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    Welcome to SF360

    Nov 15, 2011

    SF360.org represents a nearly six-year experiment in philanthropically funded film journalism, covering films and filmmaking in the Bay Area and beyond. Published by the San Francisco Film Society, the website debuted February 27, 2006 and was created in a unique collaboration between SFFS and Indiewire, with Susan Gerhard as editor. While SF360.org is no longer publishing feature stories, the SF360 Archive remains the most comprehensive collection of articles about the Bay Area film community, with more than 1,000 feature stories and reviews as well as Indie Toolkit's informative columns about the basics of creating a film and delivering it to audiences. Articles by some of the Bay Area’s most notable voices will remain at your fingertips for the foreseeable future.

  • November 15, 2011

    Welcome to SF360

    Nov 15, 2011

    SF360.org represents a nearly six-year experiment in philanthropically funded film journalism, covering films and filmmaking in the Bay Area and beyond. Published by the San Francisco Film Society, the website debuted February 27, 2006 and was created in a unique collaboration between SFFS and Indiewire, with Susan Gerhard as editor. While SF360.org is no longer publishing feature stories, the SF360 Archive remains the most comprehensive collection of articles about the Bay Area film community, with more than 1,000 feature stories and reviews as well as Indie Toolkit's informative columns about the basics of creating a film and delivering it to audiences. Articles by some of the Bay Area’s most notable voices will remain at your fingertips for the foreseeable future.

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    Arab Spring Arrives in a Festival-Packed Fall

    Susan Gerhard
    Oct 10, 2011

    Arab Film Festival Executive Director Michel Shehadeh speaks to building an all-encompassing international space.

  • October 14, 2011

    Arab Spring Arrives in a Festival-Packed Fall

    Susan Gerhard
    Oct 10, 2011

    Arab Film Festival Executive Director Michel Shehadeh speaks to building an all-encompassing international space.

  • Q & A

    Arab Spring Arrives in a Festival-Packed Fall

    Susan Gerhard
    Oct 10, 2011

    Arab Film Festival Executive Director Michel Shehadeh speaks to building an all-encompassing international space.

  • Deadlines

    Funding: TFI Documentary Fund

    Oct 10, 2011

    The TFI Documentary Fund provides grants and guidance to exceptional filmmakers developing engaging feature-length documentaries which emphasize character and that allow audiences to consider history, culture and society through the experiences of extraordinary individuals. ELIGIBILITY: Submissions must be non-fiction motion pictures with an intended length of at least 70 minutes and should creatively document unique character(s); submissions can be in the advanced stages of development, production or post-production and must not have aired on any form. Foreign language documentaries are eligible, but must be subtitled and suitable for an American audience. Applicants must be over 18-years old. $25 entry fee. AWARDS: Grants of at least $10,000 will be awarded in 2012. DEADLINE: October 10, 2011. WEBSITE: tribecafilminstitute.org/tfi_documentary/.

  • Events

    Tom Tykwer's '3'

    Sep 23, 2011

    After delighting audiences at this year's Frameline festival with its sexy, stylish update on the classic Hollywood screwball formula, 'Run Lola Run' director Tom Tykwer's '3' gets a full run at Sundance Kabuki and other venues around the Bay starting this Friday. More info sundancecinemas.com.

  • September 20, 2011

    Tom Tykwer's '3'

    Sep 23, 2011

    After delighting audiences at this year's Frameline festival with its sexy, stylish update on the classic Hollywood screwball formula, 'Run Lola Run' director Tom Tykwer's '3' gets a full run at Sundance Kabuki and other venues around the Bay starting this Friday. More info sundancecinemas.com.

  • August 25, 2011

    Essential SF: Lynn Hershman Leeson

    Stephanie Rosenbaum
    Aug 23, 2011

    Lynn Hershman Leeson catalogues revolutions past and pushes the art and technology envelope well into the future.

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    Essential SF: Lynn Hershman Leeson

    Stephanie Rosenbaum
    Aug 23, 2011

    Lynn Hershman Leeson catalogues revolutions past and pushes the art and technology envelope well into the future.

  • In Depth

    Essential SF: Lynn Hershman Leeson

    Stephanie Rosenbaum
    Aug 23, 2011

    Lynn Hershman Leeson catalogues revolutions past and pushes the art and technology envelope well into the future.

  • November 24, 2010

    Essential SF: Lynn Hershman Leeson

    Stephanie Rosenbaum
    Aug 23, 2011

    Lynn Hershman Leeson catalogues revolutions past and pushes the art and technology envelope well into the future.

  • November 3 2010

    Essential SF: Lynn Hershman Leeson

    Stephanie Rosenbaum
    Aug 23, 2011

    Lynn Hershman Leeson catalogues revolutions past and pushes the art and technology envelope well into the future.

  • Reviews

    Essential SF: Lynn Hershman Leeson

    Stephanie Rosenbaum
    Aug 23, 2011

    Lynn Hershman Leeson catalogues revolutions past and pushes the art and technology envelope well into the future.

