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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · Nov 7

Our lease won't be renewed in February 2025. The process to relocate & build an even grander Grand Illusion is already underway & we need your help! Learn more and donate: grandillusioncinema.org/moving/

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 8h

BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN plays Tuesday at 615pm @nwfilmforum.bsky.social for its 90th anniversary! Presented by us.

“[Whale] sculpts every nuance of self-parody, social satire, horror, humour, wit & whimsy into a dazzling whole…” Simon Braund, Empire

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 1d

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
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Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 1d

What if the devil was a VJ? What if MTV broadcasted from hell? GHOST ALMANAC features scenes from classic horror films soundtracked live by indie chamber group Montopolis. Tomorrow at Here-After!

Co-presented with @scarecrowvideo.bsky.social!

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 1d

20th anniversary 35mm screenings of the final film in Park Chan-wook's Vengeance Trilogy, LADY VENGEANCE, with special intros from film educator Hannah Baek. Oct 19 & 20 at @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center.

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 2d

Fusing gruesome gore & raw sex while wryly paying tribute to Michael Powell’s PEEPING TOM, RE-WIND (aka CELLULOID NIGHTMARES) is one of Hisayasu Satô's most powerful & impressive early works. See it Wednesday, 10/15 at @siffnews.bsky.social presented by us!

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 4d

VIDEODROME is tonight at 730pm at @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center. Screening in memory of one of Seattle’s most dedicated cinephiles, Bill Kennedy. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Evergreen Playhouse in Bill’s hometown of Centralia.

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 5d

If you missed our screening of this last week you can see it soon on YouTube!

The Onion @theonion.com · 5d

Forget everything you already know about America's most notorious dead person.

Watch Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile at Thursday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT.

Only at The Onion on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjhSoGcQhWU.

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The Sprocket Society @sprocketsociety.bsky.social · 5d

Our next show! Tues. October 28 — a secret 1930s horror feature, Castle Films digests of the “complete” Frankenstein saga, plus more. All on 16mm film! More info + tix via sprocketsociety.org/coming-soon/ Part of ALL MONSTERS ATTACK! from @grandillusioncinema.org

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 5d

“In an age of brain-lacerating tech & herdlike algorithmic group-think, [Hal] Hartley stands out in ever-greater contrast as a quietly intransigent auteur force.” VICE

See WHERE TO LAND tonight at @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center presented by us!

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 5d

“This movie is 80’s as all f**k and I loved every minute of it.” Mike Sprague, Dread Central

TRICK OR TREAT screens tonight at Here-After! Arrive early for a pre-show filled with Ozzy clips.

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The Sprocket Society @sprocketsociety.bsky.social · 6d

ICYMI the Pordenone silent film festival is underway, and folks like us who can’t teleport there can get in on their streaming edition. Films from day 2 are still online (for a bit), so if you carpe diem you’ll not have missed much. Recommended! www.mymovies.it/ondemand/gio...

Le giornate del cinema muto 2025 - Enjoy the silence!

In streaming su MYmovies. Scegli il tuo accredito

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 6d

It’s weird how the city’s newspaper does a 3000 word deep dive into something like this, yet can *barely* be bothered to write more than 3000 words for an entire month of Seattle arthouse film screenings.

The Seattle Times @seattletimes.com · 8d

When Seattle International Film Festival purchased the Cinerama movie theater in 2023, cinephiles cheered. Has the blockbuster purchase been a box office hit?

SIFF bought an iconic Seattle movie theater in 2023. Did it pay off?

When Seattle International Film Festival purchased the Cinerama movie theater in 2023, cinephiles cheered. Has the blockbuster purchase been a box office hit?

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 6d

Before PSYCHO, PEEPING TOM, and REPULSION, there was DIABOLIQUE. See it tonight at NW Film Forum! 70th anniversary!

“Satisfying, elegant and nasty.” Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 7d

We have t-shirts for sale! @sethbeastmeat.bsky.social (w/ assist from Phill Tuma) created this unholy union of projector & projectionist for us & we couldn’t be happier. $25

We'll definitely have them at NWFF. SIFF & Here-After just depends on logistics (we’re all volunteers after all).

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 8d

TINA is the winner of the Golden Space Needle Award for Best Film at the 2025 @siffnews.bsky.social Fest & the Best Narrative Feature Audience Award at the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival. See it at the SIFF Cinema Uptown on 10/12 presented by us!

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 11d

After making horror history with BASKET CASE & BRAIN DAMAGE, Frank Henenlotter unleashed FRANKENHOOKER—the greatest transmutation of Mary Shelley’s FRANKENSTEIN that you’ll ever see!

Tomorrow at Here-After co-presented with @scarecrowvideo.bsky.social

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 12d

Your final chance to see a new 35mm print of the “exercise in hard-boiled sleaze” WHO KILLED TEDDY BEAR? is this Thursday!

Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 17d

“…an exercise in hard-boiled sleaze. The movie is creatively suggestive & well shot in glorious black & white… the 1965 movie returns to claim cult status.” J. Hoberman, The New York Times

See a new 35mm print tonight & next Thurs. of WHO KILLED TEDDY BEAR?

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 12d

Featuring kick ass original songs by the band Fastway and Ozzy as a televangelist, TRICK OR TREAT is heavy metal horror at its finest. See it Tuesday 10/7 at Here-After presented by us! Arrive early for a preshow of Ozzy clips.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 17d

Forget everything you already know about America's most notorious dead person. Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile is in select theaters October 2.

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 13d

This Thursday at 10pm the Grand Illusion and Here-After proudly present @theonion.com's new film JEFFREY EPSTEIN: BAD PEDOPHILE.

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 13d

It’ll happen Thursday at 10pm at Here-After www.ticketweb.com/event/jeffre...

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 13d

Here-After at 10pm this Thursday is the best we could do. www.ticketweb.com/event/jeffre...

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 13d

Our venue options and times are somewhat limited, but we squeezed into Here-After at 10pm this Thursday. Cheap! www.ticketweb.com/event/jeffre...

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 13d

The new 4K restoration of Uli Edel's CHRISTIANE F. screens tonight at @nwfilmforum.bsky.social presented by us!

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 16d

WANNA DATE? We’re screening FRANKENHOOKER for its 35th anniversary on Thurs. Oct. 2 at Here-After!

Co-presented with @scarecrowvideo.bsky.social!

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