#ThenShowing 24 Sept 1962, Seattle P-I World's Fair going strong; at the movies, it's a mixed bag. The last Crosby & Hope Road flick, ROAD TO HONG KONG paired w/ PINOCCHIO (El Rancho), could be fun. A PLACE IN THE SUN + STALAG 17 (Midway/Kenmore), that's heavier bill for a night at the drive-in. 1/

#ThenShowing 23 Sept 1941, Seattle Times HERE COMES MR. JORDAN (Liberty), the first cinematic adaptation of Harry Segall's play, "Heaven Can Wait"—not to be confused with Ernst Lubitsch's HEAVEN CAN WAIT (1943)—but, yes, the one Warren Beatty remade in 1978. 1/

#ThenShowing 22 Sept 1980, Seattle Times RAISE THE TITANIC (Cinerama), to quote an anonymous Hollywood exec, "Right ship, wrong direction." If FAME (King Cinema) makes you want to pursue a career in the performing arts, ALL THAT JAZZ + THE ROSE double-bill (Edmonds) may persuade you otherwise. 1/

I'll have to wait a few more months before I put in my next semi-annual @blpublishing.bsky.social order, but this volume is easily the one I'm most anticipating. And this might be the best cover of the series so far.

#ThenShowing 19 Sept 1967, Seattle P-I Well most of the ads are for tomorrow's films but still some good flicks playing. Two very 60s films in release: THE ENDLESS SUMMER (Varsity) and THE TRIP (Burien, Duwamish/Aurora drive-ins), which features, so help me God, the Nazgûl. 1/

#ThenShowing 18 Sept 1939, Seattle Times THE RAINS CAME (5th Ave) managed to be both GONE WITH THE WIND and THE WIZARD OF OZ for the first Special Effects Oscar. So much Bette Davis today: THE OLD MAID (Roosevelt), JUAREZ (Granada, Bagdad), and DARK VICTORY (Mission). 1/

#ThenShowing 17 Sept 1943, Seattle Times Vincente Minnelli cinematic career 1st, CABIN IN THE SKY (Green Lake), starring Lena Horne, paired with the King Vidor western DESPERADOES, the 1st Columbia picture in Technicolor. In fact, DESPERADOES seems to be all over town. 1/

#ThenShowing 16 Sept 1959, Seattle P-I THAT KIND OF WOMAN (Coliseum), HOLIDAY FOR LOVERS (Paramount), and Dmytryk's remake of THE BLUE ANGEL (5th Ave) open today, while NORTH BY NORTHWEST (Blue Mouse) has been held over. Nice to see a sizeable add for MR. HULOT'S HOLIDAY (Rivoli). 1/

#ThenShowing 15 Sept 1970, Seattle Times There's an anaemic number of ads today but quite a few films of note: M*A*S*H (Coliseum), 2001 (Southcenter), BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (Broadway), KELLY'S HEROES (Roxy), PUTNEY SWOPE (Rainier), Z (Varsity), BOB & CAROL & TED & ALICE (Kenmore)… 1/

While Alien: Earth fans all seem to love breakout star T. Ocellus, be aware: Human history tells us that earth pathogens, for which it has no resistance, will be its downfall. He finds one host with a bad case of pink-eye and its curtains….

#ThenShowing 12 Sept 1986, Seattle P-I The weekend is upon us, here and ~40 years ago, so let's look at the Friday ads. Buckle up, it's a long one—we'll take it page-by-page: ALIENS & THE FLY at UA 150 & 70 respectively, 20thC-Fox had a hell of a sci-fi summer. 1/

#ThenShowing 11 Sept 1978, Seattle Times Day too early to see Ginger Rogers in person😕. JAWS rip-off TINTORERA laying at various drive-ins as is DePalma's CARRIE, just not on the same bill😕. Apparently, THE EROTIC ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO (Aurora Drive-in) is "not for kids", title gives it away. 1/

#ThenShowing 10 Sept 1948, Seattle Times Battle of the 5th week engagements Judy Garland in EASTER PARADE (Liberty) vs the surprising challenger DIE FLEDERMAUS (Uptown). Meanwhile Billy Wilder's A FOREIGN AFFAIR proves popular enough for a "2nd hilarious week!" 1/

Join facilitator and SIFF Programmer @doodydan.bsky.social for a scene-by-scene breakdown of John Boorman’s hardboiled classic neo-noir film, POINT BLANK (1967). This Cinema Dissection is in session Sunday, 9/28: siff.info/cdpointblank-bs.

