In Theaters
Le Samouraï (New 4K Restoration)
France | 1967 | 105 min. | Jean-Pierre Melville
Now Playing - Sep 11, 2024
An elegantly stylized masterpiece of cool by maverick director Jean‑Pierre Melville, Le samouraï is a razor-sharp cocktail of 1940s American gangster cinema and 1960s French pop culture—with a liberal dose of Japanese lone-warrior mythology. New 4K Restoration.
Mountains
USA | 2023 | 95 min. | Monica Sorelle
Now Playing - Sep 12, 2024
Demolition worker Xavier must tear apart his own neighborhood if he wants to afford a new house for his working-class family.
Paris, Texas (New 4K Restoration)
France | 1984 | 148 min. | Wim Wenders
Now Playing - Sep 11, 2024
New German Cinema pioneer Wim Wenders (Wings of Desire) brings his keen eye for landscape to the American Southwest in Paris, Texas, a profoundly moving character study written by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Sam Shepard. New 4K restoration.
The Front Room
USA | 2024 | 94 min. | Max Eggers, Sam Eggers
Now Playing - Sep 19, 2024
Everything goes to hell for newly-pregnant Belinda (Brandy) after her mother-in-law (Kathryn Hunter) moves in. As the diabolical guest tries to get her claws on the child, Belinda must draw the line somewhere...
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
USA | 2024 | Tim Burton
Now Playing
Beetlejuice is back! Oscar-nominated, singular creative visionary Tim Burton and Oscar nominee and star Michael Keaton reunite for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the long-awaited sequel to Burton’s award-winning Beetlejuice.
Blink Twice
USA | 2024 | 102 min. | Zoë Kravitz
Now Playing
With an ensemble cast including Naomi Ackie, Channing Tatum, Alia Shawkat, Simon Rex, Adria Arjona, Haley Joel Osment, Christian Slater, Kyle MacLachlan and Geena Davis, Blink Twice is a wild new psychological thriller directed by Zoë Kravitz.
Dìdi (弟弟)
USA | 2024 | 96 min. | Sean Wang
Now Playing
A skate video-loving NorCal Taiwanese American spends his final pre-high school summer learning what it means to grow up.
S/He Is Still Her/e - The Official Genesis P-Orridge Documentary
USA | 2024 | 99 min. | David Charles Rodrigues
September 12, 2024
Very few artists lived their art, Genesis died three times for it. Pioneering electronic musician/avant garde artist/spiritual explorer/gender revolutionar y/cult leader? Genesis P. Orridge has been featured in numerous films and videos, but never the full story…never this intimate...until now. Director David Charles Rodrigues scheduled to attend for an in-person Q&A.
DAN DA DAN: First Encounter
Japan | 2024 | 83 min. | Fuga Yamashiro
Opens September 13, 2024
GKIDS will theatrically debut the first 3 episodes of DAN DA DAN ahead of the series’ fall streaming release. The event release will also include exclusive content featuring the series’ writer and publisher as well as interviews from the show’s director, producer, and voice actors Shion Wakayama (Licorice Recoil) and Natsuki Hanae (Demon Slayer).
Scarecrow Video Benefit - House
USA | 1977 | 88 min. | Nobuhiko Obayashi
September 13, 2024
A hallucinatory, psychedelic ghost story that is a certified cult classic straight out of Scarecrow Video's Psychotronic room. Celebrate the weirdness on Friday the 13th at this screening to benefit Seattle's beloved Scarecrow Video. 100% of ticket sale proceeds go to Scarecrow Video.
Only the River Flows
China | 2023 | 180 min. | Wei Shujun
Opens September 14, 2024
“Visually entrancing… a mystifying gem. One of the best films at Cannes 2023.” —Frieze. Virtual post-film Q&A with Director Wei Shujun on September 14.
To Be Continued 《尚未完場》 + Stories of Pang Jai 《風吹布動》 + Virtual Q&A w/ Director Jimmy Lo
Hong Kong | 2023 | 210 min. | To Be Continued: Dora Choi & Haider Kikabhoy | Stories of Pang Jai: Jimmy Lo
September 14, 2024
Explore Hong Kong's diverse cultural heritage through the rediscovery of a forgotten arts impresario and the struggle to save a historic fabric market. Join a dialogue with Director Jimmy Lo on how communities interact with their evolving landscapes.
