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More Keaton on Blu-ray
With this post I’m inaugurating something new in Bayflicks: Blu-ray reviews of classic films. Sherlock Jr. and The Three Ages Kino releases its third Buster Keaton Blu-ray title on November 16, and while it’s nowhere near as exciting as The General (or, I assume their Steamboat Bill Jr. disc, which I haven't seen), it’s a … Continue reading More Keaton on Blu-ray
What’s Screening: November 5 – 11
With all the other festivals going on lately, I somehow missed the South Asian Film Festival, which opened last Wednesday. It continues through Sunday. A Double Feature: Hail the Conquering Hero & The Great McGinty, Stanford, Saturday through Monday. Only the great writer/director Preston Sturges could have found a way to satirize patriotic hoopla at … Continue reading What’s Screening: November 5 – 11
New PFA Schedule
At the Pacific Film Archive, November/December is always the shortest schedule of the year. Thank the holidays for that. A lot of people go to movies on Christmas, but they don’t go to the Pacific Film Archive. But the PFA has a promising month and a half of cinematic studies and pleasures. Certainly the most … Continue reading New PFA Schedule
Nowhere Boy
A My wife and I caught Nowhere Boy Saturday night. I went in knowing a considerable amount about John Lennon’s life. I went out knowing a whole lot more about how his emotional makeup. Or at least more about how some very talented filmmakers assume his makeup to have been. For those who haven’t heard, … Continue reading Nowhere Boy
Left in the Dark at the PFA
I’m trying to get back into the swing of things here, both with movie-going and blogging about movie-going. Saturday night I took the plunge. I started the evening at the Pacific Film Archive for Left in the Dark: Portraits of San Francisco Movie Theatres. I’ve mentioned other events around the book Left in the Dark … Continue reading Left in the Dark at the PFA
What’s Screening: October 29 – November 4
Festival news: Berlin & Beyond continues through Saturday. United Nations Association Film Festival ends Sunday. French Cinema Now continues through Wednesday. A- Bonnie and Clyde, Castro, Wednesday. This low-budget gangster movie, produced by and starring Warren Beatty , hit a nerve with young audiences in 1967 and became one of the big surprise hits of … Continue reading What’s Screening: October 29 – November 4
What’s Screening: October 22 – 28
A lot of festivals this week: The Arab Film Festival continues through Sunday. Docfest continues through Thursday. Global Lens 2010 continues through the week. The Petaluma International Film Festival opens tonight and runs through the weekend. So does Taiwan Film Days Berlin & Beyond opens tonight and runs through the week and passed it to … Continue reading What’s Screening: October 22 – 28
Silent Film News
Three exciting Bay Aread silent film events coming up that I just had to tell you about. Sunday, October 17: This one doesn’t even require you to leave the house. In a segment on this Sunday’s 60 Minutes (CBS, 7:00), Morley Safer will interview the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum’s own David Kiehn. (Yes, I … Continue reading Silent Film News
What’s Screening: October 15 – 21
The Mill Valley Film Festival closes Sunday, without my getting a chance to attend anything. The Arab Film Festival continues throughout this week. Docfest opens tonight, starting a two-week run. And Global Lens 2010 opens Tuesday. A The Kids are All Right,Castro, Thursday. Lisa Cholodenko’s serious comedy about a middle-aged lesbian couple, their teenage children, … Continue reading What’s Screening: October 15 – 21
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