Friday is Silent Movie Day, and this year, the Bay Area is taking notice. But if you still haven't fallen in love with the world of silence with music, you can meet Joan Baez, or watch Jaws on a real boat. There's also The Artist, John Huston's strange crime comedy, Kubrick's horror, and everyone is … Continue reading What’s Screening: Sept 29 – Oct 5
Month: September 2023
Mill Valley Film Festival; Part 2!
The Mill Valley Film Festival opens October 5 and closes October 15. On September 14, I gave you five short reviews of feature films playing in this year's fest. Below are six other reviews. Most of the films are very good. One of them may win Best Picture. A Fancy Dance ֍ Sequoia, Friday, October … Continue reading Mill Valley Film Festival; Part 2!
What’s Screening: Sept 22 – Sept 28
There's a lot of works from great auteurs this week in Bay Area cinemas. How about Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese, Tim Burton, John Huston, Francis Coppola, Jonathan Demme, David Lynch, and most importantly, Stanley Kubrick. Festivals & Series Scorsese: More than a Gangster closes Sunday 2023 HUMP! Film Festival The San Francisco Dance Film Festival … Continue reading What’s Screening: Sept 22 – Sept 28
What’s Screening: September 15 – 21
It's a good week for vintage cinema in the Bay Area. The Scorsese series at the 4-Star is still going. The New Mission is screening five different films…two of which will have live music. Rock opera plays, as well. Speaking of not talking, the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum has a selection of sound cartoons … Continue reading What’s Screening: September 15 – 21
The Mill Valley Film Festival is coming
In 1977, Mark Fishkin, Rita Cahill and Lois Cole created the Mill Valley Film Festival; the first films were at the Sequoia Theater. It ran for three days. Now, they're running eleven days: October 5 – 15. Despite the name, the festival spread throughout Marin County, then Berkeley and San Francisco. This year, the Mill … Continue reading The Mill Valley Film Festival is coming
What’s leaving Criterion at the end of September
Here's a selection of films that will disappear from The Criterion Channel at the end of September. Most of them are very worth watching. By the way, a lot of Roger Corman flicks will disappear at the end of the month. Seems to me that the Corman movies (which are usually cheap horror), should have … Continue reading What’s leaving Criterion at the end of September
What’s Screening: September 8 – 14
A lot of vintage films are screening this week. The 4-Star's Scorsese series continues, along with another series on Kubrick. One of Les Blank's best documentaries makes you want to eat and dance (mostly dance). There's ghouls and members of the Free French, and a very weird western. Festivals & Series The series More Than … Continue reading What’s Screening: September 8 – 14
What’s coming at BAMPFA
It's getting harder to see a movie in a theater – especially when you live in the East Bay. Berkeley has only two cinemas, and one of them belongs to the University. That's the one I wanted to talk to you about. The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) doesn't screen regular movies. … Continue reading What’s coming at BAMPFA
What’s Screening: September 1 – 7
Three very different Martin Scorsese films play in Bay Area theaters this week. A Kubrick series opens at the New Mission. Festivals & Series The Complete Kubrick opens Friday. The Week's Big Event Stanley Kubrick made only 13 feature films. The New Mission is playing all of them over several weeks. Here's what they're screening: … Continue reading What’s Screening: September 1 – 7