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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Issue 26, Volume 42, June 27, 2014
Your Feast Has Ended Maikoiyo Alley-Barnes, Nicholas Galanin, and Nep Sidhu June 14-September 14 Maikoiyo Alley-Barnes
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The Unicorn Incorporated: Curtis R.Barnes June 14-September 21
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The Frye Art Museum is pleased to announce “The Unicorn Incorporated,” the first museum exhibition to celebrate the work and career of Seattle artist Curtis R. Barnes. For over five decades, Barnes has worked as an artist, illustrator, muralist, and community advocate. In his sculpture, painting, and drawing, he employs imagery derived from his vast experience, mystical erudition, and heritage. Throughout the 1960s, ‘70s, and ‘80s, he produced searing social commentary in pen and ink, drawings that are as prescient and powerful today as they were then. As a child in the ‘50s, Barnes attended his first art classes at the Frye Art Museum. He is a living reminder of the Museum’s mission – since its inception – to provide free access to art and education for children. Barnes continued his education at the Cornish College of the Arts and the Seattle Central Community College Wood Technology Program. In 1972, Barnes and fellow artist Royal Alley-Barnes designed and realized the see Unicorn page 7
In this exhibition, artists Maikoiyo Alley-Barnes, Nicholas Galanin, and Nep Sidhu offer a visual cogitation exploring continuum, identity, ritual, and adornment, and signal that natural, cultural, and human resources have been appropriated, exploited, suppressed, depleted, or eradicated. Each artist works with the ancient and sacred in unison with the new and revised, bound by the belief that a people without myth and a society that fails to look upon itself honestly are destined to the same fate. The artists practice these philosophies through cross-disciplinary approaches to storytelling and employ time-honored and new techniques to create work that ranges from fine art, music, and performance, to film, graphic design, jewelry, and apparel. Their work often takes the form of searing social commentary and is impetus for constructive dialogue and deeper understanding. The title of the exhibition, “Your Feast Has Ended,” reflects the artists’ search for constructive dialogue and a deeper understanding of these difficult and powerful issues. The Frye Art Museum is proud to be part of this dialogue around issues which are of deep concern to the communities we serve. Maikoiyo Alley-Barnes (b. 1977, Seattle) is an artist, filmmaker, writer, and designer who explores the resonance of genetic cultural memory through the mystical and the mundane. The child of two prolific creators, he developed his practice under the tutelage of his parents, Curtis R. Barnes and Royal Alley-Barnes. He is part of the Black Constellation, a collective that also includes Shabazz Palaces, THEESatisfaction, and Nep Sidhu. Alley-Barnes has exhibited sculpture and films in numerous traditional and new-media-based settings. He has been, and continues to be, instrumental in the creation of seminal cultural spaces in Seattle, including the influential mixed-use space pun(c)tuation, among others. Alley-Barnes lives and works in Seattle. Alley-Barnes attributes his works from the Pelt series such as “Curses,” 2013, and “Wait! Wait! Don’t Shoot (An Incantation for Jazz and Trayvon),” 2013–14, to his fascination “with Western society’s vapid and exhaustive penchant for trophy, and the fetish that exists around it” – “The Pelt series is my present take on editorial cartooning.
