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2008-05-07 / Make Your Reservation Now! We are taking reservations for our upcoming G.I. JOE STOP MOTION FILM FESTIVAL. Half of the seats are already reserved, ... 2008-04-08 / BEST BETTE Fasten Your Seatbelts: Bette Davis Turns 100! Our sure to be super-fun Bette Davis series starts this Friday April 11th. So come on down to the cinema and help us ce ... 2008-04-04 / Meet Director Adam Rifkin !! Meet the director of The Dark Backward and Look this weekend, Friday April 4th & 5th. The Grand Illusion Cinema present ... 2008-03-21 / New Calendar to Welcome Spring Greetings, Another year has passed for the Grand Illusion Cinema and our new calendar for the Spring of 2008 should b ... 2008-02-24 / TOUGH GUYS DON’T DANCE TOUGH GUYS DON’T DANCE The No Nonsense Films of Phil Karlson in the 50s The Grand Illusion Cinema highlights the und ... 2008-02-14 / OH NO! Due to some unfortunate problems with the print, this weekend's (2/15-16) screenings of PETS are canceled. Don't fret! ... 2008-01-07 / GRINDHOUSE FESTIVAL - ONE NIGHT ONLY Saturday January 26th The Portland Grindhouse Film Festival invades Seattle with incredibly rare 35mm prints for a one n ... 2007-12-13 / MERRY CHRISTMAS MOVIE HOUSE!! hooray, our ceiling repairs finish today and we will re-open on friday (Dec. 14th) in time for our annual It's ... 2007-12-10 / ROOF UPDATE - WORK HAS BEGUN Cinema Patrons, Here is an update on The Grand Illusion Cinema's roof repair: We will remain closed for a few days mo ... 2007-12-05 / ROOF UPDATE - MORE DELAYS Cinema Patrons, Here is an update on The Grand Illusion Cinema's roof repair: We will remain closed for a few days mo ... 2007-11-30 / CLOSED FOR REPAIRS!! Cinema Patrons, Here is an update on The Grand Illusion Cinema's roof repair: We will have to close this Saturday D ... 2007-11-29 / BLACK XMAS & NEW ROOF INFO Just in time for the Holiday season the Grand Illusion brings you a gift of yule-tide terror! The one, the only, the OR ... 2007-11-19 / A NEW ROOF IN THE WORKS Patrons! Soon the Grand Illusion Cinema will have a new roof and crossbeam to hold up that roof. (The old one is fai ... 2007-11-12 / KIING CORN Q & A !! A great opportunity to meet one of our film makers! The director of KING CORN, Aaron Woolf, will be in Seattle for Q ... 2007-11-02 / NEW CALENDAR Our NEW CALENDAR hits the mail today. (sorry for the delay) As always it's chock full of great movies and special tr ... 2007-10-21 / A DELIGHTFUL HALLOWEEN Don't miss the fun this halloween week as the Grand Illusion Cinema presents two classic Vincent Price films in true dou ... 2007-10-18 / BAD NEWS FOR HORROR FANS!! NEWS FLASH!!! Late last night we got a call informing us that director James Bryan will NOT be flying in to attend t ... 2007-09-17 / NEW CALENDAR ALMOST HERE The New Calendar goes to the printer today so you should see it in your mailboxes soon. It all starts with HULA GIRLS ... 2007-09-07 / DENNIS NYBACKS SUMMER OF LOVE Dennis Nyback is back with another fantastic program. His "Have A Psychedelic Summer: the 40th Anniversary of the Summe ... 2007-08-12 / The U.S. theatrical premiere of A DAY AT THE BEACH. A DAY AT THE BEACH will finally get the big-screen attention it deserves thanks to the fine folks at Code Red DVD and th ... 2007-07-22 / THE RE-RETURN OF PROFESSOR FRED! No, it's not his spirit reborn in the form of his son, it is once again the savviest suavest cineaste back for another v ... 