This Sunday is Oscar night. As far as I can tell, seven Bay Area movie theaters will be playing - not a movie - but a celebration of the concept of movies. Or at least a celebration of ostentatious clothing. Here are the theaters that I know will have a Oscar party: Cerrito New Parkway … Continue reading What’s Screening: March 8 – 14
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SF Silent Film Fest, Part 1
This year's San Francisco Silent Film Festival opened Thursday night - the first one since 2019. Rather than write about all the films I've seen so far, I'll give you some highlights and lowlights. But first, here's a taste of what the Castro Theater has become now that it's owned by Another Planet Entertainment (APE). … Continue reading SF Silent Film Fest, Part 1
What’s Screening: January 19 – 25
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
Spellbound in Darkness: Thursday and Friday at the Silent Film Festival
I can't possibly cover the San Francisco Silent Film Festival the way I do the San Francisco International Fest, reporting every morning on what I saw the previous day. SFSFF is too compact and concentrated for that. Most days, it starts at 10:00am and ends around 11:00pm. Breaks can be short. I have a long … Continue reading Spellbound in Darkness: Thursday and Friday at the Silent Film Festival
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