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    Under the Spell of French Cinema Now

    Dennis Harvey
    Oct 25, 2011

    Love permeates SFFS's francophone film series.

  • October 28, 2011

    Under the Spell of French Cinema Now

    Dennis Harvey
    Oct 25, 2011

    Love permeates SFFS's francophone film series.

  • Reviews

    Under the Spell of French Cinema Now

    Dennis Harvey
    Oct 25, 2011

    Love permeates SFFS's francophone film series.

  • Festivals

    Children’s Film Festival Moves in and out of Shadows

    Adam Hartzell
    Oct 20, 2011

    Without marketing tie-ins, plastic toys or corn-syrup confections, a children’s film festival brings energy to the screen.

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    Children’s Film Festival Moves in and out of Shadows

    Adam Hartzell
    Oct 20, 2011

    Without marketing tie-ins, plastic toys or corn-syrup confections, a children’s film festival brings energy to the screen.

  • October 20, 2011

    Children’s Film Festival Moves in and out of Shadows

    Adam Hartzell
    Oct 20, 2011

    Without marketing tie-ins, plastic toys or corn-syrup confections, a children’s film festival brings energy to the screen.

  • News & Blogs

    Wall Street Journal: "George Lucas Self-Finances Action Movie About Tuskegee Airmen"

    Oct 17, 2011

    "Star Wars creator George Lucas is betting millions of his own dollars that moviegoers will be drawn to an action movie about African-American fighter pilots in World War II," reports Christopher John Farley. "Mr. Lucas has self-financed a new film entitled Red Tails inspired by the true story of the first organized group of African-American fighter pilots in the U.S. armed forces." More at wsj.com.

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    Graham Leggat and the Art of Engagement

    Peter Coyote
    Oct 5, 2011

    In the illusory world of what we call ‘real life’, our beloved friend Graham pursued his practice of keeping his attention fixed firmly on 'the screen.'

  • In Depth

    Graham Leggat and the Art of Engagement

    Peter Coyote
    Oct 5, 2011

    In the illusory world of what we call ‘real life’, our beloved friend Graham pursued his practice of keeping his attention fixed firmly on 'the screen.'

  • October 6, 2011

    Graham Leggat and the Art of Engagement

    Peter Coyote
    Oct 5, 2011

    In the illusory world of what we call ‘real life’, our beloved friend Graham pursued his practice of keeping his attention fixed firmly on 'the screen.'

  • Festivals

    SFFS's Hong Kong Cinema Series Brings Fan Fare to New Screen

    Adam Hartzell
    Sep 22, 2011

    Audience-engaging stories in a variety of genres highlight SFFS's inaugural Hong Kong Cinema weekend.

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    SFFS's Hong Kong Cinema Series Brings Fan Fare to New Screen

    Adam Hartzell
    Sep 22, 2011

    Audience-engaging stories in a variety of genres highlight SFFS's inaugural Hong Kong Cinema weekend.

  • september 22 2011

    SFFS's Hong Kong Cinema Series Brings Fan Fare to New Screen

    Adam Hartzell
    Sep 22, 2011

    Audience-engaging stories in a variety of genres highlight SFFS's inaugural Hong Kong Cinema weekend.

  • Festivals

    SFFS's Hong Kong Cinema Series Brings Fan Fare to New Screen

    Adam Hartzell
    Sep 22, 2011

    Audience-engaging stories in a variety of genres highlight SFFS's inaugural Hong Kong Cinema weekend.

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    SFFS's Hong Kong Cinema Series Brings Fan Fare to New Screen

    Adam Hartzell
    Sep 22, 2011

    Audience-engaging stories in a variety of genres highlight SFFS's inaugural Hong Kong Cinema weekend.

  • september 22 2011

    SFFS's Hong Kong Cinema Series Brings Fan Fare to New Screen

    Adam Hartzell
    Sep 22, 2011

    Audience-engaging stories in a variety of genres highlight SFFS's inaugural Hong Kong Cinema weekend.

  • Festivals

    Dark Thoughts Fill TIFF’s Lightbox

    B. Ruby Rich
    Sep 18, 2011

    Sex-filled fictions dominate Toronto International Film Festival; eclectic docs inspire action.

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    Dark Thoughts Fill TIFF’s Lightbox

    B. Ruby Rich
    Sep 18, 2011

    Sex-filled fictions dominate Toronto International Film Festival; eclectic docs inspire action.

