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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.'
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Joshua Moore, on Location
Michael Fox
Oct 28, 2011
Filmmaker and programmer Moore talks process, offers perspective on his debut feature and Cinema by the Bay opener, ‘I Think It’s Raining.’
October 28, 2011

Joshua Moore, on Location
Michael Fox
Oct 28, 2011
Filmmaker and programmer Moore talks process, offers perspective on his debut feature and Cinema by the Bay opener, ‘I Think It’s Raining.’
Q & A

Joshua Moore, on Location
Michael Fox
Oct 28, 2011
Filmmaker and programmer Moore talks process, offers perspective on his debut feature and Cinema by the Bay opener, ‘I Think It’s Raining.’
News & Blogs

San Francisco Jewish Film Festival Announces New Executive Director
Oct 24, 2011
Press release: The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival announced its new Executive Director: Lexi Leban, who begins working with the festival November 7, 2011. A longtime member of the Bay Area film community, Lexi has worked in all aspects of film, from production to distribution. She’s also worked with numerous film festivals, including the Mill Valley Film Festival, the San Francisco International Film Festival, and the Global Social Change Film Festival in Bali. Lexi is currently Academic Director of the Digital Filmmaking & Video Production Program at the Art Institute of California, where she built the department from its inception. Her most recent feature documentary, Girl Trouble, which follows young girls in San Francisco’s juvenile justice system, aired on PBS’s acclaimed series Independent Lens in January of 2006, and won Best Bay Area Documentary at the San Francisco International Film Festival. More at sfjff.org.
Events

Mill Valley Film Festival
Oct 6, 2011
The 34th Mill Valley Film Festival continues at a number of locations, with a number of notable guests, including directors Gaston Kaboré and Luc Besson. See Dennis Harvey's extended preview on SF360 for the full story. More info and film schedule at mvff.com.
October 11, 2011

Mill Valley Film Festival
Oct 6, 2011
The 34th Mill Valley Film Festival continues at a number of locations, with a number of notable guests, including directors Gaston Kaboré and Luc Besson. See Dennis Harvey's extended preview on SF360 for the full story. More info and film schedule at mvff.com.
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Goldmacher IDs Perps Behind Financial Crisis
Michael Fox
Oct 3, 2011
An East Bay filmmaker takes another look at U.S. financial woes with 'Heist,' which world premieres at the Mill Valley Film Festival.
October 6, 2011

Goldmacher IDs Perps Behind Financial Crisis
Michael Fox
Oct 3, 2011
An East Bay filmmaker takes another look at U.S. financial woes with 'Heist,' which world premieres at the Mill Valley Film Festival.
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Goldmacher IDs Perps Behind Financial Crisis
Michael Fox
Oct 3, 2011
An East Bay filmmaker takes another look at U.S. financial woes with 'Heist,' which world premieres at the Mill Valley Film Festival.
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Guy Maddin: Ann Savage and the Osmonds
Johnny Ray Huston
Sep 23, 2011
Guy Maddin talks about movies, writing, himself—and the allure of the Osmonds, re-published on the occasion of Fandor's Maddin blogathon.
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Guy Maddin: Ann Savage and the Osmonds
Johnny Ray Huston
Sep 23, 2011
Guy Maddin talks about movies, writing, himself—and the allure of the Osmonds, re-published on the occasion of Fandor's Maddin blogathon.
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Tiffany Shlain Connects the Dots
Michael Read
Sep 16, 2011
With 'Connected,' Tiffany Shlain weaves hope into a high risk story.
January 27, 2011

Tiffany Shlain Connects the Dots
Michael Read
Sep 16, 2011
With 'Connected,' Tiffany Shlain weaves hope into a high risk story.
January 31, 2011

Tiffany Shlain Connects the Dots
Michael Read
Sep 16, 2011
With 'Connected,' Tiffany Shlain weaves hope into a high risk story.
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Tiffany Shlain Connects the Dots
Michael Read
Sep 16, 2011
With 'Connected,' Tiffany Shlain weaves hope into a high risk story.
September 13 2011

Cine+Mas San Francisco Latino Film Festival 2011
Sep 13, 2011
The Cine+Mas 2011 San Francisco Latino Film Festival kicks off this Wednesday with a screening of 'Being: Cafe´ Tacvba' at Landmark's Embarcadero Center Cinema and screens through next week at venues throughout the Bay Area. The festival offers a number of new works by Latino directors based locally and internationally. More info and kickoff RSVP at sflatinofilmfestival.com.
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‘Puzzle’ Pieces Together a Life
Jonathan Kiefer
Sep 9, 2011
Maria Onetto quietly dazzles in Argentine film about a midlife jigsaw puzzler.
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‘Puzzle’ Pieces Together a Life
Jonathan Kiefer
Sep 9, 2011
Maria Onetto quietly dazzles in Argentine film about a midlife jigsaw puzzler.
September 15, 2011

‘Puzzle’ Pieces Together a Life
Jonathan Kiefer
Sep 9, 2011
Maria Onetto quietly dazzles in Argentine film about a midlife jigsaw puzzler.
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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.
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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.
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.
Festivals

Telluride’s 38th Festival Underway in Colorado
Jackson Scarlett
Sep 2, 2011
Berkeley-programmed Festival is a favorite for cinephiles; features Caetano Veloso as 2011 Guest Director.
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Telluride’s 38th Festival Underway in Colorado
Jackson Scarlett
Sep 2, 2011
Berkeley-programmed Festival is a favorite for cinephiles; features Caetano Veloso as 2011 Guest Director.
September 8 2011

Telluride’s 38th Festival Underway in Colorado
Jackson Scarlett
Sep 2, 2011
Berkeley-programmed Festival is a favorite for cinephiles; features Caetano Veloso as 2011 Guest Director.
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Graham Leggat: Filmmakers, Writers, Fans Remember
Susan Gerhard
Aug 30, 2011
When news of San Francisco Executive Director Graham Leggat’s passing hit the web, responses were heartfelt and immediate. SF360 collects a few of those thoughts.
News & Blogs

Graham Leggat: Filmmakers, Writers, Fans Remember
Susan Gerhard
Aug 30, 2011
When news of San Francisco Executive Director Graham Leggat’s passing hit the web, responses were heartfelt and immediate. SF360 collects a few of those thoughts.
September 1, 2011

Graham Leggat: Filmmakers, Writers, Fans Remember
Susan Gerhard
Aug 30, 2011
When news of San Francisco Executive Director Graham Leggat’s passing hit the web, responses were heartfelt and immediate. SF360 collects a few of those thoughts.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
August 18, 2011

‘Dawn’ Salutes Lost Girls, Sainted Sister
Michael Fox
Aug 17, 2011
A collaborative project recounts the life and work of a German-born nun located outside Nairobi and the Sudanese Lost Girls she helped find.
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‘Dawn’ Salutes Lost Girls, Sainted Sister
Michael Fox
Aug 17, 2011
A collaborative project recounts the life and work of a German-born nun located outside Nairobi and the Sudanese Lost Girls she helped find.
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‘Dawn’ Salutes Lost Girls, Sainted Sister
Michael Fox
Aug 17, 2011
A collaborative project recounts the life and work of a German-born nun located outside Nairobi and the Sudanese Lost Girls she helped find.
August 11, 2011

Field Shoots ‘MLK in Palestine’ on the Fly
Michael Fox
Aug 10, 2011
Connie Field makes a radical shift to verité filmmaking, accompanied by an equally momentous switch in fundraising strategy with her latest project.
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Field Shoots ‘MLK in Palestine’ on the Fly
Michael Fox
Aug 10, 2011
Connie Field makes a radical shift to verité filmmaking, accompanied by an equally momentous switch in fundraising strategy with her latest project.
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Field Shoots ‘MLK in Palestine’ on the Fly
Michael Fox
Aug 10, 2011
Connie Field makes a radical shift to verité filmmaking, accompanied by an equally momentous switch in fundraising strategy with her latest project.
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.
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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.
August 11, 2011

Miranda July Throws Cautionary Tale to the Wind with ‘The Future’
Sean Uyehara
Aug 8, 2011
The filmmaker talks about time, life, storytelling and her new film, ‘The Future.’
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Miranda July Throws Cautionary Tale to the Wind with ‘The Future’
Sean Uyehara
Aug 8, 2011
The filmmaker talks about time, life, storytelling and her new film, ‘The Future.’
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Miranda July Throws Cautionary Tale to the Wind with ‘The Future’
Sean Uyehara
Aug 8, 2011
The filmmaker talks about time, life, storytelling and her new film, ‘The Future.’
August 11, 2011

'Between Two Worlds' Places Politics of Speech in Spotlight
B. Ruby Rich
Aug 5, 2011
Filmmakers take personal approach to Jewish cultural debates.
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'Between Two Worlds' Places Politics of Speech in Spotlight
B. Ruby Rich
Aug 5, 2011
Filmmakers take personal approach to Jewish cultural debates.
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'Between Two Worlds' Places Politics of Speech in Spotlight
B. Ruby Rich
Aug 5, 2011
Filmmakers take personal approach to Jewish cultural debates.
August 4, 2011

McDonagh Finds Success in Family Path with 'The Guard'
Dennis Harvey
Aug 4, 2011
John Michael McDonagh's first feature echos the blackly comedic tenor of his ('In Bruges') brother Martin's oeuvre.
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McDonagh Finds Success in Family Path with 'The Guard'
Dennis Harvey
Aug 4, 2011
John Michael McDonagh's first feature echos the blackly comedic tenor of his ('In Bruges') brother Martin's oeuvre.
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McDonagh Finds Success in Family Path with 'The Guard'
Dennis Harvey
Aug 4, 2011
John Michael McDonagh's first feature echos the blackly comedic tenor of his ('In Bruges') brother Martin's oeuvre.
August 4, 2011

