SFIFF: Thursday, Part II; Stranded

After Time to Die, I grabbed a quick bite and went to see Stranded: I’ve come from a plane that crashed on the mountains–my fifth documentary of the week.
Once again, the director was there in person. But instead of bringing his star and cinematographer, Gonzalo Arijon brought his very young daughter, who shyly hung onto [...]

SFIFF: Thursday, Part I; Time to Die

I decided to let serendipity pick my Thursday movies at the San Francisco International Film Festival. Serendipity was good to me. Simply on the basis of being there when they started and being able to get a ticket, I saw Time to Die and Stranded: I’ve come from a plane that crashed on the mountains. [...]

This Week At the Movies

I wrote a record eight posts this week, all but one about the San Francisco International Film Festival. The exception covered a couple of news items about a Restored Theater and an Aging James Stewart. You’ll find all of my festival coverage at http://bayflicks.net/category/sfiff/.
We’re at the halfway point of the [...]