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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 29/09/2026

EGG is a searing Y2K-era cocktail of creature features, body horror, psychological thrillers & vaporwave aesthetics. See it 10/4 at 530pm at @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center! “…at barely an hour it’s worth your while to go in blind.” Danielle Burgos, Screen Slate grandillusioncinema.org/film/egg/

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 27/09/2026

Our Shu Lea Cheang double feature is tomorrow at NW Film Forum at 7pm! Co-presented with @secsfest.org! Known for her groundbreaking & transgressive works, Cheang has long challenged boundaries of genre, identity, and technology. *No one under 18 admitted* grandillusioncinema.org/film/shu-lea...

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 27/09/2026

We present a 25th anniversary screening of SESSION 9 at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center on October 4. The composers of the film's score, local experimental music legends Climax Golden Twins, are scheduled to join for a live intro and Q&A! grandillusioncinema.org/film/session...

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 26/09/2026

ICYMI: we're taking over the Varsity Theatre! Cinema is returning to the U District! Thank you for all the donations and memberships thus far. Your support will help us make improvements and pave the way for a successful first year of operations. Support our work: grandillusioncinema.org/moving/

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Sean Gilman @theendofcinema.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Oh hell yeah

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James Norton @jimmynono.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I’m so excited by this. I worked at the Varsiry during college and saw so many amazing films there. So glad the @grandillusioncinema.org is moving in.

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Elisabeth Van Every @e-van-every.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This is really good news! This building was foundational in a lot of my film-nerd development, as was Grand Illusion, and having GI move into it means both orgs get new chances to blossom.

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the wizard of loneliness @chairness.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Grand Illusion Cinema is where my mom’s now-fervent love for Bram Stoker’s Dracula was born. I’ll never forget the way she turned to look at me after it ended and breathlessly exclaimed “it’s a love story!!” I am so happy they have a new home we can make movie memories at 💚💚

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 25/09/2026

One of the ickiest, most original body horror shockers of all time, SOCIETY, screens in remembrance of special effects and makeup artist legend Screaming Mad George! See it Oct 3 at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center. grandillusioncinema.org/film/society/

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Meghan Cherry @ Seattle's Funniest FINALS on Oct 4! @meghancherry25.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Fantastic news for everyone in the Seattle film scene, but particularly for transgender wierdos named Meghan Cherry who now have a very cool indie cinema operating less than a block away from their apartment

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John Portanova @octoberjohn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

My favorite theater in Seattle rises again!

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Chase 'Hutch' Hutchinson 📽️ @eclectichutch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

On @citycastseattle.bsky.social, talked w/ @janehu.bsky.social & @samjleeds.bsky.social about the exciting news of the Grand Illusion Cinema taking over the Varsity Theatre plus offered a whole bunch of fun recommendations of what to do this weekend📽️ Listen here: seattle.citycast.fm/podcasts/u-d...

A screenshot of the City Cast Seattle website with the headline U District's Movie Theater Revival, Elvis at the Space Needle, and a Popsicle Party with an embed of the podcast waiting for you to click on it and give it a listen.

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Mayor Katie B. Wilson @mayor.seattle.gov · 23/09/2026

🎥 🍿 📈

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Nick @nicksattele.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Change in number of movie theaters in UDistrict by mayor: Bruce Harrell: -3 Katie Wilson: +1

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 25/09/2026

“This movie is great fun… a funny, horrific grossout.” Gene Siskel We present a 40th anniversary screening of Stuart Gordon's crazy, gory, and gooey sci-fi body horror classic FROM BEYOND Oct. 3 at 5pm at @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center! grandillusioncinema.org/film/from-be...

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 23/09/2026

We present a new restoration of Tsui Hark's DON'T PLAY WITH FIRE (aka DANGEROUS ENCOUNTERS OF THE FIRST KIND) at @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center on 9/29 & 30! Intro'd by @pattymcf.bsky.social of the Seattle Film Society. grandillusioncinema.org/film/dont-pl...

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atomic bog @jessicapancakes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I LOVE YOU @grandillusioncinema.org !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Deanna Chapman @deannachapman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A great win for @grandillusioncinema.org!! And for all of us who like to go see movies!