Minott Tracks ‘Illness’ to Guam
Michael Fox
Aug 3, 2011
Berry Minott's work-in-progress travels to Guam seeking a cure, puzzling over scientific mystery.
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Minott Tracks ‘Illness’ to Guam
Michael Fox
Aug 3, 2011
Berry Minott's work-in-progress travels to Guam seeking a cure, puzzling over scientific mystery.
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Minott Tracks ‘Illness’ to Guam
Michael Fox
Aug 3, 2011
Berry Minott's work-in-progress travels to Guam seeking a cure, puzzling over scientific mystery.
August 4, 2011

In Theaters: 'Life in a Day,' 'The Tree,' 'Cameraman'
Jackson Scarlett
Aug 2, 2011
Critics from the Bay Area and beyond weigh in on the weekend's openings.
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In Theaters: 'Life in a Day,' 'The Tree,' 'Cameraman'
Jackson Scarlett
Aug 2, 2011
Critics from the Bay Area and beyond weigh in on the weekend's openings.
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In Theaters: 'Life in a Day,' 'The Tree,' 'Cameraman'
Jackson Scarlett
Aug 2, 2011
Critics from the Bay Area and beyond weigh in on the weekend's openings.
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.
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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.
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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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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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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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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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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Rapaport Brings Depth to Tribe Called Quest Doc
Adam Hartzell
Jul 15, 2011
Actor’s first documentary outing pays tribute to Quest’s influence.
July 21, 2011

Rapaport Brings Depth to Tribe Called Quest Doc
Adam Hartzell
Jul 15, 2011
Actor’s first documentary outing pays tribute to Quest’s influence.
Q & A

Rapaport Brings Depth to Tribe Called Quest Doc
Adam Hartzell
Jul 15, 2011
Actor’s first documentary outing pays tribute to Quest’s influence.
Festivals

'Shoes' on the Other Feet at SF Silent Film Festival
Dennis Harvey
Jul 14, 2011
San Francisco Silent Film Festival features the work of the most important female director of the silent era, Lois Weber.
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'Shoes' on the Other Feet at SF Silent Film Festival
Dennis Harvey
Jul 14, 2011
San Francisco Silent Film Festival features the work of the most important female director of the silent era, Lois Weber.
July 14, 2011

'Shoes' on the Other Feet at SF Silent Film Festival
Dennis Harvey
Jul 14, 2011
San Francisco Silent Film Festival features the work of the most important female director of the silent era, Lois Weber.
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Weitz Explores the Other L.A. with 'A Better Life'
Dennis Harvey
Jul 8, 2011
'A Better Life' succeeds as an L.A.-set remake of bleak Italian neorealist classic 'The Bicycle Thief.'
July 14, 2011

Weitz Explores the Other L.A. with 'A Better Life'
Dennis Harvey
Jul 8, 2011
'A Better Life' succeeds as an L.A.-set remake of bleak Italian neorealist classic 'The Bicycle Thief.'
July 7, 2011

Weitz Explores the Other L.A. with 'A Better Life'
Dennis Harvey
Jul 8, 2011
'A Better Life' succeeds as an L.A.-set remake of bleak Italian neorealist classic 'The Bicycle Thief.'
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Weitz Explores the Other L.A. with 'A Better Life'
Dennis Harvey
Jul 8, 2011
'A Better Life' succeeds as an L.A.-set remake of bleak Italian neorealist classic 'The Bicycle Thief.'
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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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Roko Belic Charts Path to ‘Happy’
Susan Gerhard
Jul 6, 2011
A former Bay Area filmmaker travels the world in search of the secrets of contentment.
July 7, 2011

Roko Belic Charts Path to ‘Happy’
Susan Gerhard
Jul 6, 2011
A former Bay Area filmmaker travels the world in search of the secrets of contentment.
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Roko Belic Charts Path to ‘Happy’
Susan Gerhard
Jul 6, 2011
A former Bay Area filmmaker travels the world in search of the secrets of contentment.
June 28, 2011

'Watch out for Children' Triple Feature
Jul 1, 2011
Jesse Hawthorne Ficks, with his SF institution Midnites for Maniacs, presents a trio of “troubled teen” classics: ‘Tex,’ ‘River's Edge’ and the extremely rare ‘Over the Edge’ for a single admission price. Directors Tim Hunter, Jonathan Kaplan and others will be in attendance at the screening. More at roxie.com. Look for a full 'Over the Edge' feature by Dennis Harvey in Tuesday's edition of SF360.org.
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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.
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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.
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.
June 21, 2011

'The Cove' Benefit Screening
Jun 23, 2011
Louie Psihoyos' and Roc O'Barry's immersive, award-winning eco-doc 'The Cove' screens with a live performance by Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead and post-film discussion with both directors at the Smith Rafael. Ticket sales benefit the Earth Island Institute and Save Japan Dolphins. More at cafilm.org.
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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.
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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.
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

'These Amazing Shadows'
Jun 19, 2011
Directors Paul Mariano and Kurt Norton inspect the treasures held in the Library of Congress' revered National Film Registry and consider their lasting impact on the American experience. The locally made doc features insightful interviews with prominent celebrities and critics. Both filmmakers will be present for Q&A after screening at Smith Rafael Film Center. More at cafilm.org.
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Vintage Kinski Uncorked at YBCA
Dennis Harvey
Jun 17, 2011
YBCA digs a delightfully disturbing live Kinski document from the archives.
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Vintage Kinski Uncorked at YBCA
Dennis Harvey
Jun 17, 2011
YBCA digs a delightfully disturbing live Kinski document from the archives.
Festivals

Frameline35 Opens, Features Wildly Diverse Program
Dennis Harvey
Jun 16, 2011
The San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival delivers internationally as well as locally made films of every identity and genre stripe.
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Frameline35 Opens, Features Wildly Diverse Program
Dennis Harvey
Jun 16, 2011
The San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival delivers internationally as well as locally made films of every identity and genre stripe.
June 16, 2011

Frameline35 Opens, Features Wildly Diverse Program
Dennis Harvey
Jun 16, 2011
The San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival delivers internationally as well as locally made films of every identity and genre stripe.
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We Want Answers
Karen Everett
Jun 14, 2011
Asking the right questions is an art; a consultant speaks on how to conduct documentary interviews that will help structure your film.
June 16, 2011

We Want Answers
Karen Everett
Jun 14, 2011
Asking the right questions is an art; a consultant speaks on how to conduct documentary interviews that will help structure your film.
Story Structure

We Want Answers
Karen Everett
Jun 14, 2011
Asking the right questions is an art; a consultant speaks on how to conduct documentary interviews that will help structure your film.
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Lewis Rides Herd on Lusty ‘Longhorns’
Michael Fox
Jun 13, 2011
An SF Chronicle editor speaks about his third feature, a Texas-set sex comedy making its debut at Frameline35.
June 16, 2011

Lewis Rides Herd on Lusty ‘Longhorns’
Michael Fox
Jun 13, 2011
An SF Chronicle editor speaks about his third feature, a Texas-set sex comedy making its debut at Frameline35.
Q & A

Lewis Rides Herd on Lusty ‘Longhorns’
Michael Fox
Jun 13, 2011
An SF Chronicle editor speaks about his third feature, a Texas-set sex comedy making its debut at Frameline35.
May 17, 2011

‘Big in Bollywood’
May 29, 2011
Red Vic Movie House hosts ‘Big In Bollywood,’ a film about a struggling 27-year-old actor who lands a dream role in a overly successful Bollywood film. Directors Kenny Meehan and Bill Bowles are in attendance. More at redvicmoviehouse.com.
May 24, 2011

‘Big in Bollywood’
May 29, 2011
Red Vic Movie House hosts ‘Big In Bollywood,’ a film about a struggling 27-year-old actor who lands a dream role in a overly successful Bollywood film. Directors Kenny Meehan and Bill Bowles are in attendance. More at redvicmoviehouse.com.
Festivals

Frameline Announces Titles in 2011 Festival
Susan Gerhard/Michael Fox
May 25, 2011
Margaret Cho, transgender cinema are highlights of 2011 LGBT festival.
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Frameline Announces Titles in 2011 Festival
Susan Gerhard/Michael Fox
May 25, 2011
Margaret Cho, transgender cinema are highlights of 2011 LGBT festival.
May 26, 2011

Frameline Announces Titles in 2011 Festival
Susan Gerhard/Michael Fox
May 25, 2011
Margaret Cho, transgender cinema are highlights of 2011 LGBT festival.
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Patrick Raises Child ‘Booksellers’
Michael Fox
May 24, 2011
S. Smith Patrick shares purpose with the children she films.
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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.
May 17, 2011

Coen Brothers Double Feature
May 19, 2011
Castro Theatre hosts a double feature of films by writers-directors Joel and Ethan Coen, beginning with 1987's ‘Raising Arizona’ and followed by 1998's ‘The Big Lebowski.’ More at castrotheatre.com.
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YBCA Revisits Vintage Erotica
Dennis Harvey
May 19, 2011
YBCA uncorks another era's eros.
May 19, 2011

YBCA Revisits Vintage Erotica
Dennis Harvey
May 19, 2011
YBCA uncorks another era's eros.
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YBCA Revisits Vintage Erotica
Dennis Harvey
May 19, 2011
YBCA uncorks another era's eros.
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Antonelli Contrasts Africa’s ‘Killing Seasons’
Michael Fox
May 18, 2011
John Antonelli finds good news, bad news and plenty of drama in African environmental stories.
May 19, 2011

