KNIFE IN THE WATER Roman Polanskis iconic debut, tonight at SIFF Cinema as part of the Seattle Polish Film Festival.
  • KNIFE IN THE WATER Roman Polanski’s iconic debut, screening tonight at SIFF Cinema as part of the Seattle Polish Film Festival.

At venues on Capitol Hill and downtown, there’s the 18th annual Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.

At venues all over town, there’s the amazing-looking Social Justice Film Festival, and at SIFF Cinema, there’s the also-amazing-looking Seattle Polish Film Festival. (Read about both fests in this week’s Festive.)

Meanwhile, the subjects of last week’s Festiveโ€”the Seattle South Asian Film Festival and the Seattle Latino Film Festivalโ€”continue through the weekend at venues all over the region.

Finally at Scarecrow Video, the weekend brings screenings of two trashy alleged treasures: 1992’s The Cat (8 pm Friday) and 1991’s Blood Massacre (8 pm Saturday). The screenings are free, and there will be beer and snacks for sale.

ALL OF THIS FILM IS NOT GOING TO WATCH ITSELF. Get out there. (But if you insist on staying home, the universally despised Salinger documentary that was stinking up cinemas just two weeks ago is now available on Netflix Streaming.)

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