SIFF Watch: Recommendations for the final week
Ok, Seattle… it’s the last week. I know I’m both happy and sad that SIFF will be over on Sunday. I’ll be sad that instead of watching movies, I’ll have to do boring things like clean my house and [gasp] go to work! I’ll also miss the sheer variety of movies I’ve been lucky enough to see. On the other hand, I’ll get a lot more sleep. I’m heading off to another movie in a couple hours, but before I go, here are a few last recommendations from your friends at metroblogging.
Sons [SIFF] Rumors that a sexual predator is on the prowl incites angry Lars to take action in this gripping Norwegian drama that examines what happens when one’s attempts to protect one’s loved ones cause them more harm than what you’re protecting them from. Tuesday, June 12, 9:30 PM, Pacific Place Cinema and Saturday, June 16, 11:00 AM, Pacific Place Cinema (ZG)
Confession of Pain [SIFF] Leonardo DiCaprio is already in the process of remaking this film, a noirish detective drama about a pair of Hong Kong detectives with a tragic personal history embarked on a mission to solve the murder of one partner’s father-in-law. See the thoughtful original now before its almost inevitable watering down as a copy. Wednesday, June 13, 4:00 PM Lincoln Square Cinemas and Friday, June 15, 10:00 PM Neptune Theatre (ZG)
Blood on the Flat Track: The Rise of the Rat City Rollergirls [SIFF] Seattle’s own Rat City Rollergirls are the focus of this documentary on these tough, sexy women and their high-paced, highly competitive sport. Thursday, June 14, 9:30 PM, Neptune Theatre and Saturday, June 16, 1:30 PM, Neptune Theatre (ZG)
One Day Like Rain [SIFF] A 17 year old girl’s plan to save the world goes rather awry in this dark sci-fi comedy/thriller by director Paul Todisco that particularly will appeal to fans of “Donnie Darko” or “Twin Peaks”. Friday, June 15, 9:30 PM, Harvard Exit and Sunday, June 17, 11:00 AM, Harvard Exit (ZG)
Berlin: Symphony of a City [SIFF] Local band Kinski performs the live soundtrack to Walter Ruttman’s classic avante garde film which is celebrating its 80th anniversary. Friday, June 15, 9:30 PM, The Triple Door
Cthulhu [SIFF] Normally I would avoid any movie that’s description included ‘a standout performance by Tori Spelling’, but since the movie was filmed in Seattle and Astoria, and deals with aspects of a New Age cult that just might signal the end of the world, I’ll give it a try. Thursday, June 14, 6:30 pm, Neptune and Sunday, June 17, 4:00 pm, Neptune. (PJ)
Trail of the Screaming Forehead [SIFF] If the title doesn’t grab you, consider the following phrases: ‘crawling alien foreheads’, ‘a scientist’s effort to extract foreheadazine’ and ‘from the director of the Lost Skeleton of Cadavra’. The world premiere of this movie was just a few days ago at SIFF. You’ve got one more chance to see it again this Friday. June 15, 4 pm, Egyptian (PJ)
Sex and Death 101 [SIFF] A man receives an email containing the names of everyone he’s had sex with and everyone he’s going to have sex with. To complicate matters, Winona Ryder plays a femme fatale who targets men guilty of sex crimes. Friday, June 15, 6:30 pm and Sunday, June 17, 4:00 pm. (PJ)


Hey, can you add a closing tag for the italics before the jump? I just noticed the whole site is in italics, haha.
Did someone fix it for me? It looks fine to me. The site and the tags…