The hardtop theaters in the Bay Area are still closed, but the drive-ins are open (I didn't even realize they still existed). But at home you can see freedom fighters Ai Weiwei, John Lewis, and Mad Max, along with Catherine Deneuve and Ethan Hawke playing actors. We've also got polar bears and dinosaurs. Bay Area … Continue reading In Bay Area Virtual Cinema & Drive-ins: July 3 – 9
Category: Weekly Newsletter
In Bay Area Virtual Cinema: June 26 – July 2
This week, through closed Bay Area movie theaters and into your home, you've got Stanley Kubrick, Ray Harryhausen, Spike Lee, Charlie Chaplin, Ella Fitzgerald, and some talented artists you've never heard of. And a few conversations over the Internet. Virtual Festivals Frameline continues through Sunday. Read my preview. Charlie Chaplin Days opens today and closes … Continue reading In Bay Area Virtual Cinema: June 26 – July 2
In Bay Area Virtual Cinema: June 19 – 25
This week you can go Zoom with James Bond or track and field sensation Guor Marial (but watch the movies first). And speaking about movies, here are seven other films available via virtual cinema - mostly documentaries. Also, two film festivals. Virtual Festivals Charlie Chaplin Days opens today. Read my preview. Frameline opens Thursday. I … Continue reading In Bay Area Virtual Cinema: June 19 – 25
In Bay Area Virtual Cinema: June 5 – 11
Movies used to be a form of escapism. But if you look at the films streaming through our closed theaters to our living rooms this week, you'll find many motion pictures that reflect what's on the streets. Virtual Festivals We Are One: A Global Film Festival ends Sunday Bay Area theaters with virtual cinema Alameda … Continue reading In Bay Area Virtual Cinema: June 5 – 11
In Bay Area Virtual Cinema: May 29 – June 4
Are We One, or are we Dazed and Confused? A few choice films available at home through your favorite movie theater: Virtual Festivals We Are One: A Global Film Festival opens Friday. But remember that the showtimes are EST. Bay Area theaters with virtual cinema Alameda BAMPFA Balboa Cerrito Elmwood Lark New Mission Rafael Roxie … Continue reading In Bay Area Virtual Cinema: May 29 – June 4
In Bay Area Virtual Cinema: May 22 – 28
Music and plastic, a lucky grandma fighting the mob, and the dullest gay man on the planet. They're all streaming via otherwise closed Bay Area movie theaters. Virtual Festivals CAAMFest Online closes Friday Bay Area theaters with virtual cinema Alameda BAMPFA Balboa Cerrito Elmwood Lark New Mission Rafael Roxie Vogue Helping a theater: The Roxie … Continue reading In Bay Area Virtual Cinema: May 22 – 28
In Bay Area Virtual Cinema: May 15 – 21
From Spaceship Earth to the sounds of New Orleans, where a great Crescendo brings us to the Sword of God and makes us feel like a Band of Outsiders. But all we want to do is watch movies, and if we can't see them in a theater, we can at least watch at home while … Continue reading In Bay Area Virtual Cinema: May 15 – 21
In Bay Area Virtual Cinema: May 8 – 14
What's screening through Bay Area movie theaters? An Israeli Romeo and Juliet. Last year's big winner at a bargain basement price. Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Pauline Kael. And one of the greatest noirs of all time. And we even have a festival. We still can't go to the movies, but we can still see new … Continue reading In Bay Area Virtual Cinema: May 8 – 14
What’s Streaming: May 1 – 7
If it weren't for some idiot in Wuhan eating a bat, I'd be at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival right now. And yet, surprisingly, film festivals are starting up again. Of course, they're virtual film festivals, which aren't anywhere near as fun as the real kind. There's one this week. More to come. Virtual … Continue reading What’s Streaming: May 1 – 7
What’s Streaming: April 24 – 30
Before COVID-19, I usually saw new films theatrically near home…the East Bay. But until this week, I couldn't buy a streaming ticket that would help a theater within biking distance. Now that's changed. I'm happy to announce that three East Bay theaters - the BAMPFA, the Cerrito, and the Elmwood - are now selling streaming … Continue reading What’s Streaming: April 24 – 30
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