2007-07-12 / THE RETURN OF PROFESSOR FRED! No it's not an undead invasion, it's the savviest suavest cineaste back for another visit with the Grand Illusion Cinema ... 2007-07-02 / IT'S HERE! The New Calendar ... 2007-06-11 / MNSTRZ !!! The greatest Summer Calendar of films ever presented is right around the corner as this summer The Grand Illusion Cinema ... 2007-05-27 / MICHAEL HANEKE--A SLAP IN THE FACE-- MICHAEL HANEKE--A SLAP IN THE FACE-- June 1–June 14 Austrian director Michael Haneke studied philosophy and wo ... 2007-05-07 / NEW CALENDAR IS HERE !! Your New Grand Illusion Cinema Calendar is chock full of good movies. And this weekend the Directors of PLAGUES ... 2007-05-04 / A DOCUMENTARY DEBUT!! Tamalyn Dallal's Documentary Presented In Its Final Form For The First Time! "40 Days and 1001 Nights,Seeing the Isla ... 2007-04-27 / THE TASTE OF TEA - - - NO SPLATS!! "The Taste of Tea" is one of the best films we've ever seen, and it's not just the crazy ... 2007-04-16 / SPRINGTIME IN GREENELAND SPRINGTIME IN GREENELAND Don't miss out on this fantastic program of three films from ... 2007-04-02 / LATE NITE FLIP FLOP!! greetings all, this weeks planned late nite screenings of "Rubin & Ed" have been delayed a week due to print a ... 2007-03-07 / TONY GATLIF plus IRAQ IN FRAGMENTS TONY GATLIF'S GYPSY TRILOGY Join us for 3 weeks of enchanting, moving films as we pr ... 2007-02-19 / RURAL ROUTE FILM FESTIVAL!! The RURAL ROUTE FILM FESTIVAL is Coming Soon! Friday March 2nd - Thursday March 8th RURAL ROUTE FILM FESTIVA ... 2007-01-10 / ALEJANDRO JODOROWSKY:: CINEMATIC ALCHEMY Cinematic Alchemy Films of Alejandro Jodorowsky February 2 – February 15 BRAND NEW 35mm print ... 2007-01-10 / 2006-12-29 / LINDA LINDA LINDA Sugoi! "Linda Linda Linda" opens today and plays for 2 fun-filled weeks! What a fantastic way to kick off the New Ye ... 2006-12-21 / It's A Wonderful Holiday Tradition! It's A Wonderful Life vs. Bad Santa!! 36 years for Frank Capra's Classic. And Now 3 years running for Terry Z ... 2006-12-17 / It's A Wonderful Holiday Party!! Monday December 18th at 7pm It’s a Wonderful Party Our third annual holiday party. Come join us and celebrat ... 2006-12-06 / Bogie & Bacall plus Places To Eat Our Friends At URBAN SPOON have set up a page to help you eat good food to go along with our good movies. Check it out ... 2006-11-15 / Bogie & Bacall - Don't Miss Out! You Can Win Tickets to see Train Man for FREE!! go to www.trainman-movie.com for Details. ANYBODY GOT A MATCH? 4 ... 2006-10-30 / Win Tickets To Train Man / Don't Miss Out On Horror! You Can Win Tickets to see Train Man for FREE!! go to www.trainman-movie.com for Details DON'T MISS OUT ON HALLOWE ... 2006-09-30 / HORROR ATTACK! DON'T MISS OUT ON HALLOWEEN HIJINX!! Friday October 27th & Saturday October 28th Friday November 3rd & Saturday Novemb ... 2006-09-14 / Four Eyed Monsters NATION WIDE PREMIERE FOUR EYED MONSTERS -- NATIONWIDE PREMIERE EVENT!! THURSDAYS IN SEPTEMBER - 8pm ONLY! buy tickets online at: http: ... 2006-08-24 / Sideways Success!! It was great to see so many fans of The Grand Illusion, the local film arts scene and great wine in one place. Our SIDE ... 2006-08-16 / SIDEWAYS Viewing Party & Wine Tasting! Come and join us for a fabulous night of relaxed wine drinking and rubbed elbows. Monday, August 21 -- SIDEWAYS Viewi ... 