Both the Castro and the Rafael are honoring Robert Mitchum on his centenary; the Rafael series will run for three weeks. Also 3 Women, two swashbucklers, one Bogart, a flock of porn stars, and several animated monsters on Bay Area screens this week. Festivals New Filipino Cinema 2017 opens Thursday New films opening A- Whose … Continue reading What’s Screening: August 11 – 17
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Violence as Light Entertainment–The Moral Question
I love a good turn-off-the-brain action movie--one where the hero gets to dispatch multiple bad guys without remorse but with plenty of clever quips. But the older I get, the more I begin to wonder if there's something inherently wrong with these pictures. Do they teach us that we can solve our problems by killing … Continue reading Violence as Light Entertainment–The Moral Question
What’s Screening: April 13 – 19
I somehow missed the Sonoma Film Festival, but you can still catch the last few days; it ends Sunday. So does the Women's Film Festival, but that one opens tonight. The San Francisco International Film Festival opens Thursday. B Farewell, My Queen, Castro, Thursday, 7:00. What was it Versailles like in the final days of … Continue reading What’s Screening: April 13 – 19
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