Here are two films worth seeing. You can stream them through SFFilm until late night Sunday. And if you miss them at the festival, I'm pretty sure they'll be available elsewhere in the near future. A In the Same Breath Be prepared to be angry and to cry, as you watch people lose their loved … Continue reading SFFilm Wednesday: COVID in China & sexism in Saudi Arabia
Month: April 2021
SFFilm Tuesday: A broken family & a man on a mission
I saw two very different documentaries Tuesday at the (virtual) SFFilm Festival. One is exceptional. The other was, well, not bad. Remember that you can stream any of these films up until Sunday. A Radiograph of a Family It takes a while to get emotionally involved in Firouzeh Khosrovani's story of her parents' marriage, but … Continue reading SFFilm Tuesday: A broken family & a man on a mission
SFFilm Monday: All about rough terrain
I watched only one film Monday, and it was a disappointment. But I also covered a discussion about difficult locations - even if some of them weren't really that difficult. D+ The Whaler Boy I suspected the Russian government greenlit this movie to scare adolescents from watching American porn. Teenaged Leshka lives in a whaling … Continue reading SFFilm Monday: All about rough terrain
SFFilm Sunday: African and American stories
On the third day of the virtual SFFilm Festival, I've decided to stop giving you technical advice. If you're having problems watching the films you bought tickets for, look at the lower-left corner of a SFFilm browser window and click the Need help? box. You'll probably get very good help. So let's go to the … Continue reading SFFilm Sunday: African and American stories
SFFilm Saturday: Roku, Chromecast, and Oakland students
Before I go into the one movie I managed to see Saturday, I'd like to offer two alternate ways to bring a SFFilm Festival movie from the Internet to your television. I can tell you how to get a SFFilm movie onto your TV if you have a Roku or a Chromecast. Unfortunately, I don't … Continue reading SFFilm Saturday: Roku, Chromecast, and Oakland students
SFFilm Day 2: Tech, Dominoes, and Returning Home
The SFFilm Festival opened Friday, and I watched my first two films. I tell you about them below. But first, if you're having technical problems getting your movies into your home, here is some technical advice. Get the movie onto your computer or device Soon after you bought an e-ticket for a festival film, you … Continue reading SFFilm Day 2: Tech, Dominoes, and Returning Home
What’s Screening: April 9 – 15
Aside from the SFFilm Festival, here's what's happening in Bay Area cinema this week: Five art house theaters are preparing to open. You can ask questions about flipbooks and Shiva Baby. Two movies from last year will play in 35mm. And at the drive-in, you can watch Tootsie, Into the Spider-Verse, A Star Is Born, … Continue reading What’s Screening: April 9 – 15
The Producers on Blu-ray
A desperate has-been Broadway producer (Zero Mostel) and a timid, neurotic accountant (Gene Wilder in his first major role) plan a bit of larceny that will make them a fortune - if the play they produce flops. But if it's a hit, they'll go to jail. No wonder they select a play called Springtime for Hitler. … Continue reading The Producers on Blu-ray
Movies I’ve Recently Seen: Man in the White Suit | He Who Gets Slapped | A New Leaf | Bamboozled
Here are four more movies I've seen in the last few weeks. A- The Man in the White Suit (1951)I doubt no other movie is remembered for a single, recurring, and very funny sound effect. The story: Alec Guinness plays a brilliant but unrecognized scientist trying to create a cloth that repels dirt, never wears … Continue reading Movies I’ve Recently Seen: Man in the White Suit | He Who Gets Slapped | A New Leaf | Bamboozled
SFFilm Festival Preview Part 3: Skies of Lebanon | Rita Moreno | Sex, Revolution & Islam | Tove | Nudo Mixteco
The SFFilm Festival opens this Friday. (If the title sounds strange, it used to be the San Francisco International Film Festival.) I plan to write nothing more about the fest until opening day. All the movies mentioned below will be available for streaming throughout the run of the festival. And remember that you can follow … Continue reading SFFilm Festival Preview Part 3: Skies of Lebanon | Rita Moreno | Sex, Revolution & Islam | Tove | Nudo Mixteco
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