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S.E.C.S. Fest @secsfest.org · 22/09/2026

We can finally share the news! By 2027, SECS Fest screenings can return to the University District. www.yakimaherald.com/news/nation_...

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

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The Sprocket Society @sprocketsociety.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Big news!

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Sara Michelle Fetters @moviefreaksara.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Well, at least there’s a little good news in the (Seattle) world today. Definitely donate if you can. Excited to see what @grandillusioncinema.org can do with this space. This is wonderful. grandillusioncinema.org/moving/?fbcl...

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The Grand Illusion Is Moving Into the Varsity Theatre - The Grand Illusion Cinema

We are moving into and reopening the historic Varsity Theatre in the U District! Learn more about our plans and how you can help.

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jaci. @wickedjaws.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Three screens of Grand Illusion! This is so exciting!

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Bryant Durrell @innocence.com · 22/09/2026

Incredible news! I hadn’t expected we’d see an increase in the number of screens. With this plus Tasveer getting rolling plus the Egyptian revival, it’s a good fall for indie theaters in Seattle.

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Chase 'Hutch' Hutchinson 📽️ @eclectichutch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

NEW: The Grand Illusion Cinema lives! The single-screen movie house that'd been in Seattle’s University District for more than 50 years before closing in January 2025 is coming home. It will be now taking over at the Varsity Theatre 📽️ My story @seattletimes.com: www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...

A photo taken outside the shuttered Varsity Theatre on September 22, 2026 with the marquee reading COMING SOON GRAND ILLUSION.

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S.E.C.S. Fest @secsfest.org · 22/09/2026

We are co-presenting with the @grandillusioncinema.org the Chu Lea Cheang (Fresh Kill) Double-Feature of IKU and UKI next week, 9/28 at the @nwfilmforum.bsky.social. I.K.U. crosses all categories ... As much trans-genre as it is trans-gender. grandillusioncinema.org/film/shu-lea...

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 22/09/2026

ALL MONSTERS ATTACK 2026! Our annual horror series since '07 returns at @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center & @centralcinema.bsky.social 10/3-29. Zombies! Voyeurs! Haunted asylums! Creatures from alternate dimensions! Vamp-Friars! The wealthy upper-class! grandillusioncinema.org/series/all-m...

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 20/09/2026

Vanishing Seattle's short documentary about us plays tonight at 730pm in the "Like a Local" program at @nwfilmforum.bsky.social's Local Sightings Fest! nwfilmforum.org/films/local-...

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Local Sightings 2026 – Like a Local (Shorts) - Northwest Film Forum

These shorts by Washington filmmakers will transport throughout our state.

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jaci. @wickedjaws.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I'm struggling to come to terms with the fact that I can't make it to this, but you should go. A pandemic movie with a Grace Chang soundtrack! You all know her because 我要你的爱 was in Crazy Rich Asians.

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我要你的愛

YouTube video by 葛蘭 - Topic

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 16/09/2026

PULP: WHAT DO YOU DO FOR AN ENCORE? captures PULP during their 2025 tour, combining footage from their ingenious live show with four decades of never-before-seen archival material. Presented by us at @siffnews.bsky.social Cinema Uptown on 9/24! grandillusioncinema.org/film/pulp-wh...

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 16/09/2026

A rare double feature of pioneering media artist and filmmaker Shu Lea Cheang’s 90-minute director’s cut of I.K.U. and its seldom-screened 2023 follow-up UKI, co-presented by @secsfest.org! *No one under 18 admitted* Sept. 28, 7pm, NW Film Forum grandillusioncinema.org/film/shu-lea...

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 13/09/2026

See the new restoration later this month here in Seattle! grandillusioncinema.org/film/dont-pl...

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 13/09/2026

The @grandillusioncinema.org & @siffnews.bsky.social present a brand new 35mm print of Tsai Ming-Liang’s THE HOLE. September 18 & 20 at the SIFF Film Center. “Impressive a quarter century ago, it seems even more so today.” J. Hoberman, The New York Times grandillusioncinema.org/film/the-hol...