IRL Movie Club: Join or Die
2024 | 87 min. | Pete Davis, Rebecca Davis
September 15, 2024
The In Real Life (IRL) Movie Club, an in-person club where you can gather regularly, connect with your community, and explore trending topics through the lens of independent film.
National Theatre Live: Prima Facie
United Kingdom | 125 min. | Justin Martin
Opens September 15, 2024
Jodie Comer ("Killing Eve") makes her West End debut in the UK premiere of Suzie Miller’s award-winning play.
The Conversation
USA | 1974 | 117 min. | Francis Ford Coppola
Opens September 16, 2024
In this masterful conspiracy thriller from 1974, a paranoid and secretive surveillance operative has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that a couple he is spying on will be murdered. Eventually he discovers that he has become the victim of his own expertise. 50th anniversary 4K Restoration.
The Science of Sleep
France | 2006 | 105 min. | Michel Gondry
September 16, 2024
Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) directs this surreal, intensely visual film about a young artist (Gael García Bernal) who returns home after the death of his father. With a mundane job and a burgeoning relationship with his neighbor (Charlotte Gainsbourg), his dreams and waking life collide.
Powell & Pressburger: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
United Kingdom | 1943 | 164 min. | Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
September 18, 2024
On the British World War II home front an aging gentleman soldier (Roger Livesey), and a brash young one (James McKechnie), learn how to most effectively fight battles of love and war. Mysteriously, a woman Livesey encounters at various stages of his life seems to be the same woman (Deborah Kerr). This is Thelma Schoonmaker Powell’s (Powell’s widow, Scorsese’s triple-Oscar editor) favorite film, not least for its ingenious flashback structure. With Anton Walbrook.
The Substance
United Kingdom | 2024 | 140 min. | Coralie Fargeat
Opens September 18, 2024
Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? You. Only better in every way. You should try this new product, The Substance. IT CHANGED MY LIFE.
From Here/From There (De Aquí/De Allá)
USA | 2024 | 63 min. | Marlene "Mo" Morris
September 19, 2024
When ICE threatens 700,000 fellow Dreamers, Seattle attorney Luis Cortes Romero fights back. Q&A with the filmmaker Mo Morris and protagonist Luis Cortes Romero after the screening.
CLASSIFIED CINEMA TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
120 min.
September 20, 2024
Everyone's favorite secret movies. Still free, always fun, never pretentious.
Omni Loop
USA | 2024 | 110 min. | Bernardo Britto
Opens September 20, 2024
Omni Loop follows Zoya Lowe (Mary-Louise Parker), a quantum physicist who finds herself in a time loop, with a black hole growing in her chest and only a week to live. But what the doctors and her family don’t know is that she has already lived this week before; so many times, in fact, that she doesn’t even know how long it’s been. Until one day Zoya meets a gifted student named Paula (Ayo Edibiri). Together they team up to save her life – and to unlock the mysteries of time travel.
Red Rooms
Canada (Québec) | 2023 | 118 min. | Pascal Plante
Opens September 20, 2024
A Montreal-based model becomes obsessed with a high-profile serial killer trial, finding herself on a road toward destruction.
Reel Black: Soul (2020)
USA | 2020 | 100 min. | Pete Docter, Kemp Powers
September 22, 2024
Journey with a music teacher's Soul, exploring life's mysteries through humor, heart, and an extraordinary symphony of emotions.
Edward Scissorhands: Matthew Bourne’s dance version of Tim Burton’s classic
2024 | 95 min. | Matthew Bourne
Opens September 25, 2024
In a castle high on a hill lives Edward; a boy created by an eccentric inventor. When his creator dies he is left alone and unfinished with only scissors for hands until a kindly townswoman invites him to live with her suburban family. Can Edward find his place in the well-meaning community which struggles to see past his curious appearance to the innocence and gentleness within?
Powell & Pressburger: A Canterbury Tale
United Kingdom | 1944 | 125 min. | Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
September 25, 2024
Like modern-day Chaucer’s seekers on the Pilgrims Way to the Canterbury Cathedral, two young soldiers (Sgt. John Sweet, Dennis Price) meet a woman (Sheila Sim) in the dark, and later confront a perhaps dangerous magus-like landsman who might help enact their spiritual destinies.
