$5 Cover – Seattle Premier At SIFF
February 26th, 2010
Speaking of music and movies (they go well together, no?), this Monday March 1st at the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) Cinema—located inside McCaw Hall—you can catch the screening of the much-ballyhooed Seattle version of MTV’s $5 Cover. It’s an hour long and tickets are (ironically) $10. First come, first served; no advance tickets available. Starts at 7pm.
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If you missed this little endeavor, basically it’s a stylish profile of 13 Seattle bands as they wade their way to varying degrees of success. Director Lynn Shelton, who made the Sundance hit “Humpday”, is a local gal herself. Bands who have a shot at larger fame include Thee Emergency, TheeSatisfaction, the Moondoggies, Champagne Champagne, the Lights, the Maldives, the Spits and more.
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The trailer gives the movie a sort of docu-drama feel, hinting at a sort of semi-reality (it is MTV, after all), which I’ll admit is kind of a turn off. I don’t watch MTV and I prefer regular ol’ documentaries. But the bands Shelton and Craig Brewer (“Hustle & Flow”) chose to work with are all solid and representative of just how varied our enclave is. Seattle (and the NW) is pumping out some cah-razy shit these days. Trailer below:
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February 26th, 2010 at 2:27 pm
Kevin leDoux said:
As far as i’ve heard, this doesn’t follow the typical MTV “reality” format. Nor is it in the same vein as “Joe’s Apartment” It’s been getting good reviews and I think Lynn Shelton did the subject justice (tho I wouldn’t recommend Chump Day.. wowee gay-porn factor aside it’s a drag-pun intended)
February 26th, 2010 at 2:30 pm
The Lady said:
Whoa. I’m confused. I thought it was just a documentary, but it’s like My So Called Life in Seattle. Hmm…
February 26th, 2010 at 3:29 pm
LB said:
I guess I’ve heard both opinions (but the “make out” scenes leave me to believe there’s a dollop of fiction in there)–guess we’ll just have to see it to see it.
February 27th, 2010 at 2:15 am
Grendel said:
i’ll watch this, and enjoy it, but there is definitely a lot of fake stuff in it… i mean, hell, whiskey tango didnt even exist anymore. they pretty much reunited just for this show.