Monday is Valentine's Day, so we have several romantic films you can enjoy on the big screen. In fact, the New Parkway, which has been closed recently because of Omicron, has several cinematic love stories served with special dinners. Festivals & Series SF IndieFest closes Sunday Special online events Restoring the Films of William S. … Continue reading What’s Screening: February 11 – 17
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What’s Screening: June 11 – 17
This week in Bay Area cinema: A serious drama that turns into a slasher flick. You can see My Fair Lady or But I'm a Cheerleader Inside real movie theaters - but not as a double bill. And at the drive-in, we've got everything from The Night of The Hunter to Coco. And also two … Continue reading What’s Screening: June 11 – 17
What’s Screening: April 23 – 29
In this week's Bay Area movie news: More theaters are opening up! You can talk about Cuckoo's Nest. You can learn about John Lewis and/or Sesame Street. And you can enjoy old movies by streaming, going to a drive-in, and in an actual, hard-top movie theater. Also two film festivals and something on TV called … Continue reading What’s Screening: April 23 – 29
More movies free to stream from Kanopy
If you have a library card, you can probably stream up to ten movies for free monthly from Kanopy. Here are eleven dramas and comedies that are "New on Kanopy," although I don't know how new they actually are to the streaming service: A The Secret of Roan Inish (1994) At his height, John Sayles' … Continue reading More movies free to stream from Kanopy
In Bay Area Virtual Cinema: May 29 – June 4
Are We One, or are we Dazed and Confused? A few choice films available at home through your favorite movie theater: Virtual Festivals We Are One: A Global Film Festival opens Friday. But remember that the showtimes are EST. Bay Area theaters with virtual cinema Alameda BAMPFA Balboa Cerrito Elmwood Lark New Mission Rafael Roxie … Continue reading In Bay Area Virtual Cinema: May 29 – June 4
Movies I’ve Recently Seen: The Magnificent Ambersons, Waking Life, The Newton Boys, Hot Water
Orson Welles' ruined masterpiece, Harold Lloyd at his worst, and good and bad movies by Richard Linklater. A- The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), Newly purchased Blu-ray Orson Well's follow-up to Citizen Kane just might have been a masterpiece. RKO took the film away from Welles, cut out about a third, and added a horribly happy ending. But … Continue reading Movies I’ve Recently Seen: The Magnificent Ambersons, Waking Life, The Newton Boys, Hot Water
What’s Screening: March 8 – 14
This week on Bay Area movie screens: Hitmen on vacation, vampires from outer space, Oscar-winning double bills, and films by Richard Linklater, Jacques Demy, Alain Resnais, and Alfred Hitchcock. Also two new films worth seeing and two film festivals. Festivals The East Bay Jewish Film Festival closes Sunday. Read my preview. Berlin & Beyond opens … Continue reading What’s Screening: March 8 – 14
Movies for New Years’ Eve and Day
Throughout 2019, I'll be writing articles about holidays and the best movies for them. And I'm starting, before the year begins, with New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. If you want to start the year with a tragedy that may make you want to fight for justice, I doubt you can find anything better … Continue reading Movies for New Years’ Eve and Day
What’s Screening: August 24 – 30
Enter the Dragon. Enter Godzilla. Enter Ingmar Bergman. Andrei Tarkovsky considers nuclear oblivion while Richard Linklater examines rock 'n' roll. And never trust an actress with a name like Eve. But no film festivals until September. Promising events Godzilla Night 7: A Monstrous Weekend, Balboa, Saturday & Sunday The Balboa is presenting three Japanese monster … Continue reading What’s Screening: August 24 – 30
The Last Detail & Last Flag Flying
Richard Linklater blew me away with three great films in a row: Bernie, Before Midnight, and Boyhood - especially Boyhood. I eagerly looked forward to what he would do next. I recently got a chance to find out. Linklater's latest film, Last Flag Flying, is a disappointment. It's not bad, but it's considerably less than … Continue reading The Last Detail & Last Flag Flying
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