This week in Virtual Cinema, you can meet a new American family, discover the horrors that come after a rape, and watch Spike Lee's masterpiece. But if you really want to leave home and watch a really big screen, you have drive-in options from The Black Messiah to Austin Powers. You can even join a … Continue reading What’s Screening: Feb 26 – March 4
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In Bay Area Virtual Cinema: June 19 – 25
This week you can go Zoom with James Bond or track and field sensation Guor Marial (but watch the movies first). And speaking about movies, here are seven other films available via virtual cinema - mostly documentaries. Also, two film festivals. Virtual Festivals Charlie Chaplin Days opens today. Read my preview. Frameline opens Thursday. I … Continue reading In Bay Area Virtual Cinema: June 19 – 25
In Bay Area Virtual Cinema: June 5 – 11
Movies used to be a form of escapism. But if you look at the films streaming through our closed theaters to our living rooms this week, you'll find many motion pictures that reflect what's on the streets. Virtual Festivals We Are One: A Global Film Festival ends Sunday Bay Area theaters with virtual cinema Alameda … Continue reading In Bay Area Virtual Cinema: June 5 – 11
Brando, Baldwin, Keaton, & The Marx Brothers Coming to Pacific Film Archive
August is nearing its end, so it's about time to tell you about the film series going on at the Pacific Film Archive in September and beyond. Marlon Brando: The Fugitive Kind September 1–October 28 Marlon Brando burst onto screens at the beginning of the 1950s, changed the art of acting, then self-destructed. In between, … Continue reading Brando, Baldwin, Keaton, & The Marx Brothers Coming to Pacific Film Archive