OLLI-UW — Set in Seattle: Movies That Take Place or Were Filmed Here Lecture
From Tugboat Annie to Sleepless in Seattle to Fifty Shades of Grey, Seattle has a long history as a place to set a story, film a story, or even both! […]
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Driven: Cars, Movies, and the American Dream
LeMay: America’s Car Museum 2702 E. D St, Tacoma, WA, United StatesThe automobile and the movies grew up together. Both promised freedom, excitement, mobility, and a chance to become someone different. As Hollywood and Detroit came of age, the car became […]
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CRI Class — Understanding Cinema: Movies, Meaning, and Culture
Creative Retirement Institute 7020 196th St SW, Lynnwood, WA, United States4 Mondays, 10/19/2026 – 11/9/2026 @ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Movies express society’s hopes, fears, values, conflicts, and dreams. Film offers a deeper understanding of the culture that produced […]
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Free Talk: Universal Monster Movies!
Lon Chaney’s The Phantom of the Opera just turned 100. This Halloween, we’ll look back at how Universal turned a couple of Victorian novels into a genre juggernaut and revisit […]
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OLLI-UW Course — A Century of Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective on Film
OLLI-UWWinter quarter, details pending. “When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” But what does that mean when it comes to what may […]
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