For the fourth year in a row, Randy Haberkamp of the Motion Picture Academy came to the Rafael with an overview of one-hundred-year-old films. For the first time, I was there to see it. Haberkamp introduced and presented seven one-reelers (pretty much all there was in those days) from 1910—six of them narrative fiction. Despite … Continue reading A CENTURY AGO: THE FILMS OF 1910
Day: November 12, 2010
What’s Screening: November 12 – 18
The San Francisco International Animation Festival continues through the weekend. New Italian Cinema opens Sunday. The Chinese American Film Festival starts Wednesday. And the Napa Valley Film Festival run Friday through Sunday. And on Sunday, the Club Foot Orchestra returns to the Castro, accompanying four silent movie screenings. I discuss specific movies at the end … Continue reading What’s Screening: November 12 – 18