Alamo On Demand, the virtual cinema offering for the New Mission, has a new section called Alamo X Criterion. You can rent several classics for only $3 each. Besides that, you can get into a discussion on Kubrick's most controversial work, or watch another sexy film from Wong Kar Wai. Speaking of sex, there's Louise … Continue reading What’s Screening: January 15 – 21
Category: Weekly Newsletter
What’s Screening: January 8 – 14
This week in virtual cinema: Film historian Joseph McBride talks about writing biographies, Live Master Pancake talks about sexy killer bee women, other films streaming for theaters, and the close of 2021's first film festival. Festivals The San Francisco Latino Film Festival closes Sunday Special online events Writing Directors' Lives: A Conversation with Joseph McBride, … Continue reading What’s Screening: January 8 – 14
What’s Screening: January 1 – 7
Aren't you glad that 2020 is over? We can start the year with Wonder Woman and a real wonder woman. You can also discover that computers can be racist, how the pandemic started, and how Alzheimer effects the family. Well, let's hope we'll have a better 2021. Festivals The S.F. Latino Film Festival continues through … Continue reading What’s Screening: January 1 – 7
What’s Screening: December 25 – 31
As the year of no movie theaters is coming to an end, you can catch the serious drama that inspired Fiddler on the Roof, along with gay shorts, love and lust in China, a Swedish vampire, and a fantastic planet. Appropriately, the last film festival of 2020 is designed to make you jump out of … Continue reading What’s Screening: December 25 – 31
What’s Screening: December 18 – 24
It's a short newsletter this week, but it will allow you to run away to the circus (virtually, of course). You can watch a Jack London story Italian style, cinema's most adorable pig, and troubles in transport. Plus, a continuing, but scary film festival. Festivals Another Hole in the Head Film Festival continues into next … Continue reading What’s Screening: December 18 – 24
What’s Screening: December 11 – 17
This week in Bay Area movie theaters, either on the big screen or streaming through virtual cinema: managing a city under occupation, punk rock Irish style, work around the clock, and Jimmy Carter. Also films by Wong Kar-Wai, Joon-ho Bong, and Norman Jewison. Plus, two virtual film festivals open Friday. Festivals The Tiburon International Film … Continue reading What’s Screening: December 11 – 17
What’s Screening: December 4 – 10
The drive-ins are closing for the winter, and the recently opened hard-top theaters have suddenly been shut down. So, this week I'm doing something unusual for the newsletter. Instead, I'm focusing on recommending movies via virtual cinema - where you can watch a movie safely at home while helping your favorite theater. Big News Our … Continue reading What’s Screening: December 4 – 10
What’s Screening: Nov 27 – Dec 3
There's not much in the drive-ins this week, or at least not much that I can recommend. But if you like Scorsese, you can join a conversation about Goodfellas this Saturday. I can recommend three new, streaming documentaries, and you can revisit two of the best films of the 1990s. Special online events A+ Thrillville … Continue reading What’s Screening: Nov 27 – Dec 3
What’s Screening: November 20 – 26
This week in pandemic movie watching, we have a talk with Charlie Chaplin's son and two new films in actual theaters. What's more, Coppola, Coogler, Spielberg, and Leone just might entice you to the drive-in. And we even have a virtual festival. Festivals Berlin & Beyond in Focus opened yesterday and closes Saturday Special online … Continue reading What’s Screening: November 20 – 26
What’s Screening: November 13 – 19
A few hardtop theaters are opening up, but despite all the precautions they're taking, I'm still not ready to visit one. But a lot of fine films are playing in makeshift drive-ins. Festivals The Napa Valley Film Festival closes Sunday So does the Transgender Film Festival New films opening B The Climb, in real movie … Continue reading What’s Screening: November 13 – 19
