Today is Mother’s Day. Have you called your mother? Good. Now take a humongous bong hit and head to Cinerama, where this morning brings Mommie Dearest, the 1981 biopic that made Joan Crawford a child-abuse icon, ruined Faye Dunaway’s career, and thrived in infamy. Make no mistake: Mommie Dearest sucks. But Ms. Dunaway’s fearless exertions elevate overacting to the status of an Olympic event. Plus: free pre-screening doughnuts! (Cinerama, 2100 Fourth Ave, www.seattlequeerfilm.org. 10:30 am, $12.)
David Schmader—former weed columnist and Stranger associate editor—is the author of the solo plays Straight and Letter to Axl, which he’s performed in Seattle and across the US. His latest... More by David Schmader