This week in Bay Area screenings: The Talking Heads, the Day of the Dead, vampires, Black Americans in Paris, and that distant galaxy all arriving either by virtual cinema or to the drive-in. Also, three mostly virtual film festivals. Virtual Festivals The Mill Valley Film Festival continues through this week and beyond. Follow my previews … Continue reading In Bay Area Drive-ins & Virtual Cinema: October 9 – 15
Month: October 2020
Movies I’ve Recently Seen: The Stranger, The Wicker Man, Angel, & Dementia 13
Considering that it's October, we have two horror movies, along with something noir. But if you want to smile, there's a Lubitsch in here, too. B+ The Stranger (1946)Orson Welles' third film is a conventional anti-Nazi noir (no deep focus photography), but a very good one. Edward G. Robinson plays the hero for a change, as … Continue reading Movies I’ve Recently Seen: The Stranger, The Wicker Man, Angel, & Dementia 13
I Wake Up Streaming
For several years now, the Roxie has hosted an annual film noir festival called I Wake Up Dreaming. This year, like everyone else, they're doing something different. Instead, they're running a series called I Wake Up Streaming, from October 13 to November 24. (Why am I calling it a series and not a festival? A … Continue reading I Wake Up Streaming
More on Mill Valley (and DocLands)
Last week I wrote a little bit about the upcoming, and for the first time, Mill Valley Film Festival. Now let's go deeper. This year, the California Film Institute combines two annual festivals, Mill Valley and DocLands. Of course, DocLands focuses on documentaries. As near as I can tell, Mill Valley offers the same documentaries … Continue reading More on Mill Valley (and DocLands)
In Bay Area Virtual Cinema & Drive-Ins: October 2 – 8
While preparing this weekly newsletter, I discovered something. Drive-ins, mostly new ones popping up throughout the Bay Area, are becoming the revival theaters of the COVID era. Virtual Festivals The Mill Valley Film Festival opens Thursday. I provided a quick preview Tuesday. I'll have a deeper discussion come Monday. New films available B+ Once Upon … Continue reading In Bay Area Virtual Cinema & Drive-Ins: October 2 – 8
The Antenna: Horror of a totalitarian sort
A- political Horror Written and directed by Orçun Behram [NOTE: I posted this review on the assumption that The Antenna will be available via virtual cinema in the Bay Area October 2. That may not be happening.] I'm not a fan of gross-out flicks; especially the current, particularly gross stuff. But I liked The Antenna. … Continue reading The Antenna: Horror of a totalitarian sort
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