Featured Film:

Singin’ in the Rain at the Lincoln Square and the Cinemark Federal Way

There’s other good stuff out there this week: Ponyo, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Love & Friendship, Jaws, A Cat in the Brain, The Wailing, Messiah of Evil and the premiere of Right Now, Wrong Then on Thursday. But Singin’ in the Rain is the only movie out this week that has a legitimate claim to being the Best Movie of All-Time. It’s playing as part of Cinemark’s Classics series, which means digital presentation, Sunday and Wednesday only. But it doesn’t matter. It’s the most watchable movie ever made, regardless of how many times you’ve seen it or what format it’s presented in. If you haven’t seen it (what!), you have no excuse. I’ve seen it dozens of times, including a mere two weeks ago, on the couch with a sick four-year old. And we’ll probably go to see it again this weekend.

Playing This Week:

AMC Alderwood:

Sultan (Ali Abbas Zafar) Fri-Thurs

Ark Lodge Cinemas:

The Lobster (Yorgos Lanthimos) Fri-Thurs
Fantastic Mr. Fox (Wes Anderson, 2009) Weds Only

The Big Picture:

The Lobster (Yorgos Lanthimos) Fri-Weds
Love & Friendship (Whit Stillman) Fri-Weds Our Review

Central Cinema:

Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975) Fri-Tues
Ponyo (Hayao Miyazaki, 2008) Fri-Tues Original Language Tues Only
Waterworld (Kevin Reynolds, 1995) Weds Only
Harry and the Hendersons (William Dear, 1987) Thurs Only

SIFF Egyptian:

Hunt for the Wilderpeople (Taika Waititi) Fri-Thurs

Century Federal Way:

Singin’ in the Rain (Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly, 1952) Sun & Weds Only

Grand Cinema:

Love & Friendship (Whit Stillman) Fri-Thurs Our Review
Dark Horse (Louise Osmond) Fri-Thurs
Older than Ireland (Alex Fegan) Fri-Thurs
Chasing Niagara (Rush Sturges) Mon Only
Viva (Paddy Breathnach) Tues Only
First Girl I Loved (Kerem Sanga) Weds Only

Grand Illusion Cinema:

A Cat in the Brain (Lucio Fulci, 1990) Fri & Sat Only
Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously (Patrick Meaney) Fri-Thurs

Landmark Guild 45th:

Les Cowboys (Thomas Bidegain) Fri-Thurs
Tickled (David Farrier & Dylan Reeve) Fri-Thurs

Cinemark Lincoln Square:

Sultan (Ali Abbas Zafar) Fri-Thurs
Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu (Hemanth Rao) Fri-Thurs
Singin’ in the Rain (Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly, 1952) Sun & Weds Only

Regal Meridian:

Cold War 2 (Longman Leung & Sunny Luk) Fri-Thurs Our Review 
Foolish Plans (Jiang Tao) Fri-Thurs
Sultan (Ali Abbas Zafar) Fri-Thurs
Love & Friendship (Whit Stillman) Fri-Thurs Our Review 
The Lobster (Yorgos Lanthimos) Fri-Thurs
Three Wise Cousins (Stallone Vaiaoga-Ioasa) Fri-Thurs

Northwest Film Forum:

PALMS Fri & Sat Only
Above & Below (Nicolas Steiner) Weds Only Director in Attendance
Messiah of Evil (William Huyck, 1973) Weds & Thurs Only 35mm
Right Now, Wrong Then (Hong Sangsoo) Starts Thurs Our Review

AMC Loews Oak Tree:

Sultan (Ali Abbas Zafar) Fri-Thurs
Cell (Tod Williams) Fri-Thurs

Regal Parkway Plaza:

Love & Friendship (Whit Stillman) Fri-Thurs Our Review 
Sultan (Ali Abbas Zafar) Fri-Thurs

Seattle Art Museum:

My Favorite Wife (Garson Kanin, 1940) Thurs Only

Landmark Seven Gables:

Wiener-Dog (Todd Solondz) Fri-Thurs

SIFF Film Center:

Music of Strangers (Morgan Neville) Fri-Tues, Thurs
Czech That Film Festival 2016 Fri-Sun Full Program 
Farewell My Queen (Benoît Jacquot) Weds Only

Sundance Cinemas:

Hunt for the Wilderpeople (Taika Waititi) Fri-Thurs
The Lobster (Yorgos Lanthimos) Fri-Thurs
Maggie’s Plan (Rebecca Miller) Fri-Thurs
Music of Strangers (Morgan Neville) Fri-Thurs
From Afar (Lorenzo Vigas) Fri-Thurs
Zero Days (Alex Gibney) Fri-Thurs

SIFF Cinema Uptown:

The Fits (Anna Rose Holmer) Fri-Thurs
Unlocking the Cage (Chris Hegedus &  DA Pennebaker) Fri-Thurs
The Wailing (Na Hong-Jin) Fri-Thurs

In Wide Release:

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (Jake Szymanski) Our Review 
Swiss Army Man (Dan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert) Our Review