What’s Screening: December 16 – 22

December 16, 2022December 15, 2022 ~ Lincoln Spector

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

Movies I’ve recently seen: Men Without Women ֍ Tales From Earthsea ֍ The Clock & The Longest Day

June 23, 2022June 22, 2022 ~ Lincoln Spector

Here's another random selection of films I hadn't seen before. None are particularly brilliant. But then, none is truly awful. Click a film's title to find out how you can stream the movie. B Men Without Women (1930) The film should have been called Men Without Oxygen. John Ford directed this tense, powerful naval thriller, … Continue reading Movies I’ve recently seen: Men Without Women ֍ Tales From Earthsea ֍ The Clock & The Longest Day

What’s Screening: June 3 – 9

June 3, 2022June 2, 2022 ~ Lincoln Spector

What have we got in Bay Area cinema this week? Stiff upper lips, a powerful dog, the mafia, a cowardly lion, Halloween in June, William Goldman's enchanting and funny fairy tale, and of course, sex. Also, two festivals. Festivals & Series Doc Fest ends on Thursday The Castro Theater's 100th Birthday Celebration opens today and … Continue reading What’s Screening: June 3 – 9

What’s new at the Criterion Channel

June 2, 2022June 1, 2022 ~ Lincoln Spector

Judy Garland, cheap movies, musicals, and early Billy Wilder. The Criterion Channel opened several movie collections on Tuesday. Here's are some of these collections and what's in them: 100 Years of Judy Garland Here are 17 movies starring the girl who went over the rainbow. And yet, The Wizard of Oz isn't in this collection. … Continue reading What’s new at the Criterion Channel

What’s Screening: April 29 – May 5

April 29, 2022April 29, 2022 ~ Lincoln Spector

The SFFilm Festival ends Sunday, but you'll only have four non-festival free days before two other major fests open. Outside of these events, theaters are opening two new indie films, along with two of the greatest movies made about Hollywood. Also other vintage pictures worth watching. Festvals & Series The SFFilm Festival closes Sunday DocLands … Continue reading What’s Screening: April 29 – May 5

My thoughts on A Star is Born (1954)

April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 ~ Lincoln Spector

Last Friday night, my wife and I watched the 1954 version of A Star is Born - the one starring Judy Garland and James Mason. Aside from being almost perfect, this film catches Hollywood at an important moment in film history. The film industry was experiencing its biggest changes since the talkie revolution. And you … Continue reading My thoughts on A Star is Born (1954)

Movies I’ve Recently Seen: Dark Waters, Summer Stock, & High Anxiety

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 ~ Lincoln Spector

I see a lot of films at festivals - always with a press pass. I screen movies before they're opened so I can review them. But I also see pictures like everyone else; buying a ticket or streaming at home. If I see the film that way, and have never written about before, it goes … Continue reading Movies I’ve Recently Seen: Dark Waters, Summer Stock, & High Anxiety

What’s Screening: November 15 – 21

November 15, 2019November 13, 2019 ~ Lincoln Spector ~ 8 Comments

What's in Bay Area movie theaters this week? Two very good new movies. The Cotton Club with your choice of double bill. Molly Ivins and King Henry V. Drunken actors and gay cowboys. And film festivals from France, South Asia, and Napa. Festivals The 3rd i South Asian Film Festival plays one more day: Saturday … Continue reading What’s Screening: November 15 – 21