It is deeply tied to the tradition of searching, collecting, and archiving that my mother taught me in the early 1980s. Those traditions have been a part of every phase of my creative practice. It is also deeply tied to my father’s (and my own) history as an editorial cartoonist. These personified animals are caricatures of very specific individuals and situations. Though archetypal in many ways, they are a coded language for those in the know. They are hyperuniversal through their specificity. “The vintage garments and textiles that I choose are significant in their provenance, and embedded within are many of the nuances of each piece.” Nicholas Galanin (b. 1979, Sitka, Alaska) is a conceptual artist inspired by, and extending, generations of Tlingit creativity. His work strikes a balance between the traditions of his heritage and an incisive contemporaryapproach to manifesting ideas visually. Galanin studied at London Guildhall University, where he received a bachelor of fine arts degree with honors in jewelry design and silversmithing. He earned a master’s degree in indigenous visual arts from Massey University in New Zealand. He is also renowned for his musical performances as Indian Nick and with Silver Jackson, and is co-founder of Homeskillet Records and Homeskillet Fest, an annual summer music festival in his hometown, Sitka, Alaska. Galanin’s “Inert,” 2009, was originally conceived for a traveling exhibition that dealt with humanity’s impact on the environment. Galanin explains: “The inability to progress or move forward was the basic concept. It was created so that we could focus on those that are affected by societies’ sprawl . . . I [also] look at this piece in cultural terms – mainstream society often looks at Indigenous or Native American art through a romantic lens, not allowing a culture, like my Tlingit community, room for creative sovereign growth. The back half of this piece is contained, a captured trophy or rug to bring into the home, while the front continues to move. It is sad and the struggle is evident. Galanin legally obtained two taxidermied wolves for this sculpture. The work has been shown in numerous museums across North see feast page 7
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Fitz and the Tantrums are Seattlebound this Pride weekend by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer Cher isn’t the only one coming to Pride weekend in Seattle. Make room for Fitz and the Tantrums, who perform June 27 at The Showbox SoDo, where they played to a capacity crowd a year ago. The LA-based pop act has been touring non-stop since the release of 2013’s More Than Just a Dream, which produced two hit singles, “Out of My League” and “The Walker.” You might recall group member Noelle Scaggs speaking with Seattle Gay News about this time last year, and recently I caught up with bandmate/ drummer John Wicks, who has a special connection with the Emerald City. Remaining tickets for the show, priced at $35, will be available at the door. While on a break in Burlington, Vermont, here’s what John Wicks of Fitz and Tantrums had to say to SGN. Albert Rodriguez: What do you remember from your trips to Seattle? John Wicks: Well, I’m from Seattle. So, every time I get to come home and play is sort of an affirming moment, because I busted my ass in Seattle for so many years. And, to be able to come back and play shows that are well attended and where people love the music, it just feels good. It’s nice to come home. Rodriguez: Do you still have family here? Wicks: I do. I was actually raised over on Bainbridge Island, and then I lived on Capitol Hill, and then Queen Anne, and finally I decided to make a move to Los Angeles so I could do studio session work. It was a scary move for me, but thankfully it paid off. I hadn’t planned on being in a band, and then I met Fitz (Michael Fitzpatrick) and suddenly the band just blew up so quickly that before I knew it I was on the road more than I was at home. Now, I live in Missoula, Montana. I uprooted my family (we were sick of Los Angeles) and we all moved to the mountains in Missoula, so it’s been a crazy eight years or so, but I’m so loving the way it ended up. Rodriguez: You guys will actually be here during Pride weekend, so it’ll be a little crazy. Wicks: Oh man, I love it. That’s great!
I’ve always loved Pride in Seattle! I used to live on 14th and Harrison and would walk down to Broadway to see it. I used to work at a store on Broadway called The Pink Zone; it was like sex toys, a piercing salon and a hair salon. I worked for a woman named Leslie Lippi and her partner, named Carla Wilcox, a boxing trainer on Capitol Hill, and they used to own this great store called The Pink Zone. When Pride weekend came around, it would just be insane. Rodriguez: Cher will here Pride weekend. Her tour coincidentally lands in Seattle during Pride, so she plays the night after you guys do. Wicks: Oh my gosh, that’s gonna be insane! That’s so cool. Rodriguez: As a former local, do you have any Seattle haunts? Wicks: Vivace is the first place I go. On Broadway, the original Vivace, the stand. They’ve had the same