  • september 22 2011

    Dark Thoughts Fill TIFF’s Lightbox

    B. Ruby Rich
    Sep 18, 2011

    Sex-filled fictions dominate Toronto International Film Festival; eclectic docs inspire action.

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    He-Men Command Belief in MMA Film 'Warrior'

    Dennis Harvey
    Sep 13, 2011

    Gavin O'Connor does a remarkable job making his two-and-a-half-hour fight film gritty, involving and as credible as humanly possible.

  • Reviews

    He-Men Command Belief in MMA Film 'Warrior'

    Dennis Harvey
    Sep 13, 2011

    Gavin O'Connor does a remarkable job making his two-and-a-half-hour fight film gritty, involving and as credible as humanly possible.

  • September 15, 2011

    He-Men Command Belief in MMA Film 'Warrior'

    Dennis Harvey
    Sep 13, 2011

    Gavin O'Connor does a remarkable job making his two-and-a-half-hour fight film gritty, involving and as credible as humanly possible.

  • September 8 2011

    He-Men Command Belief in MMA Film 'Warrior'

    Dennis Harvey
    Sep 13, 2011

    Gavin O'Connor does a remarkable job making his two-and-a-half-hour fight film gritty, involving and as credible as humanly possible.

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    Stigma, Satisfaction Drive Indian 'Match' Game

    Michael Fox
    Sep 6, 2011

    Priya Giri Desai documents matchmaking efforts for HIV-positives in India.

  • In Production

    Stigma, Satisfaction Drive Indian 'Match' Game

    Michael Fox
    Sep 6, 2011

    Priya Giri Desai documents matchmaking efforts for HIV-positives in India.

  • September 8 2011

    Stigma, Satisfaction Drive Indian 'Match' Game

    Michael Fox
    Sep 6, 2011

    Priya Giri Desai documents matchmaking efforts for HIV-positives in India.

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    Jean-Luc Godard Sets Course for Adventure

    Robert Avila
    Sep 1, 2011

    The first feature to play SFFS | New People Cinema, Godard's ‘Film Socialisme’ is both poetic rumination and urgent intervention.

  • Reviews

    Jean-Luc Godard Sets Course for Adventure

    Robert Avila
    Sep 1, 2011

    The first feature to play SFFS | New People Cinema, Godard's ‘Film Socialisme’ is both poetic rumination and urgent intervention.

  • September 1, 2011

    Jean-Luc Godard Sets Course for Adventure

    Robert Avila
    Sep 1, 2011

    The first feature to play SFFS | New People Cinema, Godard's ‘Film Socialisme’ is both poetic rumination and urgent intervention.

  • August 30, 2011

    Cary Grant: Definitive Star

    Aug 31, 2011

    Castro Theatre sets a whole week aside to celebrate the slick charms of the screen legend. Beginning on Wednesday, the institution will screen 14 of the star's films, from suspenseful actioneers 'North By Northwest' and 'Suspicion' to slap-happy comedies 'His Girl Friday' and 'I Was a Male War Bride'. The centerpiece of the retro is a new print of the beloved 'Bringing Up Baby,' also starring Katherine Hepburn. More info at castrotheatre.com.

  • August 25, 2011

    San Francisco, Open Your Golden Gates

    SF360 Staff
    Aug 20, 2011

    The Golden Gate Bridge remains in heavy rotation in sci-fi, action genres.

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    San Francisco, Open Your Golden Gates

    SF360 Staff
    Aug 20, 2011

    The Golden Gate Bridge remains in heavy rotation in sci-fi, action genres.

  • News & Blogs

    San Francisco, Open Your Golden Gates

    SF360 Staff
    Aug 20, 2011

    The Golden Gate Bridge remains in heavy rotation in sci-fi, action genres.

  • August 25, 2011

    San Francisco, Open Your Golden Gates

    SF360 Staff
    Aug 20, 2011

    The Golden Gate Bridge remains in heavy rotation in sci-fi, action genres.

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    San Francisco, Open Your Golden Gates

    SF360 Staff
    Aug 20, 2011

    The Golden Gate Bridge remains in heavy rotation in sci-fi, action genres.

  • News & Blogs

    San Francisco, Open Your Golden Gates

    SF360 Staff
    Aug 20, 2011

    The Golden Gate Bridge remains in heavy rotation in sci-fi, action genres.

