Michael Nank covers the events and the newsmakers in film, theater and music. He has managed film publicity at the Cannes, Sundance, Tribeca and Toronto film fests. He currently lives in the Pacific Northwest, and can be contacted here.
As the Seattle International Film Festival enters into its second week the fest is showing no signs of slowing down. You can always count on some great docs hitting the screen during SIFF and with more than 60 investigative and...
Most of the time, it’s the stars on the silver screen that get all of the attention. But in filmmaking, as the saying goes, it takes a village. Often overlooked, but crucial to how a film ultimately affects...
The Seattle International Film Festival kicks off this weekend and if you know anything about SIFF it’s that the fest, screening over 450 films in 25 days, has just about any type of film your heart desires.There...
All you need to know about Bed Snake, the latest production from the Washington Ensemble Theatre, is spelled out in the play’s program notes: “With bangin’ hip-hop beats, high octane choreography and swagged-out music...
There’s no question about, Seattle is coming into its own as a filmmaking community. And it couldn’t be more evident with all of the strong films with Seattle ties that will soon have their moment on...
You know summer is fast approaching when most of the movie marquees are lit up with potential blockbusting titles. This year it’s a full on blitz of some of our favorite super heroes of the past. We&rsquo...
Sure, the Seattle International Film Festival is right around the corner. But in the meantime, if you’re hoping to find that hidden indie gem or underground oeuvre that doesn’t quite have the marketing budget or...
April showers are known to bring May flowers but in Seattle it’s the theater scene that seems to be on show this springtime. Several productions kicked off in mid-April and if you haven’t had a...
If you’ve walked by your local bookstore recently you may have noticed the imposing, heavy tome ‘The Lady and the Peacock’ laying about which details the life of human rights activist Aung San Suu Kyi. Clocking...
Six years ago Jesse Harris had a dream to create a film festival that would showcase the talent of young filmmakers 22 years old and under. Think of it as Sundance for the young set.So in 2007 Harris joined...