2006-08-04 / GO!! FOR ZUCKER GO FOR ZUCKER!, Germany's Biggest Prize Winner in a Decade opens today, friday (8/4). WINNER of 6 Golden Lolas, includi ... 2006-07-27 / Don't Miss the FREE Stooges & Kyle wins a sweet bag You have just 3 days left to catch FREE 3 Stooges lunacy courtesy of Scarecrow Video! So come on out to the cinema Frid ... 2006-07-12 / TOUR De HELL: Update!! This Bag Is Awesome! The custom bag that Ellie and her fine crew at Reload Bags Seattle hooked us up with is an absolute cracker! Just lovel ... 2006-07-06 / TOUR de HELL!! 3ADMISSION BY DONATION CYCLING DOCUMENTARIES TO CELEBRATE THE TOUR DE FRANCE. Sponsored By RE-LOAD BAGS, BIKE WORKS & ... 2006-06-27 / OVERLORD Debuts Friday June 30th By Mike Snider, USA TODAY The critically hailed but rarely seen World War II film Overlord gets a timely U.S. launch ... 2006-06-12 / Look Both Ways playing for 2 weeks! We have a ** Special 2-Week Engagement ** of LOOK BOTH WAYS starting this friday that you won't want to miss. This mult ... 2006-05-15 / COMING SOON -- FRITZ LANG UBER ALLES! Fritz Lang ÜBER ALLES Austrian director and screenwriter Fritz Lang was one of the best known émigrés from ... 2006-05-05 / SPRINGTIME IN FRANCE For the next three weeks, the Grand Illusion, in partnership with the Seattle Art Museum, presents five films from one ... 2006-04-10 / DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE FOR "THE LAND HAS EYES" SCREENINGS DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE FOR "THE LAND HAS EYES" SCREENINGS This week we are pleased to present the very first feature ... 2006-03-28 / Wallingford Community Senior Center Matinees Monday, April 3 2006 1:00 PM The Wallingford Community Senior Center is excited to launch Monday Matinees in partners ... 2006-03-20 / FAMILY MATINEES CELEBRATE SAKURA-CON SCARECROW VIDEO, VIZ & THE GRAND ILLUSION CINEMA Present A Weekend of FAMILY MATINEES for FREE! At the Grand Illus ... 2006-03-13 / DARK CIRCLE starts Friday 3/17/2006 This week, we present DARK CIRCLE, the award-winning documentary from producer/director Judy Irving, director of last y ... 2006-03-02 / RURAL ROUTE FILM FESTIVAL MAKES A STOP IN SEATTLE This week the grand illusion cinema is proud to showcase two of the programs from this past years RURAL ROUTE FILM FESTI ... 2006-02-17 / Leo McCarey's Brilliance Graces The Grand Illusion Screen This Friday we continue our three-week tribute to the comic genius of director Leo McCarey with a series we call BRILLI ... 2006-02-09 / Leo McCarey's Brilliance Graces The Grand Illusion Screen This Friday we begin a three-week tribute to the comic genius of director Leo McCarey with a series we call BRILIANT LU ... 2006-01-26 / LIVE FREAKY! DIE FREAKY! PREMIERE WEEK! hello all, Come score some punk-love and maybe some free schwag as the Grand Illusion Cinema proudly joins dozens of ... 2006-01-05 / LATE NITE CALENDAR ERROR! hello all, due to a mis-communication we had scheduled LIVE FREAKY! DIE FREAKY! to start on Jan. 6th. BUT IT DOES N ... 2005-12-06 / IT’S A WONDERFUL GRAND ILLUSION HOLIDAY PARTY THURSDAY, DEC. 29TH Please accept our invitation to join us for as we celebrate our 2ndHoliday Bash at the all ... 2005-11-17 / ALIAS NICK & NORA: THE RETURN OF BILL & MYRNA Join us for the triumphant return of Seattles favorite sweethearts, William Powell & Myrna Loy! The Thin Man team is ba ... 