staff there for 20 years and I love them. So, I always go to Vivace and get my fix there. I’m ashamed to say that I always have to go to Dick’s for a cheeseburger. I know it’s awful, but I can’t go without it. I also walk around and see how it’s changed there, and a lot has changed, and what’s stayed the same like Linda’s Tavern. I heard that Bauhaus Coffee closed, which is a bummer. Rodriguez: It re-opened a block away. Wicks: It did? Oh good! I went on my first date with my wife there. I worked as a barista in Seattle for 15 years, and it helped pay the bills and I became a coffee addict. Rodriguez: Has the band started working on a new album yet? Wicks: No, not at all. We’re still working so hard on this record. We have another single coming out, probably within a month, called “Fool’s Gold.” But right now, this record still has so much wind in its sail. We’re still servicing it so much that we haven’t even talked about doing another record yet. Rodriguez: Are there any new songs that you might be roadtesting on this tour? Wicks: Not a bit. Everything that we’re playing right now is from the first two records. You bring up a really good point, in that that’s been how we’ve decided what the singles are. For the first record, when we went out on the road we had a couple of really [fortuitous] events happen where we were asked to go open for Maroon 5; these things
kind of fell on our lap. So we were able to roadtest the songs before the record was released, and we realized that “MoneyGrabber” was definitely the single, because the crowds would just flip out every time we played it, and the same with “The Walker” on this record and “Out of My League.” It was kind of a no-brainer deciding what the singles were gonna be, just based on the roadtesting. I hope we get to see that again with this next record. It sure helps us make decisions because you never know unless you start getting audience feedback. Rodriguez: Have you changed the versions to any of the songs, like “Out of My League,” to keep them fresh, or are they similar to what we heard in concert last year? Wicks: There’s an extended section where we’re able to feature our saxophonist James King and he’s able to stretch out and improvise. We extend them because they’re such dance-oriented songs, that keeping them the record length at 2 minutes and 30 seconds, or whatever it is, is a drag because you’re kind of getting into dancing and you wanna keep going and you want the party to keep going. We’ve extended songs just to have some more fun. They’re such danceable songs, and that’s our goal, to make people dance, party and have a great time. Rodriguez: Has there been any discussion as to when a new album could be released from Fitz and the Tantrums, like a year from now possibly? Wicks: I don’t think it’ll be a year. What I’m starting to realize is that radio is still alive and well, and the way our schedule and our timeline unfold is kind of based on the success of radio. It depends on how well the next single does, I would think. If this next song goes to #1, like the first two songs did, we’re going to be out on the road again for a long time. But if it doesn’t do quite as well, we’ll probably call it quits on servicing this record and start writing sooner than later. I would say a year sounds a little bit long; it’s more like six months, or something like that, before we start really writing again. Rodriguez: Well, it’s been great talking with you. Safe travels to Seattle, and please let the band know it’s Pride. Tell them to dress appropriately. Wicks: (laughs) I will. There will be a lot of rainbows! last.fm
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by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer Here’s to a Cher-rific weekend! That’s because you-know-who is in town, the one and only “Half-Breed” herself. I’m not sure if she rode into Seattle on a horse, but she’s
here and she’ll perform to a full house Saturday night at Key Arena. The pop goddess’s “Dressed to Kill” tour stop in the Emerald City, with opener Cyndi Lauper, was timed perfectly (thank you sweet baby Jesus!) to coincide with Pride, allowing for Cher to perform here
on the mother of all weekends. It’s her first appearance in the Puget Sound since January 2005 when the famed entertainer’s “Living Proof: The Farewell Tour” (aka “The Never Can Say Goodbye Tour”) was staged at the Everett Events Center. Prior to that, she played Key Arena twice in 2002, in July and December. As with her previous show, this performance will feature the legend’s biggest hits from her time tested music vault, including “Believe,” “Just Like Jesse James,” “Dark Lady,” “Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves,” “I Found Someone,” “I Got You Babe,” “If I Could Turn Back Time” and her newest addition to the collection, “Woman’s World.” Of course, there’s a trunk load of glitzy costumes with matching shoes and headdresses, elaborate stage props, elevated platforms, backup dancers, and sensational lighting. If you’ve ever seen Cher in person, you know that her live concerts are a spectacle in every sense of the word. At 67 years old, the Grammy and Academy Award winner remains one of the most beloved LGBT icons on planet Earth. Her career and public persona have been followed, impersonated and idolized by Gay men from Australia to Mexico to South Africa, and just about everywhere in between. We love her because, well, she’s Cher. She’s all of our dreams come true: singer, actress, wearer of Bob Mackie gowns, owner of colorful wigs and thigh-high boots, friends with Meryl Streep, and a hot cougar. Plus, she’s more
