Highly Recommended

What a delightful discovery I made this week. Flipping through the movie listings in "The Stranger" at Starbucks, I saw that "The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill" was playing at something called "The Big Picture" in Redmond. Huh? Since when is there an indie theater in Redmond? Turns out it's part of what the owners call a "boutique meeting and event facility". They've had a space in Seattle for years, but just opened up another in Redmond Town Center about a month ago. The lion's share of their business is company and private functions; basically, an alternative to sterile hotel banquet rooms. What an alternative. Very swank, very nice, way beyond the means of most of us. But the cool thing is that their 100 (about) seat theater is open to the public, screening mostly indie films. In addition to "Wild Parrots", they're showing "Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room" at Redmond, and "Look At Me" (which I also want to see) in Seattle. Nicest theater chairs I've ever sat in. The whole venue is over-21, so you can bring your martini and white cheddar popcorn (served in a champagne bucket) into the movie with you ... Decadence. Even if the featured movie isn't to your taste, you can pop in and grab a drink. I sound like their publicity lackey, but honestly, it was such a kick. I love lush.

Absolutely DO NOT miss "Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill", if it's playing in your town. Wonderful show, especially if you appreciate either birds or engaging weirdos. And where else are you going to hear Kerouac singing "Ain't We Got Fun"?