Paul McCartney and Wings - One Hand Clapping
United Kingdom | 1974 | 67 min. | David Litchfield
Opens September 26, 2024
The rare documentary Paul McCartney and Wings - One Hand Clapping is coming to cinemas worldwide for the first time. This screening event includes a recorded introduction by McCartney, as well as unseen polaroids of the band. Relive iconic Wings hits, a reimagined Beatles classic, and captivating performances on the big screen.
Girls Will Be Girls
India | 2024 | 118 min. | Shuchi Talati
Opens September 27, 2024
Mira crashes headfirst into teenage love, her country’s oppression of female agency, and her own mother’s stifled desires.
Sweetheart Deal
USA | 2022 | 98 min | Elisa Levine, Gabriel Miller
Opens September 27, 2024
Four women encounter friendship and betrayal while working Seattle’s infamous Aurora Avenue. Director Elisa Levine, Editor Brittany Kaplan and Producer Peggy Case scheduled to attend for Q&As at the 7:00pm screening on 9/27 and the 1:45pm screening on 9/28.
Lady Like
USA | 2024 | 88 min. | Luke Willis
September 28, 2024
The fairy-tale life of RuPaul’s Drag Race royalty, Lady Camden, is brought to the screen in Luke Willis’ riveting and joyous documentary. Lady Camden scheduled to attend for a VIP a meet and greet.
Bye Bye Birdie - Special Screening honoring Ann-Margret's Lifetime Contribution to Cinema and Culture
USA | 1963 | 112 min. | George Sidney
September 29, 2024
Lots of laughs and great songs have made this all-time favorite based on the hit Broadway show one of the most memorable musicals of all time. Legendary actress Ann-Margret scheduled to attend for a post-film Q&A.
Hundreds of Beavers
USA | 2022 | 108 min. | Mike Cheslik
Opens September 29, 2024
In this 19th century, supernatural winter epic, a drunken applejack salesman must go from zero to hero and become North America's greatest fur trapper by defeating hundreds of beavers.
Movie Club: Practical Magic
USA | 1998 | 104 min. | Griffin Dunne
October 2, 2024
Enchanting international superstars Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman sparkle in this wry, romantic tale of two sisters who discover the gift of Practical Magic. Introduced by Digital Marketing Associate Helen Paulini.
Powell & Pressburger: I Know Where I’m Going!
United Kingdom | 1945 | 92 min. | Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
October 2, 2024
A brash status-obsessed woman (Wendy Hiller) heads north to marry into corporate wealth. But stormy weather strands her on a tiny Hebridean isle, where the landscape, and the alluringly simple life of the locals, seem magical. Are she and the local laird (Roger Livesey) part of an ancient legend? Where is she going?
Joker: Folie À Deux
USA | 2024 | 138 min. | Todd Phillips
Opens October 3, 2024
Joker: Folie À Deux finds Arthur Fleck institutionalized at Arkham awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker. While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that's always been inside him.
They All Came Out To Montreux
United Kingdom | 2024 | 93 min. | Oliver Murray
October 3, 2024
An affectionate ode to a music industry newcomer who, seemingly overnight, transformed his quiet Swiss town into a mecca for some of the biggest musicians in the world. Starting at 5:00pm, join us for an Opening Night reception at Solo Bar. Opening Night pre-show hosted by KNKX.
Wilding
United Kingdom | 2023 | 75 min. | David Allen
October 4, 2024
Based on a bestseller by Isabella Tree, Wilding is the inspirational story of an English country estate that embarks on a trailblazing 3,500-acre rewilding project that may change the way we think about nature and how we can heal our planet.
Yintah
Canada | 2024 | 125 min. | Jennifer Wickham (Gidimt’en-Witsuwit’en), Brenda Michell (Unist’ot’en-Witsuwit’en), Michael Toledano
October 4, 2024
A riveting thriller recounting an Indigenous nation’s fight for sovereignty as they resist the construction of multiple gas pipelines across their territory.
Devo
United Kingdom | 2024 | 93 min. | Chris Smith
October 5, 2024
When a problem comes along, you must whip it. And when a movie about Devo comes along, you must watch it.
Every Little Thing
Australia | 2024 | 93 min. | Sally Aitken
October 5, 2024
With stunning, beautifully detailed photography, Australian director Sally Aitken immerses us in the delicate world of a Los Angeles’ hummingbird rescue center and its diminutive patients.
