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Tom Tangney
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By day, you can hear Tom on Seattle's Morning News, and by night, he sits in the dark, making snide comments about what he sees on the silver screen.
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May 20, 2013 @ 7:41 am
Pope Francis blames world's financial woes on 'cult of money'
Once all the hullabaloo over his election as pope settled down a couple of months ago, Pope Francis has, for the most part, stayed out of the limelight. But a speech late last week thrust him back in the headlines. Continue reading > -
May 17, 2013 @ 8:09 am
Stars of 'Much Ado About Nothing' hit Seattle to open SIFF
The Seattle International Film Festival kicked off Thursday night with a sold-out gala screening of "Much Ado About Nothing." Tom interviews the stars of the new film "Much Ado About Nothing." Continue reading > -
May 16, 2013 @ 9:07 am
'Star Trek: Into Darkness' has the ingredients, but doesn't quite come together
J.J. Abrams' reboot of the Star Trek franchise four years ago is the most successful reboot since Christopher Nolan put Christian Bale in a bat suit. Continue reading > -
May 15, 2013 @ 7:29 am
Amidst Angelina Jolie revelation, SIFF features UW doctor who discovered breast cancer gene
I had planned on doing an overview of the literally hundreds of movies debuting at this year's festival. But then a major news story broke out and re-focused my attention, not on a great variety of movies, but on one very specific film in the festival: "Decoding Annie Parker." Continue reading > -
May 14, 2013 @ 10:44 am
Controversial lead singer of The Dixie Chicks comes out with first solo album
The controversial lead singer of The Dixie Chicks is out with her first solo album, exactly ten years after alienating the country music world by slamming the president. Continue reading > -
May 10, 2013 @ 1:28 pm
Dream of 'The Great Gatsby' proved unattainable for Baz Luhrman
Leonardo DiCaprio stars in "The Great Gatsby," but it's director Baz Luhrman who's the real star, for better or worse. Continue reading > -
May 9, 2013 @ 7:30 am
'The Great Gatsby' opens Thursday; is this the new opening day?
"The Great Gatsby" officially opens this Friday but, as has been the tradition for over a decade, this latest Hollywood blockbuster will screen first late Thursday night. Continue reading > -
May 8, 2013 @ 10:55 am
Mike Daisey back on stage at Seattle Repertory Theatre
Mike Daisey caused a sensation a year and a half ago with his one-man show "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs." Continue reading > -
May 7, 2013 @ 11:05 am
Johnny Depp could be at his creepiest yet in next role for 'Into the Woods'
As the world awaits the latest Johnny Depp incarnation - he plays Tonto in The Lone Ranger opening this July - Depp is busy lining up new projects. Continue reading > -
May 3, 2013 @ 8:42 am
'Distractions' have the Iron Man franchise off course
Robert Downey Jr. is back for a fourth go-round as Iron Man, after two blockbuster Iron Man movies and last summer's even more spectacular Avengers film. Continue reading >