Nudity, Profanity, and Xylophones

VHS Variety Special at the Grand Illusion | TakeOneCFF.com

The Grand Illusion Cinema’s exclusive screening of the VHS Variety Specials, footage courtesy of Scarecrow Video: weird, unsettling fun.

Treatment for a film in 15 scenes

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TREATMENT FOR A FILM IN 15 SCENES aired in all four parts at Grand Illusion Cinema in Seattle on April 14th; many thanks to John Zorn and the filmmakers involved.

The Movie Orgy is weird, wonderful fun.

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Grand Illusion Cinema proudly celebrates its anniversary with a rare screening of Joe Dante and Jon Davison’s THE MOVIE ORGY.

Classic Sci-Fi on the Big Screen at Grand Illusion Cinema

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SCI-FI SATURDAY SECRET MATINEES at the Grand Illusion Cinema! Space Madness! Steampunk Adventures! Beasts From Beyond! March 24th was the final installment of the 2012 three-month series.

The Trouble With Harry

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Harry’s a corpse, and everyone who stumbles across him seems to have an alternate explanation for his death. Alfred Hitchcock’s black comedy screens at the Grand Illusion in 35mm.

Soldier Of The Road

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Bernard Josse and Gérard Rouy’s brilliant study of German free jazz musician Peter Brötzmann’s life and work, which screened recently at Grand Illusion Cinema in Seattle.

The Classics Don’t Put You To Sleep at the Grand Illusion Cinema

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Seattle’s Grand Illusion Cinema, the city’s longest running independent theater, recently featured Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife in its series, A Touch of Lubitsch (“to be continued when we get more Lubitsch on 35mm reels”). The first in a series of reviews from the Grand Illusion’s excellent programme.