  • August 11, 2011

    High Energy 'Point Blank' Is a Rush

    Dennis Harvey
    Aug 9, 2011

    Thrill ride 'Point Blank' loses nothing in translation—it's a prime example of cinematic globalization.

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    High Energy 'Point Blank' Is a Rush

    Dennis Harvey
    Aug 9, 2011

    Thrill ride 'Point Blank' loses nothing in translation—it's a prime example of cinematic globalization.

  • Reviews

    High Energy 'Point Blank' Is a Rush

    Dennis Harvey
    Aug 9, 2011

    Thrill ride 'Point Blank' loses nothing in translation—it's a prime example of cinematic globalization.

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    Essential SF: ‘North Beach,’ ‘Medicine For Melancholy’

    Michael Fox
    Jul 20, 2011

    Two Bay Area location-based features that speak to the moment are poised to stand the test of time.

  • In Depth

    Essential SF: ‘North Beach,’ ‘Medicine For Melancholy’

    Michael Fox
    Jul 20, 2011

    Two Bay Area location-based features that speak to the moment are poised to stand the test of time.

  • July 21, 2011

    Essential SF: ‘North Beach,’ ‘Medicine For Melancholy’

    Michael Fox
    Jul 20, 2011

    Two Bay Area location-based features that speak to the moment are poised to stand the test of time.

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    Avoiding Turbulence Leads to Plot Trouble

    Lisa Rosenberg
    Jul 19, 2011

    Note to screenwriters: Don’t defeat the promise of your story by pulling your punches.

  • July 21, 2011

    Avoiding Turbulence Leads to Plot Trouble

    Lisa Rosenberg
    Jul 19, 2011

    Note to screenwriters: Don’t defeat the promise of your story by pulling your punches.

  • Screenwriting

    Avoiding Turbulence Leads to Plot Trouble

    Lisa Rosenberg
    Jul 19, 2011

    Note to screenwriters: Don’t defeat the promise of your story by pulling your punches.

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    Dues and Taxes Paid, Kornbluth Brothers Shoot for Glory

    Michael Fox
    Jun 29, 2011

    Jakob Kornbluth hopes to turn another of brother Josh’s monologues, ‘Love & Taxes,’ into celluloid gold.

  • In Production

    Dues and Taxes Paid, Kornbluth Brothers Shoot for Glory

    Michael Fox
    Jun 29, 2011

    Jakob Kornbluth hopes to turn another of brother Josh’s monologues, ‘Love & Taxes,’ into celluloid gold.

  • June 30, 2011

    Dues and Taxes Paid, Kornbluth Brothers Shoot for Glory

    Michael Fox
    Jun 29, 2011

    Jakob Kornbluth hopes to turn another of brother Josh’s monologues, ‘Love & Taxes,’ into celluloid gold.

  • Festivals

    Critic's Notebook: A Day in the Life

    Stephanie Rosenbaum
    Jun 26, 2011

    One day of Frameline35 finds Witi Ihimaera offering insight into the writing of 'Kawa,' dour Norweigan drag kings processing endlessly and Ma Rainey being well-remembered.

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    Critic's Notebook: A Day in the Life

    Stephanie Rosenbaum
    Jun 26, 2011

    One day of Frameline35 finds Witi Ihimaera offering insight into the writing of 'Kawa,' dour Norweigan drag kings processing endlessly and Ma Rainey being well-remembered.

  • June 30, 2011

    Critic's Notebook: A Day in the Life

    Stephanie Rosenbaum
    Jun 26, 2011

    One day of Frameline35 finds Witi Ihimaera offering insight into the writing of 'Kawa,' dour Norweigan drag kings processing endlessly and Ma Rainey being well-remembered.

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    Voluntary Organ Donor Inspires Krawitz

    Michael Fox
    Jun 22, 2011

    Filmmaker Jan Krawitz explores the nature of altruism in a story about a woman seeking to donate an organ to a perfect stranger.

  • In Production

    Voluntary Organ Donor Inspires Krawitz

    Michael Fox
    Jun 22, 2011

    Filmmaker Jan Krawitz explores the nature of altruism in a story about a woman seeking to donate an organ to a perfect stranger.

  • June 23 2011

    Voluntary Organ Donor Inspires Krawitz

    Michael Fox
    Jun 22, 2011

    Filmmaker Jan Krawitz explores the nature of altruism in a story about a woman seeking to donate an organ to a perfect stranger.

