Martin Scorsese doesn't only make films. For the last thirty years, he has also been restoring old films through his Film Foundation. The Criterion Channel is now streaming a selection of 27 films that Scorsese has restored. I haven't seen all of them. Here are nine out of the 27 that I have seen and … Continue reading Criterion & The Film Foundation
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May festivals: Docs, Silent, Asian, and Jean Gabin
The SFFilm Festival is over. By Thursday night, more festivals will open. I can't cover every Bay Area film festival. But here are some quick views of what's happening in the merry month of May: DocLands May 5 - 11 This big documentary film festival opens Thursday and closes next Wednesday. The docs they will … Continue reading May festivals: Docs, Silent, Asian, and Jean Gabin
What’s Screening: November 22 – 28
What's on Bay Area movie screens this week? Lon Chaney and Al Pacino try a life of crime, Steve Martin and John Candy try to go home, John Wayne rides the stagecoach, and Lawrence Harvey hates his mother. We also have Guillermo del Toro, Luis Buñuel, and Mad Max (but he's just a sidekick). Festivals … Continue reading What’s Screening: November 22 – 28