close_menu
Latest News

COMMENTARY ON NEWS, POLITICS, SPORTS, RELIGION, TV AND MOVIES

Tom Tangney

  • Land of the Lost
    June 5, 2009 8:32 am
    LAND OF THE LOST is aptly named since its clearly lost its way, along with its script, its characters, and its sense of humor .…
  • Interview with director Lynn Shelton
    June 4, 2009 9:12 am
    Director of Humpday, Lynn Shelton, paid a visit to the KIRO Studios to discuss her latest film and her experiences at Cannes and Sundance .…
  • Interview with filmmaker David Russo
    June 1, 2009 10:28 am
    Local filmmaker David Russo is having a breakout year. His first feature film, THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF LITTLE DIZZLE, made it in to the prestigious…
  • The downside of “Up”
    May 29, 2009 7:01 am
    I'm joining the chorus of almost universal praise for Pixar's UP . It's a delightfully original tale about growing up and growing old . It's…
  • 12 things I learned about Spike Lee
    May 28, 2009 6:29 am
    For a man whose films are often provocative, some might even say incendiary, director Spike Lee was awfully subdued at SIIF’s tribute to him last…
  • Hooked on Hooked
    May 26, 2009 6:34 am
    The first Festival film I see following the Opening Night extravaganza turns out to be a perfect Festival kind of movie . It's called HOOKED…
  • Seattle gets a taste of Morris dancers
    May 23, 2009 7:09 pm
    Morris dancers gathered outside McCaw Hall Saturday afternoon after the film played in Seattle. Check out the photo gallery here and then read my review…
  • Video interview: Robert Osborne, host of TCM
    May 22, 2009 1:33 pm
    Osbourne with Alec Baldwin on the TCM set I'm a big fan of Robert Osborne, the dapper and debonair host of Turner Classic Movies .…
  • Opening Night surprise (spoiler alert)
    May 22, 2009 8:26 am
    SIFF got off to a rousing start last night, with the premiere of the brilliantly foul-mouthed political satire IN THE LOOP but the real surprise…
  • Opening Night: In the Loop
    May 21, 2009 2:40 pm
    Tom reviews SIFF's opening night movie, In the Loop . Watch his interview with the cast below . A masterpiece of invective, this is a…

Tom Tangney on KIRO Radio