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#ThenShowing 4 Nov 1949, Seattle Times
America's favorite horse gets the bio-pic treatment, THE STORY OF SEABISCUIT (5th Ave), and it opens today! Barry Fitzgerald doing double-duty in TOP O' THE MORNING (Roosevelt) though I think WHITE HEAT is the bigger draw.
November 4, 2026 at 6:31 PM
#ThenShowing 2 Nov 1967, Seattle P-I
For whatever reason, I used to confuse Lee Marvin & James Coburn, an issue that today would exacerbate comparing Coburn's WATERHOLE NO. 3 (Broadway) to Marvin's CAT BALLOU (Lynn); Marvin can also be found in POINT BLANK (Blue Mouse).
November 2, 2026 at 5:18 PM
#ThenShowing 3 Nov 1986, Seattle P-I
World premiere of RIVER'S EDGE, with an early Keanu Reeves role and Ione Skye's debut--perhaps the best 80s Gen-X film? It's just one of a number of quintessentially 80s films out today: CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD, AMADEUS, BLUE VELVET, A ROOM WITH A VIEW,…
November 3, 2026 at 6:43 PM
#ThenShowing 30 Oct 1936, Seattle Times
Ending the week on a ho-hum note: a special Halloween Costume Ball at the Trianon Ballroom, not so much in the cinemas with LEGION OF TERROR (Liberty) being a KKK exposé drama.
October 30, 2026 at 6:03 PM
#ThenShowing 29 Oct 1941, Seattle Times
Not much of interest, to me, today. There's SERGEANT YORK (Orpheum), BURMA CONVOY (Palomar), and A YANK IN THE R.A.F. (Music Box), 3 films that, given the year, seem to be gently pushing Americans towards the idea of WWII involvement.
October 29, 2026 at 5:44 PM
#ThenShowing 28 Oct 1952, Seattle P-I
Sneaky solid day—The only John Wayne movie I own, Ford's THE QUIET MAN (Blue Mouse) in its 4th week w/ Tom & Jerry Cartoon! SON OF PALEFACE (Northgate) pales in comparison to its predecessor.
October 28, 2026 at 4:52 PM
#ThenShowing 27 Oct 1971, Seattle P-I
Halloween is on the horizon and Seattle's drive-ins are ready to feed you scares: TROG, DINASAURS (sic), EEGAH (El Rancho); NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA, HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES (Eastiside); and…
October 27, 2026 at 5:18 PM
#ThenShowing 26 Oct 1961, Seattle P-I
Some great shows at the drive-ins today: REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE + THE WILD ONE (Midway), RING OF FIRE + THUNDER ROAD (Kenmore, El Rancho), and 3 chillers: HORRORS AT THE BLACK MUSEUM, THE HEADLESS GHOST, + MONSTER ON THE CAMPUS (Sno-King).
October 26, 2026 at 6:33 PM
#ThenShowing 23 Oct 1985, Seattle P-I
Oh how I remember King's Table Buffett… not necessarily fondly. As for movies, there's plenty for the Halloween minded: Romero's DAY OF THE DEAD, RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD, SILVER BULLET, TEEN WOLF, and LIFEFORCE. Non-horror fantastic films do exist: COCOON,…
October 23, 2026 at 4:04 PM
#ThenShowing 22 Oct 1943, Seattle Times
It's an awful title, particularly given contemporary sensibilities, but I do love WHITE SAVAGE (Greenlake, Ridgemont), teaming Maria Montez, Jon Hall, and Sabu a year before the more famous (and campy) COBRA WOMAN.
October 22, 2026 at 6:31 PM
#ThenShowing 20 Oct 1950, Seattle Times
Good day for two of my favorite genre—first film noir: SUNSET BOULEVARD (Gateway), UNION STATION (Neptune), THE ASPHALT JUNGLE (Uptown), NO WAY OUT (Coliseum), CAGED (Beacon), WOMAN ON THE RUN (Orpheum), QUICKSAND (Woodland),…
October 20, 2026 at 5:38 PM
#ThenShowing 21 Oct 1974, Seattle Times
Imagining what passersby who caught images of ANDY WARHOL'S FRANKENSTEIN (Valley) flashing across the screens must have thought. THE STING back on screens, you can catch it solo (The King, Guild 45th) or on a double-bill with DAY OF THE JACKAL (Crossroads).
October 21, 2026 at 5:30 PM
#ThenShowing 19 Oct 1964, Seattle P-I
MY FAIR LADY is opening Seattle next month, buy your tickets via mail! In the meantime, i.e. today, you can see Rock & Doris in SEND ME NO FLOWERS (5 cinemas) or the madness that is IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD (Cinerama).