  • June 23, 2011

    Voluntary Organ Donor Inspires Krawitz

    Michael Fox
    Jun 22, 2011

    Filmmaker Jan Krawitz explores the nature of altruism in a story about a woman seeking to donate an organ to a perfect stranger.

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    Bold Moves, Peril Define Great Third Acts

    Lisa Rosenberg
    May 10, 2011

    The best advice for creating the perfect Act III? Surprise yourself.

  • May 12, 2011

    Bold Moves, Peril Define Great Third Acts

    Lisa Rosenberg
    May 10, 2011

    The best advice for creating the perfect Act III? Surprise yourself.

  • Screenwriting

    Bold Moves, Peril Define Great Third Acts

    Lisa Rosenberg
    May 10, 2011

    The best advice for creating the perfect Act III? Surprise yourself.

  • Festivals

    Talent Emerges at SXSW 2011

    Julia Barbosa
    Mar 22, 2011

    Issues, philosophies spark SXSW's 2011 films.

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    Nonfiction's Future Lies in Optimism

    Karen Everett
    Mar 15, 2011

    A new crop of filmmakers are building audiences by showing nonfiction doesn’t have to be depressing to reveal hard truths.

  • March 17, 2011

    Nonfiction's Future Lies in Optimism

    Karen Everett
    Mar 15, 2011

    A new crop of filmmakers are building audiences by showing nonfiction doesn’t have to be depressing to reveal hard truths.

  • Story Structure

    Nonfiction's Future Lies in Optimism

    Karen Everett
    Mar 15, 2011

    A new crop of filmmakers are building audiences by showing nonfiction doesn’t have to be depressing to reveal hard truths.

  • Festivals

    Hope Springs Eternal at Green Film Festival

    Michael Fox
    Mar 3, 2011

    An environmental film festival with exceptional flair enters the San Francisco scene.

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    Hope Springs Eternal at Green Film Festival

    Michael Fox
    Mar 3, 2011

    An environmental film festival with exceptional flair enters the San Francisco scene.

  • March 3, 2011

    Hope Springs Eternal at Green Film Festival

    Michael Fox
    Mar 3, 2011

    An environmental film festival with exceptional flair enters the San Francisco scene.

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    Poetry in Motion: Working in Action

    Lisa Rosenberg
    Mar 1, 2011

    Build an action picture with a poor script? At your own risk.

  • March 3, 2011

    Poetry in Motion: Working in Action

    Lisa Rosenberg
    Mar 1, 2011

    Build an action picture with a poor script? At your own risk.

  • Screenwriting

    Poetry in Motion: Working in Action

    Lisa Rosenberg
    Mar 1, 2011

    Build an action picture with a poor script? At your own risk.

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    Poetry in Motion: Working in Action

    Lisa Rosenberg
    Mar 1, 2011

    Build an action picture with a poor script? At your own risk.

  • March 3, 2011

    Poetry in Motion: Working in Action

    Lisa Rosenberg
    Mar 1, 2011

    Build an action picture with a poor script? At your own risk.

  • Screenwriting

    Poetry in Motion: Working in Action

    Lisa Rosenberg
    Mar 1, 2011

    Build an action picture with a poor script? At your own risk.

  • News & Blogs

    Variety: "Roadside, Participant on 'Circumstance'"

    Feb 15, 2011

    Variety: "Marking another acquisition partnership coming out of the Sundance Film Festival, Roadside Attractions will team with Participant Media," handling U.S. theatrical distribution rights of writer and director Maryam Keshavarz's Iranian drama 'Circumstance.' More at variety.com.

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    'Come Undone' Disrupts Domesticity

    Dennis Harvey
    Feb 11, 2011

    Neither tragedy nor grand romance, 'Come Undone' captures an evocative everyday mess.

  • Reviews

    'Come Undone' Disrupts Domesticity

    Dennis Harvey
    Feb 11, 2011

    Neither tragedy nor grand romance, 'Come Undone' captures an evocative everyday mess.

  • February 10, 2011

    Silent Film Festival Is in the Money

    Michael Fox
    Feb 10, 2011

    SF Silent Film Festival's Winter Event offers financial dramas that speak volumes.

  • Festivals

    Silent Film Festival Is in the Money

    Michael Fox
    Feb 10, 2011

    SF Silent Film Festival's Winter Event offers financial dramas that speak volumes.

