Gracing Bay Area screens this week: Scheming politicians, idealistic politicians, black superheroes, trouble on the road, nightmares of fascism, and a horrific film festival (that's horrific in a good way). Festivals Another Hole in the Head Film Festival opens Wednesday and will continue to frighten you for a couple of weeks. Read my preview. Preview … Continue reading What’s Screening: November 23 – 29
Tag: Ingmar Bergman
Winter at the BAMPFA
The Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) recently announced its winter schedule, running from December through February, with eleven different film series. These are the ones that caught my eye: The Puppet Master: The Films of Jirí Trnka Dec 1–19 This Czech animator turned a kiddie genre into political satire. I saw his version of … Continue reading Winter at the BAMPFA
What’s Screening: November 9 – 15
On Bay Area screens this week: Masterpieces by Renoir, Keaton, Bergman, Welles, Laurel, and Hardy, along with three new movies and six film festivals. Festivals The Cinematografo International Film Festival continues through Sunday The Napa Valley Film Festival also continues through Sunday. Read my preview. The San Francisco Transgender Film Festival opens tonight and, yes, … Continue reading What’s Screening: November 9 – 15
What’s Screening: November 2 – 8
In Bay Area movie theaters this week: Elephants, a Hal Ashby triple bill, Bergman’s right arm, Gene Kelly, and the Bay Area premiere of Orson Welles’ last film. Also, four film festivals. Festivals The Berlin & Beyond Autumn Showcase continues through Saturday Doc Stories continues through Sunday The 3rd i South Asian Film Festival also … Continue reading What’s Screening: November 2 – 8
What’s Screening: October 5 – 11
A Jewish werewolf, a Borsht Belt monster, and a very scary Alan Arkin. Sounds like a Yiddish Halloween! Also migrating birds, Chinese exploitation, and (of course), Ingmar Bergan. Also, five film festivals. Festivals The Japan Film Festival continues through Sunday The Mill Valley Film Festival continues through the week and beyond. Read my reports. Modern … Continue reading What’s Screening: October 5 – 11
What’s Screening: September 28 – October 4
Hal Ashby, Paul Greengrass, Rafael Sabatini, Mel Brooks, The Beatles, Ingmar Bergman, and a bunch of smart kids - along with six (count 'em, six!) film festivals - in Bay Area movie theaters this week. Festivals The San Francisco Latino Film Festival closes Sunday Hong Kong Cinema opens today and runs through Sunday The Japan … Continue reading What’s Screening: September 28 – October 4
What’s Screening: September 21 – 27
Spike Lee, Gilda Radner, Ingmar Bergman, Laurel and Hardy, James Dean, and a young girl accused of witchcraft. Add three film festivals and there's plenty to see in Bay Area movie theaters this week. Festivals The SF Latino Film Festival continues through this week and beyond The Homage to Marcello Mastroianni takes over the Castro … Continue reading What’s Screening: September 21 – 27
What’s Screening: September 7 – 13
Dogs, cats, and Dennis Hopper. Also Terry Gilliam, Laurel & Hardy, and Ingmar Bergman's greatest comedy. All this and a film festival on Bay Area movie screens this week. Festivals The San Francisco Green Film Festival continues into next week New films opening C- Let the Corpses Tan, New Mission, New Parkway, opens Friday This … Continue reading What’s Screening: September 7 – 13
What’s Screening: August 24 – 30
Enter the Dragon. Enter Godzilla. Enter Ingmar Bergman. Andrei Tarkovsky considers nuclear oblivion while Richard Linklater examines rock 'n' roll. And never trust an actress with a name like Eve. But no film festivals until September. Promising events Godzilla Night 7: A Monstrous Weekend, Balboa, Saturday & Sunday The Balboa is presenting three Japanese monster … Continue reading What’s Screening: August 24 – 30
Bergman, Bergman, Wiseman, Visconti, & more Bergman: Autumn at the BAMPFA
Summer wanes. Children look in trepidation to the coming of the school year, while their parents rejoice. And we get a new round of film series at the BAMPFA (formerly the Pacific Film Archive). Here's what's coming up for Berkeleyites in the fall: In Focus: Ingmar Bergman August 29 - November 28 BAMPFA has gone … Continue reading Bergman, Bergman, Wiseman, Visconti, & more Bergman: Autumn at the BAMPFA
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