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 13/09/2026

“Fast, fierce and gleefully tasteless…” Dennis Harvey, Variety The new 4K restoration of Ringo Lam's FULL CONTACT plays at NWFF tomorrow! Special live intro from local Hong Kong genre film connoisseur @pattymcf.bsky.social of the Seattle Film Society! grandillusioncinema.org/film/full-co...

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Cinema Strikes Back @cinemastrikesback.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Saw this in the theater once and it was a religious experience

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Sean Gilman @theendofcinema.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The @grandillusioncinema.org is playing Ringo Lam's Full Contact on Monday at the @nwfilmforum.bsky.social. Don't miss it! grandillusioncinema.org/film/full-co...

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Full Contact - New 4K Restoration - The Grand Illusion Cinema

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 12/09/2026

"True to its title, there are nightmares that lurk on the edges of the frame, but from the opening to the fantastic finale, Ford creates plenty of breathtaking dreams worth going along with." @eclectichutch.bsky.social See DREAMS IN NIGHTMARES 9/15 at NWFF! grandillusioncinema.org/film/dreams-...

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 11/09/2026

Spike Lee directed the first major motion picture to acknowledge the September 11th attacks with 25TH HOUR. We present a 35mm print at @siffnews.bsky.social this weekend. 9/11 @ 7pm 9/12 @ 445pm 9/13 @ 2pm “A superb film.” Michael Wilmington, Chicago Reader grandillusioncinema.org/film/25th-ho...

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 10/09/2026

“BUTTHOLE SURFERS: THE HOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUTT is a reminder that the most punk thing an artist can do is reject conformity and simply be themselves.” @smallmind.bsky.social See it Sunday, Sept. 13 at 7pm at @siffnews.bsky.social Cinema Uptown! grandillusioncinema.org/film/butthol...

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 09/09/2026

35MM PRINT! 25TH HOUR features outstanding cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto, a riveting lead performance by Edward Norton, & a brilliant supporting cast. See it 9/11-13 at @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center presented by us! grandillusioncinema.org/film/25th-ho...

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 07/09/2026

“It’s a trippy, ballsy, and genuinely entertaining package that shouldn’t work at all. But it does, and I can’t believe it exists.” @tomilaffly.bsky.social BUDDY plays this Tuesday at NW Film Forum at 730pm! From the writer/director of “Too Many Cooks”. grandillusioncinema.org/film/buddy/

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 08/09/2026

Critic’s Pick! “A nifty new spin on the American road trip movie, one that functions both as an intimate exploration of identity and a rallying cry for a new kind of world.” Kate Erbland, IndieWire We present DREAMS IN NIGHTMARES 9/15 at NW Film Forum. grandillusioncinema.org/film/dreams-...

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S.E.C.S. Fest @secsfest.org · 08/09/2026

Coming up on September 28, we are co-presenting with @grandillusioncinema.org a double-feature of experimental, sci-fi films from multimedia artist, Shu Lea Cheang (director of Fresh Kill). I.K.U. and UKI : Sept 28/7pm at @nwfilmforum.bsky.social. grandillusioncinema.org/film/shu-lea...

promotional image for Chu Lea Cheang's film I.K.U. (2000), with a beautiful woman caught in a red web.

Poster image from Shu Lea Cheang's UKI: A SciFi Viral Alt-reality cinema, with a computer animated image of a person with their mouth open and circuit boards in the background.

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 04/09/2026

See a 35mm print of Spike Lee's 25TH HOUR Sept. 11-13 at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center, presented by us! Named the 3rd best movie of the 21st century by The Big Picture podcast. grandillusioncinema.org/film/25th-ho...

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 04/09/2026

📼 The Strange & Found Live Video Show is coming! 📼 VHS all-stars Joe Pickett (Found Footage Fest) & Scott Miller (Strange Tapes Zine) bring their favorite VHS finds from 2025 (all VHS, nothing from the internet). 9/12 at @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center. grandillusioncinema.org/film/strange...

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 06/09/2026

We’re co-presenting a few shows of the new 35mm print of THE HOLE!

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