This Sunday is Oscar night. As far as I can tell, seven Bay Area movie theaters will be playing - not a movie - but a celebration of the concept of movies. Or at least a celebration of ostentatious clothing. Here are the theaters that I know will have a Oscar party: Cerrito New Parkway … Continue reading What’s Screening: March 8 – 14
Category: Weekly Newsletter
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
What’s Screening: January 19 – 25
The Noir City Festival takes over the week. It's worth it. But you might want to leave The Grand Lake to see some other movies? How about high art in 3D? Or a master criminal who loves The Mamas and the Papas. Festivals & Series Noir City opens Friday night and closes more than a … Continue reading What’s Screening: January 19 – 25
What’s Screening: January 12 – 18
This week in Bay Area cinemas there's Andrei Tarkovsky, the Coen Brothers, Stanley Kubrick, Sergio Leone, and a story about the birds (but not Hitchcock's). But no festivals this week. New films opening A The Teachers' Lounge: (2023), Opera Plaza, check days & times through the weekThis exceptional German film follows the problems of a … Continue reading What’s Screening: January 12 – 18
What’s Screening: Dec Friday 29 – Jan 4
We have a documentary about Israel this week. There's also science fiction from America and Russia. Billy Wilder studies office hanky-panky. How about a feature film made entirely with silhouettes. How do you fight crime while sloshed? Just follow the Nick and Nora Charles couple. New films opening theatrically A- Israelism, New Parkway (2023) ֍ … Continue reading What’s Screening: Dec Friday 29 – Jan 4
What’s Screening: November 3 – 9
What do Bay Area cinemas (the few left) offer us when it comes to vintage movies? This week it's early Fellini, Kubrick destroying the world, the great mobster epic, Billy Wilder at his best, and Richard Linklater his youth. Festivals & Series Sorry, but I didn't catch the SFFilm Doc Stories festival until Friday. It … Continue reading What’s Screening: November 3 – 9
What’s Screening: October 27 – November 2
Once again, almost everything in Bay Area vintage cinema is horror. But there's a new comedy that has no zombies or vampires. New films opening theatrically A- The Persian Version (2023), Sebastopol, Opera Plaza, and various multiplexes. Starts Friday Along with her desire to make movies, Leila's sex life causes problems between her and her … Continue reading What’s Screening: October 27 – November 2
What’s Screening: October 13 – 20
We're well into October, and you know what that means. We have more horror flicks, but also more Oscar bait. The horror flicks are obvious. But why Oscar bait? The best movies are held back in hope of getting a nod from the Academy. Anyway, I don't think that any of the movies playing this … Continue reading What’s Screening: October 13 – 20
What’s Screening: October 6 – 12
There are six film festivals playing this week, which seems ridiculous. Do you choose the Dance Fest, the Latino Fest, or the Green Fest? Can you choose? And remember that Stop Making Sense is still playing all over the Bay Area. Festivals & Series The Green Film Festival of San Francisco opens on Thursday The … Continue reading What’s Screening: October 6 – 12
What’s Screening: Sept 22 – Sept 28
There's a lot of works from great auteurs this week in Bay Area cinemas. How about Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese, Tim Burton, John Huston, Francis Coppola, Jonathan Demme, David Lynch, and most importantly, Stanley Kubrick. Festivals & Series Scorsese: More than a Gangster closes Sunday 2023 HUMP! Film Festival The San Francisco Dance Film Festival … Continue reading What’s Screening: Sept 22 – Sept 28
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