Take an old-school-style slasher and cross it with a Hitchcock thriller. Then mix in Jason Bourne and “The Terminator.” Throw in a little bit of Lifetime family drama, and you’ve got Adam Wingard’s “The Guest.”
The Friends of The Seattle Public Library will have its big fall book sale this weekend. More than 150,000 items — including of nonfiction, fiction, children’s books, CDs and DVDs — will be available for purchase.
Beginning at 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, all state Route 520 lanes across Lake Washington will shut down in both directions between Interstate 405 and Montlake Boulevard for striping of the new lanes and other work. They will reopen at 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 15.
Michael R. Roskam’s latest character-driven, neo-noir “The Drop” takes place in a cold and gloomy working-class neighborhood in New York — the kind of neighborhood where all business and justice are handled outside of the law but within the neighborhood.
Seattle Public Schools will host its first Memorial Football Classic this weekend at Memorial Stadium (401 Fifth Ave. N.) to raise funds for athletics transportation.
The Seattle Japanese Garden (1075 Lake Washington Blvd. E.) will celebrate the Japanese holiday Respect for Elders Day on Monday, Sept. 15, by admitting seniors age 65 and older to the garden for free.
Children, teens, parents and caregivers are invited to the School Your Parents event at the Douglass-Truth Library (2300 E. Yesler Way) on Sept. 16, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Seattle Animal Shelter has expanded its hours to provide more opportunity to adopt animals, redeem lost pets, bring in strays, surrender animals and participate in other shelter activities.
In honor of national Banned Books Week, Sept. 21 through 27, the Seattle Public Library will host story times and film screenings at several library locations. The events celebrate the freedom to read and encourage discussions on why books are banned.
The Central Library (1000 Fourth Ave.) will host the 2014 Seattle Design Festival, featuring 20 free programs over two days that explore the theme “Design in Motion.”
According to Allstate Insurance’s 2014 “America’s Best Drivers Report,” Seattle ranks 173rd out of 200 U.S. cities. The report noted that Seattle drivers were 36 percent more likely to get into an accident than the national average.
Jonathan Demme’s “A Master Builder,” based on the play by Henrik Ibsen, finds an aging Wallace Shawn playing Halvard Solness, a master architect nearing the end of his life.
“When you live with people, you know them better than you care to.” Ben (John Lithgow) says to his husband, George (Alfred Molina), over the phone near the middle of Ira Sachs’ “Love is Strange.”
From 7 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6, the Seattle Japanese Garden will once again light up lanterns, luminaries and floating boats to welcome the autumn full moon, in keeping with the Japanese tradition of O-tsukimi moon viewing.
Next March, King County Metro’s low-income riders will be able to ride for a lower fare of just $1.50. Metro estimates upward of 100,000 people will qualify for the new fare card.
Woodland Park Zoo’s African elephant Watoto died last week. Zoo employees discovered the animal collapsed early one morning. After attempts to upright her, they euthanized her. Watoto was 45.
Seattle garbage, food and yard-waste and recycling collections will be on normal schedule for Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1. Seattle Public Utilities customers should place their containers out for collection by 7 a.m. to ensure collection.
