Two of my biggest passions--Judaism and cinema--come together this summer like they do every summer for the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. (Come to think of it, some of my other big passions--music, history, and sex--turn up here, as well.) The organizers are calling the 28th SFIFF the largest one ever, with “70 films from … Continue reading Jewish Film Festival
Day: June 24, 2008
Cocteau and Kahlo at SFMOMA
Just before I left on vacation I received a press release for two upcoming series at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. I’m finally now getting to it. As the name implies, Jean Cocteau: The Orphic Trilogy screens only three films, Le Sang d’un poète (Blood of a Poet), Orphée (Orpheus), and Le Testament … Continue reading Cocteau and Kahlo at SFMOMA