Month: December 2013

What’s Screening: December 6 – 12

~ Lincoln Spector

The only festival this week is Another Hole in the Head, which continues through the week and beyond. C+ Sweet Dreams, Opera Plaza, Shattuck, opens Friday; Clay, Saturday, 1:30; Rafael, Sunday, 7:00.  This upbeat, everything-turns-out-okay documentary tries to tell three different stories in 84 minutes. While it has its high points, it doesn’t do justice … Continue reading What’s Screening: December 6 – 12

The New and Improved Embarcadero Multiplex

~ Lincoln Spector

This fall, Landmark shut down, refurbished, and reopened their Embarcadero Center Cinema multiplex, which has become their San Francisco flagship. This morning, I visited the Embarcadero for a press screening. It was the first time since the makeover. Here's my report: If you turn right after entering the theater, you'll see the concession stand where … Continue reading The New and Improved Embarcadero Multiplex

Sweet Dreams: Drumming, Ice Cream, and the aftermath of genocide

~ Lincoln Spector

C+ documentary Directed by Lisa and Rob Fruchtman This upbeat, everything-turns-out-okay documentary tries to tell three different stories in 84 minutes. While it has its high points, it doesn't do justice to any of them. The location, modern-day Rwanda not quite 20 years after the genocide, promises something fascinating and disturbing. In 1994, one of … Continue reading Sweet Dreams: Drumming, Ice Cream, and the aftermath of genocide