Yes, I know. This year's Mill Valley Film Festival closes with several screenings of Loving. But I'm not able to attend any of them. So I finished my Mill Valley Film Festival with two special presentations at the Rafael. Both events were family friendly, and had quite a few children present. The 3D Sideshow As … Continue reading Closing the Mill Valley Film Festival with 3D and Disney Animation
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Diani and Devine Meet the Apocalypse at the Mill Valley Film Festival
Saturday afternoon, my wife and I drove across the Bay to the Lark for a Mill Valley Film Festival screening of the thoroughly outrageous comedy Diani and Devine Meet the Apocalypse. We arrived at the Lark just as the rain started falling. People think that a rainy day is perfect for movie going, but that's … Continue reading Diani and Devine Meet the Apocalypse at the Mill Valley Film Festival
Mifune and The Handmaiden at the Mill Valley Film Festival
Quick notes on two films screening at the Mill Valley Film Festival. Both films have one more screening at the festival, and both will soon get a theatrical release. Mifune: The Last Samurai I caught this documentary at the Lark Friday night. Director Steven Okazaki introduced the film, describing his first Mifune experience: The Seven … Continue reading Mifune and The Handmaiden at the Mill Valley Film Festival
Saturday at the Mill Valley Film Festival
I spent Saturday at the Sequoia, where I caught three films in the Mill Valley Film Festival. They were all very good, and each was better than the one before it. She Started It We all know about tech industry sexism. Nora Poggi and Insiyah Saeed's documentary follows five young women (concentrating on two of … Continue reading Saturday at the Mill Valley Film Festival
Mill Valley Film Festival Preview, Part 2
Here are five more films (mostly documentaries) that will screen at this year's Mill Valley Film Festival. As usual, they're in order from best to worst. A Circus Kid Lorenzo Pisoni grew up as part of the Pickle Family Circus--the son of Pickle founder and director Larry Pisoni. It was not a happy childhood. In … Continue reading Mill Valley Film Festival Preview, Part 2
Mill Valley Film Festival Preview, Part 1
Over the course of this last week, I caught six films that will enjoy their Bay Area premieres at the Mill Valley Film Festival. I list them here from best to worst. None of them are really bad, and most of them are very good. All six will have theatrical releases after the Festival, so … Continue reading Mill Valley Film Festival Preview, Part 1
Mill Valley Film Festival program announced
Monday night, the California Film Institute introduced this year's Mill Valley Film Festival--the 39th edition. Now comes your chance to see this year's Oscar bait early--and probably with the filmmakers ready to answer questions. I mean it about Oscar bait. Since 2010, every Best Picture Oscar winner (whether it deserved it or not) had its … Continue reading Mill Valley Film Festival program announced
The final day at the Mill Valley (San Rafael) Film Festival
Sunday was the last day of this year's Mill Valley Film Festival. I spent the day at the Rafael, but I didn't stay long enough to catch any of the official closing films or the closing party. Here's what I caught: B Truth I kind of wish I was new to the theater. I would … Continue reading The final day at the Mill Valley (San Rafael) Film Festival
Pride, decency, nationalism, and the Bridge of Spies (also the Mill Valley Film Festival screening in Corte Madera)
A- Espionage drama Written by Matt Charman, Ethan Coen, and Joel Coen Directed by Steven Spielberg Two superpowers, each hating and fearing the other as a military and ideological enemy, face each other off. Neither wants to back down. Neither wants to give an inch. But both know full well that if their cold war … Continue reading Pride, decency, nationalism, and the Bridge of Spies (also the Mill Valley Film Festival screening in Corte Madera)
Cars, Queens, and Eye Surgery: Saturday at the Mill Valley Film Festival
This event should really be called the Marin Film Festival. It uses theaters all over the county. But I really did spend Saturday in Mill Valley, a town that I've never quite figured out geographically. I caught three films there. B- Havana Motor Club I'm not really a fan of car racing, which may affect my … Continue reading Cars, Queens, and Eye Surgery: Saturday at the Mill Valley Film Festival
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