#ThenShowing 9 Sept 1954, Seattle P-I No GONE WITH THE WIND today—it opens tomorrow🙄. But at least there are two other great re-releases: NINOTCHKA (Varsity) and OUT OF THE PAST (Colonial), while Mitchum can also be found int RIVER OF NO RETURN (Roosevelt) with Marilyn Monroe. 1/

#ThenShowing 8 Sept 1961, Seattle P-I Christopher Lee once stated that SCREAM OF FEAR (Coliseum, UK: TASTE OF FEAR) "…was the best film that I was in that Hammer ever made…." I own it on DVD and have never watched it, so maybe catch it on the big screen. 1/

#ThenShowing 5 Sept 1952, Seattle P-I Hayworth & Ford together again in AFFAIR IN TRINIDAD (5th Ave), the film noir dry-run for the Cuban Missile Crisis. I like Robert Mitchum; I like Ann Blyth—I'm not such a fan of ONE MINUTE TO ZERO (Liberty). 1/

#ThenShowing 4 Sept 1940, Seattle Times The big ad/opening for today: BOOM TOWN (5th Ave), meanwhile other big hits THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT (Palomar) and ALL THIS AND HEAVEN TOO (Roosevelt) are held over for their second and fifth week, respectively. 1/

#ThenShowing 3 Sept 1974, Seattle P-I Dueling Marx Bros engagements: THE BIG STORE + A DAY AT THE RACES (Edgemont) vs ANIMAL CRACKERS (Varsity). THE EXORCIST + THE OTHER (Everett Motor Movie) is pretty good double-bill, not sure I want to go that far north tho. 1/

#ThenShowing 2 Sept 1964, Seattle P-I All Seattle is Beatle…ing, A HARD DAY'S NIGHT (Paramount) in its 4th Big Week! Meanwhile Elvis & Ann Margaret groove it up in VIVA LAS VEGAS (Kenmore drive in). Also at the drive-in, GODZILLA VS THE THING aka Mothra. 1/

#ThenShowing 1 Sept 1938, Seattle Times The big opening today, Sonja Henie's MY LUCKY STAR (Paramount), followed by Mickey Rooney in HOOSIER SCHOOLBOY (Roosevelt). Rooney can also be seen in HOLD THAT KISS, the supporting feature for Errol Flynn's THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (Egyptian). 1/

#ThenShowing 29 Aug 1946, Seattle Times During the DVD boom, 20th C.-Fox released DRAGONWYCK (Broadway, American) as part of a Horror classic box set, which is just wrong in so many ways; it is, however, Joseph Mankiewicz's directorial debut. 1/

#ThenShowing 28 Aug 1950, Seattle Times Imagine a day when you could see the RED SHOES (Varsity), WINCHESTER 73 + THE JACKIE ROBINSON STORY (Roosevelt), Disney's TREASURE ISLAND (5th Ave), and FRANCIS, the talking mule on a double bill with Rosellini's STROMBOLI (Embassy), all on the big screen. 1/

#ThenShowing 27 Aug 1985, Seattle P-I OK, time for some mid-80s hot takes here— PEE-WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE: One of the few films that fully embodies the Orson Welles quote, “A movie studio is the biggest electric train set any boy ever had!” And we need more of that spirit in Hollywood right now. 1/

#ThenShowing 26 Aug 1969, Seattle P-I IF…. (Guild 45) the first film I ever intro'd @ SIFF, and only gets more & more relevant each year—thoughts & prayers. Sad I'm a day too early for Poe double-bill SPIRITS OF THE DEAD + THE OBLONG BOX, frees me up for bonkers EYE OF THE CAT + PSYCHO (Kenmore). 1/

