With Valentine's Day coming up, the New Parkway brings out a lot of romantic movies as part of what they're calling Love Week, running from Friday, February 9th through the 15th. You might also want to check their Valentine Day events. [Note, Feb. 9: I altered this paragraph this morning, after receiving the Love Week URL.] Here are … Continue reading New Parkway turns to love this coming week
Category: Upcoming & Local
Berlin & Beyond Previews
What should you see at the Berlin & Beyond film festival? What should you avoid? I've seen three of the films. Here's what I thought of them. A- Welcome to Germany A very funny comedy with a serious heart, predictable, but not too predictable. A well-off couple, with their children grown and gone, bring a … Continue reading Berlin & Beyond Previews
Cinequest opens late February
I have yet to attend CineQuest, despite it being one of the three major Bay Area film festivals. The problem is geographic. I live just north of Berkeley, and I really hate getting to the Peninsula. It's a long drive, usually through bad traffic. Public transportation options aren't great, either. But for those who live … Continue reading Cinequest opens late February
The First Film Festivals of 2018
It's been a month since the last Bay Area film festival. But that changes this coming Friday. Here are two film festivals starting in January. For Your Consideration Rafael, January 5 - 11 Not just any subtitled movie can qualify to be nominated for the Foreign Language Film Oscar. Each country can put forth one … Continue reading The First Film Festivals of 2018
January and February at the Pacific Film Archive
Documentaries old and new, movies about movies, and films directed by Ida Lupino, Sergei Eisenstein, and Ingmar Bergman. The Pacific Film Archive doesn't simply screen films, it screens film series. Here are the series it will run over the next two months: Ida Lupino: Hard, Fast, and Beautiful (January 13–February 24): To my knowledge, Lupino … Continue reading January and February at the Pacific Film Archive
Coming in December
Here's just a few of the movie revivals playing in the Bay Area next month. I'm skipping the Pacific Film Archive because I've already written about it. Alamo Drafthouse New Mission Ready for a marathon of all eight Star Wars movies, starting at 1:00am on Wednesday, December 13? The downside: No late entry allowed. You'll … Continue reading Coming in December
A Weekend of Silents in Early December
Need more silent films in your life - on the big screen with live accompaniment? You'll find the first weekend of December very satisfying. First, there's A Day of Silents, a one-day festival at the Castro on Saturday, December 2. Then, on Sunday, December 3, the Rafael will screen Buster Keaton's last silent feature, Spite … Continue reading A Weekend of Silents in Early December
The Castro in November
The Castro's website kept us in suspense for a long time last month. Up until Halloween, we knew very little about what San Francisco's revival palace was up to in the new month. Well, now we know, and if you're looking for classic cinema, it's a disappointment. Here are the only 20th-century movies playing November … Continue reading The Castro in November
November and December at the PFA
There's a lot of stuff going on for serious filmgoers this time of year. Theaters are filled with Oscar bait. By my count, there are 13 Bay Area film festivals in the next five weeks. But for now, I'll concentrate on what's playing at the Pacific Film Archive in November and December. (I'd love to … Continue reading November and December at the PFA
Upcoming Festivals: Silents, Docs, and a Hold in the Head
Take a look at the Current Festivals section in the right-hand column of this web page. As I write this, on Friday, October 20, I've got links there to 14 film festivals currently running or coming up soon (three of them will close this weekend). I thought I'd tell you a bit about the ones … Continue reading Upcoming Festivals: Silents, Docs, and a Hold in the Head
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