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    'Vigilante, Vigilante' Opens Can of Worms

    Michael Fox
    Aug 18, 2011

    Filmmakers find themselves outside the 'buffer' zone as film about graffiti-abaters hits local screens, and streets. Editor's note: Vigilante, Vigilante: The Battle for Expression, a Bay Area-made film on graffiti "abatement," opened with a clamor last weekend at the Roxie, as San Francisco's Department of Public Works made an issue of cleaning up the film's street-art advertising campaign. The filmmakers responded that they've asked that their materials not be posted illegally, but that hasn't stopped DPW requesting them to cease and desist attracting audiences via wheatpaste. What follows is sf360.org's interview...

  • News & Blogs

    'Vigilante, Vigilante' Opens Can of Worms

    Michael Fox
    Aug 18, 2011

    Filmmakers find themselves outside the 'buffer' zone as film about graffiti-abaters hits local screens, and streets. Editor's note: Vigilante, Vigilante: The Battle for Expression, a Bay Area-made film on graffiti "abatement," opened with a clamor last weekend at the Roxie, as San Francisco's Department of Public Works made an issue of cleaning up the film's street-art advertising campaign. The filmmakers responded that they've asked that their materials not be posted illegally, but that hasn't stopped DPW requesting them to cease and desist attracting audiences via wheatpaste. What follows is sf360.org's interview...

  • 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.

  • August 4, 2011

    Yoav Potash Takes 'Crime's' Case to Larger Audience

    Judy Stone
    Aug 1, 2011

    Deborah Peagler's case in 'Crime After Crime' gets its time in court and on screen, with moving results.

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    Yoav Potash Takes 'Crime's' Case to Larger Audience

    Judy Stone
    Aug 1, 2011

    Deborah Peagler's case in 'Crime After Crime' gets its time in court and on screen, with moving results.

  • Q & A

    Yoav Potash Takes 'Crime's' Case to Larger Audience

    Judy Stone
    Aug 1, 2011

    Deborah Peagler's case in 'Crime After Crime' gets its time in court and on screen, with moving results.

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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.

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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.

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    SF Film Society Signs Lease on New Theatrical Home

    Jun 23, 2011

    SFFS to offer daily, year-round programming, classes and events in dedicated state-of-the-art theater for the first time in its 54-year history. The San Francisco Film Society and New People today announced significant news for Bay Area filmgoers: the signing of a lease that brings the Film Society’s exhibition, education and filmmaker services programs and events to one primary theater on a daily, year-round basis, beginning in September. The San Francisco Film Society | New People Cinema opens its doors in September in the state-of-the art...

  • June 23 2011

    SF Film Society Signs Lease on New Theatrical Home

    Jun 23, 2011

    SFFS to offer daily, year-round programming, classes and events in dedicated state-of-the-art theater for the first time in its 54-year history. The San Francisco Film Society and New People today announced significant news for Bay Area filmgoers: the signing of a lease that brings the Film Society’s exhibition, education and filmmaker services programs and events to one primary theater on a daily, year-round basis, beginning in September. The San Francisco Film Society | New People Cinema opens its doors in September in the state-of-the art...

  • June 23, 2011

    SF Film Society Signs Lease on New Theatrical Home

    Jun 23, 2011

    SFFS to offer daily, year-round programming, classes and events in dedicated state-of-the-art theater for the first time in its 54-year history. The San Francisco Film Society and New People today announced significant news for Bay Area filmgoers: the signing of a lease that brings the Film Society’s exhibition, education and filmmaker services programs and events to one primary theater on a daily, year-round basis, beginning in September. The San Francisco Film Society | New People Cinema opens its doors in September in the state-of-the art...

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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.

  • June 14, 2011

    'Klaus Kinski: Jesus Christ the Savior'

    Jun 16, 2011

    Herzog "best fiend" Klaus Kinski battles hecklers and personal ghosts in this newly restored print of his 1971 one-man show, one of scant few opportunities for English audiences to bear witness to his truly unhinged, but deeply compelling public persona. Plays at YBCA; more info YBCA.org.

  • Festivals

    Another Hole in the Head Scares Up New Round

    Dennis Harvey
    Jun 2, 2011

    The adventure of Another Hole in the Head Film Festival requires you risk seeing the occasional dud to seek out the gems.

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    Another Hole in the Head Scares Up New Round

    Dennis Harvey
    Jun 2, 2011

    The adventure of Another Hole in the Head Film Festival requires you risk seeing the occasional dud to seek out the gems.

  • June 2, 2011

    Another Hole in the Head Scares Up New Round

    Dennis Harvey
    Jun 2, 2011

    The adventure of Another Hole in the Head Film Festival requires you risk seeing the occasional dud to seek out the gems.

  • June 9, 2011

    Another Hole in the Head Scares Up New Round

    Dennis Harvey
    Jun 2, 2011

    The adventure of Another Hole in the Head Film Festival requires you risk seeing the occasional dud to seek out the gems.

