I got the new Pacific Film Archive schedule in yesterday’s mail. And once again, I just sort of want to move into the theater. They’ve got the beginnings of a summer-long Kurosawa retrospective (in honor is his birth centenary) and a series of recent Romanian Cinema. They’ve got another one on recent additions to the … Continue reading Pacific Film Archive Coming Attractions
Category: Upcoming & Local
Gumby Dharma
Gumby Dharma will screen Thursday night at 7:00 at the Balboa. In addition to the movie, the evening will include live music and a panel discussion. Gumby--the green, animated, clay boy who has graced children’s television since 1956—is an acquired taste. I can’t honestly say that I acquired the taste; I must have seen some … Continue reading Gumby Dharma
More Screenings of Playland
In my newsletter Friday morning, I mentioned the premiere screening of Remembering Playland at the Beach at the Balboa Tuesday evening. I’ve just discovered that the screening has sold out. But there will be extra screenings Wednesday at 7:00 and 9:15, and next Saturday at 12:00 noon. Filmmaker Tom Wyrsch will be at all of … Continue reading More Screenings of Playland
A Couple of Quick Updates
Totally unconnected to each other: A new, 35mm print of The Red Shoes plays the Castro this Wednesday and Thursday night. I didn’t mention this in the newsletter because I haven’t seen this movie in decades, and didn’t really appreciate it then (I suspect I’d like it more, now). But even if you don’t care … Continue reading A Couple of Quick Updates
Coming Attractions
Just a quick note to share some upcoming events. The Stanford will start a Kurosawa festival this Saturday. The schedule has yet to be announced, but it will tentatively start with Seven Samurai. Check here for more information. And The San Francisco Silent Film Festival made an exciting announcement about their summer festival (July 15-18). … Continue reading Coming Attractions
Jacques Tati
Jacques Tati deserves his own special throne in the pantheon of comic star/auteurs--not quite beside Chaplin and Keaton, but not far behind them. If you’re not familiar with Tati, now is your chance to make is acquaintance. His five features (six if you include the made-for-TV, shot-on-videotape Parade) will play this month at at the … Continue reading Jacques Tati
New Pacific Film Archive Schedule
The Pacific Film Archive’s January/February schedule came in yesterday’s mail. As usual, there’s a lot of great stuff. The PFA may be hoping to actually earn a profit (if I can suggest such a motive) with the series The Kids Are Alright: Post-Fifties Musicals and the Rise of Youth Culture, which does not, in fact, … Continue reading New Pacific Film Archive Schedule
New PFA Schedule
Just as I started to write again, a new Pacific Film Archive schedule shows up in the mail. Plenty of stuff I’d like to see. They’ve got a Ingrid Bergman festival with an interesting twist: nothing from Hollywood. Between November 4 and December 17, the PFA will screen nine European features (and one collection of … Continue reading New PFA Schedule
San Francisco Silent Film Festival Winter Event
I missed the big, three-day festival in July, and I’m determined to make this one. On Saturday, December 12, the Castro will come alive with crowds, film, and live music with four feature films—one a 162-minute epic—for the 5th annual San Francisco Silent Film Festival Winter Event. It will start at 11:30 with Chang: A … Continue reading San Francisco Silent Film Festival Winter Event
Coming to Niles
Good stuff coming to the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum. On Saturday, May 16, they're screening Wings, the 1927 WWI fighter pilot story best remembered as winner of the first Best Picture Oscar (except that the award wasn't called Best Picture at the time). But the event is much more than the Silent Film Museum … Continue reading Coming to Niles
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