Movies set in the White House, a sand pit, the High Sierra, a dystopian future, the early Soviet Union, and another planet - and all of them projected on Bay Area movie screens. And yet, still no film festivals (although that will change very soon). New films opening A- The Final Year, Embarcadero Center, Shattuck, … Continue reading What’s Screening: January 19 – 25
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What’s Screening: January 12 – 18
Hitchcock thrills, Bogart on wheels, slapstick pratfalls, reefer madness, and some very classy French people light up Bay Area screens this week. But no film festivals. New films opening A- Intent to Destroy, Roxie, opens Friday The Armenian genocide of 1915-16 is to Turkey what climate change is to America; a clearly documented truth that … Continue reading What’s Screening: January 12 – 18
What’s Screening: January 5 – 11
Robert Altman, Billy Wilder, Howard Hawks, Gus Van Sant, Michael Powell, and a very fine selection of shorts grace Bay Area movie screens this week. Festivals For Your Consideration opens today and runs through Thursday. You can learn more about it in my First Film Festivals of 2018. New films opening B+ 2017 Sundance Film Festival Short … Continue reading What’s Screening: January 5 – 11
What’s Screening: December 29 – January 4
Not much to tell you this week. Still no film festivals, and only a few revivals. Being the end of Oscar Season, you can find a lot of very good new movies in theaters right now, but you already know about them. Promising events New Year's Eve & 42nd Street, Lark, Sunday, 7:15 In 1933, … Continue reading What’s Screening: December 29 – January 4
What’s Screening: December 22 – 28
Not surprisingly this time of year, but you can watch It's A Wonderful Life in three different Bay Area theaters this week. And on Christmas day itself, you can make a choice between Fiddler on the Roof and Goodfellas. And how's this for a present: both of Kurosawa's Shakespeare films at the PFA? Also, the New … Continue reading What’s Screening: December 22 – 28
What’s Screening: December 15 – 21
Star Wars is taking over the multiplexes across the Bay Area (and beyond). But we still have a few old movies worth watching. Festivals Along For the Ride: A Tribute To Dennis Hopper isn't quite a film festival, but it's the closest thing we get this week. This three-day series at the Roxie starts Friday … Continue reading What’s Screening: December 15 – 21
What’s Screening: December 8 – 14
Here are some good movies to catch before Star Wars takes over the multiplexes. And no film festivals this week. In fact, in less I've missed something, no film festivals for the rest of the year. New films opening A The Shape of Water, Embarcadero Center, Alamo Drafthouse New Mission, opens Friday Only Guillermo del … Continue reading What’s Screening: December 8 – 14
What’s Screening: December 1 – 7
Loony Tunes, friendly aliens, an Indiana Christmas, and the forgotten TV version of 12 Years a Slave. All this and more on Bay Area movie screens. Festivals There's only one film festival this week, and it only runs for one day: Saturday. It's A Day of Silents, and you can read my preview. Promising events … Continue reading What’s Screening: December 1 – 7
What’s Screening: November 24 – 30
This week in Bay Area movie theaters: Swiss activists, French martyrs, Swedish knights, Spanish rebels, British rockers, and a very American Harold Lloyd. And you know what we don't have this week? Film festivals! New films opening B+ The Divine Order, Opera Plaza, Shattuck, Rafael, opens Friday Swiss women didn't get to vote until 1971. … Continue reading What’s Screening: November 24 – 30
What’s Screening: November 17 – 23
Alfred Hitchcock and Michelangelo Antonioni together at last, along with Bill Nye, Bob Fosse, James Dean, and two - yes, only two - film festivals. All that and more on Bay Area screens. Festivals The 3rd i South Asian Film Festival plays one extra day on Saturday And the SF Urban Film Fest continues through … Continue reading What’s Screening: November 17 – 23
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