The Our Lady of Fatima High School basketball team took second place in the CYO (Catholic Youth Organization) championship game vs. Echo Glen Children’s Center on March 3. The game took place at Echo Glen’s court in Snoqualmie, Wash.
Apocalypse Now is a dumb movie that could have been made only by an intelligent and talented man.
Magnolia Summerfest is soliciting entries to its Official Summerfest Poster Contest. The winning artwork will be the main feature of the Official 2013 Magnolia Summerfest & Art Show poster that will be posted all over the Magnolia Village and will be the cover of the Official Summerfest Program.
Andrew Niccol’s “The Host” — based on a sci-fi romance novel by “Twilight” author Stephenie Meyer — is somewhat intriguing, has a better premise and contains a much, much better protagonist than “Twilight.” Unlike the weak and pathetic Bella Swan, the heroine of “The Host,” Melanie (played by the fantastic up-and-coming Irish actress Saorise Ronan) is resilient and a fighter.
The Coen brothers' first great film is releasing on Blu-ray this week. It didn't come near getting the attention and respect it deserved in 1990, of which year I still reckon it was the top movie.
Pioneer Seattle film exhibitor Jim Selvidge recalls a land that time forgot.
Magnolia concert pianist Talman Welle will celebrate his 25th year of teaching piano with a series of concerts featuring the music of George Gershwin and accompanied by soprano Michelle Abad for a four-song set.
As executive chef for Clise Properties Inc.’s Hotel Division, Sean Pals oversees the kitchen operation at Best Western Plus Executive Inn (200 Taylor Ave. N.), which includes Brellas Restaurant and Lounge. Pals was featured in the Winter 2013 edition of the Best Western Way, the official magazine for Best Western International members.
More than 1,000 Little-Leaguers and parade-goers gathered on Saturday, March 23, for Magnolia’s annual Little League parade, where, surprisingly, the spring weather was the MVP of the day.
First things first: A Russian guy by the name of Andrey Toskar is about to open an Eastern-European-style spot called Vostok Dumpling House in the Harvard Market (1416 Harvard Ave.) on Capitol Hill.
A whimper of pain, carried off on the wind before anyone can hear
The Uptown Cinemas in Lower Queen Anne lie dark. The site's 84-year history as a movie showcase came to an end Sunday evening, Nov. 28.
Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer was thrilling when first seen back in February, and with the end of 2010 in sight it remains my favorite first-time movie encounter of the year. Polanski and his picture have been honored in Europe, though I doubt whether Hollywood has been paying attention. With one minor factual tweak (I just watched it again), here's what I said back then about the film ... which, by the way, is available on DVD and Blu-ray and from the usual download suspects.
QAN's Kathleen Murphy reviews Julie Taymor's film version of The Tempest at MSN.com/Movies, here.
Kinnear Park’s North Trail project, which requested $659,770 in funds from this year’s round of the city’s Opportunity Fund, fell off the preliminary projects list of those likely to be funded at the March 18 Parks Oversight Committee meeting.