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    Silent Film Festival Is in the Money

    Michael Fox
    Feb 10, 2011

    SF Silent Film Festival's Winter Event offers financial dramas that speak volumes.

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    Costa's 'Ne change rien' Captures Singer's Dreaminess, Rigor

    Sara Dosa
    Jan 20, 2011

    A Portuguese filmmaker builds a rich visual landscape from French singer Jeanne Balibar's vocal practice.

  • January 20, 2011

    Costa's 'Ne change rien' Captures Singer's Dreaminess, Rigor

    Sara Dosa
    Jan 20, 2011

    A Portuguese filmmaker builds a rich visual landscape from French singer Jeanne Balibar's vocal practice.

  • Reviews

    Costa's 'Ne change rien' Captures Singer's Dreaminess, Rigor

    Sara Dosa
    Jan 20, 2011

    A Portuguese filmmaker builds a rich visual landscape from French singer Jeanne Balibar's vocal practice.

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    Nanstad Tracks Down 'Sisters' Act

    Michael Fox
    Jan 12, 2011

    Rachel Nanstad finds a unique American story in the Reed Sisters' musical act.

  • In Production

    Nanstad Tracks Down 'Sisters' Act

    Michael Fox
    Jan 12, 2011

    Rachel Nanstad finds a unique American story in the Reed Sisters' musical act.

  • January 13, 2011

    Nanstad Tracks Down 'Sisters' Act

    Michael Fox
    Jan 12, 2011

    Rachel Nanstad finds a unique American story in the Reed Sisters' musical act.

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    A Family Implodes in Biting 'Dogtooth'

    Dennis Harvey
    Sep 3, 2010

    A Greek film incriminates the viewer.

  • Reviews

    A Family Implodes in Biting 'Dogtooth'

    Dennis Harvey
    Sep 3, 2010

    A Greek film incriminates the viewer.

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    Crime on the Mind

    Sura Wood
    Jul 29, 2010

    The Pacific Film Archive's Criminal Minds series offers a liberating mix of asocial outlaws and sordid stories based on the ripped-from-the-headlines exploits of real-life gangsters and killers.

  • Reviews

    Crime on the Mind

    Sura Wood
    Jul 29, 2010

    The Pacific Film Archive's Criminal Minds series offers a liberating mix of asocial outlaws and sordid stories based on the ripped-from-the-headlines exploits of real-life gangsters and killers.

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    'Wild Grass' Finds Resnais Still Growing

    Dennis Harvey
    Jul 9, 2010

    Resnais remains elusive and detached, his films beautiful abstracts of intellectual rather than emotional impact.

  • Reviews

    'Wild Grass' Finds Resnais Still Growing

    Dennis Harvey
    Jul 9, 2010

    Resnais remains elusive and detached, his films beautiful abstracts of intellectual rather than emotional impact.

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    Guevara-Flanagan Soars with 'Wonder Woman'

    Michael Fox
    Jun 30, 2010

    East Bay filmmaker Kristy Guevara-Flanagan muscles her way through her new documentary feature, The History of the Universe as Told by Wonder Woman.

  • In Production

    Guevara-Flanagan Soars with 'Wonder Woman'

    Michael Fox
    Jun 30, 2010

    East Bay filmmaker Kristy Guevara-Flanagan muscles her way through her new documentary feature, The History of the Universe as Told by Wonder Woman.

  • Reviews

    Jordan's Magic Moments with Ondine

    Dennis Harvey
    Jun 8, 2010

    Ondine finds Neil Jordan back on personal terra firma with a story (his own, in conception and screenplay) that sits exactly on the thin line separating reality and fantasy.

  • News & Blogs

    Judge's Crude Behavior Infuriates Documentary Makers

    Michael Fox
    May 18, 2010

    From chilling to dangerous to horrendous, local reactions to Judge Lewis A. Kaplan s ruling in favor of Chevron in New York on May 6 ran an unsurprisingly narrow gamut.

  • Festivals

    SFIFF53: The Art of Revival

    Dennis Harvey
    Apr 29, 2010

    Through most of its history, the Festival has featured revivals of restored classics and little-known gems. This year s selections run an unusually wide gamut.

  • Reviews

    Epic Expectations in 'The Warlords'

    Dennis Harvey
    Apr 7, 2010

    When television first became a dire threat, Hollywood fought the small screen by making the big one really big with vast spectacles worth leaving home for.

