Why is Fantastic Mr. Fox so Fantastic?

1. The sets and costumes that provide the backdrop for the film are warm red and yellow hues that will warm you from the inside.
2. Alcoholic Apple Cider will also warm you from the inside
3. Flaming pine cones
4. Woodland animals that can burrow faster than three bulldozers
5. Tranquilizer laced blueberries
7. The wolf

Go see it today and you can enjoy these and many other fantastic things about FANTASTIC MR. FOX!

Seattle Stares at Goats

Last Thursday the Guild45th hosted two special guests at the advance screening of Overture Film's THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS...two real goats from New Moon Goat Rescue and Sanctuary (a link to their facebook page is below). A fun time was had by all and the goats were kind enough to only do their business on the plastic provided for them...so polite :) I always like when we can do special things like this for our movies (you might remember the horse at the Oak Tree for Seabiscuit...).

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Arlington-WA/New-Moon-Farm-Goat-Rescue-Sanctuary/52480391847

Next I am thinking...Foxes for FANTASTIC MR. FOX??? Mmmm...maybe not. We'll come up with something though!

Check out the pictures!

The First Kind is Sighting

The Second Kind is Evidence...
The Third Kind is Contact...

THE FOURTH KIND is...Abduction! Have you been abducted by aliens? Take the survey at www.abduct.com and find out!

THE FOURTH KIND comes out in theaters on Friday, November 6th and is based on true events that took place in Nome, Alaska. Check out the websites! CREEPY!

www.facebook.com/thefourthkind and http://twitter.com/thefourthkind

Zombieland

Zombieland came out this past Friday and it was #1 in the box office! Woo Hoo! In a time when movie studios are actually loosing money on films, i.e. the cost to make a film is more than they recoup with box office sales, it always makes me happy when a film like Zombieland does this in ONE WEEKEND! Maybe it is because people weren't expecting much from ANOTHER zombie film but then when people saw it at one of our 6 local advance screenings, they told all their friends about it and, BOOM, box office magic. I like to think so at least :).

We were lucky enough to have some of our local zombie at a few of our screenigs. Check out the pics below and join them on their Zombie Walk on the 10th of October in Seattle.

Zombies are SO hot right now!


And some Portland Zombies:

A SERIOUS MAN - Wednesday, October 7

A Serious Man is the story of an ordinary man’s search for clarity in a universe where Jefferson Airplane is on the radio and “F-Troop” is on TV. It is 1967 and Larry Gopnik (Stuhlbarg), a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith (Sari Lennick) that she is leaving him. Larry’s unemployable brother Arthur (Kind) is sleeping on the couch, his son Danny (Wolff) is a discipline problem and his daughter Sarah (McManus) is filching money from his wallet in order to save up for a nose job. All-the-while an anonymous hostile letter-writer is trying to sabotage Larry’s chances for tenure at the university, and a graduate student seems to be trying to bribe him for a passing grade while threatening to sue him for defamation. Can anyone help him cope with his afflictions and become a righteous person – a mensch – a serious man?

A Serious Man is directed by Joel and Ethan Coen and stars Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, Aaron Wolff, Sari Lennick, Jessica McManus and Adam Arkin.


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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs...Feeding America for a Chance to end Hunger

I can't believe that September is almost here and fall is just around the corner! Fall is my favorite season because not only is it my birthday season but it is also the season of my second favorite holiday, Halloween AND it is a time when this pale redhead can stop worrying about getting sunburned cozy up to a cup of cider and a comfy sweater.

Fall is also the time when food drives start kicking into gear in anticipation of the holiday season and in these lean times, it is especially important that if we can give...anything, we do so. This is why it is so cool that Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, from Columbia Pictures is teaming up with Feeding America for its September 18th release. Not only should you go see the movie but you should also visit your local food bank and make a donation.

Check out the Feeding America website for a Food Bank near you!

http://feedingamerica.org/

Happy Solstice!

