Yankee Tavern" places a cast of four terrific actors on a super set with great production values where they deliver some pretty funny, even occasionally insightful lines. Dietz himself directed. Why then did I leave the theater feeling as if I'd sat down to a meal of lovely hors d'oeuvres and starters, only to be asked to leave halfway through the main course?
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
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| Horoscope Aug. 11-18 |
Aries (Mar. 20-Apr. 19) There will be less drama and more peace in your life starting Sun! See Leo.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
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| Diversions 8/11 |
For one night only, Broadway sensation Sarah Jones performs at ACT as a benefit for the Hedgebrook Women Playwrights Festiva, a Central Heating Lab partner of ACT. At 7:30 p.m., Aug. 18, Seattle audiences will be the first to see the Tony and Obie award-winning playwright and actress perform selections from her newest piece. All proceeds from this performance will go to support the Hedgebrook Women Playwrights Festival. To learn more call 206-292-7676 or visit www.acttheatre.org
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
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| Trivia 8/11 |
1. Which of Washington's teams was the last to win the Rose Bowl?
2. Oscar-winning actress Patricia Neal died this week. For what film did she win that Oscar?
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
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| She's no Jason Bourne |
Who is Salt? Is she a Russian spy? Are Russian spies setting her up? These are the central questions in Phillip Noyce's newest film "Salt," which turns Angelina Jolie into a female Jason Bourne, without the memory loss.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
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| 'Perrier's Bounty' is a ticking time bomb
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From the get-go, the clock is ticking for one Michael McCrea who has found himself up to his neck in debt to the most notorious gangster in all of Dublin, Ireland.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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| Chihuly, KEXP dominate final Fun Forest hearing
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Financial viability and community impact were the biggest concerns expressed in the final public hearing July 7 regarding Seattle Center's Fun Forest South.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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| Indian Days Pow Wow: staying in touch with native culture |
Lub-dub, lub-dub. The drumming sounded like a heartbeat. The vibrant colors of the regalia-special dress worn for the festival-flashed before the audience's eyes when the performers danced.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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| Minus the Bear all warm and fuzzy
In Seattle stop |
One of the hotter bands in the states made a tour stop in Seattle over the weekend and fans were not disappointed.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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| 'Ruined' informs while it entertains
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Audience excitement was palpable at the opening of Lynn Nottage's "Ruined" at Intiman last Friday night. And small wonder. The Broadway hit comes with an impressive pedigree including the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for drama, most of the original award-winning cast intact and even assertions of influencing United Nations policy (UN delegates including Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon attended the initial New York staging.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
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| 'Despicable Me' a delight |
So far this year Pixar and DreamWorks have been dominating the animated movie scene with "Toy Story 3," "How to Train Your Dragon" and "Shrek 4." Now Universal Studios delivers its animated film, "Despicable Me."
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
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| Horoscope July 14-21 |
Aries (Mar. 20-Apr. 19) You continue to get great perks from rich and expansive Jupiter and super smart Uranus!
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
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| Inception a surreal caper with a twist |
Buckle your seat belts, filmgoers. Christopher Nolan's "Inception" is going to take you on a thrill ride through exotic locales both real and imagined, bending both time and physics as you accompany expert "extractor" Dom Cobb (Leonard DiCaprio) and his team of specialists.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
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| Sorcerer fights without substance |
There are plenty of sorcerer duels in director John Turltetaub's new film "The Sorcerer's Apprentice." In a bathroom, in Chinatown, in a park. Besides sorcerer duels, nothing much else happens. And frankly they get pretty boring and repetitive. Mainly because they consist of one person throwing some sort of energy bolt at someone else and vice versa, until someone runs away.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
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| Trivia 7/7 |
1. Holland Road between Silverdale and Bremerton is also known as what?
2. Famed director John Ford won four Best Director Oscars. For what movies did he win these awards?
Thursday, July 08, 2010
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| Horoscope July 7-14 |
Aries (Mar. 20-Apr. 19) You love the new and Sun; 12:42 p.m. you'll have plenty of new understanding! See Cancer.
Thursday, July 08, 2010
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| Deadline 7/7 |
Seattle Shakespeare Company's Free Wooden O performances in the parks begins with Much Ado About Nothing and Othello, July 8-Aug. 1, at parks throughout King and Snohomish. The productions are free and open to the public. You will not need reservations or tickets but we do recommend arriving at least 20 minutes before the start of the show to secure a good spot on the lawn. www.seattleshakespeare.org and 206-733-8222.
