Cutting to the chase, this week. Sorry, but I don't have time to write more than the bare bones. Okay, one comment: Two big festivals are hitting the Bay Area simultaneously: Cinequest (which I discussed last week) and the Tiburon International Film Festival. I'll be providing only partial lists of the films they're showing. Check … Continue reading Movies for the Week of February 24, 2006

Where are you going to watch the Academy Awards? (Yes, I know, many of you wouldn't dream of watching them. Please excuse my absurd fascination with meaningless exercises in self-congratulations.) These days, thanks to many of the theaters I track here at Bayflicks, the Oscars can be a communal experience--even if you're not nominated. The … Continue reading Oscar Parties and Festivals

Let's start with something fun. Click here for a very funny and short movie parody (actually a trailer parody). Enjoy. And then consider it an object lesson in the power of editing--context completely changing the meaning of what was filmed. Editing is the great, overlooked filmmaking art. A few examples: The shooting script for The … Continue reading The Art of Editing

I guess the Oscars are now officially irrelevant. I know, a lot of my readers have considered them irrelevant for years, and while I follow them closely, I don’t take them seriously. But I’m not talking here about people in Bayflicks’ demographics. After Brokeback Mountain’s Golden Globe victory, Dr. Ted Baehr of the Christian Film … Continue reading Oscar Nominations and the Religious Right