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TACOMA THEATER UNVEILS NEW FILM SERIES >>> Traditionally snubbed by Hollywood artistes and not often backed by the major studios, horror films have carved out a bloody niche for themselves on the badlands of mainstream cinema. So it makes sense that The Grand Cinema will begin making screen space for
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NEW FILM SERIES COMING TO TACOMA >>> A friend of mine saw Inception last week, and it surprised her how many in the crowd bolted for an exit as soon as the credits rolled. I guess after two-and-a-half hours inside a time-bending, gravity-defying dreamscape, a few minutes of slowly crawling text
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AN UPDATE FROM THE GRAND >>> I'll admit I don't spend enough time contemplating life's biggest riddles: the fate of the universe, humankind's ultimate destiny, how my freezer makes ice cubes. So many things around us we accept without deeper inquiry - and as long as that icebox keeps up during
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TACOMA FILM TAKES OVER RIALTO >>> Iron Man 2, Shmiron Man 2. Who needs another Hollywood superhero when local moviemaking can save your Friday night? On May 7, The Grand Cinema invaded the Rialto Theater for its annual screening of shorts from the 72 Hour Film Festival. Twenty-three teams had only a
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COUNTDOWN TO THE GRAND'S 72-HOUR COMPETITION >>> Big Jim had close to two decades, a budget as rare as unobtainium, and a crew of hundreds to bring his space cat opera to the screen. You, on the other hand, have three days. Welcome to The Grand Cinema's 72-hour Film Festival. As one of
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CHRISTOPHER WOOD: FOURTH SCREEN MEANS MORE MOVIE MAGIC >>>Santa/Jesus/James Cameron (take your pick) certainly filled Hollywood's celluloid-lined stocking this year, with the holiday weekend lineup drawing movie lovers to theaters in record-busting numbers. Meanwhile The Grand Cinema had its own gift to present Tacoma. A chilly Christmas morn saw our
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CHRISTOPHER WOOD: RANDY SPARKS' NEW FILM SEES LIGHT OF DAY >>> The weather just hasn't cooperated with Randy Sparks. Not surprising. When you call your film It Don't Rain on Sunny Days, meteorological uncertainty seems destined to torment your production schedule. Let's rewind: My last meeting with Sparks involved watching his
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CHRISTOPHER WOOD: FUNNY BUCKET >>> I have to go. This thought emerges as I look upon row after polished row of Honey Buckets. What cinematic mischief has driven me from a warm bed this chilly November morning to Puyallup's premiere receptacle repository? Today this lot of loos serves as a worthy