Farming While Black
USA | 2023 | 77 min. | Mark Decena
October 5, 2024
Committed to reversing the decline of Black-owned farms, a movement of activists and change-makers shed light on the challenges they’ve faced in the USA, and lay the groundwork for a new generation to reclaim their heritage.
Checkpoint Zoo
USA | 2024 | 103 min. | Joshua Zeman
October 6, 2024
Checkpoint Zoo follows a daring rescue mission by courageous zookeepers and volunteers to save thousands of animals trapped in a beloved Ukrainian animal refuge as the Russian invasion approaches.
Driver
USA | 2024 | 90 min. | Nesa Azimi
October 6, 2024
Nesa Azimi’s soulful debut feature embeds us with a determined group of female, long-haul truck drivers as they forge a network to pursue safety and equitable treatment on the road.
The Movie Man
Canada | 2023 | 88 min. | Matt Finlin
October 6, 2024
In this love letter to independent movie theaters, director Matt Finlin introduces us to an eccentric entrepreneur and his life’s work––owning and operating an idiosyncratic multiplex in the woods of Northern Ontario. Director Matt Finlin scheduled to attend.
Searching for Amani
USA | 2024 | 80 min. | Nicole Gormley, Debra Aroko
October 7, 2024
A 13-year-old aspiring journalist investigates his father’s mysterious murder within one of Kenya’s largest wildlife conservancies. As a ravaging drought encroaches, his quest to find the killer shifts as the collateral damage of a warming world is revealed.
Witches
United Kingdom | 2024 | 90 min. | Elizabeth Sankey
October 7, 2024
Utilizing archival footage alongside insightful interviews from experts and friends, Elizabeth Sankey’s deeply personal documentary examines the relationship between the cinematic portrayals of witches and the all-too-real experiences of women experiencing postpartum depression.
Eno
USA | 2023 | 90 min. | Gary Hustwit
October 8, 2024
Visionary musician and artist Brian Eno reveals his creative processes in this groundbreaking generative documentary: a film that’s different every time it’s shown. Screening will be preceded by short film Dumble: A Life Well Built (USA, 16 min, d. Ryan Cory).
New Wave
USA | 2024 | 94 min. | Elizabeth Ai
October 8, 2024
Elizabeth Ai’s lively first feature delves into the rebellious 80s Vietnamese new wave music scene, blending nostalgia with a deeply personal re-examination of her community's hidden and unexamined past.
Videograss Search Party Premiere
USA | 2024 | 45 min. | Justin Meyer
October 8, 2024
Videograss returns to once again take over the snowboarding cinema space.
500 Days in the Wild
Canada | 2023 | 120 min. | Dianne Whelan
October 9, 2024
An accomplished filmmaker in her 50s embarks on an epic, six-year odyssey across Canada—hiking, biking, paddling, snowshoeing, and skiing across the country. Director & Subject Dianne Whelan scheduled to attend.
Powell & Pressburger: A Matter of Life and Death (Stairway to Heaven)
United Kingdom | 1946 | 104 min. | Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
October 9, 2024
Michael Powell’s favorite film makes reality fantastical, as a pilot (David Niven) bails out without a parachute, having fallen in love with radio operator Kim Hunter’s voice. Thelma Schoonmaker scheduled to attend.
Dahomey
France | 2024 | 68 min. | Mati Diop
October 10, 2024
Blurring the line between fiction and documentary, the Golden Bear-winning new film from Mati Diop (Atlantics) exploring France’s repatriation of Benin’s royal treasures is a poignant commentary on the role of museums and the enduring ghosts of colonialism. Seattle Art Museum Curator of African and Oceanic Art Pam McClusky scheduled to attend and introduce the film.
Raging Bull (New 4K Restoration) - with Thelma Schoonmaker In Person
USA | 1980 | 129 min. | Martin Scorsese
October 10, 2024
The searing study of Italian American Jake LaMotta, 1949-51 middleweight boxing champion of the world, Raging Bull is a masterpiece for Scorsese, actor Robert De Niro (Oscar) and editor Thelma Schoonmaker (Oscar). Academy Award-winning editor and longtime Scorsese collaborator Thelma Schoonmaker scheduled to attend.
All Shall Be Well
Hong Kong | 2024 | 93 min. | Ray Yeung
Opens October 11, 2024
After her girlfriend’s sudden passing, Angie must fight for her own peace of mind and keep the apartment they called home.
