I spent a wonderful 90 minutes Sunday at the San Francisco International Film Festival’s State of Cinema Address address. The speaker was film editor, sound designer, and general cinematic genius Walter Murch. He talked mostly about the birth of cinema, but not in the sense of Edison inventing it or Griffith turning it into an … Continue reading SFIFF State of Cinema Address: Walter Murch

B The High Line The advantage of short subjects is that the bad movies are over quickly. Unfortunately, so are the good ones. Such was the case with this collection of animated shorts I caught last night. I’ll tell you about the ones I liked, plus one that’s of technical interest even if I didn’t … Continue reading SFIFF: The High Line