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NFPF’s ‘Treasures 5’ Excavates 'The West'
Michael Fox
Oct 28, 2011
The National Film Preservation Foundation delivers another gem with the fascinating three-disc box set 'The West 1898-1938.'
October 28, 2011

NFPF’s ‘Treasures 5’ Excavates 'The West'
Michael Fox
Oct 28, 2011
The National Film Preservation Foundation delivers another gem with the fascinating three-disc box set 'The West 1898-1938.'
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NFPF’s ‘Treasures 5’ Excavates 'The West'
Michael Fox
Oct 28, 2011
The National Film Preservation Foundation delivers another gem with the fascinating three-disc box set 'The West 1898-1938.'
August 4, 2011

Cinematographer Cardiff's Eye Prized in 'Cameraman' Doc
Dennis Harvey
Jul 29, 2011
'Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff' is a lovely portrait of an innovator and consummate craftsman.
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Cinematographer Cardiff's Eye Prized in 'Cameraman' Doc
Dennis Harvey
Jul 29, 2011
'Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff' is a lovely portrait of an innovator and consummate craftsman.
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Cinematographer Cardiff's Eye Prized in 'Cameraman' Doc
Dennis Harvey
Jul 29, 2011
'Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff' is a lovely portrait of an innovator and consummate craftsman.
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Essential SF: ‘Freedom On My Mind,’ ‘The Good War’
Michael Fox
Jul 28, 2011
The best of the Bay Area's historical docs transform our understanding of previous eras, and, consequently, our own.
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Essential SF: ‘Freedom On My Mind,’ ‘The Good War’
Michael Fox
Jul 28, 2011
The best of the Bay Area's historical docs transform our understanding of previous eras, and, consequently, our own.
July 28, 2011

Essential SF: ‘Freedom On My Mind,’ ‘The Good War’
Michael Fox
Jul 28, 2011
The best of the Bay Area's historical docs transform our understanding of previous eras, and, consequently, our own.
april 22 2011

Fassbinder's Funky Futurism Speaks to the Moment
Dennis Harvey
Jul 26, 2011
Fassbinder's retro-chic, thought-provoking 'World on a Wire' finds the 'future' is now.
April 28, 2011

Fassbinder's Funky Futurism Speaks to the Moment
Dennis Harvey
Jul 26, 2011
Fassbinder's retro-chic, thought-provoking 'World on a Wire' finds the 'future' is now.
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Fassbinder's Funky Futurism Speaks to the Moment
Dennis Harvey
Jul 26, 2011
Fassbinder's retro-chic, thought-provoking 'World on a Wire' finds the 'future' is now.
July 28, 2011

Fassbinder's Funky Futurism Speaks to the Moment
Dennis Harvey
Jul 26, 2011
Fassbinder's retro-chic, thought-provoking 'World on a Wire' finds the 'future' is now.
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Fassbinder's Funky Futurism Speaks to the Moment
Dennis Harvey
Jul 26, 2011
Fassbinder's retro-chic, thought-provoking 'World on a Wire' finds the 'future' is now.
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Essential SF: ‘Off the Charts,’ ‘Double Dare’
Michael Fox
Jul 7, 2011
Surprising characters, narratives emerge in Jamie Meltzer and Amanda Micheli’s portraits of unlikely artists.
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Essential SF: ‘Off the Charts,’ ‘Double Dare’
Michael Fox
Jul 7, 2011
Surprising characters, narratives emerge in Jamie Meltzer and Amanda Micheli’s portraits of unlikely artists.
July 7, 2011

Essential SF: ‘Off the Charts,’ ‘Double Dare’
Michael Fox
Jul 7, 2011
Surprising characters, narratives emerge in Jamie Meltzer and Amanda Micheli’s portraits of unlikely artists.
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Border Trouble Comes to Pacific Film Archive
Max Goldberg
Jun 30, 2011
New series spotlights the fascination with Mexico in American noir.
June 30, 2011

Border Trouble Comes to Pacific Film Archive
Max Goldberg
Jun 30, 2011
New series spotlights the fascination with Mexico in American noir.
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Border Trouble Comes to Pacific Film Archive
Max Goldberg
Jun 30, 2011
New series spotlights the fascination with Mexico in American noir.
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Lost Legends Haunt Roxie's Latest Noir Series
Matt Sussman
May 13, 2011
The devil is in the details of I Wake Up Screaming, the Roxie's annual two-week spring celebration of noir's shadiest titles.
May 19, 2011