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The exhibition is funded by the Frye Foundation with the generous support of David and Kristi Buck and Frye Art Museum members and donors. It is sponsored by the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture. Seasonal support is provided by 4Culture and ArtsFund. Media sponsorship is provided by City Arts. The Frye Art Museum is located at 704 Terry Ave. The museum is open TuesdaySunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., with extended hours on Thursday until 7 p.m. The museum is closed Monday. Admission is always FREE. Courtesy of the Frye Art Museum Curtis R. Barnes
narrative source of the words themselves has come from three various impactful storytellcontinued from cover continued from cover ers of my time. All three storytellers have the America and it is now in the permanent duality of observation and physical execution beloved “Omowale” mural at Medgar Evers collection of the Burke Museum of Natural that point towards an infinite woven rhythm.” Pool in Seattle’s Central District. Despite passionate appeals and numerous letters of petiHistory and Culture in Seattle. “Your Feast Has Ended: Maikoiyo Alley- tion from concerned citizens, the mural was Nep Sidhu (b. 1978, Britain) is an artist in Barnes, Nicholas Galanin, and Nep Sidhu” destroyed in 1995. “The Unicorn Incorporated” presents a the continuum linking the ancient with the is organized by the Frye Art Museum and selection from the extensive body of work here and now. He is interested in the way that curated by Jo-Anne Birnie Danzker and of this prolific artist and pays homage to the memory, social landscape, and stylistic inter- Scott Lawrimore. The exhibition is funded legacy of the “Omowale” mural. pretation can give way to myth, identity, and by the Frye Foundation with the generous truth. His primary reference points are sound, support of Frye Art Museum members and “The Unicorn Incorporated: Curtis R. language, architecture, and adornment. He donors. It is sponsored by the Seattle OfBarnes” is organized by the Frye Art Museis a member of the Black Constellation, and fice of Arts & Culture and the Guendolen um and curated by Jo-Anne Birnie Danzker. just completed the artwork for the new Sha- Carkeek Plestcheeff Fund for the Decorabazz Palaces album, Lese Majesty. He is also tive and Design Arts. Seasonal support is the founder of the non-commercial clothing provided by 4Culture and ArtsFund. Meline Paradise Sportif, “a contemporary under- dia sponsorship is provided by City Arts. standing towards adornment and garments for The Frye Art Museum is located at 704 the protection and enhancement of modern day ceremony.” Sidhu lives and works in Toronto. Terry Ave. The museum is open TuesdaySidhu describes his Confirmation series as Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., with extended hours being based on the possibility that “a third on Thursday until 7 p.m. The museum is space/feeling exists between architecture closed Monday. Admission is always FREE. and the written word as a continuation from Courtesy of the Frye Art Museum my other works and beliefs. The connective
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than earned the mom-of-a-lifetime award for standing firmly behind her son Chaz’s gender transitioning. The “Dressed to Kill” tour kicked off March 22 in Phoenix and has already delighted sold out audiences in various cities, including St. Louis, Atlanta, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Minneapolis, and Calgary. Dates currently run through November 3 with a final performance in Wichita. Lauper has routinely supported Cher on her road outings and delivers her own amazing (shorter) set. The longtime LGBT ally won another Grammy earlier this year for composing the Kinky Boots soundtrack, which also won her a Tony Award in 2013. I don’t expect, though, for the New York native to belt out any tunes from the musical; instead she’ll likely stick to her signature hits, such as “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” “Time After Time,” “She Bop,” “All Through the Night” and “True Colors,” which I’m sure will be a huge sing-along and take on extra significance on the eve of the Gay Pride Parade. Doors open at 7 p.m. with Lauper scheduled to go on stage at 8 p.m., followed by Cher at 9 p.m. These times are approximate, but Cher doesn’t have a reputation for going on late. Cher did suffer a slight foot injury recently, although it doesn’t seem to have affected any dates on the tour. For any last-minute information, “like” our SGN page on Facebook or follow us on Twitter (@SGNMusic1).
