Film
April 26, 2013 | by Leah Baltus

Life In Pictures

After 13 years of filmmaking in Seattle, Megan Griffiths has made more than a career out of movies.  At the Film Forum in Tribeca, a line winds out of the lobby and spills onto the sidewalk, the very tail of twilight dissolving into an inky blue Manhattan skyline. It’s a Friday in late March,...
April 26, 2013 | by Rachel Shimp

Out of Africa, into SIFF

In late June, after the Seattle International Film Festival ends each year, its organizers might prefer to write off July as one long nap. In 2012, SIFF staffer...
April 23, 2013 | by Tony Kay

NFFTY's Young Directors Tackle Social Issues and Fun

The National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY) runs April 25–28, showcasing the works of filmmakers 22 and younger—in some cases much younger.  It’s...
April 1, 2013 | by Erin King

Ellen Dicola’s Arborealis at Gallery4Culture

The mountains pulled Ellen Dicola to Seattle. The video/fiber artist and writer fell in love with the rough coast of the Pacific Northwest on a cross-country trip...
March 26, 2013 | by Scarecrow Staff

Scarecrow Suggests DVDs & Blu-Rays

April 16 Django Unchained Django Unchained is, like all Quentin Tarantino movies, a profane, anachronistic, hilarious, bullet-riddled blast of pure cinema. The...
March 25, 2013 | by Jonathan Zwickel

Creative Class

Whether or not you have a kid in school, the future depends on arts education. The morning bell at Northgate Elementary cuts through the din of 250 students...
February 27, 2013 | by Gillian G. Gaar

'West of Memphis' is an Advocacy Film

Do we really need another documentary on the case of the West Memphis Three? The short answer is: No. Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky’s series of documentaries...
February 26, 2013 | by Scarecrow Staff

Scarecrow Suggests DVDs & Blu-Rays

March 5 Wreck-It Ralph This year Pixar took a shot at a Disney-style fairy tale (Brave) while Disney tried out this Toy Story-like world where video game...