Antonelli Contrasts Africa’s ‘Killing Seasons’
Michael Fox
May 18, 2011
John Antonelli finds good news, bad news and plenty of drama in African environmental stories.
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Park Jung-bum Offers Notes on his Unique POV
Adam Hartzell
May 16, 2011
The director of South Korean film 'The Journals of Musan,' a prize winner at SFIFF54, speaks about bringing cinematic light to social darkness.
May 19, 2011

Park Jung-bum Offers Notes on his Unique POV
Adam Hartzell
May 16, 2011
The director of South Korean film 'The Journals of Musan,' a prize winner at SFIFF54, speaks about bringing cinematic light to social darkness.
Q & A

Park Jung-bum Offers Notes on his Unique POV
Adam Hartzell
May 16, 2011
The director of South Korean film 'The Journals of Musan,' a prize winner at SFIFF54, speaks about bringing cinematic light to social darkness.
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Park Jung-bum Offers Notes on his Unique POV
Adam Hartzell
May 16, 2011
The director of South Korean film 'The Journals of Musan,' a prize winner at SFIFF54, speaks about bringing cinematic light to social darkness.
May 19, 2011

Park Jung-bum Offers Notes on his Unique POV
Adam Hartzell
May 16, 2011
The director of South Korean film 'The Journals of Musan,' a prize winner at SFIFF54, speaks about bringing cinematic light to social darkness.
Q & A

Park Jung-bum Offers Notes on his Unique POV
Adam Hartzell
May 16, 2011
The director of South Korean film 'The Journals of Musan,' a prize winner at SFIFF54, speaks about bringing cinematic light to social darkness.
Home

'Meek's Cutoff' a Minimalist Masterpiece
Michael Read
May 7, 2011
Kelly Reichardt creates a moving meditation on open space with 'Meek's Cutoff.'
May 12, 2011

'Meek's Cutoff' a Minimalist Masterpiece
Michael Read
May 7, 2011
Kelly Reichardt creates a moving meditation on open space with 'Meek's Cutoff.'
Reviews

'Meek's Cutoff' a Minimalist Masterpiece
Michael Read
May 7, 2011
Kelly Reichardt creates a moving meditation on open space with 'Meek's Cutoff.'
Home

SFIFF54 Golden Gate Award Winners Announced
Susan Gerhard
May 5, 2011
Cash prizes, recognition showered on the winning filmmakers of 2011 San Francisco International. The San Francisco International Film Festival presented its 2011 Golden Gate Awards to filmmakers Wednesday night at Temple Nightclub/Prana Restaurant. Kelly Duane de la Vega and Katie Galloway's Better This World won both Documentary Feature and Bay Area Documentary awards. Yoav Potash's Crime After Crime received the Investigative Documentary prize. Park Jung-bum's The Journals of Musan won the New Directors award. A complete list...
May 5, 2011

SFIFF54 Golden Gate Award Winners Announced
Susan Gerhard
May 5, 2011
Cash prizes, recognition showered on the winning filmmakers of 2011 San Francisco International. The San Francisco International Film Festival presented its 2011 Golden Gate Awards to filmmakers Wednesday night at Temple Nightclub/Prana Restaurant. Kelly Duane de la Vega and Katie Galloway's Better This World won both Documentary Feature and Bay Area Documentary awards. Yoav Potash's Crime After Crime received the Investigative Documentary prize. Park Jung-bum's The Journals of Musan won the New Directors award. A complete list...
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Frank Pierson, 'These Amazing Shadows' Offer Inspiration
Michael Fox
May 3, 2011
Screenwriter Frank Pierson talks production at SFIFF54; Bay Area-made 'These Amazing Shadows' screens after the Festival closes.
In Production

Frank Pierson, 'These Amazing Shadows' Offer Inspiration
Michael Fox
May 3, 2011
Screenwriter Frank Pierson talks production at SFIFF54; Bay Area-made 'These Amazing Shadows' screens after the Festival closes.
May 5, 2011

Frank Pierson, 'These Amazing Shadows' Offer Inspiration
Michael Fox
May 3, 2011
Screenwriter Frank Pierson talks production at SFIFF54; Bay Area-made 'These Amazing Shadows' screens after the Festival closes.
Festivals

Snapshots Reveal Personal Side of SFIFF54
Michael Read, editor
May 1, 2011
Writers for the Festival’s daily ‘Scoop’ capture live director-audience interactions.
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Snapshots Reveal Personal Side of SFIFF54
Michael Read, editor
May 1, 2011
Writers for the Festival’s daily ‘Scoop’ capture live director-audience interactions.
May 5, 2011

Snapshots Reveal Personal Side of SFIFF54
Michael Read, editor
May 1, 2011
Writers for the Festival’s daily ‘Scoop’ capture live director-audience interactions.
Festivals

Film Society Awards Night Shines Light on ’70s, City
Susan Gerhard
Apr 29, 2011
Beginnings, endings and the dazzling cinema in between honored in SFFS's annual awards show.
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Film Society Awards Night Shines Light on ’70s, City
Susan Gerhard
Apr 29, 2011
Beginnings, endings and the dazzling cinema in between honored in SFFS's annual awards show.
May 5, 2011

Film Society Awards Night Shines Light on ’70s, City
Susan Gerhard
Apr 29, 2011
Beginnings, endings and the dazzling cinema in between honored in SFFS's annual awards show.
Festivals

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.
Festivals

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.
Home

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 28, 2011

Bay Area Doc-makers of SFIFF54 Map Future
Michael Fox
Apr 27, 2011
The region's nonfiction filmmakers consider next steps after their SFIFF debuts.
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Bay Area Doc-makers of SFIFF54 Map Future
Michael Fox
Apr 27, 2011
The region's nonfiction filmmakers consider next steps after their SFIFF debuts.
In Production

Bay Area Doc-makers of SFIFF54 Map Future
Michael Fox
Apr 27, 2011
The region's nonfiction filmmakers consider next steps after their SFIFF debuts.
April 26, 2011

SFIFF: ‘Better This World’
Apr 26, 2011
Bay Area directors are high profile in the 54th San Francisco International Film Festival; catch them in person this week. Katie Galloway and Kelly Duane de la Vega appear Tuesday with Bradley Crowder, a principal of ‘Better This World,’ a documentary that traces the paths of activists deemed the "Texas Two." The film plays at Pacific Film Archive on April 26 and Sundance Kubaki Cinemas on April 29. More at fest11.sffs.org.
April 28, 2011

Tindersticks Fuel the Claire Denis Film Fire
Dennis Harvey
Apr 26, 2011
A soundtrack staple in the Denis oeuvre, Tindersticks play their beautifully brooding music live to clips at SFIFF54.
Festivals

Tindersticks Fuel the Claire Denis Film Fire
Dennis Harvey
Apr 26, 2011
A soundtrack staple in the Denis oeuvre, Tindersticks play their beautifully brooding music live to clips at SFIFF54.
Home

Tindersticks Fuel the Claire Denis Film Fire
Dennis Harvey
Apr 26, 2011
A soundtrack staple in the Denis oeuvre, Tindersticks play their beautifully brooding music live to clips at SFIFF54.
April 28, 2011

SFIFF54's 'Beginners' Brings Surprises
Susan Gerhard
Apr 23, 2011
Mike Mills and Ewan McGregor lit up the Castro on San Francisco International's opening night.
Festivals

SFIFF54's 'Beginners' Brings Surprises
Susan Gerhard
Apr 23, 2011
Mike Mills and Ewan McGregor lit up the Castro on San Francisco International's opening night.
Home

SFIFF54's 'Beginners' Brings Surprises
Susan Gerhard
Apr 23, 2011
Mike Mills and Ewan McGregor lit up the Castro on San Francisco International's opening night.
april 22 2011

Looking for the Moral with Bill Nichols
Michael Fox
Apr 20, 2011
Social-justice filmmaking gets discussed in a Bill Nichols'-moderated salon during SFIFF.
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Looking for the Moral with Bill Nichols
Michael Fox
Apr 20, 2011
Social-justice filmmaking gets discussed in a Bill Nichols'-moderated salon during SFIFF.
In Production

Looking for the Moral with Bill Nichols
Michael Fox
Apr 20, 2011
Social-justice filmmaking gets discussed in a Bill Nichols'-moderated salon during SFIFF.
april 22 2011

Looking for the Moral with Bill Nichols
Michael Fox
Apr 20, 2011
Social-justice filmmaking gets discussed in a Bill Nichols'-moderated salon during SFIFF.
Home

Looking for the Moral with Bill Nichols
Michael Fox
Apr 20, 2011
Social-justice filmmaking gets discussed in a Bill Nichols'-moderated salon during SFIFF.
In Production

Looking for the Moral with Bill Nichols
Michael Fox
Apr 20, 2011
Social-justice filmmaking gets discussed in a Bill Nichols'-moderated salon during SFIFF.
april 22 2011

On Producing Killer Films
Dennis Harvey
Apr 18, 2011
Christine Vachon examines her varied indie successes while offering notes on the world of change engulfing cinema.
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On Producing Killer Films
Dennis Harvey
Apr 18, 2011
Christine Vachon examines her varied indie successes while offering notes on the world of change engulfing cinema.
Q & A

On Producing Killer Films
Dennis Harvey
Apr 18, 2011
Christine Vachon examines her varied indie successes while offering notes on the world of change engulfing cinema.
april 22 2011

Swimming in the Deep End of San Francisco International Film Festival
Max Goldberg
Apr 15, 2011
Films in the 54th SFIFF immerse viewers in distant times, unique places.
Festivals