Lost Legends Haunt Roxie's Latest Noir Series
Matt Sussman
May 13, 2011
The devil is in the details of I Wake Up Screaming, the Roxie's annual two-week spring celebration of noir's shadiest titles.
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Lost Legends Haunt Roxie's Latest Noir Series
Matt Sussman
May 13, 2011
The devil is in the details of I Wake Up Screaming, the Roxie's annual two-week spring celebration of noir's shadiest titles.
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Stone not Cold in Castro Conversation
Dennis Harvey
Apr 28, 2011
Oliver Stone reflects on his own heated past, and the world’s, as he accepts the Founder’s Directing Award onstage at the Castro Theatre during SFIFF54.
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Stone not Cold in Castro Conversation
Dennis Harvey
Apr 28, 2011
Oliver Stone reflects on his own heated past, and the world’s, as he accepts the Founder’s Directing Award onstage at the Castro Theatre during SFIFF54.
May 5, 2011

Stone not Cold in Castro Conversation
Dennis Harvey
Apr 28, 2011
Oliver Stone reflects on his own heated past, and the world’s, as he accepts the Founder’s Directing Award onstage at the Castro Theatre during SFIFF54.
April 7, 2011

Kehr Recalls ‘When Movies Mattered’
Michael Fox
Apr 4, 2011
A collection of Dave Kehr's analytical, entertaining pieces from 30-plus years ago offers critical enlightenment for a short-form era.
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Kehr Recalls ‘When Movies Mattered’
Michael Fox
Apr 4, 2011
A collection of Dave Kehr's analytical, entertaining pieces from 30-plus years ago offers critical enlightenment for a short-form era.
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Kehr Recalls ‘When Movies Mattered’
Michael Fox
Apr 4, 2011
A collection of Dave Kehr's analytical, entertaining pieces from 30-plus years ago offers critical enlightenment for a short-form era.
February 17, 2011

On the Making of 'Crooked Beauty'
Ken Paul Rosenthal
Feb 15, 2011
A filmmaker delves deep into the process of embodying 'madness' in movie form.
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On the Making of 'Crooked Beauty'
Ken Paul Rosenthal
Feb 15, 2011
A filmmaker delves deep into the process of embodying 'madness' in movie form.
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On the Making of 'Crooked Beauty'
Ken Paul Rosenthal
Feb 15, 2011
A filmmaker delves deep into the process of embodying 'madness' in movie form.
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.
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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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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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Alexander Excavates Educational Film Treasures
Michael Fox
Jan 18, 2011
Geoff Alexander opens a window into the 20th century with a book about films for/from the classroom.
January 20, 2011

Alexander Excavates Educational Film Treasures
Michael Fox
Jan 18, 2011
Geoff Alexander opens a window into the 20th century with a book about films for/from the classroom.
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Alexander Excavates Educational Film Treasures
Michael Fox
Jan 18, 2011
Geoff Alexander opens a window into the 20th century with a book about films for/from the classroom.
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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.
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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.
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.
December 23, 2010

Film 2010: Think Globally, View Locally
Adam Hartzell
Dec 20, 2010
Why one local cineaste has made a resolution to support his local theater, the Bridge.
December 28, 2010

Film 2010: Think Globally, View Locally
Adam Hartzell
Dec 20, 2010
Why one local cineaste has made a resolution to support his local theater, the Bridge.
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Film 2010: Think Globally, View Locally
Adam Hartzell
Dec 20, 2010
Why one local cineaste has made a resolution to support his local theater, the Bridge.
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Film 2010: Think Globally, View Locally
Adam Hartzell
Dec 20, 2010
Why one local cineaste has made a resolution to support his local theater, the Bridge.
December 16, 2010

Film 2010: Big Pictures Light up the Small Screen
Michael Fox
Dec 16, 2010
Perhaps it's OK to bring art film home for the holidays with sophisticated collections of DVDs and must-buy film books.
December 28, 2010

Film 2010: Big Pictures Light up the Small Screen
Michael Fox
Dec 16, 2010
Perhaps it's OK to bring art film home for the holidays with sophisticated collections of DVDs and must-buy film books.
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Film 2010: Big Pictures Light up the Small Screen
Michael Fox
Dec 16, 2010
Perhaps it's OK to bring art film home for the holidays with sophisticated collections of DVDs and must-buy film books.
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Film 2010: Big Pictures Light up the Small Screen
Michael Fox
Dec 16, 2010
Perhaps it's OK to bring art film home for the holidays with sophisticated collections of DVDs and must-buy film books.
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Radical Light: 'A Haven for Radical Art and Experimental Film and Video'
Steve Anker
Nov 19, 2010
Pacific Film Archive offers the second of three excerpts from its monumental work, 'Radical Light.'
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Radical Light: 'A Haven for Radical Art and Experimental Film and Video'
Steve Anker
Nov 19, 2010
Pacific Film Archive offers the second of three excerpts from its monumental work, 'Radical Light.'
November 24, 2010

