It's not Cannes, but in 28 years, the Mill Valley Film Festival has earned a great deal of local respect. It doesn't have quite the size or status of the San Francisco International Film Festival, but it's way ahead of everything else in the neighborhood. This year the festival runs from October 6th through the … Continue reading Mill Valley Film Festival
Month: September 2005
3D at the Castro
When the pressures of life conflict with the pressures of running a Web site, life wins. By life, I mean the Jewish High Holidays and some articles that (unlike this blog) I’m actually getting paid to write. For the next few weeks. I'm going to have less time than usual to devote to Bayflicks. So … Continue reading 3D at the Castro
Nature Films and Anti-Nature Films
I saw two similar and yet very different nature movies almost back-to-back this week. Similar in that they both dealt with large mammals living in the frigid North (as opposed to flightless birds in the frigid South), and because they both seemed more focused on people than animals. But different in that one was made … Continue reading Nature Films and Anti-Nature Films
Movies for the Week of September 9, 2005
It seems odd to write about movies at a time like this. Our country is caught between the worst natural calamity to hit our shores in nearly a century and an idiotic president who doesn't understand what all the fuss is about. Why didn't all those people just leave New Orleans? Don't they have chauffeurs? … Continue reading Movies for the Week of September 9, 2005
Surprising Summer Hits
There's an interesting article on movie theaters in the August 22 issue of Time Magazine (the one with the "25 Most Influential Hispanics in America" cover). Titled "Is Luxury the Ticket?" it describes some theater chains that attract customers by adding comfortable seating and good food, and sometimes even stand-up comedians before the movie. In … Continue reading Surprising Summer Hits