Swimming in the Deep End of San Francisco International Film Festival
Max Goldberg
Apr 15, 2011
Films in the 54th SFIFF immerse viewers in distant times, unique places.
Home

Swimming in the Deep End of San Francisco International Film Festival
Max Goldberg
Apr 15, 2011
Films in the 54th SFIFF immerse viewers in distant times, unique places.
Reviews

Swimming in the Deep End of San Francisco International Film Festival
Max Goldberg
Apr 15, 2011
Films in the 54th SFIFF immerse viewers in distant times, unique places.
April 14, 2011

Getting Behind 'Bill Cunningham'
Susan Gerhard
Apr 8, 2011
Richard Press and Philip Gefter pay tribute to a worker's devotion in making 'Bill Cunningham New York.'
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Getting Behind 'Bill Cunningham'
Susan Gerhard
Apr 8, 2011
Richard Press and Philip Gefter pay tribute to a worker's devotion in making 'Bill Cunningham New York.'
Q & A

Getting Behind 'Bill Cunningham'
Susan Gerhard
Apr 8, 2011
Richard Press and Philip Gefter pay tribute to a worker's devotion in making 'Bill Cunningham New York.'
April 7, 2011

The Power of ‘Poetry’
Adam Hartzell
Apr 7, 2011
A South Korean gem, Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Poetry’ inspires.
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The Power of ‘Poetry’
Adam Hartzell
Apr 7, 2011
A South Korean gem, Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Poetry’ inspires.
Reviews

The Power of ‘Poetry’
Adam Hartzell
Apr 7, 2011
A South Korean gem, Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Poetry’ inspires.
April 7, 2011

Juelich Rides ‘Neon’ Roller Coaster
Michael Fox
Apr 6, 2011
Jennifer Juelich uses California carnivals as atmosphere for her DIY drama.
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Juelich Rides ‘Neon’ Roller Coaster
Michael Fox
Apr 6, 2011
Jennifer Juelich uses California carnivals as atmosphere for her DIY drama.
In Production

Juelich Rides ‘Neon’ Roller Coaster
Michael Fox
Apr 6, 2011
Jennifer Juelich uses California carnivals as atmosphere for her DIY drama.
April 7, 2011

Ozon's 'Trophy Wife' Is a Winner
Dennis Harvey
Apr 1, 2011
Ozon's Deneuve vehicle, filled with comedy and politics, travels well.
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Ozon's 'Trophy Wife' Is a Winner
Dennis Harvey
Apr 1, 2011
Ozon's Deneuve vehicle, filled with comedy and politics, travels well.
Reviews

Ozon's 'Trophy Wife' Is a Winner
Dennis Harvey
Apr 1, 2011
Ozon's Deneuve vehicle, filled with comedy and politics, travels well.
03.31.11

SFFS Announces 2011 SF International Film Festival Titles, Events
Susan Gerhard
Mar 29, 2011
SF International's 54th wide-ranging program is announced.
Festivals

SFFS Announces 2011 SF International Film Festival Titles, Events
Susan Gerhard
Mar 29, 2011
SF International's 54th wide-ranging program is announced.
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SFFS Announces 2011 SF International Film Festival Titles, Events
Susan Gerhard
Mar 29, 2011
SF International's 54th wide-ranging program is announced.
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.
First Person

Filmmakers Bring Stories to New Platforms
Erica Marcus
Mar 22, 2011
The Media that Matters Conference showcased innovative formats and powerful storytelling.
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Filmmakers Bring Stories to New Platforms
Erica Marcus
Mar 22, 2011
The Media that Matters Conference showcased innovative formats and powerful storytelling.
March 24, 2011

Filmmakers Bring Stories to New Platforms
Erica Marcus
Mar 22, 2011
The Media that Matters Conference showcased innovative formats and powerful storytelling.
Home

Kiarostami’s Enigmatic ‘Copy’ Fascinates
Dennis Harvey
Mar 18, 2011
Kiarostami’s ‘Certified Copy’ is a puzzling provocation that gets better with multiple viewings.
March 24, 2011

Kiarostami’s Enigmatic ‘Copy’ Fascinates
Dennis Harvey
Mar 18, 2011
Kiarostami’s ‘Certified Copy’ is a puzzling provocation that gets better with multiple viewings.
Reviews

Kiarostami’s Enigmatic ‘Copy’ Fascinates
Dennis Harvey
Mar 18, 2011
Kiarostami’s ‘Certified Copy’ is a puzzling provocation that gets better with multiple viewings.
Home

Burroughs’ Story Still Stranger than Fiction
Dennis Harvey
Mar 11, 2011
A new Burroughs documentary revisits a familiar story, but delivers fresh insight.
March 17, 2011

Burroughs’ Story Still Stranger than Fiction
Dennis Harvey
Mar 11, 2011
A new Burroughs documentary revisits a familiar story, but delivers fresh insight.
Reviews

Burroughs’ Story Still Stranger than Fiction
Dennis Harvey
Mar 11, 2011
A new Burroughs documentary revisits a familiar story, but delivers fresh insight.
Home

What you Need to Know to License Music for Film
George Rush
Mar 8, 2011
Breaking down the common licensing terms.
Legal

What you Need to Know to License Music for Film
George Rush
Mar 8, 2011
Breaking down the common licensing terms.
March 10, 2011

What you Need to Know to License Music for Film
George Rush
Mar 8, 2011
Breaking down the common licensing terms.
News & Blogs

SFIFF54 Announces Documentaries in Golden Gate Awards, Films in New Directors Competition
Mar 4, 2011
Press release: The 54th San Francisco International Film Festival (April 21 - May 5) today announced its documentaries in competition for the Golden Gate Awards and films in competition for the New Directors Prize. The International will award close to $100,000 in total prizes this year. Sixty thousand dollars will be awarded to winners in three categories: investigative documentary feature ($25,000), documentary feature ($20,000) and Bay Area documentary feature ($15,000). The New Directors Prize of $15,000 is given to a narrative first feature that exhibits a unique artistic sensibility and deserves to be seen by as wide an audience as possible. Seventeen countries contributed to the production of the 11 films in this year's competition. Click through for titles or visit sffs.org.
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.
Home

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.
February 24, 2011

Beg For Your Life: In the Well with Laurel Nakadate
Mary Gaitskill
Feb 24, 2011
On the amoral goodness of nature, shapelessly shaped things and the hereness of bodies.
Home

Beg For Your Life: In the Well with Laurel Nakadate
Mary Gaitskill
Feb 24, 2011
On the amoral goodness of nature, shapelessly shaped things and the hereness of bodies.
In Depth

Beg For Your Life: In the Well with Laurel Nakadate
Mary Gaitskill
Feb 24, 2011
On the amoral goodness of nature, shapelessly shaped things and the hereness of bodies.
February 24, 2011

Nakadate’s Fever Dreams Heat the Screen
Sean Uyehara
Feb 23, 2011
Filmmaker/photographer Laurel Nakadate talks about acting, power and identity.
Home

Nakadate’s Fever Dreams Heat the Screen
Sean Uyehara
Feb 23, 2011
Filmmaker/photographer Laurel Nakadate talks about acting, power and identity.
Q & A

Nakadate’s Fever Dreams Heat the Screen
Sean Uyehara
Feb 23, 2011
Filmmaker/photographer Laurel Nakadate talks about acting, power and identity.
February 24, 2011

Mitchell Block Brings Oscar Attention to Vets
Jessica Sapick
Feb 21, 2011
Producer and teacher Mitchell Block talks about the making of great films, including the Oscar-nominated 'Poster Girl.'
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Mitchell Block Brings Oscar Attention to Vets
Jessica Sapick
Feb 21, 2011
Producer and teacher Mitchell Block talks about the making of great films, including the Oscar-nominated 'Poster Girl.'
Q & A

Mitchell Block Brings Oscar Attention to Vets
Jessica Sapick
Feb 21, 2011
Producer and teacher Mitchell Block talks about the making of great films, including the Oscar-nominated 'Poster Girl.'
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.
Home

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.
February 10, 2011

Scary Cow Stampede Continues Apace
Michael Fox
Feb 9, 2011
Scary Cow matches makers with crews, and, every quarter, finds audiences for both.
Home

Scary Cow Stampede Continues Apace
Michael Fox
Feb 9, 2011
Scary Cow matches makers with crews, and, every quarter, finds audiences for both.
In Production

Scary Cow Stampede Continues Apace
Michael Fox
Feb 9, 2011
Scary Cow matches makers with crews, and, every quarter, finds audiences for both.
Feb 3 2011

Schneider-Jarmel Clan Take ‘Balz’ to Cuba
Michael Fox
Feb 2, 2011
Marcia Jarmel and Ken Schneider follow 'Speaking in Tongues' with a doc that talks baseball.
Home

Schneider-Jarmel Clan Take ‘Balz’ to Cuba
Michael Fox
Feb 2, 2011
Marcia Jarmel and Ken Schneider follow 'Speaking in Tongues' with a doc that talks baseball.
In Production

Schneider-Jarmel Clan Take ‘Balz’ to Cuba
Michael Fox
Feb 2, 2011
Marcia Jarmel and Ken Schneider follow 'Speaking in Tongues' with a doc that talks baseball.
January 25, 2011

SF Sketchfest: 'Airplane!' Tribute
Jan 31, 2011
The Castro Theatre hosts a tribute to ‘Airplane!’ in conjunction with the SF Sketchfest. Following the film is a Q&A with leading actor Robert Hays, screenwriter Jim Abrahams and directors David and Jerry Zucker. More at sfsketchfest.com.
Home

Olsson Feels ‘Soldier’s Heart’ Beat
Michael Fox
Jan 26, 2011
Stephen Olsson looks into novel methods of treating PTSD in 'A Soldier’s Heart and the Long Road Home.'
In Production