  • In Production

    Living on Default line in Bakalian Doc

    Michael Fox
    Apr 6, 2010

    The new law reforming the Federal student loan program will save billions and help millions. But it won t make Serge Bakalian s debt expos‚ superfluous.

  • Screenwriting

    Childhood's Richness on Film

    Lisa Rosenberg
    Mar 23, 2010

    When a child assumes center stage on film, the potential for both thematic richness and unexpected plot directions increases exponentially.

  • In Production

    Hiler and Brown's Visionary Music

    Michael Fox
    Mar 17, 2010

    The culture war is over, and the reactionaries have won. In this climate, Jerome Hiler and Owsley Brown III s Music Makes a City is a revelation,

  • Reviews

    San Francisco Cinematheque's Spring Action

    Max Goldberg
    Feb 10, 2010

    The spring edition of the Cinematheque calendar is making the rounds, and my copy is dog-eared with wishful thinking. Grab your datebook for a rundown.

  • Reviews

    'Fish Tank's Essex truth

    Dennis Harvey
    Jan 28, 2010

    Writer-director Andrea Arnold created a stir with her first feature Red Road, but her new film is arguably an even stronger work.

  • Legal

    What's In a Name?

    George Rush
    Jan 5, 2010

    The thing about titles is they re too short to receive copyright protection. For copyright purposes, a title is like a label of a copyrighted work.

  • Reviews

    Workin' It: 'La Danse" and "Everything Strange and New'

    Michael Fox
    Dec 4, 2009

    Frederick Wiseman documents the frantic routine of choreographers for the Paris Opera Ballet as Frazer Bradshaw gives a more familiar portrayal of workplace satisfaction.

  • Q & A

    Russell Merritt at the SF International Animation Festival

    Sura Wood
    Nov 9, 2009

    A conversation on Walt Disney's Alice Comedies with a lively raconteur and Professor of Film Studies at UC Berkeley.

  • First Person

    A Fat Line Between Love and Hate

    David Munro
    Oct 6, 2009

    First Person: How can people respond in diametric and, at times, vitriolic opposition to the same film? Mine.

  • In Production

    Montalbano's "The Recondite Heart"

    Michael Fox
    Sep 29, 2009

    East Bay filmmaker Miles Montalbano is in preproduction on dark coming-of-age story The Recondite Heart, his followup to his lauded debut, Revolution Summer.

  • Q & A

    Seiji Horibuchi on VIZ Cinema

    Michael Fox
    Aug 8, 2009

    Seiji Horibuchi, founder and chairman of VIZ Media, speaks about VIZ Cinema, a built-from-scratch venue located in the New People building in Japantown.

  • Festivals

    SF Silent Film Festival

    Dennis Harvey
    Jul 9, 2009

    Douglas Fairbanks in The Gaucho is one of the many highlights on screen during the three-day San Francisco Silent Film Festival.

  • In Production

    Weissman's 'Heartbreak and Heroism'

    Michael Fox
    Jul 7, 2009

    David Weissman speaks on his new project, Heartbreak and Heroism, revisiting the early years of the AIDS outbreak in San Francisco.

  • In Production

    The horror, the horror: 'Tweaker With an Axe'

    Michael Fox
    Jul 1, 2009

    An interview with Flynn Witmeyer about his debut feature Tweaker With an Axe, and the desire to make genre films—horror or sci-fi or fantasy—that incorporate gay and lesbian characters.

  • Festivals

    SFIFF52 Blogs: Keeping Scores

    Marc Capelle
    May 11, 2009

    Marc Capelle's ode to Westerns and Buddy films as well as noteworthy festival scores.

  • In Production

    SFIFF52: New Narrative Trend for Bay Area Cinema

    Michael Fox
    Apr 21, 2009

    Four independent narratives - La Mission, My Suicide, Everything Strange and New and (Untitled) - are adding to the Bay Area's repertoire, historically regarded as a breeding ground for documentary filmmakers.

  • Reviews

    'Examined Life' Puts Ideas into Action

    Dennis Harvey
    Mar 6, 2009

    An engaging documentary sampler of nine leading contemporary theorists, interviewed in settings that one way or another in real world terms illustrate (or contrast with) the concepts they discuss.

  • Q & A

    Wendy Levy on the Politics of Participation

    Susan Gerhard
    Jan 12, 2009

    Levy offers thoughts on the program she's presenting at Sundance and what's being called the "New Documentary Movement."

