Staff Picks<\/h2>\n
Lots going on at local indie cinemas this month! Let\u2019s get right to it.<\/p>\n
The Beacon<\/h2>\n
In the mood for something truly depressing? The Beacon has you covered: June 5-11 is \u201cBleak Week: Cinema of Despair<\/a>,\u201d a selection of international films that examine, according to the theater\u2019s website,\u00a0\u201cthe darkest sides of humanity, as well as some of the bleakest points in human history.\u201d Among the films are Michael Haneke\u2019s \u201cFunny Games<\/strong>\u201d (June 6 and 11), Lars von Trier\u2019s \u201cDancer in the Dark<\/strong>\u201d (June 8) and Gus Van Sant\u2019s \u201cElephant<\/strong>\u201d (June 9). Also at the Beacon this month: George Miller\u2019s \u201cMad Max: Fury Road<\/a><\/strong>\u201d (June 18 and 21) and its prequel \u201cFuriosa: A Mad Max Saga<\/strong><\/a>\u201d (June 12 and 18); Stanley Kubrick\u2019s 1957 anti-war film \u201cPaths of Glory<\/strong>\u201d (June 14-15); and a couple of classic 1950s courtroom dramas: Billy Wilder\u2019s \u201cWitness for the Prosecution<\/strong>\u201d (June 21-22) and Otto Preminger\u2019s \u201cAnatomy of a Murder<\/strong>\u201d (June 28-29).<\/p>\n 4405 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle; 206-420-7328,\u00a0thebeacon.film<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n See how many lines of dialogue you can remember from \u201cThe Princess Bride<\/strong>,\u201d which will be on-screen at Central Cinema June 5-10. (I\u2019m quite partial to \u201cI do not think it means what you think it means,\u201d and all of Fezzik\u2019s rhymes.) It shares billing with Karyn Kusama\u2019s 2009 horror film \u201cJennifer\u2019s Body<\/a><\/strong>,\u201d June 5-10. Next up: anime master Hayao Miyazaki\u2019s gorgeous Oscar winner \u201cSpirited Away<\/strong>\u201d (June 12-17, screening daily in dubbed English at 4 p.m. and Japanese with English subtitles at 7 p.m.), alongside the horror\/comedy\/potential cult classic \u201cBuffet Infinity<\/strong>,\u201d a film told entirely through low-budget TV ads (June 12-16). Father\u2019s Day weekend brings Nicolas Cage in \u201cRaising Arizona<\/strong>\u201d (June 19-24) and the comedy \u201cBottoms<\/strong>\u201d (June 19-23), featuring, in a small role, former Seahawk Marshawn Lynch. A \u201cmummy\u201d weekend wraps up (ha!) the month: the 1999 adventure \u201cThe Mummy<\/strong>\u201d and the dark 1994 Kathleen Turner comedy \u201cSerial Mom<\/strong>,\u201d both June 26-July 1.<\/p>\n 1411 21st<\/sup>\u00a0Ave., Seattle; 206-328-3230,\u00a0central-cinema.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Still without a permanent home<\/a>, the Grand Illusion continues to present pop-up screenings around town, with several this month in observance of cinematic milestones. Cheryl Dunye\u2019s queer cinema classic \u201cThe Watermelon Woman<\/strong>\u201d celebrates its 30th<\/sup> anniversary June 8 at Northwest Film Forum. Tsui Hark’s\u00a0action comedy \u201cPeking Opera Blues<\/strong>\u201d turns 40, with a new restoration, June 15 at Northwest Film Forum. The Japanese cyberpunk classic \u201cRubber\u2019s Lover<\/strong>,\u201d in a new remaster, celebrates its 30th<\/sup> anniversary at Northwest Film Forum June 30. And \u201cAll the President\u2019s Men<\/strong>,\u201d with Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford, celebrates its 50th<\/sup> with a rare 35mm screening June 25 and July 1 at SIFF Film Center.<\/p>\n Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th<\/sup> Ave., Seattle. SIFF Film Center, Seattle Center campus, 167 Republican St., Seattle. grandillusioncinema.org<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n NWFF offers a number of queer films for Pride month. The latest in its \u201cUnstreamable\u201d series \u2014 films you can\u2019t find on any streaming service \u2014 is \u201cBy Hook or By Crook,<\/strong>\u201d a 2001 queer buddy film screening in a new restoration (June 18, 20-21). \u201cShe Don\u2019t Fade<\/strong>\u201d is a collection of rarely seen short films from Cheryl Dunye (\u201cThe Watermelon Woman\u201d), screening June 3, 5, 7 and 10. Juliet Bashore\u2019s \u201cKamikaze Hearts<\/strong>\u201d is a \u201cquasi-documentary\u201d set in the 1980s porn industry (June 11-14), and Elizabeth Purchell\u2019s \u201cAsk Any Buddy<\/strong>\u201d is made up of fragments from gay vintage films (June 20-21, 24).<\/p>\n Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th<\/sup> Ave., Seattle; nwfilmforum.org<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Danny Boyle\u2019s \u201cTrainspotting<\/strong>\u201d celebrates its 30th<\/sup> anniversary June 7 at SIFF Uptown. Alejandro G. I\u00f1\u00e1rritu\u2019s 2000 feature debut \u201cAmores Perros<\/strong>,\u201d in which three strangers find their lives entwined in Mexico City, screens in a new restoration at SIFF Uptown beginning June 12. \u201cShe\u2019s the He<\/strong>,\u201d a teen comedy made by and for trans people, arrives at SIFF Film Center beginning June 12. And this month\u2019s Community Screening (in which tickets are just $7 adults\/$5 children) is a classic treat: the 1939 \u201cThe Wizard of Oz<\/strong>,\u201d in all its Technicolor glory on the big screen at SIFF Cinema Downtown on June 21.<\/p>\n Uptown Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave. N., Seattle. SIFF Film Center, Seattle Center campus, 167 Republican St., Seattle. SIFF Cinema Downtown, 2100 Fourth Ave., Seattle; 206-464-5830.\u00a0siff.net<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n The friendly Ballard indie cinema continues its popular Retro Nights series on Wednesdays, with Ridley Scott\u2019s \u201cGladiator<\/strong>\u201d on June 10, Christopher Nolan\u2019s \u201cInception<\/strong>\u201d on June 17 and Olivia Wilde\u2019s \u201cBooksmart<\/strong><\/a>\u201d on June 24. And mark your calendars, Tolkien fans: The extended editions of all three Peter Jackson \u201cLord of the Rings\u201d movies screen in July, beginning with \u201cThe Fellowship of the Ring<\/strong>\u201d on July 1, \u201cThe Two Towers<\/strong>\u201d on July 8 and \u201cThe Return of the King<\/strong>\u201d on July 15.<\/p>\nCentral Cinema<\/h2>\n
Grand Illusion<\/h2>\n
Northwest Film Forum<\/h2>\n
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Majestic Bay<\/h2>\n