There's a lot of comedy in Bay Area movie theaters this week. Along with the Marx Brothers, there's Wes Anderson, Ernst Lubitsch, Mike Nichols, and Stanley Kubrick's only comedy Dr. Strangelove (and it's a masterpiece). There's even the crazy animation of Roger Rabbit. Also, the most famous porn film ever made – with the worst … Continue reading What’s Screening: June 9 – 15
Category: Weekly Newsletter
What’s Screening: May 19 – 25
Do people go to the movies - if they still go to the movies - to see the stars? If so, there's a lot of stargazing this week in Bay Area cinema. There's Al Pacino, Sigourney Weaver, Russell Crowe (is he still a star?), Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Kate Winslet, Edward Norton, Helena Bonham Carter, … Continue reading What’s Screening: May 19 – 25
What’s Screening: May 12 – 18
What in the world is going on? The awful Mamma Mia plays four times on big Bay Area screens this week! Thankfully, there are plenty of good, vintage movies playing this week, as well. Festivals & Series CAAMFest plays through the week and beyond Chaplin Days opens Thursday and closes Sunday DocLands closes Monday Promising … Continue reading What’s Screening: May 12 – 18
What’s Screening: May 5 – 11
Want to see new movies and old movies on the big screen? Here are reviews of two fresh films from CAAMFest (the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival). There is also a new film of the great outdoors and the people trying to save it. Also, there's a Soviet silent, one of the best … Continue reading What’s Screening: May 5 – 11
What’s Screening: April 28 – May 4
Vintage films are playing at Bay Area movie theaters. There's the original Star Wars trilogy (although changed by George Lucas). Also films by Wayne Wang, Marjane Satrapi, Gene Kelly, and someone called Francis Ford Coppola. Festivals & Series The San Francisco Greek Film Festival Another chance to see (theatrically) A Persepolis (2007), New Mission, Tuesday, … Continue reading What’s Screening: April 28 – May 4
What’s Screening: April 21 – 27
Both SFFilm and Hollywood's Golden Era end Sunday, which means I can rest a bit. But not much; There's plenty of vintage movies in Bay Area cinemas this week. Festivals & Series Sorry, I accidentally listed CAAMFest a month earlier The Hollywood's Golden Era ends Sunday The San Francisco Greek Film Festival continues into next … Continue reading What’s Screening: April 21 – 27
What’s Screening: April 14 – 20
This is a big week for Bay Area movie lovers. You have a choice between serious, international cinema with The SFFilm Festival in several theaters, or old-time Hollywood movies at Oakland's Grand Lake. If you want to know what to see at SFFilm, check out my articles SFFilm Festival previews and SFFilm Fest Previews, Part … Continue reading What’s Screening: April 14 – 20
What’s Screening: April 7 – 13
Several film festivals will be popping up next week and next month. And that also means a lot of documentaries and serious drama. Now is the time to enjoy vintage movies on the big screen. Festivals & Series SFFilm opens Thursday Hollywood's Golden Era Promising events Sing-Along Grease (1978), Roxie, Friday, 6:30pm I haven't seen … Continue reading What’s Screening: April 7 – 13
What’s Screening: March 31 – April 6
What's happening in Bay Area cinema from March 31 to April 6? It's outer space with Star Trek: First Contact, The Empire Strikes Back, and best of all, 2001: A Space Odyssey. But down to earth, there's two new movies worth watching. In vintage cinema, Alfred Hitchcock can give you vertigo. There's also the most … Continue reading What’s Screening: March 31 – April 6
What’s Screening: March 17 – 23
The newsletter is kind of short this week. I've been under the weather. Festivals & Series Berlin & Beyond Film Festival closes Monday Sonoma International opens Wednesday Festival Recommendations: Berlin & Beyond A- The Forger (2022), Roxie, Thursday, 9:00pmCioma Schönhaus was an extraordinary forger. It's a useful job for a young Jewish man in Berlin during … Continue reading What’s Screening: March 17 – 23
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