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Now that Disney has bought Pixar, what will become of the two companies? Disney CEO Robert (anyone’s better than Eisner) Iger promises to “welcome and embrace Pixar’s unique culture.” But didn’t a Disney executive say something like that once about Miramax?
Yes, this is another case of a big company swallowing [...]

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Life is crazy. I don’t have time this week to pontificate about movies, so I’ll just go directly to this week’s comments and recommendations:
Recommended: The Best of Youth, Pacific Film Archive, Friday, 3:00; also ongoing at the Balboa. If you live in the East Bay, Friday [...]

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The holidays are over and the film festivals are starting up. Assuming you’re reading this on Friday, Noir City and the Rafael’s For Your Consideration series start tonight, while Berlin and Beyond opened last night.
Berlin and Beyond plays a variety of German-language films through Wednesday at the Castro, [...]

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Yes, I’ve redesigned the site. Hope you like it. Now, on to something more important:
What’s better, Munich or The 40 Year-Old Virgin? You may as well ask if this tennis player is better than that accountant. You can’t really compare two well-made yet very different movies.
But I’ll try. Welcome to Bayflicks’ [...]

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