#ThenShowing 25 Aug 1971, Seattle Times Always a shock to see something by Jacqueline Susann other than Valley of the Dolls, still think I'll pass on THE LOVE MACHINE (UA 150). Other literary adaptations screening: CATCH 22 (University), LOVE STORY (Guild 45), SÉANCE ON A WET AFTERNOON (Edgemont)…1/

#ThenShowing 21 Aug 1977, Seattle Times JAWS knock-off ORCA rubs shoulders with Peter Benchley's sophomore effort, THE DEEP. Sidney Sheldon's THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT playing UA 70 as part of a package deal with STAR WARS (UA 150); one film grossed $200+ million, the other 1/10th that. 1/

#ThenShowing 20 Aug 1944, Seattle Times The liberation of Paris is imminent; meanwhile, on the homefront, Seattle's own Ella Raines seeks out THE PHANTOM LADY (Venetian, Uptown) in one of my favorite film noirs. Sadly, I'm a day too early for GASLIGHT (5th Ave, Music Hall)… 1/

#ThenShowing 20 Aug 1937, Seattle Times For being "HIT! The greatest the screen has ever known", you don't hear much praise or discussion around THE GOOD EARTH nowadays. Skipping Shirley Temple's WEE WILLIE WINKIE (5th Ave) and… 1/

#ThenShowing 19 Aug 1955, Seattle Times Joan Collins having a moment: third billed in THE VIRGIN QUEEN (5th Ave), and top billed in Howard Hawks' LAND OF THE PHAROAHS (Kenmore/El Rancho) and THE ADVENTURES OF SADIE supporting Bogart's WE'RE NO ANGELS (Paramount). 1/

#ThenShowing 18 Aug 1960, Seattle P-I OCEAN'S 11 (Music Hall) opens today; bad news: it's the Frank Sinatra original. That's OK, there's plenty of good movies playing today. Hitchcock's PSYCHO (Paramount) still going strong; Hitch still telling audiences not to spoil it. 1/

#ThenShowing 15 Aug 1973, Seattle Times I probably shouldn't pass up the world premiere of HARRY IN YOUR POCKET (The Town), but a perverse part of me really wants to go see CANNIBAL GIRLS + SISTERS (Duwamish Drive-in) instead. 1/

#ThenShowing 14 Aug 1984, Seattle Times I have a confession to make: I have never been all-in on BUCKAROO BANZAI—I know, I know. I desperately wanted to see it as a kid but only caught up with it in my 30s, and.... Listen, if you put it on at your party, I'm happy to watch it. 1/

#ThenShowing 13 Aug 1957, Seattle P-I While the big ad is for the forthcoming A HATFUL OF RAIN (Coliseum), today WILL SUCCESS SPOIL ROCK HUNTER? is still going strong and worth a watch. Jayne Mansfield also features in the excellent Dan Duryea film noir, THE BURGLAR… 1/

#ThenShowing 12 Aug 1968, Seattle Times Seems like not a week goes by that I don't see an ad for GONE WITH THE WIND…. A whole slate of quintessential 60s Hollywood films playing around town today: GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, PLANET OF THE APES, ONE MILLION YEARS B.C.,… 1/

#ThenShowing 11 Aug 1947, Seattle Times Bravo Granada Cinema, I've seen what you've done—THE SEA HAWK + THE SEA WOLF—and applaude you. More high seas hijinks with Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in SINBAD THE SAILOR (Queen Anne, various others) and Hepburn & Tracy in THE SEA OF GRASS (Coliseum)*. 1/

#ThenShowing 8 Aug 1951, Seattle Times The big ticket double-bill today is at the Palomar: Hitchcock's STRANGERS ON A TRAIN + Wilder's ACE IN THE HOLE. For laughs there's Abbott & Costello (Crest) and Francis the Talking Mule (Blue Mouse). 1/

#ThenShowing 7 Aug 1936, Seattle Times Not a stellar day, IMO. Never heard of this Bette Davis/George Brent film THE GOLDEN ARROW (Roosevelt), probably not a great sign. I have seen THE PETRIFIED FOREST (State)—glad it gave Bogart a higher profile, but it's a creaky melodrama too much of its era. 1/

