Slog - Comments on Blown by Truffaut at Seattle Center http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/essential_art_house_cinema_at_seattle_ce Sorry for the lurid subject line, but I want to gush about seeing The 400 Blows this weekend at SIFF's new Seattle Center digs, and "Attending Janus Films Essential Art House Cinema at Nesholm Family Lecture Hall at Marion Oliver McCaw Hall" seemed too dry an introduction to what was a thoroughly wonderful experience. As Annie Wagner will be explicating fully in next week's film lead, the Seattle International Film Festival has begun year-round programming at Seattle Center, starting with Janus Films' Essential Art House Cinema Festival, a crash course in 20th-century cinema featuring masterworks from Bergman, Kurosawa, Jean... Copyright 2008 Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:15:05 -0800 Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:20:08 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by johnnie The 400 Blows is an amazing film, and JP Leaud is totally dreamy. If you're interested in some of the references, though, such as the line Antoine keeps repeating about being born of a shark, check out Lautreamont's Maldoro.

]]> johnnie http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/essential_art_house_cinema_at_seattle_ce#c657955 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/essential_art_house_cinema_at_seattle_ce#c657955 Arts Mon, 05 Mar 2007 13:49:25 -0800 Comment by impossible prince I can't believe I missed it! A friend told me about it last year. I hope it plays somewhere again soon.

]]> impossible prince http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/essential_art_house_cinema_at_seattle_ce#c658055 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/essential_art_house_cinema_at_seattle_ce#c658055 Arts Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:29:52 -0800 Comment by treacle Maldoror. Also recognized as a predecessor of the Dadaists and Surrealists, pretty wild stuff. Up there with Gravity's Rainbow.

]]> treacle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/essential_art_house_cinema_at_seattle_ce#c658261 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/essential_art_house_cinema_at_seattle_ce#c658261 Arts Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:15:59 -0800 Comment by xu-tech Dave, you forgot to mention the great sound. SIFF, thanks for giving us an awesome new venue to see film. Yay!

]]> xu-tech http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/essential_art_house_cinema_at_seattle_ce#c660098 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/essential_art_house_cinema_at_seattle_ce#c660098 Arts Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:20:08 -0800