Last week, I told you about two local film festivals that will open in January: For Your Consideration and Noir City. Here are three opening in February: IndieFest Mostly at the Roxie, February 1 - 15 The SF Independent Film Festival (SF IndieFest) centers on the most independent of independent films. The movies screened here tend … Continue reading February Film Festivals of 2018
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Movies I’ve Recently Seen: Call Me By Your Name, The Last Jedi, & A Matter of Life and Death
It's been almost four weeks since my last Movies I've Recently Seen article. What with the holidays, house guests, and revisiting films I've already written about, it took a long time for me to get around to watching three new-to-me films. Finally, here they are: A Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), Grand Lake Theatre This … Continue reading Movies I’ve Recently Seen: Call Me By Your Name, The Last Jedi, & A Matter of Life and Death
How Many Films are Still Shot on Film: The 2017 Edition
How many theatrical motion pictures are still shot on film? Judging by my annual survey, less and less of them. Out of 23 narrative feature films currently screening in Bay Area theaters, only three were shot entirely on film. 15 were shot digitally - almost all with Ari Alexa cameras. An additional five were shot … Continue reading How Many Films are Still Shot on Film: The 2017 Edition
Christmas Movies…as picked by a Jew
Why of all people am I writing about Christmas movies? I'm Jewish. I don't even celebrate Christmas. But there's much about Christmas that I enjoy. I like the way people decorate their homes for the season. Some of the songs are catchy and call for peace and love. Attending The Dickens Christmas Fair is one … Continue reading Christmas Movies…as picked by a Jew
Coming to FilmStruck in December
The best way to see a movie is in a movie theater. But let's face it; you probably also watch movies at home. Last week, I told you about the classics Coming in December to Bay Area theaters. Now I'll tell you about some films and special offerings coming to FilmStruck's Criterion section during the … Continue reading Coming to FilmStruck in December
Chaplin Diary, Part 1: Directing at Keystone
I'm starting out on a survey of Charlie Chaplin's work. My plan is to view every movie he wrote and directed, in chronological order. Chaplin started his movie career at Mack Sennett's Keystone studio. He entered Keystone late in 1913 with a weekly salary of $150. He left Sennett a year later, with a level … Continue reading Chaplin Diary, Part 1: Directing at Keystone
Movies I’ve Recently Seen: Murder on the Orient Express, The Learning Tree, Finding Oscar, The Leopard Man, & Loving Vincent
Just another selection of random movies I've finally got around to seeing. A- Murder on the Orient Express (2017), Grand Lake Theatre Much better than the stagey 1974 version, and a whole lot more fun - even if it does take considerable liberties with period details and basic plausibility. Director and star Kenneth Branagh turns Hercule … Continue reading Movies I’ve Recently Seen: Murder on the Orient Express, The Learning Tree, Finding Oscar, The Leopard Man, & Loving Vincent
LA 92 looks at Rodney King trial and riots
B Documentary Directed by Dan Lindsay and TJ Martin I watched and reviewed two films about the Robert King riots in less than three months. Of the two, this is the one worth catching. On the other hand, when you're comparing it to the very disappointing Gook, that's not much of a compliment. In 1991, … Continue reading LA 92 looks at Rodney King trial and riots
Movies I’ve Recently Seen: Carnival of Souls, Ministry of Fear, Blade Runner 2049, & Tabu: A Story of the South Seas
In which I tell you about a classic, independent horror film, two works by German directors in America, and the sequel everyone is talking about. A- Carnival of Souls (1962), FilmStruck This low-budget horror movie works in some very strange ways. A car goes off a bridge into a deep river, and one sole survivor comes … Continue reading Movies I’ve Recently Seen: Carnival of Souls, Ministry of Fear, Blade Runner 2049, & Tabu: A Story of the South Seas
Mill Valley Film Festival Preview, Part 4: Human Flow
Tuesday's Festival Preview was supposed to be my last piece on the Mill Valley Film Festival before opening night. But I attended a press screening Wednesday for a film that I didn't realize was in the Festival. It is screening in the Festival. So here's one more capsule review: A Human Flow The world we live … Continue reading Mill Valley Film Festival Preview, Part 4: Human Flow
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