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    New Approaches Embolden Doc Genre

    Karen Everett
    May 17, 2011

    Nonfiction filmmakers are re-engaging audiences with an entrepreneurial spirit and a focus on creative narrative strategy.

  • May 19, 2011

    New Approaches Embolden Doc Genre

    Karen Everett
    May 17, 2011

    Nonfiction filmmakers are re-engaging audiences with an entrepreneurial spirit and a focus on creative narrative strategy.

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    New Approaches Embolden Doc Genre

    Karen Everett
    May 17, 2011

    Nonfiction filmmakers are re-engaging audiences with an entrepreneurial spirit and a focus on creative narrative strategy.

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    The Unsinkable Joel Hodgson Floats New Show

    Damon O'Donnell
    May 6, 2011

    Mystery Science Theater returns to the Castro in the form of ‘Cinematic Titanic.’ Fans rejoice.

  • May 12, 2011

    The Unsinkable Joel Hodgson Floats New Show

    Damon O'Donnell
    May 6, 2011

    Mystery Science Theater returns to the Castro in the form of ‘Cinematic Titanic.’ Fans rejoice.

  • Q & A

    The Unsinkable Joel Hodgson Floats New Show

    Damon O'Donnell
    May 6, 2011

    Mystery Science Theater returns to the Castro in the form of ‘Cinematic Titanic.’ Fans rejoice.

  • News & Blogs

    New People Entertainment Launches Online Channel

    Apr 25, 2011

    Press release: New People Entertainment, a film division of New People, Inc. that focuses on the licensing and distribution of Japanese films and media, has announced the beta launch of its own exclusive web channel where audiences will be able to stream a variety of the company’s films and content. More at newpeoplechannel.com.

  • 03.31.11

    Haynes Reaches Mainstream with Thoroughly Modern ‘Mildred’

    Michael Fox
    Mar 27, 2011

    Todd Haynes talks melodrama, movies, TV, the Great Depression and personal motivation.

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    Haynes Reaches Mainstream with Thoroughly Modern ‘Mildred’

    Michael Fox
    Mar 27, 2011

    Todd Haynes talks melodrama, movies, TV, the Great Depression and personal motivation.

  • Q & A

    Haynes Reaches Mainstream with Thoroughly Modern ‘Mildred’

    Michael Fox
    Mar 27, 2011

    Todd Haynes talks melodrama, movies, TV, the Great Depression and personal motivation.

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    SFIAAFF Brings 'Light,' Captures Attention

    Adam Hartzell
    Mar 10, 2011

    At nearly 30, SF Int’l Asian American Film Festival fulfills a multifacted programming mission. The 29th edition of the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival stretches across the Bay Area, from San Francisco to Berkeley to San Jose March 10–20, bringing “Stories to Light” as the Center for Asian American Media's new tagline says. Indeed, both the stories and their potential audiences would be left in the dark without the solid efforts of new festival steward Misashi Niwano and Christine Kwon (festival director and managing director, respectively). In a city privileged with a vast...

  • March 10, 2011

    SFIAAFF Brings 'Light,' Captures Attention

    Adam Hartzell
    Mar 10, 2011

    At nearly 30, SF Int’l Asian American Film Festival fulfills a multifacted programming mission. The 29th edition of the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival stretches across the Bay Area, from San Francisco to Berkeley to San Jose March 10–20, bringing “Stories to Light” as the Center for Asian American Media's new tagline says. Indeed, both the stories and their potential audiences would be left in the dark without the solid efforts of new festival steward Misashi Niwano and Christine Kwon (festival director and managing director, respectively). In a city privileged with a vast...

  • News & Blogs

    LA Times: "Mexican Movie Is 'Censored'"

    Mar 3, 2011

    Los Angeles Times: "The documentary “Presumed Guilty” (“Presunto Culpable”) has received accolades far and wide, from human rights groups, audiences and Mexican legislators. It is a damning look at the Mexican judicial system that hastens to put a man in prison on the flimsiest of evidence," writes Tracey Wilkinson. More at latimes.com.

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    Red Lantern Meetup Reels in Film Fans

    Adam Hartzell
    Jan 24, 2011

    The Red Lantern Meetup group brings Asian film fans together.

  • January 27, 2011

    Red Lantern Meetup Reels in Film Fans

    Adam Hartzell
    Jan 24, 2011

    The Red Lantern Meetup group brings Asian film fans together.

  • Q & A

    Red Lantern Meetup Reels in Film Fans

    Adam Hartzell
    Jan 24, 2011

    The Red Lantern Meetup group brings Asian film fans together.

  • News & Blogs

    Ford Foundation: $50 Million Fund Launched for Next Generation of Documentary Filmmakers

    Jan 19, 2011

    Press release: "...The new initiative, called JustFilms, will invest $10 million a year over the next five years to support and expand the community of filmmakers and mediamakers around the world focused on creating documentaries with passion and purpose, but who often lack funding to realize their visions or reach audiences." More at fordfoundation.org.