Radical Light: 'A Haven for Radical Art and Experimental Film and Video'
Steve Anker
Nov 19, 2010
Pacific Film Archive offers the second of three excerpts from its monumental work, 'Radical Light.'
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Essential SF: Marlon Riggs
Dennis Harvey
Nov 15, 2010
From 'Tongues Untied' to 'Black Is.....Black Ain't,' Marlon Riggs' art was a series of radical acts that were both overdue and ahead of their time. Two decades ago, in post-Reagan America, the arts were under fire—one lit by a very particular religious right match. Feeling the heat was the National Endowment for the Arts, a then 25-year-old institution already pretty pitifully funded by comparison with most other developed nations’ governmental arts support. But the small portion of NEA grants that helped avant-garde or otherwise edgy art—as opposed to, say, the local Gilbert & Sullivan society or annual craft fair—provided plenty of opportunities...
November 3 2010

Essential SF: Marlon Riggs
Dennis Harvey
Nov 15, 2010
From 'Tongues Untied' to 'Black Is.....Black Ain't,' Marlon Riggs' art was a series of radical acts that were both overdue and ahead of their time. Two decades ago, in post-Reagan America, the arts were under fire—one lit by a very particular religious right match. Feeling the heat was the National Endowment for the Arts, a then 25-year-old institution already pretty pitifully funded by comparison with most other developed nations’ governmental arts support. But the small portion of NEA grants that helped avant-garde or otherwise edgy art—as opposed to, say, the local Gilbert & Sullivan society or annual craft fair—provided plenty of opportunities...
November 4, 2010

Essential SF
Susan Gerhard, Editor
Nov 5, 2010
SF360.org profiles the 2011 roster of Essential SF, an ongoing compendium of the film community’s vital figures and institutions.
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Essential SF: Rick Prelinger
Dennis Harvey
Nov 2, 2010
Rick Prelinger’s efforts at preserving ephemeral films have made him indispensable to the cinema of San Francisco—and the world.
November 3 2010

Essential SF: Rick Prelinger
Dennis Harvey
Nov 2, 2010
Rick Prelinger’s efforts at preserving ephemeral films have made him indispensable to the cinema of San Francisco—and the world.
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Going McCarey's Way
Dennis Harvey
Sep 2, 2010
A Mechanics' Institute series appreciates Leo McCarey's genius with comedy.
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Going McCarey's Way
Dennis Harvey
Sep 2, 2010
A Mechanics' Institute series appreciates Leo McCarey's genius with comedy.
September 2, 2010

Going McCarey's Way
Dennis Harvey
Sep 2, 2010
A Mechanics' Institute series appreciates Leo McCarey's genius with comedy.
08-05-2010

Looking to the Skies for Cinema
Gianmaria Franchini
Aug 5, 2010
Think summer's almost over? In the Bay Area, think again: Outdoor screenings are just getting started.
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Looking to the Skies for Cinema
Gianmaria Franchini
Aug 5, 2010
Think summer's almost over? In the Bay Area, think again: Outdoor screenings are just getting started.
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Looking to the Skies for Cinema
Gianmaria Franchini
Aug 5, 2010
Think summer's almost over? In the Bay Area, think again: Outdoor screenings are just getting started.
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Essential SF: 'Berkeley in the Sixties,' 'Brother Outsider,' 'Weather Underground'
Michael Fox
Jul 28, 2010
Three Bay Area documentaries correct the historical record.
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Essential SF: 'Berkeley in the Sixties,' 'Brother Outsider,' 'Weather Underground'
Michael Fox
Jul 28, 2010
Three Bay Area documentaries correct the historical record.
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Essential SF: 'Times of Harvey Milk,' 'Crumb,' 'Cockettes'
Michael Fox
Jul 23, 2010
Three films document essential chunks of San Francisco's tragic and mythic past, told in empathetic but non-hagiographic testimony.
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Essential SF: 'Times of Harvey Milk,' 'Crumb,' 'Cockettes'
Michael Fox
Jul 23, 2010
Three films document essential chunks of San Francisco's tragic and mythic past, told in empathetic but non-hagiographic testimony.
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SF Jewish Film Festival Lights 30 Candles
Michael Fox
Jul 22, 2010
The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival finds fans beyond its identity-based target audience with a wide array of international films and topics.
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SF Jewish Film Festival Lights 30 Candles
Michael Fox
Jul 22, 2010
The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival finds fans beyond its identity-based target audience with a wide array of international films and topics.
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SF Jewish Film Festival Lights 30 Candles
Michael Fox
Jul 22, 2010
The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival finds fans beyond its identity-based target audience with a wide array of international films and topics.
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SF Jewish Film Festival Lights 30 Candles
Michael Fox
Jul 22, 2010
The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival finds fans beyond its identity-based target audience with a wide array of international films and topics.
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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.
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'It Came from Kuchar,' 'La Mission' in Theatres
sf360
Apr 16, 2010
Bay Area-made and Mission-inspired, Peter Bratt's La Mission joins Jennifer Kroot's wild and woolly It Came from Kuchar in Bay Area theaters this week.
Festivals

