Both the Sonoma Film Festival and the Food & Farm Film Fest play through Sunday. And the Tiburon Intl. Film Festival officially opens Thursday. B+ The Red Shoes, Castro, Thursday. This 1948 Technicolor fable about sacrificing oneself for art makes a slight story. Luckily, the characters, all fanatically devoted to their art, and all very … Continue reading What’s Screening: April 4 – 10
Month: April 2014
Film, Digital, and the Current Castro Calendar
Early every month, I visit the Castro's Playlist page to see which classics they're showing digitally rather than on film. And no, I don't do this to get angry. I love film, but I also love DCP (the digital standard that's replaced film in theaters). It's more a matter of curiosity. As I understand it, … Continue reading Film, Digital, and the Current Castro Calendar
This Year’s San Francisco International Film Festival Announced
It feels like winter has finally arrived, but according to the calendar, it's aready spring. And that means this years' San Francisco International Film Festival is only weeks away. The Film Society has been releasing bits of news for weeks, but Tuesday morning, they held the big press conference, and then the entire schedule went … Continue reading This Year’s San Francisco International Film Festival Announced