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What’s Screening: December 21 – 27
No festivals this weekend, but there is a deeply religious Christian holiday turned into an orgy of consumerism. Also some really good movies. We'll start with a very special rarity that you may never get another chance to enjoy: A Miracle Mile, Castro, Friday, 9:20. This apocalyptic romantic comic tragedy thriller sits high on my … Continue reading What’s Screening: December 21 – 27
The Coming PFA Schedule
The new Pacific Film Archive schedule arrived in the mail today, and it left me wanting to move into the screening room for a few months. Unfortunately, that's not possible, and not only because it lack beds and showers. I'm directing a one-act play to be performed on February 23, and my time will be … Continue reading The Coming PFA Schedule
What’s Screening: December 14 – 20
If the holidays are putting you into a festive mood, sorry. No festivals this week. But we do have movies. A The Central Park Five, Embarcadero, Shattuck, opens Friday. A white woman was brutally raped and left for dead in Central Park. NewYork’s finest arrested five black and Puerto Rican teenage boys, all of whom … Continue reading What’s Screening: December 14 – 20
The Central Park Five
A documentary Directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon In 1989, a white woman was brutally raped and left for dead in Central Park. New York's finest arrested five black and Puerto Rican teenage boys, all of whom confessed under police interrogation. Their confessions contradicted each other, and they all contradicted the physical … Continue reading The Central Park Five
The Return of the Found Footage Festival
The world is full of unwanted VHS cassettes, which is a good thing for Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett. They mine comic gold from the unwanted dregs of the video universe, which they serve up every so often with their Found Footage Festival. The results are often shocking, absurd, and pathetic. But they are also, … Continue reading The Return of the Found Footage Festival
Blu-ray Review: Brazil
George Orwell might have created something like Brazil if he had had a sense of humor. But since he didn't (at least not any that shows up in his work), the task was left to Terry Gilliam to create this absurd, dark, tragic, yet hilarious look into a dystopian world of bureaucracy gone mad. A … Continue reading Blu-ray Review: Brazil
What’s Screening: December 7 – 13
Another Hole in the Head Film Festival continues through Sunday. But by then, it will be the Festival of Lights, which has nothing to do with movies. B+ Mysteries of the Krell: Making the Sci-Fi Epic Forbidden Planet, Rafael, Saturday, 7:00. The B+ goes to the feature, Forbidden Planet, although the accompanying talk could make … Continue reading What’s Screening: December 7 – 13
What’s Screening: November 30 – December 6
Sorry I haven't been writing much, lately. Alas, professional and family matters have been getting in the way of blogging. I hope to get back to more Bayflicks posting soon. Despite my absence, the Another Hole in the Head Film Festival continues through this week and beyond. Also, this week I add the New Parkway … Continue reading What’s Screening: November 30 – December 6
What’s Screening: November 23 – 29
After all the film festivals we've had lately, you might feel that the Bay Area needs another one like it needs another hole in the head. And so, appropriately enough, the Another Hole in the Head Film Festival opens Wednesday. Here's what else is going on: A McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Vogue, Thursday, 8:00 (movie … Continue reading What’s Screening: November 23 – 29
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