[May 25, 2006] — It is that time again... as soon as soon as we start getting hints of summer weather here in Seattle, we all run indoors. The Seattle International Film Festival is back, boasting more movies than ever, and an increased amount of venues. For the first time ever, SIFF moves to the Eastside, with screenings in Bellevue, for those who can't make it across the bridge because of rush-hour gridlock (believe me, I sympathize). Lincoln Square is the host, and we'll bet these added screenings (always duplicated in Seattle, for the suburb-phobic) will be a roaring success.

After a daring and quirky Opening Night film last year, SIFF resorts back to the old standby of historic romance with The Illusionist (starring Ed Norton, Paul Giamatti, and Jessica Biel). But we'll forgive them for scooping Michel Gondry's The Science of Sleep for Closing Night. But as for the big galas, we are not ashamed to say we are most excited about the long-awaited big screen version of Strangers With Candy, based on Amy Sedaris' Comedy Central show that was so very wrong that it was so very right.

So, let's get SIFF'n!

Recommended! A red arrow means that we rated the movie six (out of eight) slices or better.

The numbers following the title show our rating of the film; i.e. (5/8), means five out of a possible eight slices.

[Be sure to keep checking back! As the festival rolls along, we'll post our ratings, and eventually reviews, for as many films as we can stand!]

[Read the list of 2006 Golden Space Needle Award winners, and check out our Moviepie Musings blog entry Chocolate Milk and Cell Phone Pranks: A SIFF 2006 Wrap-up.]

Last updated July 9th.

1:1 (En til En) (Denmark) (6/8) 49 Up (UK) (7/8)    Adam's Apples (Adams Aebler) (Denmark) (5/8 - Shelly, 6/8 - Pete) Au Bonheur des Dames (France) (6/8)    Beowulf & Grendel (Canada / Iceland / UK) (4/8 - Shelly, 2/8 - Pete)    Blessed by Fire (IIuminados por el fuego) (Argentina / Spain) (5/8) Brothers of the Head (USA) (7/8 - Shelly, 6/8 - Pete) The Call of Cthulhu (USA) (7/8) Chinaman (Kinamand) (Denmark) (6/8) Clear Cut: The Story of Philomath, Oregon (USA) (6/8) C.R.A.Z.Y. (Canada) (7/8)    The Death of Mr. Lasarescu (Moartea Domnului Lazarescu) (Romania) (2/8)    The District! (Nyocker) (Hungary) (1/8) Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out (USA) (6/8)    Expiration Date (USA) (5/8) Familia (Canada) (6/8) The First People on the Moon (Pervye Na lune) (Russia) (6/8)

Frostbiten (Frostbite) (Sweden) (5/8)    George Michael - A Different Story (UK) (5/8)    Greyfriars Bobby (UK) (5/8) Gypo (UK) (7/8)    The Illusionist (USA) (4/8) Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (USA) (6/8)    The King (USA) (3/8) The Line of Beauty (UK) (6/8) Love Sick (Legaturi Bolnavicioase) (Romania) (6/8) Lunacy (Sílení) (Czech Republic) (6/8) OSS 117: Nest of Spies (OSS 117: Le Caire - Nid D'Espions) (France) (6/8)    The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes (UK) (2/8) A Prairie Home Companion (USA) (6/8) Quinceañera (USA) (6/8)    Strangers With Candy (USA) (5/8)    A Trip to Kharabakh (Georgia) (4/8) The Unknown (1927) (USA) (6/8) The Window (USA) (7/8 - Shelly, 6/8 - Pete) Wordplay (USA) (7/8) The World According to Sesame Street (USA) (8/8)

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