2005-11-13 / WAL-MART Documentary Premiere Week! The Grand Illusion Cinema is a proud participant in the Premiere Week of the new disinformation documentary, WAL-MART th ... 2005-10-27 / LATE NITES ARE BACK!! It's time to start staying up late again, as the Grand Illusion Cinema returns to screening Late Nite selections on Frid ... 2005-10-26 / BEST U-DISTRICT HOLDOUT CINEMA! The Seattle Weekly has kindly noted our hard work: **Best U District HoldOut Cinema** The neighborhood is changing ... 2005-10-25 / BEST U-DISTRICT HOLDOUT CINEMA The Seattle Weekly has kindly noted our hard work: **Best U District HoldOut Cinema** The neighborhood is changing ... 2005-07-26 / Dennis Nyback at the Grand Illusion For two weeks film archivist and historian DENNIS NYBACK will be residing at THE GRAND ILLUSION CINEMA showing 27 progra ... 2005-06-28 / Happy Birthday Ray! For the next three weeks, the Grand Illusion and Scarecrow Video are pleased to present a tribute to the undisputed mast ... 2005-06-08 / 2 New Films Make Their Debut at The Grand Illusion! The Place Promised in Our Early Days is the highly anticipated, award-winning full-length feature film by world famous a ... 2005-04-25 / The Grand Illusion Cinema debuts brilliant Greek film. The Grand Illusion Cinema is very happy to present our favorite film from last years S.I.F.F., "Hard Goodbyes: My Father ... 2005-03-23 / THE GRAND ILLUSION CINEMA CELEBRATES ITS FIRST ANNIVERSARY NEW BULBS! The Grand Illusion Cinema has purchased 2 new bulbs for its projectors. Come see the brightest pictur ... 2005-02-25 / Amazing print of 'Ball O Fire'! We just put together the reels for Howard Hawks' classic screwball comedy, 'Ball O Fire'. It's completely flawless. Don' ... 2005-02-12 / Calendar Delay! Our paper calendar has been delayed by the flu, but if you are here on the web you'll see we've got things updated. We ... 2004-12-29 / Spend your late nights with Bakshi This January, The Grand Illusion and Scarecrow Video present 2 films from the master of adult animation Ralph Bakshi. It ... 2004-12-10 / URGENT! Night and the City! ** FLASH! ! ** Due to a shipping error Jules Dassin's NIGHT AND THE CITY will not show today (Friday Dec. 10th). ... 2004-10-20 / The Grand Illusion Cinema has survived the first 6 months of owning itself Thanks to everybody who patronized the cinema during the past half year. Things are going good and will only get better ... 2004-09-14 / Seattle’s 1st Independent South Asian Film Festival The Grand Illusion Cinema is proud to be a co-sponsor of Seattle’s 1st Independent South Asian Film Festival (ISAFF) Sep ... 2004-06-29 / Join our mailing list? NOT ON THE MAILING LIST? There are ways to correct this. Next time you're in the cinema sign up for email and y ... 2004-04-30 / Grand Illusion One Month and Counting On April 1st, the Grand Illusion Cinema reopened under new management. Although the theatre has changed hands and while ... 2004-03-27 / IT’S NO ILLUSION! A GRAND REOPENING On April 1st, the Grand Illusion Cinema will reopen, under new management, presenting Rubin and Ed, the wittily eccentri ... 2004-03-26 / Grand Illusion returns on April 1 — no foolin' A dollar movie, with dollar popcorn, sounds like an April Fools' joke — but it's actually the grand reopening of the Gra ... 2004-03-25 / Grand Illusion Cinema to be run by longtime NWFF employees The Northwest Film Forum announces the selling of its beloved Grand Illusion Cinema to a group of passionate and dedicat ... |