SIFF: Week Three (June 5-11, 2011) — Anniversary Post

Besides watching great movies you may never see again, one of the main reasons for attending a film festival -- rather than seeing movies during their theatrical runs -- is to get the chance to hear from people who worked on the film or -- in the case of documentaries -- its subjects. One of …

SIFF: Opening Night and Weekend, and Week One (May 19-28, 2011) — Anniversary Post

Welcome to a recurring theme of my SIFF posts: posts that are late (in this case, I originally published this post on July 13 -- over a month after the festival ended!). The main reason for this repost is for a review of one of those "gems" I talked about earlier: a small movie called …

SIFF 2011: Volunteer Appreciation Event and Closing Thoughts

Click here for SIFF: Opening Night and Weekend, and Week One (May 19-28, 2011) Click here for SIFF: Week Two (May 29-June 4, 2011), Part One Click here for SIFF: Week Two (May 29-June 4, 2011), Part Two Click here for SIFF: Week Three (June 5-11, 2011) Unlike the previous year, volunteers at SIFF 2011 …

SIFF: Week Three (June 5-11, 2011)

Sunday, June 5th Volunteer: Line Greeter     Neptune Theatre     10am-2pm I worked with the same house coordinator as yesterday, though I don't remember if I worked with any of the same volunteers. The first movie was a Ken Loach film called Route Irish, which deals with a contractor in Iraq whose friend …

SIFF: Week Two (May 29-June 4, 2011), Part Two

And here is the long delayed second half of my entry on Week Two. Wednesday, June 1st 10.     Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (China 2010: 122 min)     Neptune Theatre     7 pm This was not a film that I would have seen on my own, but the main organizer …

SIFF: Week Two (May 29-June 4, 2011), Part One

I saw an insane amount of movies during Week Two, which is why I'm splitting this entry in half. Sunday, May 29th     Venue Volunteer: Line Person     Neptune Theatre    10am-2pm I worked with stressed out lady again, but she wasn't so stressed out this time. The first movie was called The …

SIFF: Opening Night and Weekend, and Week One (May 19-28, 2011)

SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival) ended last month, but due to time constraints, I have not been able to post anything about it to my blog until now. Last year, I included in-depth reviews of each film.  Since I saw almost double the number of films this time around, that is not possible. I will, …