Olsson Feels ‘Soldier’s Heart’ Beat
Michael Fox
Jan 26, 2011
Stephen Olsson looks into novel methods of treating PTSD in 'A Soldier’s Heart and the Long Road Home.'
January 27, 2011

Olsson Feels ‘Soldier’s Heart’ Beat
Michael Fox
Jan 26, 2011
Stephen Olsson looks into novel methods of treating PTSD in 'A Soldier’s Heart and the Long Road Home.'
January 27, 2011

SF360 Live at Sundance: Strange and Charmed Visions
SFFS Staff
Jan 25, 2011
Sean Uyehara: "If you wanted, you could say that Calvin Lee Reeder channels the love child of Dario Argento and Maya Deren..."
January 31, 2011

SF360 Live at Sundance: Strange and Charmed Visions
SFFS Staff
Jan 25, 2011
Sean Uyehara: "If you wanted, you could say that Calvin Lee Reeder channels the love child of Dario Argento and Maya Deren..."
News & Blogs

SF360 Live at Sundance: Strange and Charmed Visions
SFFS Staff
Jan 25, 2011
Sean Uyehara: "If you wanted, you could say that Calvin Lee Reeder channels the love child of Dario Argento and Maya Deren..."
Home

Bay Area Doc Makers Breathe Deep Before Sundance Debuts
Michael Fox
Jan 19, 2011
Filmmakers make plans, stay calm, hone their messages for Park City audiences in days before festival opens.
In Production

Bay Area Doc Makers Breathe Deep Before Sundance Debuts
Michael Fox
Jan 19, 2011
Filmmakers make plans, stay calm, hone their messages for Park City audiences in days before festival opens.
January 20, 2011

Bay Area Doc Makers Breathe Deep Before Sundance Debuts
Michael Fox
Jan 19, 2011
Filmmakers make plans, stay calm, hone their messages for Park City audiences in days before festival opens.
January 31, 2011

Bay Area Doc Makers Breathe Deep Before Sundance Debuts
Michael Fox
Jan 19, 2011
Filmmakers make plans, stay calm, hone their messages for Park City audiences in days before festival opens.
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'Somewhere' Seizes on Discontent
Dennis Harvey
Jan 14, 2011
Sofia Coppola's 'Somewhere' nails the spiritual erosion of constant, effortless indulgence.
January 20, 2011

'Somewhere' Seizes on Discontent
Dennis Harvey
Jan 14, 2011
Sofia Coppola's 'Somewhere' nails the spiritual erosion of constant, effortless indulgence.
Reviews

'Somewhere' Seizes on Discontent
Dennis Harvey
Jan 14, 2011
Sofia Coppola's 'Somewhere' nails the spiritual erosion of constant, effortless indulgence.
Home

De Oliveira's 'Angelica' Balming, Enlivening
Dennis Harvey
Jan 7, 2011
'The Strange Case of Angelica' finds Manoel de Oliveira, at 102 years old, in fine form.
January 13, 2011

De Oliveira's 'Angelica' Balming, Enlivening
Dennis Harvey
Jan 7, 2011
'The Strange Case of Angelica' finds Manoel de Oliveira, at 102 years old, in fine form.
Reviews

De Oliveira's 'Angelica' Balming, Enlivening
Dennis Harvey
Jan 7, 2011
'The Strange Case of Angelica' finds Manoel de Oliveira, at 102 years old, in fine form.
Home

Politics, Sacrifice Define 'Bhutto,' Director
Michael Fox
Jan 5, 2011
Director Duane Baughman's day job in direct mail/political consulting brought him unbelievable access to Benazir Bhutto.
In Production

Politics, Sacrifice Define 'Bhutto,' Director
Michael Fox
Jan 5, 2011
Director Duane Baughman's day job in direct mail/political consulting brought him unbelievable access to Benazir Bhutto.
January 6, 2010

Politics, Sacrifice Define 'Bhutto,' Director
Michael Fox
Jan 5, 2011
Director Duane Baughman's day job in direct mail/political consulting brought him unbelievable access to Benazir Bhutto.
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.
Home

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 23, 2010

Film 2010: The Year in Quotes
Michael Fox
Dec 17, 2010
Outspoken and rarely understated, Bay Area filmmakers took center stage in 2010.
December 28, 2010

Film 2010: The Year in Quotes
Michael Fox
Dec 17, 2010
Outspoken and rarely understated, Bay Area filmmakers took center stage in 2010.
Home

Film 2010: The Year in Quotes
Michael Fox
Dec 17, 2010
Outspoken and rarely understated, Bay Area filmmakers took center stage in 2010.
In Production

Film 2010: The Year in Quotes
Michael Fox
Dec 17, 2010
Outspoken and rarely understated, Bay Area filmmakers took center stage in 2010.
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.
December 2, 2010

Sundance Announces Films in Competition
Susan Gerhard
Dec 2, 2010
Sundance announces its competition class of 2011, which includes Bay Area projects by Tiffany Shlain, Yoav Potash, Jennifer Siebel Newsom and David Weissman.
Home

Sundance Announces Films in Competition
Susan Gerhard
Dec 2, 2010
Sundance announces its competition class of 2011, which includes Bay Area projects by Tiffany Shlain, Yoav Potash, Jennifer Siebel Newsom and David Weissman.
January 31, 2011

Sundance Announces Films in Competition
Susan Gerhard
Dec 2, 2010
Sundance announces its competition class of 2011, which includes Bay Area projects by Tiffany Shlain, Yoav Potash, Jennifer Siebel Newsom and David Weissman.
News & Blogs

Sundance Announces Films in Competition
Susan Gerhard
Dec 2, 2010
Sundance announces its competition class of 2011, which includes Bay Area projects by Tiffany Shlain, Yoav Potash, Jennifer Siebel Newsom and David Weissman.
December 2, 2010

De Michiel and Constantinou Offer Food for Thought
Michael Fox
Dec 1, 2010
Filmmakers with deep roots in Bay Area cinema enter the brave new world of Web broadcasting with a series on food education for children.
Home

De Michiel and Constantinou Offer Food for Thought
Michael Fox
Dec 1, 2010
Filmmakers with deep roots in Bay Area cinema enter the brave new world of Web broadcasting with a series on food education for children.
In Production

De Michiel and Constantinou Offer Food for Thought
Michael Fox
Dec 1, 2010
Filmmakers with deep roots in Bay Area cinema enter the brave new world of Web broadcasting with a series on food education for children.
December 2, 2010

Malmberg Builds a Following with 'Marwencol'
Jessica Sapick
Nov 29, 2010
A first-team non-fiction feature filmmaker hits it big with miniatures story.
Home

Malmberg Builds a Following with 'Marwencol'
Jessica Sapick
Nov 29, 2010
A first-team non-fiction feature filmmaker hits it big with miniatures story.
Q & A

Malmberg Builds a Following with 'Marwencol'
Jessica Sapick
Nov 29, 2010
A first-team non-fiction feature filmmaker hits it big with miniatures story.
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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.
Funding

Going Guerrilla with Zombies
Holly Million
Nov 23, 2010
Horror legend George Romero offers fundraising advice to first-timers: "Just make the movie. Don’t worry about the money."
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Going Guerrilla with Zombies
Holly Million
Nov 23, 2010
Horror legend George Romero offers fundraising advice to first-timers: "Just make the movie. Don’t worry about the money."
November 24, 2010

Going Guerrilla with Zombies
Holly Million
Nov 23, 2010
Horror legend George Romero offers fundraising advice to first-timers: "Just make the movie. Don’t worry about the money."
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Copyright Crosses Borders
George Rush
Nov 16, 2010
Laws and treaties protect artists' rights overseas and make the permissions-gathering process all the more important for filmmakers.
Legal

Copyright Crosses Borders
George Rush
Nov 16, 2010
Laws and treaties protect artists' rights overseas and make the permissions-gathering process all the more important for filmmakers.
November 18, 2010

Copyright Crosses Borders
George Rush
Nov 16, 2010
Laws and treaties protect artists' rights overseas and make the permissions-gathering process all the more important for filmmakers.
Festivals

New to SFIAF: Online Screening Room
Andrew Provost
Nov 13, 2010
SFIAF's Online Screening Room gives the festival's animation another dimension.
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New to SFIAF: Online Screening Room
Andrew Provost
Nov 13, 2010
SFIAF's Online Screening Room gives the festival's animation another dimension.
November 18, 2010

New to SFIAF: Online Screening Room
Andrew Provost
Nov 13, 2010
SFIAF's Online Screening Room gives the festival's animation another dimension.
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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.
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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Ed Burns Looks to Future by Getting Back to Basics
Andrew Provost
Oct 31, 2010
Ed Burns offers ideas about art and marketing as he releases his new film, 'Nice Guy Johnny,' into the world.
November 4, 2010

Ed Burns Looks to Future by Getting Back to Basics
Andrew Provost
Oct 31, 2010
Ed Burns offers ideas about art and marketing as he releases his new film, 'Nice Guy Johnny,' into the world.
Q & A

Ed Burns Looks to Future by Getting Back to Basics
Andrew Provost
Oct 31, 2010
Ed Burns offers ideas about art and marketing as he releases his new film, 'Nice Guy Johnny,' into the world.
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Mike Ott on the Guileless Filmmaking of 'Littlerock'
Jessica Sapick
Oct 25, 2010
Mike Ott, now up for a Gotham Award, speaks on filmmaking process and his indie film 'Littlerock.'
October 28, 2010