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Flagship tasting event at Fremont Studios will showcase Washington’s leading distilleries All-new VIP ticket gives attendees extra hour of tasting at PROOF
What’s better than four hours of tasting Washington’s finest custom-made spirits, meeting up-and-coming local craftsmen and women, and listening to a soundtrack laid down by KEXP’s DJ Riz? How about five hours? All-new for the second year of PROOF – The Washington’s Distillers Festival, is a VIP ticket that grants attendees an extra hour of tasting, two additional tasting tokens (for a total of 12) and best of all, access to the exclusive PROOF After-Party at the W Hotel, where the drinks, food and fun will continue late into the night. The one-night-only event, showcasing the highly regarded spirits being made by the men and women of the Washington Distillers Guild, runs from 5-9 p.m. on Saturday, July 12 at Fremont Studios (155 N. 35th St.). Full information, including a list of participating distilleries and restaurants, plus ticket prices and more, is available online at PROOFWashington.org. Last year’s debut event was a huge hit with distillers and consumers alike. More than 40 craft distilleries attended the sold-out event, where attendees met and mingled with the craftsmen and women of the Washington Distillers Guild – the largest of its kind in the nation – while enjoying award-winning spirits, delicious local bites and more, in a hip,
urban setting designed to showcase grand tasting programming and education. Already in 2014, nearly three dozen distilleries and over a dozen restaurants have committed to PROOF, while ticket sales are tracking towards a second-consecutive sellout. Including tastings of locally made whiskey, gin, bourbon, vodka and other craft spirits, attendees will have the chance to discover a new favorite cocktail made by local restaurants, and purchase bottles of their favorite new finds. In addition, local bartenders will provide tips on mixing drinks and upgrading your home bar, and DJ Riz of KEXP will lay down a mood-setting soundtrack. Since its initial announcement last year, PROOF has generated considerable buzz in the Seattle food-and-beverage industry, where craft spirits represent one of the fastest-growing segments of the market. Owned by the Guild and produced by local event team Varsity Communications, who also co-produce the long-running and successful Taste Washington and 20something wine-tasting events, PROOF was the first event of its kind to bring together so many Washington distillers under one roof. Courtesy of Washington Distillers Guild
Enjoy the Bloody Mary Brunch at TRACE before the Pride Parade Whether you crave a Pulled Kahlua Pork Benedict, Warm Tillamook Cheddar Biscuits, or a Chorizo Burger with a Sunny Side Up Egg and Roasted Tomato Aioli on a Brioche Bun, you’ll want to make your way to TRACE restaurant and bar at W Seattle. Celebrate PRIDE with their annual Bloody
Mary Brunch on Sunday, June 29, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Only two blocks from the start of the Pride Parade, Chef Steven Ariel will be crafting a sumptuous brunch perfect for friends to celebrate before the festivities. Named by Thrillist.com as one of the 11 Best Hotel Restaurants in the U.S., TRACE offers courtesy of Trace Restaurant
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a fresh, contemporary urban dining experience in the heart of Seattle and close to 4th and Union where the Pride Parade starts. Led by Chef Steven Ariel, TRACE is a must-try for foodies, where a “localist” focus means a menu filled with contemporary, inventive dishes using regional specialties, including farm fresh produce along with a hint of Asian inspiration plus a 10-seat sushi bar highlighting sustainably caught seafood. Steven has traveled widely and has worked within a broad array of cuisines, from Asian and Pacific Rim fusion, to Northern Italian and Pacific Northwestern and brings this global perspective to TRACE. Born in Honolulu, Steven was raised on the Big Island (Hawaii) on a macadamia nut and coffee farm. His extensive knowledge of the kitchen along with a passion for food and wine pairings comes courtesy of intensive study at the University of Hawaii, the Thai Cooking School in Bangkok, Thailand and completion of the introductory course from the Court of Master Sommeliers. In March of 1995, he helped open Alan Wong’s Honolulu, and in September 1999, he served as the Chef de Cuisine at The Pineapple Room by Alan Wong in Honolulu, garnering restaurant kudos from Food & Wine, Wine Spectator, Gourmet magazine, Zagat and more. A move to Seattle in 2006 found Chef Ariel working as Executive Sous Chef at the renowned Canlis restaurant, where he was responsible for all aspects of kitchen operations. From 2009 to 2011, he worked as Sous Chef alongside Chef Holly Smith at Cafe Juanita, Kirkland, Washington’s highly regarded, James Beard Award-winning restau-
