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  Essential SF: Irving Saraf and Allie Light

  Michael Fox
  Oct 19, 2011

  Saraf and Light's work is marked by an unwavering appreciation for underdogs and outsiders.

  
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  Essential SF: Irving Saraf and Allie Light

  Michael Fox
  Oct 19, 2011

  Saraf and Light's work is marked by an unwavering appreciation for underdogs and outsiders.

  
• November 3, 2011
  
  

  Essential SF: Irving Saraf and Allie Light

  Michael Fox
  Oct 19, 2011

  Saraf and Light's work is marked by an unwavering appreciation for underdogs and outsiders.

  
• October 20, 2011
  
  

  Essential SF: Irving Saraf and Allie Light

  Michael Fox
  Oct 19, 2011

  Saraf and Light's work is marked by an unwavering appreciation for underdogs and outsiders.

  
• July 19, 2011
  
  

  San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

  Jul 21, 2011

  The 31st San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, the world's largest showcase of Jewish film, opens at the Castro Theatre on Thursday with Israeli drama 'Mabul' (The Flood, nominated for six of Israel's 'Oscars'), and runs through August 8 at a number of Bay Area venues. An Opening Night bash follows at the Swedish American Hall. More info sfjff.org.

  
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  LA Times: "Oscars: 'Inside Job' Wins for Documentary Feature"

  Feb 27, 2011

  LA Times Blogs: "Inside Job” won the Oscar for documentary feature at the 83rd Academy Awards on Sunday night. “Inside Job” is an exploration of the causes and corollaries of the 2008 financial crisis. The award goes to Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs." More at latimesblogs.latimes.com. And from SF360.org: Bay Area-based Ferguson's speech began with a statement of fact, "After financial fraud not a single financial executive has gone to jail," before thanking his colleagues.

  
• February 24, 2011
  
  

  Mitchell Block Brings Oscar Attention to Vets

  Jessica Sapick
  Feb 21, 2011

  Producer and teacher Mitchell Block talks about the making of great films, including the Oscar-nominated 'Poster Girl.'

  
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  Mitchell Block Brings Oscar Attention to Vets

  Jessica Sapick
  Feb 21, 2011

  Producer and teacher Mitchell Block talks about the making of great films, including the Oscar-nominated 'Poster Girl.'

  
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  Mitchell Block Brings Oscar Attention to Vets

  Jessica Sapick
  Feb 21, 2011

  Producer and teacher Mitchell Block talks about the making of great films, including the Oscar-nominated 'Poster Girl.'

  
• November 30, 2010
  
  

  'The Temptation of St. Tony'

  Dec 3, 2010

  Veiko Õunpuu's dream-like study of a middle-aged man’s morality struggle has drawn comparisons to the work of cinema’s most notorious surrealists. ‘The Temptation of St. Tony’ is Estonia’s submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards. Plays at the Roxie. More at roxie.com.

  
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  Criterioncast: Oscar Documentary Shortlist with Trailers

  Nov 30, 2010

  Bay Area filmmaker Charles Ferguson's 'Inside Job' was among the 15 documentaries on the Academy Awards shortlist. Joshua Brunsting at Criterioncast offers the full roundup with trailers. More at criterioncast.com.

  
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  Season's Screenings Bring out Best Films of the Year

  Dennis Harvey
  Nov 24, 2010

  The year closes with six weeks of strong foreign and arthouse awards-seekers as well as solid franchise holiday entertainments.

  
• November 24, 2010
  
  

  Season's Screenings Bring out Best Films of the Year

  Dennis Harvey
  Nov 24, 2010

  The year closes with six weeks of strong foreign and arthouse awards-seekers as well as solid franchise holiday entertainments.

  
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  Season's Screenings Bring out Best Films of the Year

  Dennis Harvey
  Nov 24, 2010

  The year closes with six weeks of strong foreign and arthouse awards-seekers as well as solid franchise holiday entertainments.

  
• October 19, 2010
  
  

  Taiwan Film Days

  Oct 22, 2010

  The San Francisco Film Society presents a three-day showcase of contemporary Taiwanese films at VIZ Cinema at New People. Niu Doze's crime saga 'Monga' opens the festival and is Taiwan's entry to for Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards. More at sffs.org; look for a feature later this week on sf360.org.

  
• October 19, 2010
  
  

  Berlin & Beyond Film Festival

  Oct 22, 2010

  The Berlin & Beyond Film Festival returns to the Castro with its collection of contemporary cinema from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. ‘Die Fremde’ is the centerpiece film (and Germany’s entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards) about a young woman living in Istanbul who, along with her son, decides to leave her abusive husband and reunite with her family in Berlin. More at berlinbeyond.com.

  
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  Bay Area's Strong Presence at 82nd Oscars

  Susan Gerhard
  Feb 3, 2010

  Films with Bay Area connections featured prominently in the 82nd Academy Award nominations announced yesterday.

  
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  Eran Kolirin and "The Band's Visit"

  Judy Stone
  Feb 12, 2008

  Underneath The Band's Visit's poignant humor, the film subtly reflects the director's attempt to comprehend Israel's pull between the Middle East and the West.

  
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  'The Departed' Wins Best Picture, Scorsese Best Director at 79th Oscars

  Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE
  Feb 26, 2007

  When all was said and done in Los Angeles tonight, The Departed was the big winner at the 79th Academy Awards.

  
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  Michael Arndt, Little Mr. Sunshine

  Michael Guillen
  Feb 23, 2007

  The Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Little Miss Sunshine made a Cody's San Francisco bookstore appearance promoting the publication of the shooting script.

  
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  Indie Distributors Strategize for Fall 2006 Releases

  Steven Rosen
  Sep 8, 2006

  Distributors of independent films reveal their strategies and assessment of the market heading into the all-important fall season.