Mike Ott on the Guileless Filmmaking of 'Littlerock'
Jessica Sapick
Oct 25, 2010
Mike Ott, now up for a Gotham Award, speaks on filmmaking process and his indie film 'Littlerock.'
Q & A

Mike Ott on the Guileless Filmmaking of 'Littlerock'
Jessica Sapick
Oct 25, 2010
Mike Ott, now up for a Gotham Award, speaks on filmmaking process and his indie film 'Littlerock.'
Festivals

Berlin & Beyond Provides Genius Genre Treatments
Max Goldberg
Oct 22, 2010
A pair of expert heist films top Berlin & Beyond.
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Berlin & Beyond Provides Genius Genre Treatments
Max Goldberg
Oct 22, 2010
A pair of expert heist films top Berlin & Beyond.
October 28, 2010

Berlin & Beyond Provides Genius Genre Treatments
Max Goldberg
Oct 22, 2010
A pair of expert heist films top Berlin & Beyond.
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Charles Ferguson Solves ‘Inside Job’
Michael Fox
Oct 18, 2010
Charles Ferguson offers intel on the world financial crisis with 'Inside Job.'
October 21, 2010

Charles Ferguson Solves ‘Inside Job’
Michael Fox
Oct 18, 2010
Charles Ferguson offers intel on the world financial crisis with 'Inside Job.'
Q & A

Charles Ferguson Solves ‘Inside Job’
Michael Fox
Oct 18, 2010
Charles Ferguson offers intel on the world financial crisis with 'Inside Job.'
October 12, 2010

'Cropsey'
Oct 15, 2010
Missing children, justice gone potentially awry: Directors Joshua Zeman and Barbara Brancaccio journey back to the Staten Island streets they grew up on to investigate the urban legend of Cropsey, an alleged escaped mental patient who was said to terrorize their community. The San Francisco Bay Guardian's Cheryl Eddy named it one of the best films of 2009; it arrives this week for its SF theatrical release at the Red Vic Movie House.
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'Better This World' Takes a Look at Criminal Injustice
Michael Fox
Oct 13, 2010
Two filmmakers examine the justice system in the U.S. post-Sept. 11.
October 14, 2010

'Better This World' Takes a Look at Criminal Injustice
Michael Fox
Oct 13, 2010
Two filmmakers examine the justice system in the U.S. post-Sept. 11.
Documentary

Are You Expecting Your Producer to Save You?
Fernanda Rossi
Oct 12, 2010
What to consider when you're considering hiring a producer.
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Are You Expecting Your Producer to Save You?
Fernanda Rossi
Oct 12, 2010
What to consider when you're considering hiring a producer.
October 14, 2010

Are You Expecting Your Producer to Save You?
Fernanda Rossi
Oct 12, 2010
What to consider when you're considering hiring a producer.
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Savoring Fishbone in its Third Insane Decade
Susan Gerhard
Oct 8, 2010
A film about the legendary band Fishbone brings California's past 25 years into close relief.
October 14, 2010

Savoring Fishbone in its Third Insane Decade
Susan Gerhard
Oct 8, 2010
A film about the legendary band Fishbone brings California's past 25 years into close relief.
Q & A

Savoring Fishbone in its Third Insane Decade
Susan Gerhard
Oct 8, 2010
A film about the legendary band Fishbone brings California's past 25 years into close relief.
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Savoring Fishbone in its Third Insane Decade
Susan Gerhard
Oct 8, 2010
A film about the legendary band Fishbone brings California's past 25 years into close relief.
October 14, 2010

Savoring Fishbone in its Third Insane Decade
Susan Gerhard
Oct 8, 2010
A film about the legendary band Fishbone brings California's past 25 years into close relief.
Q & A

Savoring Fishbone in its Third Insane Decade
Susan Gerhard
Oct 8, 2010
A film about the legendary band Fishbone brings California's past 25 years into close relief.
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'Enter the Void' at Your Own Risk
Matt Sussman/Ryland Walker Knight
Oct 7, 2010
Two critics offer opposing views on an audience-dividing arthouse buzz-magnet, Gaspar Noé's 'Enter the Void.'
October 7, 2010

'Enter the Void' at Your Own Risk
Matt Sussman/Ryland Walker Knight
Oct 7, 2010
Two critics offer opposing views on an audience-dividing arthouse buzz-magnet, Gaspar Noé's 'Enter the Void.'
Festivals

Mill Valley's 33rd Launches
Sura Wood
Oct 5, 2010
Mill Valley brings an eclectic collection of indies and world cinema to audiences.
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Mill Valley's 33rd Launches
Sura Wood
Oct 5, 2010
Mill Valley brings an eclectic collection of indies and world cinema to audiences.
October 7, 2010

Mill Valley's 33rd Launches
Sura Wood
Oct 5, 2010
Mill Valley brings an eclectic collection of indies and world cinema to audiences.
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Local Filmmakers Pour into Mill Valley
Michael Fox
Sep 29, 2010
Bay Area filmmakers find a platform at the Mill Valley Film Festival.
In Production

Local Filmmakers Pour into Mill Valley
Michael Fox
Sep 29, 2010
Bay Area filmmakers find a platform at the Mill Valley Film Festival.
September 30, 2010

Local Filmmakers Pour into Mill Valley
Michael Fox
Sep 29, 2010
Bay Area filmmakers find a platform at the Mill Valley Film Festival.
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Gardner's Global Views Unnerve at YBCA
Sara Dosa
Sep 26, 2010
Three decades of Robert Gardner films scrutinize the human condition.
Reviews

Gardner's Global Views Unnerve at YBCA
Sara Dosa
Sep 26, 2010
Three decades of Robert Gardner films scrutinize the human condition.
September 30, 2010

Gardner's Global Views Unnerve at YBCA
Sara Dosa
Sep 26, 2010
Three decades of Robert Gardner films scrutinize the human condition.
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Irving Glides from Parrots to Pelicans
Michael Fox
Sep 22, 2010
Judy Irving goes from parrots to pelicans with her new documentary.
September 23, 2010

Irving Glides from Parrots to Pelicans
Michael Fox
Sep 22, 2010
Judy Irving goes from parrots to pelicans with her new documentary.
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Altman Versus the World
Dennis Harvey
Sep 20, 2010
A series at the Roxie mines the fault lines in Robert Altman's varied oeuvre.
Reviews

Altman Versus the World
Dennis Harvey
Sep 20, 2010
A series at the Roxie mines the fault lines in Robert Altman's varied oeuvre.
September 23, 2010

Altman Versus the World
Dennis Harvey
Sep 20, 2010
A series at the Roxie mines the fault lines in Robert Altman's varied oeuvre.
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Tushinski Brings San Francisco into 'Dirty Poole'
Michael Fox
Sep 15, 2010
A filmmaker revisits '70s gay erotic life in the work of Wakefield Poole.
In Production

Tushinski Brings San Francisco into 'Dirty Poole'
Michael Fox
Sep 15, 2010
A filmmaker revisits '70s gay erotic life in the work of Wakefield Poole.
September 16, 2010

Tushinski Brings San Francisco into 'Dirty Poole'
Michael Fox
Sep 15, 2010
A filmmaker revisits '70s gay erotic life in the work of Wakefield Poole.
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Innovative Characters, Concepts Inform New California Website
Adam Hartzell
Sep 13, 2010
A new film/photography website offers compelling characters, bold artistry and innovative storylines.
Q & A

Innovative Characters, Concepts Inform New California Website
Adam Hartzell
Sep 13, 2010
A new film/photography website offers compelling characters, bold artistry and innovative storylines.
September 16, 2010

Innovative Characters, Concepts Inform New California Website
Adam Hartzell
Sep 13, 2010
A new film/photography website offers compelling characters, bold artistry and innovative storylines.
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'Change of Plans' Finds Humor in Mid-Life
Dennis Harvey
Sep 9, 2010
'Change of Plans' charts an eventful year in the lives of a dozen or so disparate Parisians.
Reviews

'Change of Plans' Finds Humor in Mid-Life
Dennis Harvey
Sep 9, 2010
'Change of Plans' charts an eventful year in the lives of a dozen or so disparate Parisians.
September 16, 2010

'Change of Plans' Finds Humor in Mid-Life
Dennis Harvey
Sep 9, 2010
'Change of Plans' charts an eventful year in the lives of a dozen or so disparate Parisians.
September 9 2010

'Change of Plans' Finds Humor in Mid-Life
Dennis Harvey
Sep 9, 2010
'Change of Plans' charts an eventful year in the lives of a dozen or so disparate Parisians.
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Mallimson surveys 'Edge of the Wild' on San Bruno Mountain
Michael Fox
Sep 8, 2010
A filmmaker shows environmentalists who are changing the way we as Americans relate to nature.
In Production

Mallimson surveys 'Edge of the Wild' on San Bruno Mountain
Michael Fox
Sep 8, 2010
A filmmaker shows environmentalists who are changing the way we as Americans relate to nature.
September 9 2010

Mallimson surveys 'Edge of the Wild' on San Bruno Mountain
Michael Fox
Sep 8, 2010
A filmmaker shows environmentalists who are changing the way we as Americans relate to nature.
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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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Going McCarey's Way
Dennis Harvey
Sep 2, 2010
A Mechanics' Institute series appreciates Leo McCarey's genius with comedy.
Reviews

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.
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'Sweet' Beat Drives Fruchtmans’ Rwanda Doc
Michael Fox
Sep 1, 2010
Lisa Fruchtman moves from feature-film editing to documentary film directing with a hopeful story out of Rwanda.
In Production

'Sweet' Beat Drives Fruchtmans’ Rwanda Doc
Michael Fox
Sep 1, 2010
Lisa Fruchtman moves from feature-film editing to documentary film directing with a hopeful story out of Rwanda.
September 2, 2010

