Very bad Chinese investments, Eisenstein and Brecht, two beauties and their beasts, an accidental messiah, and a comet on its way to obliterate the Earth. And all these delights will appear on Bay Area movie screens this week. And that doesn't mention one really big film festival. Festivals The big one - or at least … Continue reading What’s Screening: March 30 – April 5
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What’s Screening: March 23 – 29
Parental love, autistic love, Bruce Lee, Ernst Lubitsch, Jesus as shown by Cecil B. DeMille, Hawking as shown by Errol Morris, French crooks, Italian crooks, a marooned Martian, and three film festivals - all on Bay Area movie screens this week. Festivals The Albany Filmfest continues through Sunday The Sonoma International Film Festival also continues … Continue reading What’s Screening: March 23 – 29
What’s Screening: March 16 – 22
Frightened rabbits, frightened executives, and people with a good reason to be frightened because they're not white males. And they're all on Bay Area screens this week. Also, two film festivals. Festivals The Albany Filmfest opens Saturday and runs through the week and beyond The Sonoma International Film Festival opens Wednesday and runs into the … Continue reading What’s Screening: March 16 – 22
What’s Screening: March 9 – 15
A fish-man double bill, a Thanksgiving dinner of boiled shoe, the smiling children of North Korea, a brilliant inventor disguised as a movie star, the absence of God, and two film festivals grace Bay Area movie theaters this week. Festivals CineQuest is still going on in the south bay, and continues through this week and … Continue reading What’s Screening: March 9 – 15
What’s Screening: March 2 – 8
This week in Bay Area movie theaters: Paramount comedies, British hit men, Ingmar Bergman searching for God, two versions of the end of the world, and, of course, the Academy Awards. Also a really big festival in the south bay. Festivals CineQuest continues through this week and beyond Promising events The Academy Awards, various theaters, … Continue reading What’s Screening: March 2 – 8
What’s Screening: February 23 – March 1
Celebrate the Communist revolution. Ogle (or laugh at) sex kitten Jane Fonda. Play chess with Death as your guitar gently weeps. All these experiences and more can be found this week in Bay Area movie theaters. Also: Two film festivals. Festivals The Children's Film Festival opens today and runs through Sunday CineQuest opens Tuesday and … Continue reading What’s Screening: February 23 – March 1
What’s Screening: February 16 – 22
Dogs, cats, bigamy, war, Studio Ghibli, and a couple of film festivals play out in Bay Area theaters this week. Festivals Modern Cinema continues through Sunday. See my recommendations. The Mostly British Film Festival continues through the week Also of interest, the Roxie is running Studio Ghibli films, in the original Japanese with subtitles, all week. … Continue reading What’s Screening: February 16 – 22
What’s Screening: February 9 – 15
So many great movies screen this week in the Bay Area it's daunting. And that doesn't include the five film festivals I had to create a whole other post just about films at the New Parkway. Festivals IndieFest continues through the end of the week. Check out my Previews to help you decide what to … Continue reading What’s Screening: February 9 – 15
What’s Screening: February 2 – 8
This week in Bay Area movie theaters: The Marx Brothers, three film festivals, Spike Lee, and P.T. Anderson. Plus, live and in town, Liv Ullmann. Yes, Liv Ullmann is in the Bay Area and making appearances. And, of course, it's Groundhog Day. Repeat that: It's Groundhog Day! Groundhog Day Festivals Noir City closes Sunday IndieFest … Continue reading What’s Screening: February 2 – 8
What’s Screening: January 26 – February 1
This week, the Alamo Drafthouse New Mission screens two big 80s movies in 70mm. Also in Bay Area theaters: early Sam Fuller, the original cut of Woodstock, and three film festivals. Festivals Noir City opens today and runs through February 4. I can recommend This Gun For Hire and Shadow of a Doubt - especially Shadow … Continue reading What’s Screening: January 26 – February 1
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