Tony Kay
Tony Kay has been writing about film for two decades now. He won the Northwest division of the Independent Film Channel’s Ultimate Film Fanatic game show a few years ago, during which Henry Rollins proclaimed Tony’s movie nerd kung-fu to be “devastating, gnarly and crushing” on national TV. Kay also writes about music for the SunBreak.com and Examiner.com.
Recent Articles
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Stranger than Paradise: The Grand Illusion showcases early Jim Jarmusch
The Grand Illusion is screening Jarmusch’s first half-dozen features throughout November. It’s a golden opportunity for cinephiles and the curious alike to follow the filmmakers’s early development into one of modern cinema’s most influential figures.
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Japanese folklore becomes immersive theater in ‘The Night Parade’
Pork Filled Productions and REBATEnsemble collaborate on this spooky production taking place at an undisclosed location.
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Vivian Hua to succeed Courtney Sheehan as executive director of Northwest Film Forum
Hua previously served as NWFF’s design lead and a key figure in its community outreach. She begins her new role on Oct. 11.
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Best of Fest: What to see at Local Sightings 2018
From documentaries to fictional narrative features to workshops and special presentations, there’s plenty worth exploring during the festival’s eight-day run.
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Meet the 2018 Mayor’s Arts Award winners: Jorge Enrique González Pacheco
González Pacheco has amassed a sizable list of titles: poet, lecturer, teacher, filmmaker, co-founder of the Seattle Latino Film Festival, and now Mayor’s Arts Award recipient.
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Immersive Detail in Detective Noir ‘Automata’
The entertaining and beautiful web series by local writer/director Van Alan, featuring Seattle actor Basil Harris, screens at SIFF June 3 and June 5.
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SIFF 2018: Writer/director Megan Griffiths on ‘Sadie’
It took Griffiths nearly a decade to make this movie about an adolescent girl who goes to great lengths to keep her dad in the picture while he's serving in the military overseas.
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SIFF 2018: Vlada Knowlton on ‘The Most Dangerous Year’
"It’s not that easy to find parents of trans kids who are willing to talk in public about it. We’re all taking a risk by doing it, but we’re all doing it because we feel like you have to when you’re fighting for civil rights. You can’t be silent."
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SIFF 2018: ‘Prospect’ Is a Welcome Sci-Fi Anomaly
The debut feature by Seattle-based writer/director duo Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell is a lean, suspenseful and absorbing indie film that feels fresh even as it explores ostensibly familiar territory.
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SIFF 2018: ‘Afghan Cycles’
Sarah Menzies’ terrific nonfiction film is every bit as keenly observed, and its visual storytelling every bit as rich, as the most absorbing narrative fiction feature.
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‘The Faces of Zandra Rhodes’ Is a Visual Smorgasbord
The debut feature documentary from Puget Sound filmmaker David Wiesehan plays this month at SIFF.
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Big Ideas in Small Packages at the Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Film Festival
Film writer Tony Kay has recommendations to help you navigate the 13th annual fest, co-presented by MoPOP and SIFF.