'Sweet' Beat Drives Fruchtmans’ Rwanda Doc
Michael Fox
Sep 1, 2010
Lisa Fruchtman moves from feature-film editing to documentary film directing with a hopeful story out of Rwanda.
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Bar-Lev on the True 'Tillman Story'
Susan Gerhard
Aug 30, 2010
Amir Bar-Lev follows a family's continuing fight in 'The Tillman Story.'
Q & A

Bar-Lev on the True 'Tillman Story'
Susan Gerhard
Aug 30, 2010
Amir Bar-Lev follows a family's continuing fight in 'The Tillman Story.'
September 2, 2010

Bar-Lev on the True 'Tillman Story'
Susan Gerhard
Aug 30, 2010
Amir Bar-Lev follows a family's continuing fight in 'The Tillman Story.'
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Two Zimbalists and 'Two Escobars'
Susan Gerhard
Aug 27, 2010
The stories of an assassinated soccer star and the nation's most notorious criminal merge in a portrait of '80s-'90s Colombia.
Reviews

Two Zimbalists and 'Two Escobars'
Susan Gerhard
Aug 27, 2010
The stories of an assassinated soccer star and the nation's most notorious criminal merge in a portrait of '80s-'90s Colombia.
September 2, 2010

Two Zimbalists and 'Two Escobars'
Susan Gerhard
Aug 27, 2010
The stories of an assassinated soccer star and the nation's most notorious criminal merge in a portrait of '80s-'90s Colombia.
August 26 ,2010

Medina Stokes SF-set ‘Furnace’
Michael Fox
Aug 25, 2010
Dolissa Medina uncovers more ashes in a new, historical piece on San Francisco and its many great fires.
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Medina Stokes SF-set ‘Furnace’
Michael Fox
Aug 25, 2010
Dolissa Medina uncovers more ashes in a new, historical piece on San Francisco and its many great fires.
In Production

Medina Stokes SF-set ‘Furnace’
Michael Fox
Aug 25, 2010
Dolissa Medina uncovers more ashes in a new, historical piece on San Francisco and its many great fires.
August 26 ,2010

Eat, Pray, Love, Direct
Jessica Sapick
Aug 23, 2010
Ruba Nadda speaks of sultry actors and tenacious directors in the making of 'Cairo Time.'
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Eat, Pray, Love, Direct
Jessica Sapick
Aug 23, 2010
Ruba Nadda speaks of sultry actors and tenacious directors in the making of 'Cairo Time.'
Q & A

Eat, Pray, Love, Direct
Jessica Sapick
Aug 23, 2010
Ruba Nadda speaks of sultry actors and tenacious directors in the making of 'Cairo Time.'
August 19 2010

Of Longing and Laforgue
Jenni Olson
Aug 17, 2010
A filmmaker offers a script excerpt in appreciation of Jules Laforgue on the 150th anniversary of his birth.
First Person

Of Longing and Laforgue
Jenni Olson
Aug 17, 2010
A filmmaker offers a script excerpt in appreciation of Jules Laforgue on the 150th anniversary of his birth.
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Of Longing and Laforgue
Jenni Olson
Aug 17, 2010
A filmmaker offers a script excerpt in appreciation of Jules Laforgue on the 150th anniversary of his birth.
August 19 2010

Maoz Speaks of the Limits of Language in 'Lebanon'
Jessica Sapick
Aug 16, 2010
The Lebanon War of 1982 informs Samuel Maoz's 'Lebanon.'
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Maoz Speaks of the Limits of Language in 'Lebanon'
Jessica Sapick
Aug 16, 2010
The Lebanon War of 1982 informs Samuel Maoz's 'Lebanon.'
Q & A

Maoz Speaks of the Limits of Language in 'Lebanon'
Jessica Sapick
Aug 16, 2010
The Lebanon War of 1982 informs Samuel Maoz's 'Lebanon.'
August 19 2010

Maoz Speaks of the Limits of Language in 'Lebanon'
Jessica Sapick
Aug 16, 2010
The Lebanon War of 1982 informs Samuel Maoz's 'Lebanon.'
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Maoz Speaks of the Limits of Language in 'Lebanon'
Jessica Sapick
Aug 16, 2010
The Lebanon War of 1982 informs Samuel Maoz's 'Lebanon.'
Q & A

Maoz Speaks of the Limits of Language in 'Lebanon'
Jessica Sapick
Aug 16, 2010
The Lebanon War of 1982 informs Samuel Maoz's 'Lebanon.'
08-12-10

Kirschenbaum’s ‘Looking’ Provides Alzheimer’s Patient P.O.V.
Michael Fox
Aug 11, 2010
Scott Kirschenbaum's 80-minute doc aims to convey the experience of Alzheimer’s from the patient’s point of view.
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Kirschenbaum’s ‘Looking’ Provides Alzheimer’s Patient P.O.V.
Michael Fox
Aug 11, 2010
Scott Kirschenbaum's 80-minute doc aims to convey the experience of Alzheimer’s from the patient’s point of view.
In Production

Kirschenbaum’s ‘Looking’ Provides Alzheimer’s Patient P.O.V.
Michael Fox
Aug 11, 2010
Scott Kirschenbaum's 80-minute doc aims to convey the experience of Alzheimer’s from the patient’s point of view.
08-12-10

Overcoming Your Fear of Fundraising
Holly Million
Aug 10, 2010
A few simple ideas can help nervous fundraisers take the leap.
Funding

Overcoming Your Fear of Fundraising
Holly Million
Aug 10, 2010
A few simple ideas can help nervous fundraisers take the leap.
08-05-2010

'Winnebago Man' Hits the Road
Susan Gerhard
Aug 2, 2010
Director Ben Steinbauer and Bay Area-based producer Malcolm Pullinger talk about anger, RVs, and "going viral" with their new film.
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'Winnebago Man' Hits the Road
Susan Gerhard
Aug 2, 2010
Director Ben Steinbauer and Bay Area-based producer Malcolm Pullinger talk about anger, RVs, and "going viral" with their new film.
Q & A

'Winnebago Man' Hits the Road
Susan Gerhard
Aug 2, 2010
Director Ben Steinbauer and Bay Area-based producer Malcolm Pullinger talk about anger, RVs, and "going viral" with their new film.
First Person

Why Hire a Producer of Marketing, Distribution
Jon Reiss
Jul 27, 2010
Every film needs one person devoted to the distribution and marketing of the film from the start, just as they have a line producer, assistant director, or editor.
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Why Hire a Producer of Marketing, Distribution
Jon Reiss
Jul 27, 2010
Every film needs one person devoted to the distribution and marketing of the film from the start, just as they have a line producer, assistant director, or editor.
07-21-2010

Lisa Cholodenko Makes High Art of Family Hijinx
Dennis Harvey
Jul 16, 2010
A festival and awards-buzz favorite since its January Sundance premiere, The Kids Are All Right has real depth and drama yet is largely comedic in tone.
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Lisa Cholodenko Makes High Art of Family Hijinx
Dennis Harvey
Jul 16, 2010
A festival and awards-buzz favorite since its January Sundance premiere, The Kids Are All Right has real depth and drama yet is largely comedic in tone.
Reviews

Lisa Cholodenko Makes High Art of Family Hijinx
Dennis Harvey
Jul 16, 2010
A festival and awards-buzz favorite since its January Sundance premiere, The Kids Are All Right has real depth and drama yet is largely comedic in tone.
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Crowd Control
George Rush
Jul 13, 2010
No matter what kind of film you’re making, eventually all filmmakers encounter the common legal problem of filming in a crowd.
Legal

Crowd Control
George Rush
Jul 13, 2010
No matter what kind of film you’re making, eventually all filmmakers encounter the common legal problem of filming in a crowd.
Festivals

Frameline34, a Festival Refreshed
Matt Sussman
Jun 25, 2010
Critical consensus on Frameline34 marks it a good year. The audience wanted something different, and the festival has largely obliged.
First Person

Fast-Track Filmmaking with the 48 Hour Film Project
Ryan Riddle
Jun 14, 2010
Making a film called Stagecoach in the Sky as part of the 48 Hour Film Project requires planning, as well as a flying boat.
In Production

Koppelman Maps International Cybercrime, Cuban Opera
Michael Fox
Jun 9, 2010
Charles Koppelman's documentary in progress, Zero Day, exposes each of three threats to the Internet: cybercrime, cyberespionage and cyberwarfare.
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.
Digital

A Digital Glossary
Hannah Eaves
Jun 8, 2010
What s the difference between streaming and download rights? Here s a glossary of terms filmmakers should know before signing a contract or hiring a web developer.
Q & A

Bowden Exposes San Francisco in Full Picture
Michael Fox
Jun 7, 2010
San Francisco filmmaker Jon Bowden brings a second comic feature, The Full Picture, to screens.
Reviews

On Loving the Best Worst Movie of All Time
Dennis Harvey
Jun 3, 2010
For many, the mother of all brain-scrambling cinematic boondoggles is Troll 2; a documentary takes stock of the phenomenal success of this epic failure.
News & Blogs

Festivals from Cannes to Marfa, San Francisco Filmmakers Reporting
Emile Bokaer, Cynthia Mitchell
May 21, 2010
Bay Area filmmakers report back from film festivals far (Cannes) and wide (Marfa).
Reviews

Getting Shatnered with Thrillville
Dennis Harvey
May 20, 2010
William Shatner has survived as a unique sort of elder showbiz statesman, one who is willing to be the butt of jokes because he is in on them.
In Production

Griffin and Jordan Getting Nails Done
Michael Fox
May 12, 2010
Today s fun fact: San Francisco has more nail salons per capita than any city in the country.
News & Blogs

