Rialto Cinemas (not to be confused with the Renaissance Rialto chain) recently bought Berkeley's Elmwood theater, a regular Bayflicks.net venue. The theater is dark this week as the new owners give it some much needed renovations. The buy appears to have happened suddenly, or at least quietly. Only about a week ago I received an … Continue reading Newsflash: Elmwood Changes Hands

I'm back in form. I wrote four posts this week. On Friday, in Getting Back in Touch, I apologized for not writing (and a few other things), and recommended a couple of excellent films that are playing around but not in my weekly schedules. Then, on Sunday I wrote a full-length review of Knocked Up. … Continue reading This Week’s Films