A collection of my idiosyncratic thoughts & film reviews. I find spending time sitting in the dark watching far too many films back to back a deeply relaxing experience. International, Indy, Hollywood, Vampires - I have very flexible tastes...
10/22/11
SIFF Uptown Opening Night
This past Thursday I attended the opening night / ribbon cutting ceremony at the new SIFF Cinema at the Uptown. The place has a new coat of paint, a less pink marque and a snazzed up lobby. The main theater is pretty much the same, albeit cleaner after a steam cleaning of all the seats. The standard cast of SIFF folks were in attendance along with Seattle's mayor, local business association leaders as well as the head of Seattle center. After some blessedly short speeches a ribbon film strip cutting the picture for the evening got under way. The Artist was the selection of the day. While I didn't absolutely love the picture it's a spot on choice for re-opening a theater that dates back to the 1920's. I'll write more about The Artist at some point, but for now I'll leave you with some photos from the evening.
This past Thursday I attended the opening night / ribbon cutting ceremony at the new SIFF Cinema at the Uptown. The place has a new coat of paint, a less pink marque and a snazzed up lobby. The main theater is pretty much the same, albeit cleaner after a steam cleaning of all the seats. The standard cast of SIFF folks were in attendance along with Seattle's mayor, local business association leaders as well as the head of Seattle center. After some blessedly short speeches a 
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