Vintage films are playing at Bay Area movie theaters. There's the original Star Wars trilogy (although changed by George Lucas). Also films by Wayne Wang, Marjane Satrapi, Gene Kelly, and someone called Francis Ford Coppola. Festivals & Series The San Francisco Greek Film Festival Another chance to see (theatrically) A Persepolis (2007), New Mission, Tuesday, … Continue reading What’s Screening: April 28 – May 4
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Tati, Caine, & Riggs: Three films I saw at BAMPFA
Over Sunday and Monday, I saw three very different films at the Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive…also known as BAMPFA. Here they are, in the order I saw them: Traffic After tearing down architecture in Playtime, Jacques Tati finds the humor in the not-quite-open road. Traffic isn't his best, but is still very, very funny. … Continue reading Tati, Caine, & Riggs: Three films I saw at BAMPFA
Fall movies at the BAMPFA
Summer vacation is nearly over. Kids will soon be in school. Adults, and maybe some really smart kids, will go to the BAMPFA to see movies that don't show up at your local multiplex. From late August well into November, the Berkeley Art Museum's movie theater will screen seven new film series, along with continuing … Continue reading Fall movies at the BAMPFA
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