This week in Bay Area cinemas, you can go to two different Jewish film festivals! If you believe in the Auteur Theory, you can watch - on the big screen - films from Ingmar Bergman, Federico Fellini, Yasujirô Ozu, Vincente Minnelli, William Wyler, and two very different films from Jonathan Demme. Festivals & Series The … Continue reading What’s Screening: February 23 – 29
Month: February 2024
Movies I’ve Recently Seen: February 20
Here are five films I've seen since mid-January. They go from wonderful to "Hey, wake up!" Origin Peeping Tom Bell Book and Candle Bob Marley: One Love Love Affair A Origin (2023) Ava DuVernay's exceptional film is like nothing I've even seen. It's a documentary, but it's also a drama, and a lecture about the … Continue reading Movies I’ve Recently Seen: February 20
What’s Screening: February 16 – 22
Two late Ozu films play in Bay Area theaters this week. There's also The Big Lebowski with a live cast. John Travolta can become very, very fat, but no one has a Spotless Mind! If you don't understand what you just read, don't worry about it. Festivals & Series The Mostly British Film Festival (check … Continue reading What’s Screening: February 16 – 22
Criterion & The Film Foundation
Martin Scorsese doesn't only make films. For the last thirty years, he has also been restoring old films through his Film Foundation. The Criterion Channel is now streaming a selection of 27 films that Scorsese has restored. I haven't seen all of them. Here are nine out of the 27 that I have seen and … Continue reading Criterion & The Film Foundation
What’s Screening: February 9 – 15
Wednesday is Saint Valentine's Day. To celebrate, here are five romantic pictures that will play on big screens this week. And if you're not in a loving mode, here's eleven other movies. Festivals & Series Mostly British Film Festival SF Independent Film Festival Festival Recommendations I've reviewed four films playing at the Mostly British Film … Continue reading What’s Screening: February 9 – 15
When it comes to Oscars, 2023 was a very good year
Out of the films that were nominated for Best Picture last year, half of them weren't worth watching. This year, all the nominees are at least pretty good. Most are excellent. Here's what I have to say about them. A Killers of the Flower Moon There's very little about indigenous people in Martin Scorsese's recent … Continue reading When it comes to Oscars, 2023 was a very good year
International films without subtitles: The Mostly British Film Festival
It's wonderful to watch movies from other countries. You get a taste of a different way of life. The Mostly British Film Festival takes you out of North America, without dropping your eyes to know what the people on the screen are saying. The festival runs 27 films from February 15 to 22. Here are … Continue reading International films without subtitles: The Mostly British Film Festival
What’s Screening: February 2 – 8
There are a lot of vintage movies in theaters this week – even though there's only one festival. There are powerful religious films like The Passion of Joan of Arc, Andrei Rublev, and Bill Murray's Groundhog Day. But if you're not spiritual, there's plenty of music and comedy. Festivals & Series The SF Independent Film … Continue reading What’s Screening: February 2 – 8
Bayflicks 