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TRACE COCKTAILS With their dynamic, handcrafted cocktails highlighting liquor from regional distilleries, local beers, a wine list featuring notable Washington State wineries, in addition to choice domestic and international selections, TRACE is the perfect before or after Pride Parade stop. You’ll want to give their Bloody Marys a try, where you can choose your own Vodka, Mix (regular, spicy chipotle, green tomatillo) and Garden Grow (roasted jalapenos, queen olive, bacon, capers pickled green beans, celery, pearl onions, cherry tomato, lemon, lime, bell pepper, carrot, and shrimp – additional charge applies. Not a fan of Bloody Mary’s? TRACE has options: The festive “Pride Punch” features Three Olives cherry vodka, coconut rum, tropical juices, and is finished with a float of Myer’s rum. Or, try one of their classic Drops: the Rose Drop with Stoli Citrus vodka, cranberry vodka, cranberry juice, orange juice, lemon juice or the Emerald Drop with Absolut Mandarin vodka, Midori, orange juice and lemon juice. TRACE (traceseattle.com) is located at 1112 4th Avenue, between Seneca and Spring Sts. Reservations available at 206-264-6060. Courtesy of TRACE at W Seattle
Chilling Sacrament a disturbing social commentary by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer THE SACRAMENT Now playing Patrick’s (Kentucker Audley) missing sister Caroline (Amy Seimetz) has resurfaced. The former addict claims to have been cured, living within a secluded community located somewhere in South America run by an apparently kind-hearted religious zealot known only as “Father” (Gene Jones). Heading to the secretive compound, Patrick is joined by investigative journalist Sam (AJ Bowen) and trusted cam-
eraman Jake (Joe Swanberg), the trio given 24 hours to document this supposed utopia in order to show the world the bliss taking place therein. Ti West’s The Sacrament is a clear change of pace for The House of the Devil and The Innkeepers auteur, this found footage enterprise more a tragic drama of utopia gone terribly wrong than it is anything else. The movie has shocks galore, showcasing how the best of intentions and the most pristine of ideals can be horrifically corrupted when dogma and paranoia take the place of common sense and measured debate. It takes ideas buried within the layers of films like Martha Marcy May Magnolia Pictures
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Marlene and takes them to their sinister extreme, evil having no fury like a religious man scorned, especially when he has the power to see his designs gruesomely fulfilled. West takes his time getting to the point, allowing Sam, Jake and Patrick to explore the community that Caroline has been taken in by, an eerie serenity that you just know hints at something so much more ominous permeating through every conversation the trio has with any of the multicultural cult members. The film isn’t trying to frighten, isn’t trying to raise a few goosebumps, it’s just intent on showcasing how these sorts of places can entrance, and in so doing the chaos to come becomes all the more potent because of this. Jones, the gas station proprietor who ends up making a lucky call of the coin in No Country for Old Men, is superb as Father, having a sing-song melodiousness to his cadence that’s uncomfortably enchanting. He’s like Jim Jones, David Koresh, Jerry Falwell and Rush Limbaugh rolled into a single, teddy bear-like frame, waxing poetic one second only to explode into fundamentalist outrage an instant later. He’s mesmerizing, making the most of his few scenes, and it’s absolutely clear how some could so easily fall under his spell, while the rest of us sit with mouth agape utterly aghast that anyone, anywhere could take him or any of his ilk vaguely seriously. Admittedly, character development as far as the leads are concerned is hard to come by, but that has more to do with the genre and the style of the film than it does
anything else. Audley comes off the worst, doing what he can, even if the material gives him precious little room to breathe or evolve. Seimetz blows him off the screen in their precious few scenes together, her ultimate embrace of him a ruinous body blow that left me shaken and scarred. The final act is made up of Swanberg running for his life, the cameraman in a mad dash for freedom, unsure whether or not to try and save his friends, or if he should go on his own and allow the chips to fall where they may. His selflessness under fire is impressive, the character the only one of the central trio that shows signs of emotional depth or interior complexity. Seen entirely through Jake’s eyes, the actor (himself an independent filmmaker of merit known for films like Drinking Buddies and the upcoming Happy Christmas) manages to do more than just look terrified, the full scope of the tragedy coming to bear as he desperately searches for Sam and Patrick in hopes of pulling them out of the fire before there’s nothing left but ashes. West doesn’t try to make more out of the scenario than what is readily apparent, never playing up the atrocities or the horror just to gain genre brownie points. Unlike his previous two enterprises he isn’t milking things for a few scares, a fact I’m sure will catch many off guard. All of which makes The Sacrament far more devastating than it otherwise would have been, the filmmaker crafting a social and societal commentary that’s as unnervingly insightful as it is chillingly prescient.