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    How to Fix Your Documentary's Structural Problems, Part One

    Karen Everett
    Jan 4, 2011

    Rough-cut screenings can help you identify problems areas of your film—if you know how to listen.

  • January 6, 2010

    How to Fix Your Documentary's Structural Problems, Part One

    Karen Everett
    Jan 4, 2011

    Rough-cut screenings can help you identify problems areas of your film—if you know how to listen.

  • Story Structure

    How to Fix Your Documentary's Structural Problems, Part One

    Karen Everett
    Jan 4, 2011

    Rough-cut screenings can help you identify problems areas of your film—if you know how to listen.

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    Rudolf Frieling Looks to Technologies New, Old for SFMOMA's Screens

    Michael Fox
    Jan 3, 2011

    SFMOMA's Rudolf Frieling talks about media arts, chance encounters and low/high-tech transformations.

  • January 6, 2010

    Rudolf Frieling Looks to Technologies New, Old for SFMOMA's Screens

    Michael Fox
    Jan 3, 2011

    SFMOMA's Rudolf Frieling talks about media arts, chance encounters and low/high-tech transformations.

  • Q & A

    Rudolf Frieling Looks to Technologies New, Old for SFMOMA's Screens

    Michael Fox
    Jan 3, 2011

    SFMOMA's Rudolf Frieling talks about media arts, chance encounters and low/high-tech transformations.

  • December 28, 2010

    Film 2010: Moments, Trends, Docs and the Best of the Bay Area

    Susan Gerhard
    Dec 24, 2010

    The Bay Area film community sounds off on the best/worst trends, times, docs and Bay Area-made films of 2010.

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    Film 2010: Moments, Trends, Docs and the Best of the Bay Area

    Susan Gerhard
    Dec 24, 2010

    The Bay Area film community sounds off on the best/worst trends, times, docs and Bay Area-made films of 2010.

  • January 6, 2010

    Film 2010: Moments, Trends, Docs and the Best of the Bay Area

    Susan Gerhard
    Dec 24, 2010

    The Bay Area film community sounds off on the best/worst trends, times, docs and Bay Area-made films of 2010.

  • Reviews

    Film 2010: Moments, Trends, Docs and the Best of the Bay Area

    Susan Gerhard
    Dec 24, 2010

    The Bay Area film community sounds off on the best/worst trends, times, docs and Bay Area-made films of 2010.

  • December 16, 2010

    Film 2010: 'Social Network' Tops S.F. Film Critics Circle Awards

    Susan Gerhard
    Dec 14, 2010

    San Francisco Film Critics Circle winners for 2010 included 'Social Network,' 'Black Swan,' 'The Tillman Story' and Elliot Lavine.

  • December 28, 2010

    Film 2010: 'Social Network' Tops S.F. Film Critics Circle Awards

    Susan Gerhard
    Dec 14, 2010

    San Francisco Film Critics Circle winners for 2010 included 'Social Network,' 'Black Swan,' 'The Tillman Story' and Elliot Lavine.

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    Film 2010: 'Social Network' Tops S.F. Film Critics Circle Awards

    Susan Gerhard
    Dec 14, 2010

    San Francisco Film Critics Circle winners for 2010 included 'Social Network,' 'Black Swan,' 'The Tillman Story' and Elliot Lavine.

  • News & Blogs

    Film 2010: 'Social Network' Tops S.F. Film Critics Circle Awards

    Susan Gerhard
    Dec 14, 2010

    San Francisco Film Critics Circle winners for 2010 included 'Social Network,' 'Black Swan,' 'The Tillman Story' and Elliot Lavine.

  • December 16, 2010

    'Ghost Bird' Returns to Roost

    Susan Gerhard
    Dec 13, 2010

    The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker may have disappeared for good, but a film about its possible rebirth persists against all odds.

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    'Ghost Bird' Returns to Roost

    Susan Gerhard
    Dec 13, 2010

    The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker may have disappeared for good, but a film about its possible rebirth persists against all odds.

  • Q & A

    'Ghost Bird' Returns to Roost

    Susan Gerhard
    Dec 13, 2010

    The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker may have disappeared for good, but a film about its possible rebirth persists against all odds.

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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.

  • Reviews

    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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    Essential SF: Les Blank

    Michael Fox
    Nov 6, 2010

    Eat, dance, love: Les Blank brings nonfiction back to life in a long and storied career.

  • In Depth

    Essential SF: Les Blank

    Michael Fox
    Nov 6, 2010

    Eat, dance, love: Les Blank brings nonfiction back to life in a long and storied career.

  • November 11, 2010

    Essential SF: Les Blank

    Michael Fox
    Nov 6, 2010

    Eat, dance, love: Les Blank brings nonfiction back to life in a long and storied career.

