Featured Film:
Two Chinese Films at the Pacific Place
A pair of big Chinese releases open this week at the AMC Pacific Place. First is Ip Man 3 (which also plays this week at the Century in Federal Way), the latest in the series of films about the kung fu master starring Donnie Yen and directed by Wilson Yip (and not to be mixed up with the other three Ip Man films, two of which were directed by Herman Yau and one by Wong Kar-wai). In this installment, Donnie’s Master Ip defends his son’s school from an army of toughs led by none other than former Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson. Also opening is Monster Hunt, the effects-driven extravaganza that last summer became the highest grossing local film in China’s history. It’s directed by Raman Hui, a veteran of Hollywood’s Shrek series and stars Bai Baihe along with a plethora of veteran Hong Kong and Mainland stars, in a story mixing wuxia comedy and adorably goofy CGI creatures. Our Reviews
Playing This Week:
Dr. Strangelove (Stanley Kubrick, 1964) Fri-Tues
Grey Gardens (Albert & David Maysles, Ellen Hovde & Muffie Meyer, 1975) Fri-Tues
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004) Tues Only Brain Doctors in Attendance
Ip Man 3 (Wilson Yip) Fri-Thurs Our Review
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (John Huston, 1948) Sun & Weds Only
Anomalisa (Charlie Kaufman & Duke Johnson) Fri-Thurs Our Review
How to Change the World (Jerry Rothwell) Tues Only
Eyes of the Totem (WS Van Dyke, 1927) Weds Only
World of Kanako (Tetsuya Nakashima) Fri-Thurs
Anthem of the Heart (Tatsuyuki Nagai) Fri-Sun
Heart of a Dog (Laurie Anderson) Sun-Weds
The Sprocket Society presents Saturday Secret Matinees Sat Only
Stunt Rock (Brian Tenchard-Smith, 1980) Thurs & Next Sat Only 35mm
Anomalisa (Charlie Kaufman & Duke Johnson) Fri-Thurs Our Review
Airlift (Raja Menon) Fri-Thurs
Nannaku Prematho (Sukumar) Fri-Thurs
Express Raja (Merlapaka Gandhi) Fri-Thurs
Soggade Chinni Nayana (Kalyan Krishna) Fri-Thurs
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (John Huston, 1948) Sun & Weds Only
Airlift (Raja Menon) Fri-Thurs
Children’s Film Festival Seattle 2016 Jan 21-31 Full Program
Ip Man 3 (Wilson Yip) Fri-Thurs Our Review
Monster Hunt (Raman Hui) Fri-Thurs Our Review
Detective Chinatown (Chen Sicheng) Fri-Thurs
All You Need Is Pag-Ibig (Antoinette Jadaone) Fri-Thurs
Scarecrow Video Screening Room:
Meet John Doe (Frank Capra, 1941) Fri Only
Pandemonium (Alfred Sole, 1982) Sat Only
Vera Cruz (Robert Aldrich, 1954) Sun Only
Chris Marker Group Mon Only
Frenzy (Alfred Hitchcock, 1972) Tues Only
Alice (Jan Švankmajer, 1988) Weds Only
The January Man (Pat O’Connor, 1989) Weds Only
The Witches (Pasolini, Visconti, Rossi, De Sica & Bolognini, 1967) Thurs Only 35mm
Mustang (Deniz Gamze Ergüven) Fri-Thurs Our Review
Out 1: Noli me tangere (Jacques Rivette, 1971) Sun Only
Lamb (Ross Partridge) Fri-Thurs
In Wide Release:
Seattle Screen Scene 