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a bit much over a long period of time. While the creativity behind each of these set pieces is impressive, that doesn’t mean they still don’t lose a little of their power and immediacy as things inch closer to a climax. Even so, it’s all sensationally shot by cinematographer Hong Kyung-pyo (Mother), and even though space is understandably limited – we’re on a train, after all – he gives the film a rich visual esthetic that’s constantly intriguing. But the most exciting aspect is Ho’s refusal to bow to typical conventions, allowing the film to slow down at the most unforeseen points in order for his observations to strike home with intimately fascinating toxicity. Whether it be a brief sushi luncheon or an elementary schoolroom sing-a-long, these striking bits of poetry have a breathtaking allure to them. And, while there’s nothing subtle about
the pointed societal commentary the filmmaker is expressing, it can’t help but emotionally register in ways that matter all the same. I’m not too sure about the way things climactically come to a close, the last act one I need to keep thinking more about before I can pass final overall judgment. Still, Snowpiercer, while not the dystopian existential sci-fi masterpiece I know many were hoping for, is a solid, visually inventive and at times breathlessly exciting epic nonetheless. Ho continues to show he’s one of the more ingenious and idiosyncratic directors working today, working in a variety of genres with notable skill. This movie is a good one and, who knows, over time, and after more thought, maybe even I will come to think it’s as great as some have attempted to get me to believe. Radius - TWC / CJ Entertainment
SNOWPIERCER Now playing They need to get to the front of the train. The Snowpiercer has been running for 17 years, ever since the world froze over in a second Ice Age occurring when humanity’s attempt to end Global Warming went horrifically wrong. The last vestiges of mankind, a smattering of multiple races culled seemingly from every country, have been packed into the massive, unstoppable locomotive all that time, all separated by class and status the moment they stepped inside. Curtis (Chris Evans) has been living in the rear since the beginning, listening to his mentor Gilliam (John Hurt), taking to heart his teachings, biding his time for the appropriate moment to launch a coup in order to achieve some sort of equity for everyone on board, not just the wealthy. His closest friend Edgar (Jamie Bell) was born on the Snowpiercer. It’s the only world he knows, and he’ll follow Curtis all the way to the front, if that’s what he thinks is best to ensure the only community he’s ever known continues to survive. There’s been a lot of fuss made about South Korean director Bong Joon Ho’s Snowpiercer (his adaptation of the best-selling French graphic novel Le Transperceneige) since its debut at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Fanboys everywhere went crazy when it was hinted that Harvey Weinstein wanted a reedit before he’d release the film in the United States – a galactic uproar asking why the notorious producer (his longtime nickname being “Harvey Scissorhands”) would do such a thing to what had to be an almost definite post-apocalyptic masterpiece. The good news? Weinstein bowed to the pressure, allowing the Mother and The Host filmmaker to release his personal director’s
cut to domestic theaters. The bad? Even with a cast that includes comic book hero superstar Evans, Academy Award-winners Octavia Spencer and Tilda Swinton, former Oscar nominees Hurt and Ed Harris, and a slew of international favorites including Bell, Song Kang Ho, Ewen Bremner, Alison Pill and Ko Asung, he was only going to give it a limited theatrical push, with minimal advertising, making its chances of doing any sort of notable business stateside pretty much nil. The better question, however, revolves around whether or not Snowpiercer has been both worth waiting for, as well as deserving of all this pre-release ruckus; and while the answer is a positive one, it isn’t the outright bit of exuberant ecstasy I think many were hoping for. The truth is that Ho’s latest is good, occasionally something better than that, but in the same breath it also isn’t some landmark masterpiece. It gets the job done, nothing more; and while that’s never a thing I’m personally going to scoff at or talk down, I can’t say I’m tripping the light fantastic, either. You could say the movie is an expertly staged amalgam of genre favorites like Mad Max, Das Boot and Assault on Precinct 13 all rolled into one – Ho’s not-so-subtle social analysis on today’s world as he sees it shining through the gloom, doom and bloody hackand-slash action theatrics at every turn. With video game exactitude Curtis and his group must move continually forward car-to-car facing a different set of obstacles each step of the way. At the same time, they also move into entirely new worlds, even ecosystems, the train in a metal Noah’s Ark containing the last vestiges of the human race and all its knowledge as it makes its year-long trek around the globe. The action is extraordinary. Ho unleashes a series of brutal, imaginative assaults that more often than not boggle the mind and chill to the bone. But, much like The Raid before it, all this calamity and bludgeoning can be
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