United Film Festival In theory, United Film Festivals exists to bring filmmakers together into a “united film community.” I’m not sure how it does this, but it results in yet another excuse to see some (hopefully) excellent independent movies you’re not going to see elsewhere. This one starts with a comedy called How to Make … Continue reading Upcoming June Festivals
Month: June 2010
Comedy Film Festival Coming to SF
The Bay Area supports several of what I can genre film festivals. There’s Noir City, Hole in the Head, Doc Fest, and two silent film festivals. (It also supports a lot of identity festivals—Jewish, Arab, Asian, LGBT, and so on--but that’s irrelevant to the current discussion.) It occurred to me recently that one important and … Continue reading Comedy Film Festival Coming to SF
What’s Screening: June 4 – 10
A lot of Kurosawa this week—hardly surprising with his centenary. But this puts me in an interesting spot as far as my Kurosawa Diary project is concerned. I’m trying to watch all of his films in chronological order. If I get a chance to see one theatrically, do I step out of sequence? Watch it … Continue reading What’s Screening: June 4 – 10
VIZ Cinema Added to Bayflicks
I’ve added a new theater to the Bayflicks list, VIZ Cinema. Located near Japantown and the Kabuki, the Viz seats only 143 and projects film and HD video. It has THX-certified sound. It specializes in Japanese cinema. In fact, I found out about it from a comment on my The Bad Sleep Well piece. Thanks, Brian, … Continue reading VIZ Cinema Added to Bayflicks
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