  • November 3 2010

    Essential SF: Les Blank

    Michael Fox
    Nov 6, 2010

    Eat, dance, love: Les Blank brings nonfiction back to life in a long and storied career.

  • October 12, 2010

    'Eatrip'

    Oct 15, 2010

    VIZ Cinema celebrates World Food Day with a screening of Yuri Yomura’s ‘Eatrip,’ a Japanese documentary exploring the detailed splendors of food preparation and, of course, consumption. A live broadcast connects Tokyo and San Francisco audiences as they say “Itadakimasu” ("I humbly receive") in unison to kick off the event. Audience members also receive an onigiri rice ball and complementary drink.

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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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    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.

  • In Depth

    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.

  • 07-21-2010

    Reeling in the Years with the Red Vic

    Michael Fox
    Jul 19, 2010

    Look back in (anything but) anger: Members of the Red Vic Collective wax nostalgic on wild times, amazing meals and surprise visits from the theater's biggest fan, Danny Glover.

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    Reeling in the Years with the Red Vic

    Michael Fox
    Jul 19, 2010

    Look back in (anything but) anger: Members of the Red Vic Collective wax nostalgic on wild times, amazing meals and surprise visits from the theater's biggest fan, Danny Glover.

  • Q & A

    Reeling in the Years with the Red Vic

    Michael Fox
    Jul 19, 2010

    Look back in (anything but) anger: Members of the Red Vic Collective wax nostalgic on wild times, amazing meals and surprise visits from the theater's biggest fan, Danny Glover.

  • Festivals

    Frameline34 Focuses on Warhol and Worlds of LGBT Cinema

    Dennis Harvey
    Jun 17, 2010

    Frameline34 takes a fresh look at Andy Warhol's world while offering a view to the world of international LGBT cinema 2010.

  • Festivals

    SFIFF53 Reports: James Schamus, Roger Ebert and the Writing Life

    Dennis Harvey
    May 3, 2010

    Few would argue that a good movie often starts with a good story. Yet it has been the screenwriter s lot to be underappreciated.

  • Festivals

    Local Filmmakers In SFIFF Spotlight

    Michael Fox
    Apr 27, 2010

    Leland Orser saw his first movie at the Alexandria, and Joshua Grannell initially established himself as a S.F. character via his alter ego Peaches Christ.

  • Festivals

    SFIFF53 Reports: 'Utopia,' 'Morning'

    SF360
    Apr 27, 2010

    Live & Onstage thought globally and drafted locally with Sam Green and musician Dave Cerf s live Utopia in Four Movements, which never takes the exact same form.

  • Festivals

    SFIFF53 Reports: The Butcher Block; Opening Night

    SF360
    Apr 24, 2010

    To be from the Bay Area and called The Butcher Brothers might mean you get mixed up with purveyors of grass fed meats.

  • Q & A

    'Utopia' in San Francisco

    Susan Gerhard
    Apr 18, 2010

    I found Sam Green deep in preparation, but he found time to walk me through the greatest dreams and worst nightmares of the 20th century.

  • Festivals

    SFIFF53: Ephemeral Film and Music, Live & Onstage

    Marc Capelle
    Apr 14, 2010

    If you imagine the S.F. International Film Festival as an circus tent, with Opening and Closing nights the main supports, the other tent poles are interactive live experiences.

  • Festivals

    SFIFF53: Ephemeral Film and Music, Live & Onstage

    Marc Capelle
    Apr 14, 2010

    If you imagine the S.F. International Film Festival as an circus tent, with Opening and Closing nights the main supports, the other tent poles are interactive live experiences.

  • 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.

  • Q & A

    Rosen's Insights into 53rd San Francisco International

    Michael Fox
    Apr 5, 2010

    With opening night approaching, Rachel Rosen talked about her L.A. Rolodex, the function of festivals in a broadband world and her favorites in the festival.

  • Reviews

    Streetfilms' Two-Wheeled Revolution

    Adam Hartzell
    Mar 31, 2010

    Pedestrians have always propelled cinema narratives, but the bicycle has rarely had a starring role.

  • 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.

  • Festivals

    28th SF Int'l Asian American Film Festival

    Dennis Harvey
    Mar 10, 2010

    The Center for Asian American Media, formerly known as NAATA and founded to nurture Asian American filmmakers as well as counter ethnic stereotypes, has accomplished that and more.

  • Festivals

    Cinequest at 20

    Dennis Harvey
    Feb 21, 2010

    Wasn't it just yesterday that Cinequest was the scrappy upstart amongst Bay Area festivals? Apparently not: San Jose's annual cinematic blowout is entering its third decade.

  • Reviews

    As Oscars Approach, Winners Still Up in the Air

    Dennis Harvey
    Feb 16, 2010

    Last month's nominations announcement was anticipated with unusual interest, largely because the Academy reverted to ten Best Picture nominees, a practice abandoned in 1943.

  • 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.

