Here’s a trio of current and upcoming events: San Francisco Latino Film Festival This film festival opened Friday, and I didn’t even know about it. My apologies. It runs in the City, Berkeley, Marin, and San Jose through the 25th. Check the web site to see what’s playing. Kevin Smith’s Red State Kevin Smith—the writer [...]
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I recently realized that I could put together a pretty good series on Hollywood in the 70s from DVDs and Blu-ray discs in my home collection. Then I discovered that the Pacific Film Archive had a better one on the way using 35mm prints. In other words, I only recently took a look at the [...]
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I’ve managed now to preview four films for the upcoming San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, three of them documentaries. Here’s what I thought about them: A- 100 Voices: A Journey Home, Castro, Thursday, July 28, 8:15 (San Francisco closing night); Oshman Family JCC, Wednesday, August 3, 6:15; Roda, Thursday, August 4, 6:40. In 2009, documentarians [...]
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A few things worth noting: The Castro is running another 70mm series; their first in several years. It’s a modest one—four films in nine days: West Side Story, Playtime, Vertigo, and Lawrence of Arabia. See Glorious 70mm for my thoughts on the format in general. Frameline, the Bay Area’s premiere lesbian, gay, bi-, and transgender [...]
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I’ve been so pre-occupied by the SF Film Festival I haven’t had a chance to write about Asian Movie Madness, already running at the 4-Star. The first show, Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen, is about to close its one-week run. Then we’ve got what look like 12 pretty extreme double-bills running [...]
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I’ve previewed two films that will screen at the San Francisco International Film Festival in coming weeks. I saw both on DVD screeners. Here’s what I thought about them: A The Mill and the Cross, SFMOMA, Saturday, April 23, 12:30; Kabuki, Wedesday, April 27, 9:00. Painting with the wide palette that 21st century cinema allows, [...]
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You probably found my notes from the San Francisco International Film Festival press conference impenetrable. Here’s the polished version: This year’s Festival opens Thursday, April 21 with Beginners and closes May 5 (also a Thursday) with On Tour. Over the course of those 15 days, it will screen 188 films from 48 countries in five [...]
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These are my unedited notes from the SFIFF press conference. I don’t have Internet access here at the Westin, so I’ll post this as soon as I can. When I get a chance, I will post an edited version. Update: I had that chance. You’ll find a more readable version here. I’m not totally comfortable [...]
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I would have included this in the weekly newsletter, but I just found out about it this morning. This Saturday, Industrial Light and Magic lead animator Charles Alleneck will appear at the Balboa to discuss his work on Rango and other movies. He’ll talk after the 7:00 show and before the 9:10 screening. In addition [...]
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With its celebration of technology and independent filmmaking, Cinequest always seemed like a festival I should attend. But San Jose a big schlep for me, and I’ve yet to make it. But that doesn’t mean you should miss it. It runs the first 12 days of March. The festival kicks off this year with Passsione, [...]
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