Here are five films I've seen since mid-January. They go from wonderful to "Hey, wake up!" Origin Peeping Tom Bell Book and Candle Bob Marley: One Love Love Affair A Origin (2023) Ava DuVernay's exceptional film is like nothing I've even seen. It's a documentary, but it's also a drama, and a lecture about the … Continue reading Movies I’ve Recently Seen: February 20
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What’s leaving Criterion at the end of October
It's scary! You turn your TV to the Criterion Channel, and the film you wanted to see has suddenly disappeared! Don't let that happen! Full recommendations A+ Do the Right Thing (1989) Spike Lee's masterpiece just may be the best fiction film ever made about modern race relations in America. For a 34-plus-year-old film, it … Continue reading What’s leaving Criterion at the end of October
Here are seven films I’ve seen simply because I wanted to see them (or see again)
I haven't done one of these Movies I've Recently Seen articles in months. Why? I was covering film festivals. I also took a long vacation. So, here are seven movies that didn't belong to anything else, whether they're good or bad. As always, they're from best to worst. Boyz n the Hood The Eight Mountains … Continue reading Here are seven films I’ve seen simply because I wanted to see them (or see again)
Here’s a lot of Movies I’ve Recently Seen: June 19, 2023
I usually talk about four films in my "Movies I've Recently Seen" articles. But this time, I saw six. So I decided to give you an easily-read list. As usual, the films are listed from the best to the worst. If I saw the film theatrically, I'll tell you about it. You Hurt My Feelings … Continue reading Here’s a lot of Movies I’ve Recently Seen: June 19, 2023
What’s Screening: December 16 – 22
Remember that cute Christmas movie from 2003 called Elf? It's playing in five different theaters this week, some of them free. Overall this week, the theaters are giving us movies to make us merry. There's two of the most beloved family movies of all time, and more of Buster Keaton. And if you want to … Continue reading What’s Screening: December 16 – 22
What’s Screening: July 29 – August 4
It's quite a week for vintage cinema in Bay Area theaters. Both Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin will screen (and not on the same day). There are films from Billy Wilder, Alfred Hitchcock, William Wyler, Sam Fuller, Christopher Nolan, and the Wachowskis. Festivals The Broncho Billy & Friends Silent Film Festival runs through the weekend … Continue reading What’s Screening: July 29 – August 4
The Castro Theater’s 100th Birthday Celebration
Maybe it was the San Francisco Silent Film Festival, but Another Planet Entertainment (APE) seems to realize that the Castro Theater should be what it always was: a movie palace. Next month, APE will give us the Castro Theatre 100th Birthday Celebration. From June 3 to 12, the Castro will run classic films. Each day, … Continue reading The Castro Theater’s 100th Birthday Celebration
What’s Screening: February 4 – 10
We've got two worthwhile new documentaries about race and gender in theaters this week. And for vintage cinema, you can go to a movie theater and see classics from Hitchcock, Coppola, Miyazaki, Poitier, Bogdanovich, and Van Peebles. I've added a new section: Films of historical interest. These pictures aren't all that good, but are worth … Continue reading What’s Screening: February 4 – 10
What’s Screening: December 17 – 23
With Christmas around the corner, plenty of the vintage movies screening this week have a Yuletide theme. For instance, there's that seasonal movie where our hero climbs into a building to separate the naughty and nice. But don't despair, Die Hard isn't the only holiday movie on the big screen this week. But, as usual … Continue reading What’s Screening: December 17 – 23
What’s Screening: December 10 – 16
We've got two new films - one about I Love Lucy and another about going into debt in Iran. For more action, we have a Jackie Chan double bill. There's also Brian De Palma's idea of Paradise, the Dude and his friends, Harold and his true love, and a really bad Santa. With all that, … Continue reading What’s Screening: December 10 – 16
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