San Francisco International Film Festival's 53rd Edition
Susan Gerhard
Mar 30, 2010
Director of Programming Rachel Rosen and programmers Rod Armstrong, Audrey Chang and Sean Uyehara shared thoughts on 177 films from 46 countries.
Festivals

SF International Asian American Film Festival's Archival Tour
Adam Hartzell
Mar 19, 2010
A theme that emerged in this year s SFIAFF was the importance of archives in the film world.
Q & A

'Village' a New Look at New Orleans
Judy Stone
Mar 10, 2010
S. Leo Chiang knew what it was like to be an outsider in the U.S., so the rebellion of Vietnamese residents in New Orleans was an ideal subject.
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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.
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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.
Q & A

Pamela Jean Smith Brings Home Movies to Big Screen
Max Goldberg
Oct 12, 2009
Though often made for private reasons, home movies are treasure troves of culture ephemera and social history.
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Tangerine Dreams: Cinematheque de Tanger's Morocco Showcase
Simona Schneider
Oct 1, 2009
Tangier has created an identity as a great fount of stories and light, complete with an independent cinema that opened in 2007.
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SFIFF52 Blogs: Cataloguing California
Jennifer Preissel
May 4, 2009
California Company Town, blends the sights and sounds of the state's economically depressed towns, industrial wastelands and failed utopian communities.
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Reading Between the Frames: Fleming and Sturges
Michael Fox
Dec 18, 2008
Victor Fleming: An American Movie Master and Glenn Lovell's Escape Artist: The Life and Films of John Sturges are splendid biographies by critics with local ties.
Q & A

Stephen Parr's Oddball Films
Sean Uyehara
Sep 21, 2008
Parr licenses film and video footage, and presents some of the best screenings in town through his Oddball Films series.
Q & A

Ariella Ben-Dov's Madcat Archives
Matt Sussman
Sep 14, 2008
What do women want to watch? With Diane English’s recent unfunny and product placement-filled re-make of The Women hitting theaters last week, Hollywood’s answer, predictably, is more of the same.
First Person

Not Quite Quiet Desperation
Jonathan Marlow
Aug 14, 2008
First Person: Jonathan Marlow rehashes commentary on film that has caused a kerfuffle of late.
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Your Al Gore, and More
Susan Gerhard
Oct 12, 2007
The List: SF360.org has compiled a short list of environmental filmmakers we hope will one day find a Peace Prize coming their way, too.
Q & A

Stacey Wisnia, talking silent pictures
Sean Uyehara
Jul 9, 2007
Stacey Wisnia has been a vibrant fixture in the San Francisco film scene for years and has became the Executive Director of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival,
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"SiCKO"-time
Susan Gerhard
Jun 28, 2007
Sicko's story of the mismanagement of U.S. healthcare takes Michael Moore from the U.S. to Canada to Europe, and most notably, to Cuba.
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"Alternative Visions" at the PFA
Johnny Ray Huston
Feb 15, 2007
The Pacific Film Archive's standing as a cinema-centric educational institution brings the avant-garde into conversation with a broad program of film history.
Festivals

Noir City5, Fun with Dicks and Janes
Robert Avila
Jan 25, 2007
A preview of the festival's rich program with festival's organizer Eddie Muller
Q & A

A Word From Our Sponsored Films
Max Goldberg
Nov 28, 2006
Collector and archivist Rick Prelinger puts on a show at the Other Cinema to celebrate his new book, A Field Guide to Sponsored Films.
Q & A

Stephen Parr In the Home-Movie Archives
Michael Fox
Aug 7, 2006
The San Francisco Media Archive director talks about the weirdness and normality revealed on Home Movie Day.
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Stephen Parr In the Home-Movie Archives
Michael Fox
Aug 7, 2006
The San Francisco Media Archive director talks about the weirdness and normality revealed on Home Movie Day.
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Marc Huestis and a Wrinkle in Time
Susan Gerhard
Jun 13, 2006
Marc Huestis talks about his latest film, , and the pros and cons of getting old.

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