  • Reviews

    'Che: The Roadshow' reclaims a legend

    Michael Fox
    Jan 8, 2009

    Steven Soderbergh's fascinating portrait of legendary revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara is willfully disinterested in the conventions of mainstream movies.

  • Funding

    What Crisis? Fundraising During an Economic Meltdown

    Holly Million
    Dec 3, 2008

    Fear-Free Fundraising: Holly Million advises filmmakers on where to get funding when the going gets tough.

  • Reviews

    Soviet-Critical 'Cargo 200' at YBCA

    Matt Sussman
    Nov 11, 2008

    The controversial Cargo 200, a take-down of the Soviet era, makes its U.S. theatrical debut at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

  • Digital

    The Dimensions of Dialogue

    Lisa Rosenberg
    Oct 24, 2008

    Beyond Words: Skillful dialogue on film can achieve a structural dimension that shapes the narrative as surely as plot does.

  • Q & A

    A Talk With Arab Film Festival's Executive Director

    Michael Fox
    Oct 13, 2008

    We sat down with Michel Shehadeh, who joined the festival earlier this year, for a wide-ranging interview on Arab film.

  • Festivals

    Dead Channels 2008 Comes Alive

    Dennis Harvey
    Oct 3, 2008

    Those inclined toward healthy doses of sleaze, gore, and retro-shlock can rejoice that it's time for the second annual edition of Dead Channels.

  • Festivals

    Mill Valley Film Festival's Maher Moment

    Dennis Harvey
    Oct 2, 2008

    Religulous is a desperately awaited and already vehemently decried film by Bill Maher and director Larry Charles.

  • In Production

    Straight and Not So Narrow 'Crooked Beauty' In Production

    Michael Fox
    Oct 1, 2008

    In 'Crooked Beauty,' mental health is re-imagined and redefined.

  • In Production

    Saluting the Ultimate Whistleblower

    Michael Fox
    Aug 6, 2008

    SF360.org looks at the making of a documentary about the controversial leak of the Pentagon papers.

  • Reviews

    Saluting the Ultimate Whistleblower

    Michael Fox
    Aug 6, 2008

    SF360.org looks at the making of a documentary about the controversial leak of the Pentagon papers.

  • Reviews

    New Rohmer on SFFS Screen

    Max Goldberg
    Jun 24, 2008

    Eric Rohmer's latest "moral tale," The Romance of Astrea and Cèladon, filled with evanescent beauty, plays as part of SFFS Screen.

  • Reviews

    Review: 'Love Songs'

    Dennis Harvey
    Jun 3, 2008

    'Love Songs', a truly gay musical utterly devoid of camp, causes critic Dennis Harvey to reassess France's take on the genre.

  • Reviews

    Review: "Postal"

    Dennis Harvey
    May 27, 2008

    It may not be easy being Uwe Boll, but it must be fun. He's a boundlessly energetic fanboy-turned-maker who thinks large.

  • Q & A

    Q&A: Brillante Mendoza

    Sean Uyehara
    Mar 18, 2008

    Filipino Director Brillante Mendoza discusses his aesthetic: a basic approach that resists facade and pretense and desires to depict to things as they really are.

  • Q & A

    Donnie Yen, "Flashpoint"

    Laura Irvine
    Mar 9, 2008

    Here Donnie Yen wears two hatsÑas an actor in his signature role of a dedicated cop , and as an action choreographer who stages electric fight sequences using Mixed Martial Arts (MMA).

  • Festivals

    Location Scouting at Sundance

    Susan Gerhard
    Jan 30, 2008

    Susan Gerhard reflects on Sundance's program with particular attention to sense of place.

  • News & Blogs

    SF-Based Distributor Viz Pictures

    Erika Young
    Jan 9, 2008

    The live-action film division of Viz Media has just marked its second year of bringing a broader range of Japanese film to the growing audience for Japanese pop culture.

  • Q & A

    Jamie Meltzer on "Welcome to Nollywood"

    Michael Fox
    Oct 8, 2007

    Jamie Meltzer talks about his new film on Nigeria, where the digital revolution enables entrepreneurs to churn out movies quickly and inexpensively.

  • Q & A

    Lynn Hershman Leeson's "Culture" war

    Michael Fox
    Sep 20, 2007

    Lynn Hershman Leeson discusses her new project, ÔStrange Culture'.

