I caught two pictures yesterday after Steven Soderbergh’s State of the Cinema Address. Both were shown in the Kabuki's large main theater. I liked both. B+ Thérèse In the late 1920s, Thérèse (Audrey Tautou of Amélie) marries the rich and conservative Bernard, who cares mostly about money and family honor. It's a good match economically, … Continue reading SFIFF The Rest of Saturday. A French Bad Marriage and American Shakespeare
Day: April 27, 2013
Steven Soderbergh’s State of the Cinema Address
Steven Soderbergh talks very fast. Trying to take notes, I found myself trying to remember what he said three sentences back. He talked primarily about how the industry works, and why it's getting harder and harder to make cinema, which he described as work with a real, unique point of view. This is as opposed … Continue reading Steven Soderbergh’s State of the Cinema Address
SFIFF Friday: Chilean Black Comedy, Russian Whodoneit, and American Rockumentary
Here's what I saw at my first almost-full day at this year's San Francisco International Film Festival. I caught all of these films at the Kabuki. B- Night Across the Street Writer/director Raúl Ruiz was dying of cancer when he made this strange, surreal comedy. Not surprising that it's all about death. A moderately elderly … Continue reading SFIFF Friday: Chilean Black Comedy, Russian Whodoneit, and American Rockumentary
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