Screening March 30 – April 20, 2012

SIFF Cinema Uptown

511 Queen Anne Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, this deeply moving new film by the Dardenne brothers (L’enfant, Rosetta) delves into the emotional life of troubled 11-year-old Cyril (newcomer Thomas Doret), who, abandoned by his father, obsessively tries to find his bicycle- after all, his father must have cared about him enough not to sell that off, he reasons.

Special Discount for Cyclists! Ride your bike to SIFF Cinema Uptown and receive $2 off admission for The Kid with a Bike.

* For in person ticket sales only, just tell the box office you rode your bike to SIFF. Valid for Regular Full Priced Admission and Matinees.

Read the New York Times review of the film here: http://movies.nytimes.com/2012/03/16/movies/the-kid-with-a-bike-from-jean-pierre-and-luc-dardenne.html

Back from Portland and Filmed by Bike weekend.  The weather was fair, the hills were non-existent, the beer flowed like water and we made the best of a good situation.  Working on a little wrap up of the weekend- but until then, you can watch two of my favorite films from FBB.  Happy Monday. Make it solid black, motherfucker.

Speaking of Portland…  I missed this and it looked like fun.  It’s a good thing I hate fun.

THE CROSS UP at THE LUMBERYARD VIDEO from James Wilson on Vimeo.

If you are going to be in Seattle this weekend, you should check this out.  And please, for me- ride a track bike.

Spring in the Northwest.  Trees budding, flowers blooming, bikes coming out of hibernation and we ready ourselves for Filmed By Bike.  I had the good fortune to sit on the jury this year.  The lady and I are preparing the housetruck and will be setting sail to Portland for the festivities.  Though I will likely miss the ride with Gary, I hope that some of his dapperness rubs off on me as I stalk him through the crowd at the street party.  We will be there on bikes, looking for trouble good times.  We shall live the dream of the nineties, eat brunch, ride bikes, wax poetic about this and that, ride bikes, drink bottomless mimosas and see some fun movies.  Maybe we’ll see you there?

Congratulation Melody Davis, you just won two passes for Filmed By Bike this weekend!

Your passes will be at will call.

That is all.

For the rest of you- we hope to see you there anyway.  It’s going to be great weather and awesome times!

Saturday April 7th in the year of our Lord, two thousand and twelve, marked the 5th anniversary of the Resurrection Race. 67 folks came out to take part in what has become the kickoff alleycat race for the spring season in Seattle. Rob Kittelson, one of the organizers for the 2013 North American Cycle Courier Championships (NACCC) took home first place, and with it, the amazing bag from our friends at Seagull- who have supported us in the last four years of the Resurrection. Thirteen women raced, with Marcy Sutton taking first place in the women’s category.

The 10th anniversary of Filmed by Bike is April 13th-18th in Portland.  You won’t want to miss it.  As a juror, I’ve had the opportunity to see some of the films being screened this year and believe me- it’s going to be a hoot.

Because Go Means Go has friends in high places, we’re giving away two festival passes.  Because we’re awesome and we think that going to Filmed by Bike will make you a better person.

Now I bet you want to know how might you obtain these passes.  It’s really easy.  No dragon slaying, or feats of strength are needed.  All you need is the power of a single finger.

I’ll break it down.

Head over to the Go Means Go Facebook page and Like it.

Then head over to the Filmed by Bike Facebook and Like that.

Booyah.  That’s it.  That’s all you have to do.  One lucky winner will be drawn on April 8th.  That lucky winner will get two festival passes.  We’ll get in touch with you on the Facebook.

So get after it.  And tell your friends. And their friends.  And go ride your bike.