#ThenShowing 6 Aug 1942, Seattle Times In our post-colonial world, GUNGA DIN (Liberty) has… some issues, but I still absolutely love it: Cary Grant, Douglas Fairbanks Jr, and Victor McLaglen are brilliant together. It would be top of my list any way but then you go pair it with KING KONG… 1/

#ThenShowing 5 Aug 1965, Seattle P-I Mega-musical showdown today: MY FAIR LADY (Music Box), MARY POPPINS (Blue Mouse), THE SOUND OF MUSIC (5th Ave). Then there's THE MONKEY'S UNCLE + CLARENCE THE CROSS-EYED LION (Northgate), CAT BALLOU (Coliseum), and WHAT'S NEW PUSSYCAT? (The Town)… 1/

#ThenShowing 4 Aug 1976, Seattle Times THE OMEN, a personal fave, breaks the 3 day box office record with $4.2 million; might explain why THE EXORCIST is getting a quickie, "one week only" re-release. Another creep-tastic film in release, Polanski's THE TENANT (5th Ave)… 1/

#ThenShowing 1 Aug 1983, Seattle Times So many films from my childhood: RETURN OF THE JEDI, still the second best of all the Skywalker Saga episodes—this is not up for debate, do not @ me, disenters will be blocked. I saw JAWS 3-D in theatres, in 3D; it has not aged well. 1/

#ThenShowing 31 July 1972, Seattle Times Recent and future Oscar winners playing around town today: THE GODFATHER (7th Ave) w/Oscar-winning animated film "The Crunch Bird", CABARET (Southcenter), THE GRADUATE (Northgate), THE FRENCH CONNECTION (Neptune, others), KLUTE (Ridgemont)… 1/

#ThenShowing 30 July 1945, Seattle Times Name above the title for Mickey Rooney in NATIONAL VELVET (Winter Garden) though nowadays everyone thinks of it more as a seminal Elizabeth Taylor film. Love THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY but dang if I'm not a day too early… 1/

#ThenShowing 29 July 1963, Seattle Times Let's talk double-features: JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH + VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA (El Rancho), makes perfect sense. BLACK ORPHEUS + NEVER ON A SUNDAY (Ridgemont) pretty good, probably my pick for the day. 1/

#ThenShowing 28 July 1958, Seattle P-I Paramount released sci-fi thrillers SPACE CHILDREN + COLOSSUS OF NEW YORK on a double-bill, but here in Seattle that bill has been split. SPACE CHILDREN screens at the Coliseum with Jerry Lewis vehicle ROCK-A-BYE BABY,… 1/

#ThenShowing 25 July 1966, Seattle Times One of those days where, I confess, I'm not all that intrigued by the offerings. That said, some big names screening around town: THE SOUND OF MUSIC, WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF, BATTLE OF THE BULGE, DR. ZHIVAGO, KHARTOUM, A PATCH OF BLUE, BAMBI,… 1/

#ThenShowing 24 July 1935, Seattle Times Bummed Karloff-Lugosi vehicle THE RAVEN doesn't open for a few more days, but BECKY SHARP (Music Box) opens today, while Clark Gable's version of THE CALL OF THE WILD continues its world premiere run at the Orpheum. 1/

#ThenShowing 23 July 1979, Seattle P-I I remember seeing billboard ads for Streisand vehicle THE MAIN EVENT as a child—no interest then or now. THE MUPPET MOVIE, that's a classic, then & now. Remember seeing APPLE DUMPLING GANG RIDES AGAIN & C.H.O.M.P.S. in theaters, neither needs be revisited. 1/

#ThenShowing 22 July 1953, Seattle P-I One of the least salacious controversial films "re-opens" in Seattle today, THE MOON IS BLUE (Music Box). Better options include SHANE (5th Ave), STALAG 17 (Paramount), MOULIN ROUGE (Egyptian), and THUNDER BAY (Orpheum). 1/