I was shocked! Shocked that so many good films were leaving the Criterion Channel at the end of the month. Worse than that, I didn't even know that a lot of them even were on the Channel. Here are ten of them that I recommend you try to catch before March 1. But if you … Continue reading What’s leaving Criterion when February ends
Tag: Stanley Kubrick
What’s Screening: January 15 – 21
Alamo On Demand, the virtual cinema offering for the New Mission, has a new section called Alamo X Criterion. You can rent several classics for only $3 each. Besides that, you can get into a discussion on Kubrick's most controversial work, or watch another sexy film from Wong Kar Wai. Speaking of sex, there's Louise … Continue reading What’s Screening: January 15 – 21
In Bay Area Movies: October 23 – 29
The Rafael is coming back into action, but if you're still not ready to sit down in an indoor space with strangers (I'm not), you've got drive-in and streaming options galore. But no film festivals - physical or virtual. Special online events A I Wake Up Streaming: M (1951), Roxie, Tuesday, 7:00, on a double … Continue reading In Bay Area Movies: October 23 – 29
In Bay Area Virtual, Drive-in, & Hard-top Cinema: October 16 – 22
A few Bay Area hardtop movie theaters are opening slightly; and some are offering classics. I'm not sure I'm ready to try one. Also, three virtual film festivals close with the end of the weekend. I can also recommend several films shown in drive-ins. Virtual Festivals CAAMFest FORWARD closes Sunday The Mill Valley Film Festival … Continue reading In Bay Area Virtual, Drive-in, & Hard-top Cinema: October 16 – 22
In Bay Area Virtual Cinema & Drive-ins: Sept 24 – Oct 1
Talk about Kubrick, or go to the drive-in with Billy Wilder or Martin Scorsese. Also, a farewell to a great American in virtual cinema. In Memorial A- RBG (2018), BAMPFA, Cerrito, Elmwood, New Mission, Roxie There's nothing objective about this documentary on Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The filmmakers clearly believed that the Supreme Court's progressive hero … Continue reading In Bay Area Virtual Cinema & Drive-ins: Sept 24 – Oct 1
The so-called Great War and its movies
The First World War, called The Great War before a worse one followed it, created some exceptional cinema. Why is that? Perhaps, it's the timing. The ascendancy of feature-length films happened as the war was being fought. Another possibility: World War 1 was so horrible, and yet so pointless (we weren't fighting fascism yet), that … Continue reading The so-called Great War and its movies
In Bay Area Virtual Cinema: June 26 – July 2
This week, through closed Bay Area movie theaters and into your home, you've got Stanley Kubrick, Ray Harryhausen, Spike Lee, Charlie Chaplin, Ella Fitzgerald, and some talented artists you've never heard of. And a few conversations over the Internet. Virtual Festivals Frameline continues through Sunday. Read my preview. Charlie Chaplin Days opens today and closes … Continue reading In Bay Area Virtual Cinema: June 26 – July 2
Movies I’ve Recently Seen: Killer’s Kiss, Zero for Conduct, 1917, Blaze, & The Swimmer
I had a horrible, sickly January, pretty much keeping me in the house. It wasn't until this Monday that I felt I could go to a movie theater without ruining everyone else's fun with my coughing and sneezing. (That's why I didn't cover Noir City or IndieFest this year.) Here's what I've been seen for … Continue reading Movies I’ve Recently Seen: Killer’s Kiss, Zero for Conduct, 1917, Blaze, & The Swimmer
Cinequest coming in March
You'd expect a major film festival in the South Bay to celebrate technology as well as movies. And that's what you get at Cinequest. Yes, like other Red Carpet Festivals, Cinequest showcases plenty of films that have not yet been seen in the Bay Area, with filmmakers in attendance. But it also showcases new (and … Continue reading Cinequest coming in March
What’s Screening: October 11 – 17
Coming to Bay Area movie theaters this week: An aging filmmaker, rebellious students, creatures from the dead, a future that never happened, pre-Columbian America, and lots of beautifully photographed water. And six film festivals. Important message: Yesterday, October 9, I received an email from BAMPFA stating that the museum/theater was closed do to the blackouts. … Continue reading What’s Screening: October 11 – 17