Staff Picks
It’s summertime, and the moviegoing is easy — particularly at local indie cinemas. Here’s a sampling of what’s on tap in July.
The Beacon
A new series just kicked off at The Beacon: “Base Metals, Pure Gold: The Scores of Ennio Morricone,” featuring a variety of films scored by one of the all-time great film composers. Among these: the Westerns “The Big Gundown” (July 4, 7), “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” (July 6, 8, 9), “Death Rides a Horse” (July 15-16), “The Mercenary” (July 16), “Once Upon a Time in the West” (July 29-30); the heist drama “The Sicilian Clan” (July 31); and the Italian horror film “A Lizard in a Woman’s Skin” (July 31-Aug. 1). Martin Scorsese’s “Cape Fear,” should you wish to compare it to the current lurid Apple TV adaptation, screens July 4-5. Other classics popping up at The Beacon in July include the 1946 noir “The Killers,” starring Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner (July 12-13); the 1970 road movie “Five Easy Pieces” with Jack Nicholson (July 18, 22, 23); and the 1920 horror movie “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari,” screening with live accompaniment by local cellist/composer Lori Goldston (July 28).
4405 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle; 206-420-7328, thebeacon.film
Central Cinema
Summer adventure is in the air at Central Cinema, which kicks off July with “The Goonies” and “Con Air” (both July 3-8). “Independence Day” gets a special Hecklevision screening July 4 (in which you can use your smartphone to send irreverent comments to the screen; parents, beware). Next up: “Back to the Future” (July 10-15) and “Face/Off” (July 10-14, in Hecklevision July 13); “Jurassic Park“https://www.yakimaherald.com/”Mandy” (July 17-22); “O Brother Where Art Thou“https://www.yakimaherald.com/”Labyrinth” (July 24-29); and “Jaws“https://www.yakimaherald.com/”The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou” (July 31- Aug. 5).
1411 21st Ave., Seattle; 206-328-3230, central-cinema.com
Grand Illusion
The nonprofit Grand Illusion continues its pop-up screenings around Seattle. Among July’s offerings: the crime thriller “Carolina Caroline” starring Samara Weaving (July 8, SIFF Film Center), the acclaimed found-footage documentary “Trains” (July 9, SIFF Film Center), an outdoor screening of the 2001 Tom Green comedy “Freddy Got Fingered” (July 11, Dirty Couch Brewing) and John Woo’s 1990 crime classic “Bullet in the Head” screening in a new restoration (July 13, Northwest Film Forum).
Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave., Seattle; SIFF Film Center, 167 Republican St., Seattle; Dirty Couch Brewing, 2715 W. Fort St., Seattle. Information: grandillusioncinema.org
Northwest Film Forum
NWFF presents its annual Free Forum program in July, with no-charge screenings of 14 favorite titles, voted upon by members. Such a deal! Just a few of the titles: Mira Nair’s “Mississippi Masala” (July 8), George Miller’s “Babe: Pig in the City” (July 9), Jonathan Demme’s “Stop Making Sense” (July 10), Charles Burnett’s “Killer of Sheep” (July 12), Jacques Demy’s “The Young Girls of Rochefort” (July 12) and David Lynch’s “Blue Velvet” (July 12) — any of which would be glorious on the big screen. Note that tickets, though free, must be reserved through nwfilmforum.org. Also in July at NWFF (though not free): The “Unstreamable” series continues with Mary Harron’s “I Shot Andy Warhol,” starring Lili Taylor as Valerie Solanas — and not available on any streaming service. It screens July 24-26.
1515 12th Ave., Seattle; nwfilmforum.org
SIFF
A new series, “Cold War Summer,” kicks off at SIFF Cinema Uptown in July, with Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s mesmerizing “The Lives of Others” (July 22), John Frankenheimer’s 1962 classic “The Manchurian Candidate” (July 29) and Michael Caine in the 1965 spy thriller “The Ipcress File” (Aug. 5). SIFF Cinema Uptown celebrates Art House Theater Day with three days of special screenings: the Irish drama “Once Upon a Time in a Cinema” and Boots Riley’s “Sorry to Bother You” on July 30, Sidney Lumet’s “Network” on Aug. 1 and “Car Wash” with Richard Pryor on Aug. 2 — the latter two films both celebrating their 50th anniversaries. And July’s Community Screening at SIFF Downtown (tickets just $7 adults/$5 children) is a summer classic: Steven Spielberg’s “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” screening July 12.
SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave. N., Seattle; SIFF Cinema Downtown, 2100 Fourth Ave., Seattle; 206-464-5830, siff.net
Majestic Bay
The audience-voted Retro Nights at the Majestic Bay feature plenty of Tolkien in July, with all three “Lord of the Rings” movies playing in their extended editions: “The Fellowship of the Ring” on July 1, “The Two Towers” on July 8 and “The Return of the King” on July 15. Making a swerve to ‘80s comedy, the next Retro Night features Shelley Long in “Troop Beverly Hills” on July 22.
2044 N.W. Market St., Seattle; majesticbay.com
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