Month: February 2012

Buster Keaton Shorts Coming to San Fran Intl. Film Fest

~ Lincoln Spector

It’s always good to laugh, and an evening of Buster Keaton, with live accompaniment, should supply the entertainment. I just got my first press release concerning this year’s San Francisco International Film Festival, which will run from April 19 through May 3. As is the festival’s custom, they leak several major events to the press … Continue reading Buster Keaton Shorts Coming to San Fran Intl. Film Fest

Six New Classic Blu-rays, Sort of from Fox/MGM

~ Lincoln Spector

20th Century-Fox recently released six classic MGM films on Blu-ray. Except that none of them are originally from 20th Century-Fox, or MGM. Three of the films were originally released by United Artists: Annie Hall, Manhattan, and The Apartment. United Artists and MGM merged in the early 1980s, and for a long time was called MGM/UA. … Continue reading Six New Classic Blu-rays, Sort of from Fox/MGM

Changing Film Technologies Reflected in Best Picture Nominees

~ Lincoln Spector

If either The Artist or Hugo wins the Best Picture Oscar, it will say something interesting about how the Hollywood community accepts the technical changes around them. If Hugo wins, it will be the first 3D movie, and the first shot digitally, to win the prize. If The Artist wins (which would please me far … Continue reading Changing Film Technologies Reflected in Best Picture Nominees

What’s Screening: February 3 – 9

~ Lincoln Spector

Beauty and the French Connection Looking Through a Glass Onion. The Mostly British Film Festival continues through the week and IndieFest opens Thursday. A Beauty and the Beast (1946 version), Castro, Thursday. I’d be hard-pressed to think of another film that’s anything like Jean Cocteau’s post-war fantasy. It’s a fairytale, told with a charming and … Continue reading What’s Screening: February 3 – 9