Egyptian Theater
(206) 323-4978
805 East Pine
Seattle,
WA
98122
47.6151
-122.3218
Neighborhoods: Broadway, Capitol Hill
Hours:
Mon-Fri 7am-9pm
Sat-Sun 10am-9pm
What People Are Saying About Egyptian Theater
The Editor
Contributor
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The Scene
Great big screen, plenty of comfortable seating and some fairly atrocious acoustics. The Egyptian was originally built in 1915 as a Masonic Temple. It's safe to say that no one then was thinking about the Dolby stereo system it currently houses, and even much refurbishing hasn't quite done the trick. The resulting sound can be frustratingly thick and muddy.
The Experience
Anyone who believes film to be one of life's necessities has this theater's schedule hanging on the fridge door. It's a major venue for both the Seattle International Film Festival and the Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. It's also a year-round mecca for cinephiles, Capitol Hill denizens and midnight-movie hipsters. What's showing? Challenging foreign fare, hip retrospectives (Hitchcock, the Coen brothers, etc.), restored classics and must-see documentaries.
The Details on Egyptian Theater
Where to Sit:
If you're there for a foreign film, head for the back of the house. The first few rows of the second section of seating guarantees craning around a head that will most certainly be blocking your view of the subtitles.
Parking:
If the nightmare of finding a street spot on Capitol Hill gets to be too much, there's a lot across from the theater at Pine and Harvard.