  • In Production

    Wendy Slick's 'Virtuoso' Turn

    Michael Fox
    Feb 9, 2010

    Olga Samaroff, the path-breaking 20th-century concert pianist, critic and teacher, was born Lucy Hickenlooper in San Antonio, Texas. That's right, she reinvented herself.

  • Reviews

    Can't Stop the Musical: PFA's Classics

    Dennis Harvey
    Jan 27, 2010

    As soon as the silent era hit sound circa 1927, musicals became a leading genre worldwide. How could their appeal possibly die out?

  • Reviews

    It's 'Playtime' with Jacques Tati in New Series

    Dennis Harvey
    Jan 13, 2010

    You could make a case for Tati as the last great silent comedian even if he didn't begin making features until two decades into the sound era.

  • Q & A

    Jennifer Phang On Half-Life and Identity

    Judy Stone
    Jan 8, 2010

    Jennifer Phang has experienced more than enough culture shocks in her life to empathize with the identity challenges of the characters in her debut feature.

  • Reviews

    Top 10s of the 2000s

    Susan Gerhard
    Dec 30, 2009

    Not surprisingly, Bay Area critics, fans, exhibitors and filmmakers did not arrive at a consensus on the best films of the decade.

  • Reviews

    Top 10s of 2009: Insiders and Fans

    Susan Gerhard
    Dec 29, 2009

    It was a big year for 3D, but Bay Area critics and film-industry folk found many other dimensions in the cinema of 2009.

  • Reviews

    3D Reloaded: Where Does 3D Go From Here?

    Sean Uyehara
    Dec 27, 2009

    The release of Avatar puts a fitting capstone on a frenzied campaign by studios to reintroduce stereoscopic 3-D to audiences in 2009.

  • Reviews

    After Sept. 11, 2001, A Decade Found Its Way

    B. Ruby Rich
    Dec 23, 2009

    On Sept. 13, 2001, I stood in a Toronto park and spoke to Canadian television: Movies wouldn't be the same. I was wrong.

  • Festivals

    New Italian Cinema's Fact, Fiction, Fascination

    Dennis Harvey
    Nov 12, 2009

    The 13th New Italian Cinema festival finds the political and personal mixing more frequently than you'd find in any assortment of U.S. narrative films.

  • Festivals

    SFFS's Debut Cinema by the Bay

    Robert Avila
    Oct 22, 2009

    A new, four-day showcase of local filmmaking doubles as a forum for the region's influence as subject and setting for filmmakers beyond the bay.

  • Festivals

    Live from Mill Valley: Woody Harrelson and Uma Thurman

    Dennis Harvey
    Oct 19, 2009

    At their respective festival tributes, the actors gave entertaining and revealing onstage interviews.

  • 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.

  • 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

    Simon and Gosling Play Strachwitz's Tunes

    Michael Fox
    Sep 23, 2009

    Chris Simon and Maureen Gosling's documentary-in-progress, tentatively titled No Mouse Music! The Story of Chris Strachwitz and Arhoolie Records, pays tribute to an underappreciated artist.

  • Q & A

    Franny Armstrong's S.O.S. to the World

    Sean Uyehara
    Sep 19, 2009

    Franny Armstrong talks about the moral imperative of her films, the importance of Hopenhagen, and the unexpected magnitude of her success.

  • Festivals

    Toronto International Film Festival 2009

    B. Ruby Rich
    Sep 19, 2009

    The Toronto International Film Festival has always allowed a generosity of pursuits to co-exist, rewarding the adventurous and satiating the lazy, all without judgment.

  • Q & A

    Bob Goldthwait, Fate and 'World's Greatest Dad'

    Dennis Harvey
    Aug 23, 2009

    Bay Area favorite Bob Goldthwait, whose pop culture moment seemed to expire in the mid '80s, returns with comedic vengeance via World's Greatest Dad.

  • Reviews

    'Thirst' and the Vampire Genre Still Bleeding

    Dennis Harvey
    Aug 7, 2009

    Vampires are still the It Ghoul of our cultural moment and South Korean film Thirst is as precisely crafted as it is gleefully over-the-top in content both carnal and carnivorous.

  • Q & A

    Britta Sjogren and "Women's Film"

    Max Goldberg
    Jul 16, 2009

    Sjogren threads her vexations with feminist film theory into a study of sound and voice in "women's film" touchstones like Letter from an Unknown Woman.

  • Q & A

    Anita Monga and the SF Silent Film Festival

    Sura Wood
    Jul 11, 2009

    During her tenure at the venerable Castro Theatre, film programmer Anita Monga made her mark shepherding the venue to international prominence.

  • Festivals

    Frameline33: Icons and Unsung Heroes

    Matt Sussman
    Jun 25, 2009

    A festival full of drama finds no more emotional screening than the homophobia-in-sports double bill of Training Rules and Claiming the Title: Gay Olympics on Trial.