October 19, 2026 at 5:11 PM
#ThenShowing 16 Oct 1969, Seattle P-I
One of those "Wealth of Choices" day, just scan down the right-hand column; there's also EASY RIDER (UA 150), JUSTINE (Varsity), WAIT TILL DARK (El Rancho), DE SADE (5th Ave), BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID (Coliseum), and DR ZHIVAGO (Crossroads).
October 16, 2026 at 6:22 PM
#ThenShowing 15 Oct 1948, Seattle Times
THE LOST ONE, aka LA TRAVIATA, at the "new" Uptown—the new referring to the theater's re-brand as Seattle's foreign film cinema. See Hayworth & Ford together again in THE LOVES OF CARMEN (Paramount), this time in Technicolor.
October 15, 2026 at 5:28 PM
#ThenShowing 14 Oct 1935, Seattle Times
Fun fact: CHINATOWN SQUAD (Capitol) was part of Screen Gems SHOCK! TV package that popularized the Universal Monsters—one of these things is not like the others. See the future w/ BROADWAY MELODY OF 1936 (Liberty); right on time, GOLD DIGGERS OF 1935 (Grand).
October 14, 2026 at 5:36 PM
#ThenShowing 13 Oct 1955, Seattle P-I
Saw PETE KELLY'S BLUES this past February at Noir City—I can safely miss it today. I've been fortunate enough to see GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES on the big screen (in Dublin, Ireland), maybe it's time to see GENTLEMEN MARRY BRUNETTES (Orpheum)?🤔
October 13, 2026 at 5:40 PM
#ThenShowing 12 Oct 1977, Seattle Times
The fact that I have not ever heard of THE LINCOLN CONSPIRACY means its been debunked though in this day & age it's probably ripe to be "revitalized".🙄 Think I may have caught bits of THE GROOVE TUBE (Midway, Aurora drive-ins) during a late-night cable airing.
October 12, 2026 at 5:17 PM
#ThenShowing 9 Oct 1957, Seattle P-I
There's a film noir double-feature: Mickey Spillane's MY GUN IS QUICK + CHICAGO CONFIDENTIAL (Coliseum)—the latter, I like; the former… well, I've always found Mike Hammer a miserable thug no matter the actor.
October 9, 2026 at 6:17 PM
#ThenShowing 8 Oct 1973, Seattle Times
When I was a child, my mother would put on the soundtrack of CAMELOT (Admiral, 3 others) while housecleaning. Quite a few other older films screening about town, too: SEVEN SAMURAI (Movie House), ARSENIC & OLD LACE + DR STRANGELOVE (University),…
October 8, 2026 at 5:41 PM
#ThenShowing 7 Oct 1940, Seattle Times
Big ad for Carmen Miranda in DOWN ARGENTINE WAY (5th Ave) but you'll have to wait a few days for it as Mickey & Judy STRIKE UP THE BAND. There are other famous cinematic couples to choose from: Powell & Loy in I LOVE YOU AGAIN (Coliseum)…
October 7, 2026 at 5:51 PM
#ThenShowing 5 Oct 1960, Seattle P-I
Hitchcock's PSYCHO is in its 7th week, and still making audiences on-time. And while the ad implores viewers not to spoil the movie, the critic for this fine newspaper did just that in his review because he did not like the film. Or… 1/
October 5, 2026 at 4:51 PM
#ThenShowing 2 Oct 1946, Seattle Times
A couple of notable openings today: Somerset Maugham adaptation OF HUMAN BONDAGE (Orpheum) and THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (Winter Garden), the latter a quintessential film noir. There's even more films noir available: Welles' THE STRANGER (Blue Mouse),… 1/
October 2, 2026 at 5:42 PM
#ThenShowing 1 Oct 1984, Seattle P-I
I remember this summer well: the four must-see summer movies were THE KARATE KID, INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM, GREMLINS, and GHOSTBUSTERS. As a child, I also loved THE LAST STARFIGHTER + THE NEVERENDING STORY (Edmonds)—I still have a fondness for both.1/
October 1, 2026 at 6:11 PM
#ThenShowing 30 Sept 1968, Seattle P-I
Dick Van Dyke tells Dorothy Manners that he plans to retire in three years. At 50 years to that and bullseye. Who came up with the WITH SIX YOU GET EGGROLL + FORTUNE COOKIE (Broadway) double-bill? Brilliant. 1/
September 30, 2026 at 5:07 PM