Wednesday is Saint Valentine's Day. To celebrate, here are five romantic pictures that will play on big screens this week. And if you're not in a loving mode, here's eleven other movies. Festivals & Series Mostly British Film Festival SF Independent Film Festival Festival Recommendations I've reviewed four films playing at the Mostly British Film … Continue reading What’s Screening: February 9 – 15
Tag: Martin Scorsese
When it comes to Oscars, 2023 was a very good year
Out of the films that were nominated for Best Picture last year, half of them weren't worth watching. This year, all the nominees are at least pretty good. Most are excellent. Here's what I have to say about them. A Killers of the Flower Moon There's very little about indigenous people in Martin Scorsese's recent … Continue reading When it comes to Oscars, 2023 was a very good year
Movies I’ve recently seen: October 30
Here are five films that I've seen since July. I watched them simply because I wanted to watch them. Here are the films: Killers of the Flower Moon Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Lynch/Oz The Importance of Being Earnest Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris A Killers of the Flower Moon … Continue reading Movies I’ve recently seen: October 30
What’s Screening: Sept 22 – Sept 28
There's a lot of works from great auteurs this week in Bay Area cinemas. How about Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese, Tim Burton, John Huston, Francis Coppola, Jonathan Demme, David Lynch, and most importantly, Stanley Kubrick. Festivals & Series Scorsese: More than a Gangster closes Sunday 2023 HUMP! Film Festival The San Francisco Dance Film Festival … Continue reading What’s Screening: Sept 22 – Sept 28
What’s Screening: September 15 – 21
It's a good week for vintage cinema in the Bay Area. The Scorsese series at the 4-Star is still going. The New Mission is screening five different films…two of which will have live music. Rock opera plays, as well. Speaking of not talking, the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum has a selection of sound cartoons … Continue reading What’s Screening: September 15 – 21
What’s Screening: September 8 – 14
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
What’s Screening: September 1 – 7
Three very different Martin Scorsese films play in Bay Area theaters this week. A Kubrick series opens at the New Mission. Festivals & Series The Complete Kubrick opens Friday. The Week's Big Event Stanley Kubrick made only 13 feature films. The New Mission is playing all of them over several weeks. Here's what they're screening: … Continue reading What’s Screening: September 1 – 7
What’s Screening: August 25 – 31
I'm back! For the last three weeks, I haven't watched a single movie. So, let's get going. Vintage cinema A+ The Last Waltz (1978), Roxie, Thursday, 6:40pm The Band played their final concert on Thanksgiving night, 1976. Their guest performers included Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Muddy Waters, and Joni Mitchell. Martin Scorsese brought a crew … Continue reading What’s Screening: August 25 – 31
What’s Screening: January 20 – 26
Last week we were walloped by massive waterfalls from the sky. And this week? You must pick between noirs from the year of 1948 or half of the Coen brothers. Along with one of the brothers, Bay Area cinemas will be showing vintage movies from Martin Scorsese, F. W. Murnau, Jacques Tati, David Lynch, Howard … Continue reading What’s Screening: January 20 – 26
What’s Screening: Dec. 30 – Jan. 5
As 2022 becomes 2023, we can buy tickets and enter a Bay Area cinema. There you can see works by Martin Scorsese, John Huston, Walt Disney, Billy Wilder, Quentin Tarantino, and whoever directed The Rocky Horror Picture Show. There are no film festivals this week. Theatrical revivals A+ Taxi Driver (1976), Balboa, Tuesday, 7:30pm 35mm! … Continue reading What’s Screening: Dec. 30 – Jan. 5
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