Featured Film:
Ugetsu at the Beacon Cinema
Bertrand Bonello’s latest, Zombi Child, playing this weekend only at the SIFF Film Center, probably should get the spotlight this week, but I haven’t seen it yet. Bonello’s always an interesting filmmaker though and I’ve heard some good buzz on it I think. Instead, I’ve gotta stick with the Beacon and their presentation of one of my all-time favorite movies, Mizoguchi Kenji’s Ugetsu. A ghost story about two men who go off in search of war and riches and the miserable wives they leave behind, it weaves Mizoguchi’s favorite theme (the plight of women throughout history) with eerie and gorgeous images and brilliant performances from iconic actors like Kyō Machiko and Mori Masayuki (who starred together a few years earlier in Kurosawa Akira’s Rashomon), along with Tanaka Kinuyo. Yes I’m going to start writing Japanese names in the correct order and yes it sounds extremely strange to my ears, long accustomed as they are to reversing them into the Western order.
Playing This Week:
The Man Standing Next (Woo Minho) Fri-Thurs
Honeyland (Tamara Kotevska & Ljubo Stefanov) Fri-Thurs
Ugetsu (Mizoguchi Kenji, 1953) Fri-Sun
Tombs of the Blind Dead (Amando de Ossorio, 1972) Fri Only
Portrait of Jennie (William Dieterle, 1948) Sat, Tues & Weds Only
Withnail & I (Bruce Robinson, 1987) Sat, Mon & Tues Only
Crippled Avengers (Chang Cheh, 1978) Sat Only
Takemiya Keiko Boys Love Double Feature Sun Only
On Cinema at the Cinema Oscar Special Sun Only
Deep End (Jerzy Skolimowski, 1970) Mon & Weds Only
Matt Christman’s Guide to Springfield Thurs & Next Fri Only
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (Itô Shunya, 1972) Thurs Only
Candyman (Bernard Rose, 1992) Fri-Weds
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (Mel Stuart, 1971) Fri-Weds
The Man Standing Next (Woo Minho) Fri-Thurs
2020 Oscar Shorts Fri-Sun Animated, Documentary and Live Action
Love Story (Arthur Hiller, 1970) Weds & Sun Only
The Song of Names (François Girard) Fri-Thurs
2020 Oscar Shorts Fri, Sat & Weds Only Live Action
Candyman (Bernard Rose, 1992) Sat Only
Medicine for Melancholy (Barry Jenkins, 2008) Tues Only
After Parkland (Jake Lefferman & Emily Taguchi) Weds Only
Horror noire (Xavier Burgin) Thurs Only
Honeyland (Tamara Kotevska & Ljubo Stefanov) Fri-Thurs
Citizen K (Alex Gibney) Fri-Thurs
The Cave (Feras Fayyad) Sat & Sun Only
Saturday Secret Matinees Sat Only
2020 Oscar Shorts Fri-Sun Animated, Documentary and Live Action
Jaanu (C. Prem Kumar) Fri-Thurs
Malang (Mohit Suri) Fri-Thurs
Savaari (Saahith Mothkuri) Fri-Thurs
Vaanam Kottattum (Dhana Sekaran) Fri-Thurs
Jawaani Jaaneman (Nitin Kakkar) Fri-Thurs
Panga (Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari) Fri-Thurs
Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Sachy) Sat & Sun Only
Shylock (Ajai Vasudev) Sat & Sun Only
Love Story (Arthur Hiller, 1970) Weds & Sun Only
We Believe in Dinosaurs (Monica Long Ross & Clayton Brown) Fri-Sun
Nikolaus Geyrhalter’s Earth (Nikolaus Geyrhalter) Sat-Thurs
2019 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour Sun Only
Berlin Bouncer (David Dietl) Thurs Only
2020 Oscar Shorts Fri-Thurs Animated and Live Action, Check Listings
Street Dancer 3 (Remo D’Souza) Fri-Thurs
Pain & Glory (Pedro Almodóvar) Fri-Thurs
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon (Chris Johnson) Weds Only Q&A with Director & Produceer
The Green Ray (Eric Rohmer, 1986) Thurs Only Our Podcast
Zombi Child (Bertrand Bonello) Fri-Sun
Weathering with You (Shinkai Makoto) Fri-Thurs Subtitled
Love Story (Arthur Hiller, 1970) Weds & Sun Only
2020 Oscar Shorts Fri-Sun, Tues-Thurs Animated and Live Action, Check Listings
Fantastic Fungi (Louie Schwartzberg) Fri-Sun, Tues-Thurs
Cunningham (Alla Kovgan) Fri-Sun, Tues-Thurs
Color Out of Space (Richard Stanley) Fri-Sun, Weds & Thurs
Foosballers (Joe Heslinga) Tues Only
After Parkland (Jake Lefferman & Emily Taguchi) Weds Only
Weathering with You (Shinkai Makoto) Fri-Thurs Subtitled or Dubbed, Check Listings
2020 Oscar Shorts Fri-Sun Live Action & Animated, Check Listings
Love Story (Arthur Hiller, 1970) Weds Only
In Wide Release:
Seattle Screen Scene 