  • In Production

    Tejada-Flores on "Road" for a Change

    Michael Fox
    Jun 23, 2009

    When Rick Tejada-Flores decided to explore his family's checkered Bolivian past, he accepted that he had to be a character.

  • In Production

    Dinner and a Movie Discussion: Igor Sinyak

    Michael Fox
    May 24, 2009

    Michael Fox interviews Igor Sinyak, founder of Subtitles & Subtleties, about his dinner and a movie discussion forum.

  • Reviews

    Bahrani Earns Ebert's Praise for "Goodbye Solo"

    Dennis Harvey
    Apr 17, 2009

    Ramin Bahrani's Goodbye Solo prompted Roger Ebert to pronounce him "the new great American directorâ" a couple weeks ago. The film is definitely the writer-helmer's most accessible work to date, one that might very well provide him with an arthouse breakthrough.

  • Q & A

    SF Cinematheque: New Year, New Direction

    Susan Gerhard
    Feb 2, 2009

    SF360.org joined in on a conversation about Cinematheque's past and present when Steven Jenkins lunched with Jonathan Marlow at Caffe Centro.

  • Reviews

    Autobio-Animation and the Horrors of War

    Dennis Harvey
    Jan 6, 2009

    Waltz with Bashir is another animated feature that embraces a more grown-up story and audience than anything in the long history of "cartoons."

  • In Production

    A Documentary on Death and Survival in Paradise

    Michael Fox
    Oct 28, 2008

    A husband and wife filmmaking pair are in the midst of a documentary on mysterious disappearances in the Galapagos.

  • In Production

    Making 'Howl' and 'Babnik'

    Michael Fox
    Oct 14, 2008

    Epstein and Friedman bring a poem to the screen, while a South Bay director goes Russian.

  • 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.

  • Reviews

    'The Dark Cinema of David Goodis' at the PFA

    Dennis Harvey
    Aug 7, 2008

    The Pacific Film Archive screens a survey of Goodis-related works from both the big and small screen, spanning nearly five decades.

  • 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

    Jacques Nolot and 'Before I Forget'

    Dennis Harvey
    Jul 31, 2008

    Dyspeptic rather than tragic, Jacques Nolot's Before I Forget may be the best gay feel-bad movie ever.

  • Reviews

    'CSNY: Deja Vu'

    Dennis Harvey
    Jul 16, 2008

    Those attracted to the new film CSNY: Deja Vu simply expecting an opportunity to recall the old days might be in for a surprise.

  • Q & A

    Catherine Breillat's 'The Last Mistress'

    Michael Fox
    Jul 14, 2008

    French author and director Catherine Breillat speaks about the fierce passion play of her latest, The Last Mistress.

  • Reviews

    Critic's Notebook: Hole Head, Week One

    Dennis Harvey
    Jun 17, 2008

    Dennis Harvey covers the first week of low-budget geeks, weirdos and gore on display at the Another Hole in the Head Festival.

  • Q & A

    SFIFF51: California Newsreel at 40

    Erika Young
    Apr 21, 2008

    Founded in 1968, San Francisco-based Newsreel is the oldest nonprofit, social-issue documentary film center in the U.S.

  • Q & A

    SFIFF51: Craig Baldwin Shoots the Moon, and the Desert

    Michael Fox
    Apr 18, 2008

    The Mission filmmaker has slaved in the underground for some three decades, a guide and shaman for other artists working on the fringes.

  • Q & A

    Thomas Beard exposes "Live Cinema"

    Michael Fox
    Apr 7, 2008

    Bodies of work have emerged from the intersections of performance, film and electronic art. Cinematograph 7ÑLive Cinema: A Contemporary Reader, edited by Thomas Beard's provides thoughtful writing on the subject.

  • Festivals

    Ten SFIAAFF Picks From Judy Stone

    Susan Gerhard
    Mar 13, 2008

    Longtime San Francisco Chronicle film critic Judy Stone offers her top ten picks from the 2008 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival.

  • Festivals

    Cinequest's surprises

    Dennis Harvey
    Mar 7, 2008

    A "discovery" festival from Day OneÑmeaning they premiere a lot of films, including many other fests might pass overÑSan Jose's Cinequest actually adopted "Discover" as motto for its 16th year.

  • Q & A

    "Girls Rock" with Arne Johnson & Shane King

    Susan Gerhard
    Mar 2, 2008

    Girls Rock watches a few select 8-18 -year-olds overcome the obstacles to claim their rightful place on Earth and wail away.

  • Q & A

    Emiko Omori and Wendy Slick's "Passion & Power"

    Susan Gerhard
    Feb 18, 2008

    “Passion & Power, the Technology of Orgasm” gives Rachel Maines’ entertaining academic book on the subject a new life onscreen.

  • Q & A

    Carl D. Brown and Erin Beach of "2nd Verse"

    Michael Fox
    Feb 11, 2008

    The unassuming young director and producer spent five years on their optimistic yet unsentimental doc spotlighting four teenagers from the S.F.-based Youth Speaks project.

