They’re low-brow popular entertainment, but in many ways the original Star Wars movies are about as good as motion pictures get. We can talk all we want to about cinema as [...]
Entries from May 2005
Revenge of the Sith
May 27th, 2005 · No Comments
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The Roxie in Danger
May 20th, 2005 · No Comments
These are grim days for Bay Area movie lovers. First Anita Monga, then Edith Kramer. And now the future of the Roxie looks dark. The Mission District’s wonderful little revival/art/anything left-wing [...]
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Movies for the Week of May 13, 2005
May 13th, 2005 · No Comments
There are plenty of interesting films playing this week. Unfortunately, I don’t have time to write about them (let alone see any), so I’ll just draw your attention to the Irish [...]
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TV at the Movies
May 6th, 2005 · No Comments
We leave the house and open our wallets because we expect a better movie experience in a theater than we could get on TV. But what creates that experience? Is it film’s superior visual properties? Or [...]
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