August preview
Here's what we're working on/thinking about for August: The Intouchables July 27 A familiar story but a good one: two completely different people form a fast friendship. One of the most popular French films in recent years. The Boone Dawdle August 18 Buy your tickets before Aug 10 to save some $$$. Beasts of the […]
Read More...robot robot
There's a robot coming from local metal-smasher Greg Orloff. And here are some photos from our birthday party. We're fourteen! (Photos by Chelsea Myers.) RoboTone 5000!
Read More...Quirky comedy starring Mark Duplass and Aubrey Plaza opens Friday, July 20
Safety Not Guaranteed Now Playing When an unusual classified ad inspires three cynical Seattle magazine employees to look for the story behind it, they discover a mysterious eccentric named Kenneth, a likable but paranoid supermarket clerk, who believes hes solved the riddle of time travel and intends to depart again soon. Together, they embark on […]
Read More...Shut Up and Play the Hits!
Two shows only! "If you've never heard of LCD Soundsystem or cared much for the group's work, "Shut Up and Play the Hits" still manages to explore the prospects of fame and contemporary rock music's lasting relevance."--Eric Kohn indieWIRE
Read More...Notes from the attic: Woody Allen and Amarcord
We watched a good chunk of Fellini's Amarcord (1973) the other day in movie club...until the disk exploded from all the extreme wackiness. (Just kidding: the disk was extremely scratched.) What we saw was awesome. I imagine this is Fellini's recollection (the title is "I remember") of his boyhood town in the 30s, filtered through […]
Read More...Notes from the attic: Paths of Glory
We just watched Stanley Kubrick's 1957 WWI film about the insane brutality of war. A must-see for fans of Kubrick and the genre. Kirk Douglas is a colonel given an impossible command.
Read More...Get ready to Boone Dawdle!
True/False's summer event is fast approaching. The third annual Boone Dawdle is August 18. Take a fun-filled ride on the Katy Trail to Les Bourgeois on the Missouri River (or a take a shuttle from downtown); watch a cool new documentary, The Source, about a hippie LA restaurant-turned-cult; eat great food from Les Bourgeois; and […]
Read More...Woody Allen's "To Rome With Love" is here!
Woody Allen's new, goofy comedy with all-star ensemble cast is at Ragtag! Remember to buy your ticket online and get here early to get a good seat. Buy tickets online here. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIbYqxqtP38[/youtube]
Read More...Open July 4
Escape the heat at a movie on the Fourth of July this year at Ragtag. Bar opens at 11am and films begin at noon. The Uprise kitchen will be closed. Buy your tickets online and bypass the line! Take your receipt with confirmation number or the credit card you used and hand it directly to […]
Read More...DocuMemories Series: T/F favorites return
Relive films from T/F past at Ragtag with our new nine month series DocuMemories. We'll revisit one film each month from the archives of T/F's best. July 30: "I Like Killing Flies" about Kenny Shopsin's well-loved Greenwich Village restaurant by music video director Matt Mahurin. Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly, calls it "an unabashedly home-cooked homage […]
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