  • Reviews

    "Holly," an Unseasonably Sobering Drama

    Dennis Harvey
    Nov 28, 2007

    U.S.-Cambodian co-production Holly might easily have gone straight to DVD, which would be a pity because it's well worth rushing to the theatre for.

  • Q & A

    Robert Lepage, "Progress" Report

    Jonathan Marlow
    Nov 26, 2007

    SF360.org sits down with a criminally little-known director of stage and screen who is arguably the most imaginative, talented multi-hyphenate of his generation.

  • Reviews

    "Redacted"

    Dennis Harvey
    Nov 13, 2007

    Sometimes even presumably good intentions can warp into artistic misdeeds most foul.

  • Q & A

    Connie Field, from Berkeley to Johannesburg

    Robert Avila
    Nov 5, 2007

    The filmmaker talks about her recent projects, including Salud!, which looks at Cuba's world-class health system.

  • Q & A

    A Mighty Wurlitzer Player

    Michael Guillen
    Aug 1, 2007

    SF360.org speaks with Edward Millington Stout, III, who is undoubtedly the world's foremost theatrical organ restorationist.

  • Reviews

    Saul Bass, "Phase IV"

    Dennis Harvey
    Jul 25, 2007

    Few people not employed as directors, producers, cinematographers, costume or production designers have had as much impact on the "look" of movies.

  • Festivals

    International Stories Find Audiences at L.A. Film Fest

    Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE
    Jul 3, 2007

    "People in this town are coming to realize that Los Angeles needs a world-class film festival," proclaimed Rich Raddon, who's led LAFF since 1999.

  • Reviews

    "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.

  • Q & A

    Richard Wong and H.P. Mendoza, reanimating "Colma: The Musical"

    Matt Sussman
    Jun 20, 2007

    Roadside Pictures signed Colma: The Musical for national release. A sort of anti-"High School Musical," "Colma" follows three friends in their new post-high school freedom.

  • Festivals

    Lumpkin and Morris on Frameline's Big Picture

    Susan Gerhard
    Jun 11, 2007

    Frameline directors Michael Lumpkin and Jennifer Morris speak about the programming, controversy and the landscape of LGBT films.

  • Reviews

    Reviews: "La Vie en Rose;" "Crazy Love"

    Steve Ramos
    Jun 5, 2007

    Despite the best efforts of method actors, methodical directors, and talented costume designers, biopics can usually be relied upon to disappoint.

  • Reviews

    "The Prodigy," The Roxie, Delirium, God

    Michael Guillen
    May 30, 2007

    San Franciscans have a poignant symbiotic relationship with William Kaufman's freshman feature, The Prodigy, which returns to the city this week.

  • 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.

  • Reviews

    A "Flanders" Reader

    Michael Guillen
    May 6, 2007

    As Bruno Dumont's Flanders navigates festival waters, it's been leaving behind a noticeable wake.

  • 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

    Lynn Hershman Leeson and "Strange Culture"

    Susan Gerhard
    Jan 22, 2007

    Inteview with the artist and filmmaker on her work and her latest movie, presented at Sundance.

  • Reviews

    "Samoan Wedding"; "Romantico"

    Robert Avila
    Jan 16, 2007

    A delightfully funny movie on boy-men redeeming themselves from New Zealand, and Mark Becker's absorbing documentary on a musician in the Mission.

  • Festivals

    A Cinequest 35

    Susan Gerhard
    Nov 17, 2006

    Cinequest announces a plan to distribute indie films via DVD, the Internet, TV, and some traditional theatrical sales.

  • Q & A

    Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema 2006

    Susan Gerhard
    Sep 1, 2006

    The List:10 local filmmakers describe what they love about shooting on the streets of San Francisco.

  • Q & A

    Naut Humon, Recombinant Media Labs Explore Limits of Sight, Sound

    Johnny Ray Huston
    Aug 22, 2006

    Through Asphodel Records and RML, Humon pursues his fascination with sound's spatial properties.

  • Q & A

    Ryan Fleck: Wrestling with 'Half Nelson'

    indieWIRE
    Aug 21, 2006

    Ryan Fleck talks about his new film Half Nelson, his filmmaking career, and his creative inspirations and tastes.

  • Q & A

    Preteens on Surprise Endings

    Susan Gerhard
    Jul 21, 2006

    A California Film Institute-procured class of 13somethings needed no help deciding their top ten list of surprise movie endings.

  • Reviews

    We Want Our "Dykeback Mountain"

    Staff
    Jun 27, 2006

    Conference discusses the difficulties for lesbian features to get made and do well at the box office.

  • Q & A

    Mat Whitecross and the Rough "Road to Guantanamo"

    Susan Gerhard
    Jun 26, 2006

    Mat Whitecross talks about his documentary The Road to Guantanamo, which takes a look at the inhumanity of U.S. "detainment" camps in Cuba.

  • 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!"


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