Thursday, July 08, 2010
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| Hit play on '[Rec] 2'
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Most of the horror films out there are either covered in gore or are CGI'ed to death. And reliance on one or the other is just overcompensation for a lousy script.
Thursday, July 08, 2010
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| All fired up |
First things first: Run, don't walk, to your nearest bookstore or punch up Amazon ASAP. Buy the Stieg Larsson Millennium Trilogy: "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," "The Girl Who Played with Fire" and "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest."
Thursday, July 08, 2010
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| Contemporary dance performance to include five premiers |
Seattle's ARC Dance repertory dance company will present its annual Summer Dance at the Center this Thursday through Saturday at the Bagley Wright/Leo K. Theater at the Seattle Center. Five premiers of contemporary dance pieces will make up the performance.
Thursday, July 08, 2010
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| Trivia 6/30 |
1. Of Stanley Kubrick's several films that center on war-time events, one was a hilarious satire, the other has become, to some, the greatest war movie ever made. Name the two films.
2. Name our 4th president?
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
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| Mon Dieu! |
Part Inspector Clouseau, part Austin Powers and James Bond, French super spy Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath is the spitting image of Sean Connery, circa 1965, and is ready to do some damage in Rio.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
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| Diversions 6/30 |
Marking its 20th anniversary Book-It Repertory Theatre presents The Cider House Rules, the famed novel turned play by John Irving. It is the story of orphan Homer Wells' life in a Maine orphanage and his education under the tutelage of Dr. Larch, who delivers not only babies but their mothers, too. The play runs through July 11. Book-It Repertory Theatre is located in the Center House Theatre, at the Seattle Center. The Center House Theatre is on the first floor of the Center House (under the food court, at the opposite end from the Children's Museum). Tickets vary from $15 to $40. For more information visit www.book-it.org or call 206-216-0833.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
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Aries (Mar. 20-Apr. 19) Lights! Camera! Action!, for you this weekend! Good for all things new including making new starts!
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
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| More like, 'I Am Bored' |
The melodrama in "I Am Love" moves so slowly that the dramatic sagas weaved throughout the plot end up feeling unimportant, disinteresting and anticlimactic.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
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| Cruise has complicated fun |
As I watched James Mangold's "Knight and Day" I kept thinking to myself where I had seen this before? Then it hit me. The Ashton Kutcher-Katherine Heigl film, "Killers" that came out about two weeks ago. Both have the same concept. A ditsy blonde somehow paired up with a charming man who knows how to use a gun.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
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| Horoscope June 23-30 |
Aries (Mar. 20-Apr. 19) The full Moon and eclipse Sat. morning is energizing beyond belief! Your leadership ability is accentuated!
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
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| Diversions 6/23 |
Marking its 20th anniversary Book-It Repertory Theatre presents The Cider House Rules, the famed novel turned play by John Irving. It is the story of orphan Homer Wells' life in a Maine orphanage and his education under the tutelage of Dr. Larch, who delivers not only babies but their mothers, too. The play runs through July 11. Book-It Repertory Theatre is located in the Center House Theatre, at the Seattle Center. The Center House Theatre is on the first floor of the Center House (under the food court, at the opposite end from the Children's Museum). Tickets vary from $15 to $40. For more information visit www.book-it.org or call 206-216-0833.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
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| 'Cider House Rules' revival apropos |
Revivals are rife in theater recently, often with no rhyme or reason beyond their money- making potential. An exception is Book-It Repertory Theatre's revival of "The Cider House Rules." Peter Parnell's adaptation of the John Irving novel was a groundbreaker for the theater as its first dramatization of a full-length novel and for the national critical acclaim the play garnered for Book-It from the initial 1997 production at the Seattle Rep. More praise came from a run at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. What more appropriate celebration of Book-It's 20th anniversary season than a production of the play that put them on the national theater map.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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| A-Team is fun, but silly |
When the "A-Team" TV series came out in the early 1980s, it was treated with a sense of humor.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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Aries (Mar. 20-Apr. 19) A super dynamic weekend for you! Lots of sizzle and sweetness! You shine!
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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| Diversions 6/16 |
Marking its 20th anniversary Book-It Repertory Theatre presents The Cider House Rules, the famed novel turned play by John Irving.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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