This Saturday, I celebrated the Solstice at the Fremont Solstice Parade. Naked Bicyclists, crazy floats...PARTY! We passed out (500) DAYS OF SUMMER beach balls and screening passes but my dream of getting a naked bicyclist to pose with it was not realized...I mean, beach balls, naked people...the possibilities are endless.

It was a perfect event for this movie which is a fun rollercoaster of emotions and great music, just like summer should be.

Paper Heart

Falling in love is magical, exciting and painful, but is it real?? With over 50% of marriages supposedly ending in divorce and the controversy surrounding gay marriage, love, or at least the official/public expression of it can loose meaning. Enter Charlyne Yi and a cute little mockumentary that will be showing this weekend at SIFF, called Paper Heart. The premise is that Charlyne Yi, who appeared in Knocked up and 30 Rock, does not believe in true love so she goes around interviewing everyone from kids on the playground to old married couples. In the course of this endeavor, she meets the ever awkward, always lovable Michael Cera and begins to change her conception of the whole love thing. Go see it! Paper Heart might just change your conception too!

SIFF showtimes:
Saturday May 23, 7 pm - Uptown
Sunday, May 24, 4 pm - Uptown

STATE OF PLAY In Theaters Tomorrow!

Today a colleague asked me what the circulation would be for an article that runs online on the website of a print publication. I suppose it would have something to do with the number of hits that the website gets and not the circulation of the print edition. What if the piece ran in both the print edition and online? Would it be even more? Do people, particularly young people even CARE about the print edition when they can get any news they desire on their iPhones or Crackberries in mere moments without all that messy newsprint? To all those fastidious Gen Y, X and Z'ers out there, I say this: GO SEE STATE OF PLAY! You may have never owned a subscription to a newspaper, but after seeing this film, you too will mourn it's passing. In these days of quick and dirty, easy information that pops up on Twitter then finds its way to "legitimate" news sites in mere moments before being debunked moments later, this portrayal of a newspaper in search of the truth is truly compelling. Between the eager young blogger played by Rachel McAdams and the seasoned newspaper man played by Russell Crowe, the embattled politician, Ben Affleck and my personal favorite, the sleazy PR person played by Jason Bateman, STATE OF PLAY boasts a cast of characters that not only entertain us but make us think...and that is what we should never stop doing, whether it is about an article in the newspaper or information floating around in cyberspace. When we stop thinking, we are truly PLAYED.

~Sara WJ

State of Play Debate at Duke's

Tonight, following the special preview screening at the AMC Southcenter 16 of State of Play starring Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck and Rachel McAdams. We will be hosting a debate between Journalist Casey Corr and Cathy Allen, Seattle's premiere political consultant. It should be a lively discussion, fueled by complimentary appetizers, courtesy of Duke himself, as well as the very timely subject matter of the film. I saw the film a few weeks ago when we had the press screening and was seriously floored. It deals with the very tenuous and at times strained relationship that exists between politicians and the Media, particularly in these times when the fate of the print media is so uncertain. Even if you can't make it to the screening and gathering afterwords, I hope you will see the film as it is a truly entertaining and intelligent piece of filmmaking.

~Sara WJ

ENLIGHTEN UP PORTLAND!

For a chance to receive a complimentary pass for you and a guest, please send an email to JWPRmovieclub@gmail.com with ENLIGHTEN UP PORTLAND in the subject line.

VOTE to Bring Wolverine to Seattle!!!

This past weekend we were at Emerald City Comicon to get Seattle voting to bring the X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE World Premiere to Seattle. Between the Lara Crofts and the Storm Troopers, we passed out fliers and got people riled up to bring Wolverine to our fair city. It isn't over yet though! We will be out and about next week for a final Wolverine push so keep your eyes peeled!

Go to: http://x-menorigins.com/premiere

VOTE!

~Sara WJ

ENLIGHTEN UP SEATTLE!

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