What do Bay Area cinemas (the few left) offer us when it comes to vintage movies? This week it's early Fellini, Kubrick destroying the world, the great mobster epic, Billy Wilder at his best, and Richard Linklater his youth. Festivals & Series Sorry, but I didn't catch the SFFilm Doc Stories festival until Friday. It … Continue reading What’s Screening: November 3 – 9
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What’s Screening: June 9 – 15
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
What’s Screening: April 15 – 21
I've changed the format of this weekly newsletter. Hopefully, it will make choosing a theater or a screening time easier to find. And among these easy-to-find classics are works by Federico Fellini, Milos Forman, Roman Polanski, Peter Bogdanovich, Richard Linklater, the Coen Brothers, and Monty Python - all on big screens. But first, we have … Continue reading What’s Screening: April 15 – 21
What’s Screening: March 4 – 10
What's happening in Bay Area cinemas this week? Two by Fellini, two written by Greta Gerwig, early Richard Linklater, along with desperate poverty, teenage girls, and silent horror. And as Omicron lifts, film festivals that didn't happen in January and February have dates set up in March. Festivals & Series WinterFest closes SundayThe SF Urban … Continue reading What’s Screening: March 4 – 10
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