  • Q & A

    Finn Taylor on Natural Selection and "The Darwin Awards"

    Susan Gerhard
    Sep 10, 2007

    SF360.org spoke with director Finn Taylor about ÔThe Darwin Awards' and all the films he's directed in a Bay Area that's offered him years of inspiration.

  • Reviews

    "Revolution Summer"

    Michael Fox
    Aug 30, 2007

    Miles Matthew Montalbano's evocative and empathetic portrait of Bush-era dissatisfaction among the post-collegiate set.

  • Reviews

    Rodents we love

    Claire Faggioli
    Jul 6, 2007

    List: Most of us talk to our pets, but very few of us talk our Camrys or toasters. That's where animation fills our need to fantasize about our interactions with animals.

  • Reviews

    Guillen's Top Five from Another Hole in the Head

    Michael Guillen
    May 25, 2007

    Five recommendations chosen from among the gore, ghouls, ghosts, gags, and animation at Indiefest's Holehead festival.

  • Festivals

    Live from Fog City

    Dennis Harvey
    May 9, 2007

    While the SF International Film Festival has always had celebrity guests, the 50th edition featured a particular concentration of unique one-offs.

  • Q & A

    A Rob Nilsson 10

    Staff
    Apr 27, 2007

    The List: An Amerindie helmer well before the term was invented, Nilsson names 10 films which deeply affected him.

  • Reviews

    Dead Channels : The San Francisco Festival of Fantastic Film

    Dennis Harvey
    Apr 19, 2007

    Taste a bit of the vintage grindhouse experience at the last of Dead Channels' Month of Sleazy Sundays triple bill of under-the-radar movies.

  • Reviews

    A "Backstage" Breakdown

    Dennis Harvey
    Jan 4, 2007

    Teenager Lucie's (Islid Le Besco) encounter with her idol, the pop diva Lauren Waks (Emmanuelle Seigner), turns into a twisted and creepy psychological relationship.

  • Reviews

    I, Spy

    Dennis Harvey
    Dec 19, 2006

    Spies are frequent movie characters, in part because we know so little about them. Nonetheless, The Good Shepherd is an unusual Hollywood project.

  • Reviews

    Things You May or May Not Know About Miranda July

    Johnny Ray Huston
    Oct 19, 2006

    For close to a decade now, Miranda July has been exploring and often crossing the traditional boundaries between life and the movies.

  • Festivals

    Mill Valley Film Festival 2006

    Dennis Harvey
    Oct 5, 2006

    By the youth-rhetoric standards of another era, this is the last year we can trust the Mill Valley Film Festival. Next year, it turns 30.

  • Reviews

    A War Movie Lost to Time

    Dennis Harvey
    Oct 4, 2006

    Though it won the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival in 1975, Overlord is one of those movies that mostly slipped through the cracks.

  • Reviews

    The "remake," re-made

    Michael Fox
    Sep 26, 2006

    Why do updates of Jerry Lewis flicks get more slack from critics than Zailian's "All the King's Men" and Demme's "The Manchurian Candidate?"

  • Q & A

    Amos Gitai's Reality

    Michael Fox
    Aug 1, 2006

    The veteran Israeli filmmaker, in town for the Jewish Film Festival, talks about radical art and Free Zone.

  • Q & A

    A Documentary on Peru's Terror War

    Susan Gerhard
    Jul 25, 2006

    A conversation with Pamela Yates, director of State of Fear, on Peru's 20-year war on terror, which bears an unsettling resemblance to U.S. current events.

  • Festivals

    San Francisco International Film Festival's Award Winners

    Susan Gerhard
    May 5, 2006

    A complete list of the winners of the Golden Gate Awards show, which was all about celebrating the city, with filmmakers of all genres saying a kind word or two about it.

  • Reviews

    'Hot Fuzz' a Cheeky Riposte to H-wood

    Dennis Harvey
    Apr 17, 2006

    This English comedy, the second feature made by the guys behind that genius horror spoof, 'Shaun of the Dead,' satirizes fake cinematic testosterone.

  • Reviews

    "Reel SF" Finds a Tough, Moody Kinda Town

    Dennis Harvey
    Apr 13, 2006

    Until the 1960s, Hollywood cast S.F. as a city where everyone was too busy brawling, floozing,and plotting intrigue to exclaim,"Look at that view!"

  • Reviews

    'Il Divo' outdoes himself

    Paolo Sorrentino takes on the notorious Italian Prime Minister, Giulio Andreotti, in Il Divo.


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