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An Evening with John Lithgow
Oct 4, 2011
The Booksmith and Berkeley Arts & Letters join forces to bring celebrated actor John Lithgow to the Sundance Kabuki for an evening in discussion of his new autobiography, 'Drama: An Actor's Education.' More info/tickets at brownpapertickets.com.
October 4 2011

An Evening with John Lithgow
Oct 4, 2011
The Booksmith and Berkeley Arts & Letters join forces to bring celebrated actor John Lithgow to the Sundance Kabuki for an evening in discussion of his new autobiography, 'Drama: An Actor's Education.' More info/tickets at brownpapertickets.com.
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Notes on Leveraging the Big Bash Climax
Karen Everett
Jul 27, 2011
The planned "reversal" gives documentary filmmakers a means to build drama from otherwise anti-climactic moments.
July 28, 2011

Notes on Leveraging the Big Bash Climax
Karen Everett
Jul 27, 2011
The planned "reversal" gives documentary filmmakers a means to build drama from otherwise anti-climactic moments.
Story Structure

Notes on Leveraging the Big Bash Climax
Karen Everett
Jul 27, 2011
The planned "reversal" gives documentary filmmakers a means to build drama from otherwise anti-climactic moments.
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Patrick Raises Child ‘Booksellers’
Michael Fox
May 24, 2011
S. Smith Patrick shares purpose with the children she films.
In Production

Patrick Raises Child ‘Booksellers’
Michael Fox
May 24, 2011
S. Smith Patrick shares purpose with the children she films.
May 26, 2011

Patrick Raises Child ‘Booksellers’
Michael Fox
May 24, 2011
S. Smith Patrick shares purpose with the children she films.
April 7, 2011

Uncomplicating the Casting Process
Kim Nunley
Apr 5, 2011
Hester Schell’s ‘Casting Revealed’ helps filmmakers hire quality actors.
First Person

Uncomplicating the Casting Process
Kim Nunley
Apr 5, 2011
Hester Schell’s ‘Casting Revealed’ helps filmmakers hire quality actors.
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Uncomplicating the Casting Process
Kim Nunley
Apr 5, 2011
Hester Schell’s ‘Casting Revealed’ helps filmmakers hire quality actors.
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.
Reviews

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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Patrick Marks Takes a Green Eye to Noir
Adam Hartzell
Jan 17, 2011
Notable Noir City enthusiast Patrick Marks, owner of the Green Arcade, offers thoughts on the genre as well as festival's 2011 selections.
January 20, 2011

Patrick Marks Takes a Green Eye to Noir
Adam Hartzell
Jan 17, 2011
Notable Noir City enthusiast Patrick Marks, owner of the Green Arcade, offers thoughts on the genre as well as festival's 2011 selections.
Q & A

Patrick Marks Takes a Green Eye to Noir
Adam Hartzell
Jan 17, 2011
Notable Noir City enthusiast Patrick Marks, owner of the Green Arcade, offers thoughts on the genre as well as festival's 2011 selections.
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Patrick Marks Takes a Green Eye to Noir
Adam Hartzell
Jan 17, 2011
Notable Noir City enthusiast Patrick Marks, owner of the Green Arcade, offers thoughts on the genre as well as festival's 2011 selections.
January 20, 2011

Patrick Marks Takes a Green Eye to Noir
Adam Hartzell
Jan 17, 2011
Notable Noir City enthusiast Patrick Marks, owner of the Green Arcade, offers thoughts on the genre as well as festival's 2011 selections.
Q & A

Patrick Marks Takes a Green Eye to Noir
Adam Hartzell
Jan 17, 2011
Notable Noir City enthusiast Patrick Marks, owner of the Green Arcade, offers thoughts on the genre as well as festival's 2011 selections.
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.
In Depth

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.
Reviews

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.
Story Structure

The Empathetic Storyteller
Karen Everett
Apr 6, 2010
Beware of Save the Day My Way Syndrome. Now, learn from your mistakes.
Q & A

David Thomson Revisits 'Psycho's' Critical Moment
Michael Fox
Dec 14, 2009
David Thomson's new book commemorates the golden anniversary of Hitchcock's "Psycho."
In Production