CLASSIFIED CINEMA
91 min.
Opens October 15, 2024
Immaculately curated films kept top secret until they hit the screen. Still free, always fun, never pretentious.
Powell & Pressburger: Black Narcissus
United Kingdom | 1947 | 100 min. | Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
October 16, 2024
In the high Himalayas Anglican nuns (Deborah Kerr, Kathleen Byron and company) try to establish a convent school, but the natives’ earthy ways, and the erotic fires of human nature, are seductive. Can “civilization” tame timeless forces? Red lipstick as rebellious liberation.
"Uncle Bully's Surf Skool" Seattle Premiere
USA | 2023 | 90 min. | Leah Warshawski & Todd Soliday
October 22, 2024
Seattle Premiere for the award-winning documentary "Uncle Bully's Surf Skool" (39 mins) and Trailer Premiere for "The Fast Runner." Produced by Inflatable Film, Leah Warshawski and Todd Soliday. Director Q&A moderated by Warren Etheredge.
Powell & Pressburger: The Red Shoes
United Kingdom | 1948 | 133 min. | Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
October 23, 2024
The Archers’ most famous film feverishly accompanies a young ballerina’s (Moira Shearer) rise to fame. Dedicated to Art, she’s tempted by earthbound love (composer Marius Goring), but her red shoes dance her on and on. The film that launched ballet dancers of all genders.
Reel Black: The People Under the Stairs
USA | 1991 | 102 min. | Wes Craven
October 27, 2024
In a sinister mansion, a family stumbles upon a dark secret beneath the stairs, unveiling a twisted realm of horror and oppression.
Powell & Pressburger: The Small Back Room
United Kingdom | 1949 | 106 min. | Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
October 30, 2024
A scientist (David Farrar) harmed physically and emotionally by the war struggles to keep himself together. His girlfriend (Kathleen Byron) helps, but he’s in danger of disappearing into his nightly whisky bottle. What has he got to lose? He’s just the man to confront an unexploded bomb on a deserted beach. Director Michael Powell knows his suspense: he devised the first Hitchcock Climax for his friend Alfred’s Blackmail, 1929.
Movie Club: Koyaanisqatsi
USA | 1982 | 87 min. | Godfrey Reggio
November 6, 2024
Drawing its title from the Hopi word meaning "life out of balance," this renowned documentary reveals how humanity has grown apart from nature. Introduced by Cinema Rentals Manager Patrick McFarland.
Powell & Pressburger: Gone to Earth
1950 | 111 min. | Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
November 6, 2024
A nature girl (Jennifer Jones) of the Welsh hills is courted by a pious vicar (Cyril Cusack) and tempted by a roguish squire (David Farrar). Amidst an evocatively rendered sense of place, sacred and profane love entwine in the Celtic twilight.
Powell & Pressburger: The Tales of Hoffmann
United Kingdom | 1951 | 138 min. | Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
November 13, 2024
Set to Jacques Offenbach’s enchanting music, an archetypal Poet (Robert Rounseville) courts women, his muses (Moira Shearer, Ludmilla Tcherina), in various lands and times, ever pursued by his nemesis (Robert Helpmann). Delectably intoxicating.
A Real Pain
USA | 2024 | 90 min. | Jesse Eisenberg
Opens November 14, 2024
Mismatched cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd-couple's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.
Reel Black: A Wrinkle in Time
USA | 2018 | 109 min. | Ava DuVernay
November 17, 2024
Guided by celestial beings, a girl battles darkness to find her father in a visually stunning 2018 adventure of love and self-discovery.
Powell & Pressburger: Peeping Tom
United Kingdom | 1960 | 101 min. | Michael Powell
November 20, 2024
A psychologist experiments on his young son, who grows into a gentle, photography-obsessed man (Carl Boehm) who lives to see fear on others’ faces. Can we sympathize with a murderer? Powell calls this a “tender film,” full of empathy for a twisted soul. With Moira Shearer.
Wicked: Part One
USA | 2024 | Jon M. Chu
Opens November 21, 2024
Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Broadway’s The Color Purple) as Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Grammy-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and global superstar Ariana Grande as Glinda, a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, who has yet to discover her true heart.
Mountains on Stage - Winter Edition 2024
France | 2024 | 150 min.
December 10, 2024
A selection of the best films related to mountain activities on the big screen are presented.