A lot of vintage films are screening this week. The 4-Star's Scorsese series continues, along with another series on Kubrick. One of Les Blank's best documentaries makes you want to eat and dance (mostly dance). There's ghouls and members of the Free French, and a very weird western. Festivals & Series The series More Than … Continue reading What’s Screening: September 8 – 14
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What’s Screening: April 8 – 14
Want to see an old movie the old way - in a theater? Here's what classics are playing this week in the Bay Area. But remember to wear your mask and carry proof of vaccination. Also, three film festivals are running this week. Festivals & Series The Glas Animation Festival closes Sunday The International Ocean … Continue reading What’s Screening: April 8 – 14
In Bay Area Virtual Cinema: July 17 – 23
Jim Jarmusch directs a jailbreak. Ai Weiwei makes art for prisoners of conscience. And Pauline Kael makes sense of it all. Also Jewish and Black film festivals. Virtual Festivals Cinegogue Summer Days continues through Sunday. Read my preview. The San Francisco Black Film Festival continues through August 2 Bay Area theaters with virtual cinema Balboa … Continue reading In Bay Area Virtual Cinema: July 17 – 23
What’s Screening: August 10 – 16
Jim Jarmusch, Gary Cooper, Andrei Tarkovsky, and Gene Kelly grace Bay Area movie theaters this week. Also, one film festival. Warning: I had to write this newsletter two weeks early. It may be missing several worthwhile screenings. Festivals The Broncho Billy Silent Film Festival opens tonight and runs through Sunday New films opening A The … Continue reading What’s Screening: August 10 – 16
What’s Screening: October 6 – 12
It's October, and horror movies are popping up all over the Bay Area…along with Mill Valley, Jim Jarmusch, and the last of Chaplin. Festivals The Mill Valley Film Festival continues through this week and beyond. Check out my reports for recommendations. Modern Cinema continues Rare and Worth Catching B Serenade for Haiti, Pacific Film Archive, … Continue reading What’s Screening: October 6 – 12
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