Legal Eagle Eye Kristine Enea Zooms 'Off the Grid'
Michael Fox
Dec 8, 2009
Kristine Enea's documentary shows The EcoCenter, a San Francisco environmental educational facility that treats and recycles wastewater and generates its own solar power.
Q & A

Miller Brothers Touch Home at AT&T Park
Michael Fox
Jun 2, 2009
The Miller brothers take their memoir-release to the local ballpark.
Reviews

SFIFF52: Chris Felver's "Ferlinghetti" Captures an Icon
David Winks Gray
Apr 26, 2009
Chris Felver traces the life of antiauthoritarian Lawrence Ferlinghetti, owner of City Lights Books, from his days as a Navy serviceman in World War II through the landmark First Amendment trial in Ferlinghetti.
Legal

'Medicine for Melancholy' and the Art of DIY Legal Agreements
George Rush
Mar 3, 2009
For many narrative filmmakers, hiring a lawyer is either an afterthought or not a financial reality, but moving forward with a film without considering legal is a huge mistake.
Documentary

Growing a Good Story, Naturally
Fernanda Rossi
Feb 6, 2009
Ask the Documentary Doctor: If my doc doesn't follow a fiction three-act model, will it fail in the market?
Reviews

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

Scott MacDonald's 'Canyon Cinema' Book--Both History and How-to
Michael Fox
Nov 17, 2008
Scott McDonald's Canyon Cinema: The Life and Times of an Independent Film Distributor, details the formation of the revered Bay Area artists' collective in the early 1960s.
Q & A

David Thomson and 1,000 Unusual Suspects
Michael Fox
Nov 3, 2008
Film historian and essayist David Thomson talks to SF360 about his new book, Have You Seen . . . ? A Personal Introduction to 1,000 Films.
Reviews

Fatih Akin and 'The Edge of Heaven'
Robert Avila
Jul 7, 2008
The Edge of Heaven weaves two stories together across geopolitical, cultural, and generational lines.
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.
Q & A

Michael Arndt, Little Mr. Sunshine
Michael Guillen
Feb 23, 2007
The Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Little Miss Sunshine made a Cody's San Francisco bookstore appearance promoting the publication of the shooting script.
Reviews

Nathaniel Dorsky's Secret World
Michael Fox
Dec 5, 2006
Song and Solitude, is a twilight sojourn to a secret world much like our own, rendered with profound patience and a hint of wistfulness.
Q & A

Joseph McBride: All is Welles
Michael Fox
Oct 16, 2006
Joseph McBride's What Ever Happened to Orson Welles?: A Portrait of An Independent Career catalogs the director's amazingly prolific final 15 years.
Reviews

Jack Stevenson's vault of vice
Michael Fox
Sep 28, 2006
The expat archivist and writer makes his near-annual pilgrimage to San Francisco with a flurry of shows teeming with goodies from his personal collection.
News & Blogs

Netflix 101, a Dispatch from IFP's Filmmaker Conference
Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE
Sep 22, 2006
A panel discussion yields insights into the presentÑand futureÑof indie distribution.
Q & A

David Thomson on Nicole Kidman
Michael Fox
Sep 4, 2006
The renowned local critic and historian talks about his book about the iconic Hollywood beauty.
Q & A

The Outsiders
Susan Gerhard
Jun 14, 2006
Sheerly Avni talks about his book, Cinema by the Bay, a rich, visual history of San Francisco Bay Area filmmaking.
Reviews

Four Performers on Getting "Fired!"
Susan Gerhard
May 19, 2006
Four stories from familiar performers who once found themselves in the "formerly employed by" category, taken from Fired!, which plays Docfest 2006.
Q & A

Totally, Tenderly 20th-Century: Lopate Curates Critics
Thomas Logoreci
Apr 11, 2006
With American Movie Critics: An Anthology From the Silents Until Now, N.Y. essayist Phillip Lopate compiles nearly a century of groundbreaking and entertaining criticism.
News & Blogs

A JT LeRoy Reader
Susan Gerhard
Mar 23, 2006
The List: How JT LeRoy went from fiction to fact in the media.

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