SF Chronicle: 'S.F. Film Festival Bestows Prizes'
May 7, 2010
Almost $300,000 was given out Wednesday night for awards and grants honoring documentary winners.
Festivals

San Francisco International's Local Filmmakers Next Step
Michael Fox
May 6, 2010
We caught up with several Bay Area makers, fresh off their high-energy screenings at SFIFF53 and primed to keep the momentum rolling.
Q & A

Behind the Music with 'Simonal'
Julia Barbosa
May 3, 2010
The documentary Simonal: No One Knows How Tough it Was explores the polemic surrounding a man considered by many to be the greatest singer in Brazilian history.
In Depth

Dialogues: Gary Snyder on Art, Anarchy and the Environment
Robert Avila
May 3, 2010
Poet, essayist, environmentalist, Buddhist, public intellectual and teacher Gary Snyder speaks on life and the making of 'The Practice of the Wild.'
Q & A

Dialogues: Gary Snyder on Art, Anarchy and the Environment
Robert Avila
May 3, 2010
Poet, essayist, environmentalist, Buddhist, public intellectual and teacher Gary Snyder speaks on life and the making of 'The Practice of the Wild.'
Q & A

New York-set Charlie Barker's Big S.F. Break
Michael Fox
May 2, 2010
Along with selfless sacrifices and random luck, low-budget independent films often depend on the timely intervention of an angel.
Festivals

SFIFF53: Women's Worlds
Max Goldberg
May 1, 2010
Don t let Hollywood crow about The Hurt Locker and the year of the woman until more filmmakers of the sort featured at this year s festival benefit.
Festivals

SFIFF53 Reports: California Dreamin' at Film Society Awards Night
Susan Gerhard
Apr 30, 2010
San Francisco itself took a lead role at Film Society Awards Night, the dinner and awards program benefiting the Film Society s year-round Youth Education initiative.
Festivals

SFIFF53: 'At the Movies' with Roger Ebert
Dennis Harvey
Apr 30, 2010
You know someone is well liked when they re used as the standard by which you fall short.
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.
Q & A

Hernandez's Guilty Verdict
Michael Fox
Apr 26, 2010
If there's a sure-fire crowd-pleaser in this year's San Francisco International Film Festival, it s Roberto Hernandez and Geoffrey Smith's Presumed Guilty.
Legal

Do You Pass the Test?
George Rush
Apr 26, 2010
You are awesome. Spectacular, incredible, interesting, accomplished and generally just way awesome. Everyone wants to hear every possible thing there is to know about you.
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.
Reviews

The Roxie's New Leadership
Michael Fox
Apr 21, 2010
The Statton era has begun. Kate and Chris Statton have officially assumed the positions of co-executive directors of the venerable Mission District cinema.
Reviews

'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.
Reviews

'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.
In Production

Rajendra Serber's Confident Steps into Film
Michael Fox
Apr 13, 2010
From Michael Powell to Carlos Saura to Sally Potter, a stratum of directors has progressively reimagined the relationship between dance and film.
In Production

Rajendra Serber's Confident Steps into Film
Michael Fox
Apr 13, 2010
From Michael Powell to Carlos Saura to Sally Potter, a stratum of directors has progressively reimagined the relationship between dance and film.
Reviews

Can-Can Do: Silent Shooting at the Victoria
Jane Riccobono
Apr 13, 2010
The Victoria Theater is shut up tight, with no sign of life. After a few raps on the door, a woman peeks out and leads me inside.
Reviews

Independent Inuit Films at YBCA
Dennis Harvey
Apr 8, 2010
Inuit peoples—the indigenous cultures rooted in Arctic regions from Alaska to Greenland—have an honored place in film history, dating to Flaherty's Nanook of the North.
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.
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.
Reviews

Green by Design: Purebred Productions
Michael Behrens
Mar 28, 2010
San Francisco has a variety of excellent soundstages, but one is trying to save the earth.
Reviews

Unresolved Conflict in 'American Radical,' 'Promised Lands'
Dennis Harvey
Mar 25, 2010
YBCA s month-long, six-part Human Rights and Film series closes with two documentaries on the Arab-Israeli conflict made 35 years apart.
Digital

Sights and Sounds of South by Southwest
Hannah Eaves
Mar 24, 2010
Tens of thousands of artists, aficionados and businesspeople flock to Austin for a festival that is part online conference, part film festival, and more than part music.
In Production

Riffe's Raw Milk Germ
Michael Fox
Mar 23, 2010
There's so much about this product called milk that we think we know everything about, declares Jed Riffe with his usual blend of enthusiasm and amazement.
Q & A

Karim Ahmad on ITVS's Forward-Thinking FUTURESTATES
Adam Hartzell
Mar 21, 2010
Think of U.S. public television and science fiction or any type of fiction doesn't spring to mind. ITVS aims to change that perception with a series of mini-features.
Q & A

Karim Ahmad on ITVS's Forward-Thinking FUTURESTATES
Adam Hartzell
Mar 21, 2010
Think of U.S. public television and science fiction or any type of fiction doesn't spring to mind. ITVS aims to change that perception with a series of mini-features.
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.
Reviews

Bong Joon-ho's 'Mother' Pleases
Dennis Harvey
Mar 18, 2010
One of the heroes of South Korean cinema's recent renaissance wisely sticks to home terrain with his follow-up to The Host.
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,
Q & A

Borshay Liem's Double Exposure of Korean Adoptions
Michael Fox
Mar 12, 2010
Deann Borshay Liem's 1999 doc First Person Plural recounted her experience as an orphaned Korean adoptee raised in an East Bay suburb.
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.
Reviews

West with 'Sweetgrass'
Dennis Harvey
Mar 9, 2010
There will probably never be a theatrical release for James Benning's landscape movies. Amazingly, Ilisa Barbash and Lucien Castaing-Taylor have scored distribution and made a splash.
In Production

Laotian Tourists Focus Murray's Camera
Michael Fox
Mar 2, 2010
When Laos revised its visa structure to allow visitors to stay for more than one week, Westerners with digital cameras surged over the border.
Reviews

Beyond 'Berlin,' Eggers' New German Gems
Michael Fox
Feb 26, 2010
The moving arrow anoints a new hot spot of contemporary cinema every few years, and then moves on. Yet Germany never makes the cool list.
Reviews

Freak Flag Flying at YBCA
Dennis Harvey
Feb 17, 2010
YBCA has sustained a major place in S.F.'s cultural landscape without receiving the due it would have had its mission been narrower and more easily defined.
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

Pacific Film Archive's Young Filmmakers on Big Screen
Jane Riccobono
Feb 3, 2010
In the YouTube-Facebook-viral video era, it's hard to remember the time when youth-made media was rare.
Q & A

Sam Green's 'Utopia' at Sundance
Susan Gerhard
Jan 31, 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

Words from Sundance Staffers: Michael Lyons
Hilary Hart
Jan 28, 2010
Hilary Hart, who annually holds down the late-night shift at the Egyptian at Sundance, offers interviews with fellow workers at the festival.
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.
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

Val Lewton's Brooding Mood, Chilling Themes
Dennis Harvey
Jan 21, 2010
Horror movies were once dismissed by most grownups (and nearly all critics) as juvenile, silly, even offensive. Val Lewton seriously challenged that thinking,
Festivals

Darkness Of Noir City On Castro Screen
Dennis Harvey
Jan 20, 2010
In late January, many tune their radar to the snowy, showy glare of Sundance. With Noir City here, the stay-at-homes are the luckier ones.
Q & A

Michael House's Translation of Tati at YBCA
Michael Guillen
Jan 17, 2010
Riding the crest of the Tati tsunami hitting our shores is The Magnificent Tati by Michael House, who lived in S.F. for 12 years before moving to Paris.
Reviews

Unspoken Fascist Future In Wings of White Ribbon
Matt Sussman
Jan 15, 2010
In Michael Haneke's masterful film, everyone lives in fear and suspicion.
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.
In Production

Connie Field's Magnum Opus on Anti-Apartheid Movement
Michael Fox
Jan 12, 2010
By any measure, the long-awaited release of Have You Heard from Johannesburg? shapes up to be one of the major documentary events of 2010.
Funding

Road-Tested Rules For Bang-up Fundraising Events
Holly Million
Jan 12, 2010
Seems like every filmmaker I know is ready to party! Everyone s throwing fundraising events for their films. So many babes in the party-planning woods.
Reviews

Thoughts On the Aughts: Best/Worst Trends
Susan Gerard
Dec 31, 2009
While the U.S. moved from rebuilding decimated skyscrapers to the rebuilding of an entire economy, film moved from the multiplex to the mailbox to the mobile.
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

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

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.
In Production

Bay Area Narrative Filmmakers Thriving in Doc Capital
Michael Fox
Dec 23, 2009
Michael Fox shows independent filmmakers who are thriving in the Bay Area.
Reviews

Soulful "35 Shots of Rum" Gently Intoxicating
Dennis Harvey
Dec 17, 2009
Claire Denis proves her unpredictability and versatility as a director with the 2008 release 35 Shots of Rum.
Reviews

Soulful "35 Shots of Rum" Gently Intoxicating
Dennis Harvey
Dec 17, 2009
Claire Denis proves her unpredictability and versatility as a director with the 2008 release 35 Shots of Rum.
Q & A

Filmmakers Stuff 'Bag!' With Self-Distribution Dreams
Michael Fox
Dec 15, 2009
Filmmakers Justine Jacob And Alex da Silva release the documentary Ready, Set, Bag!, which follows competitive grocery baggers from across the country.
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.
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.
In Production

Antonelli's 'Crossing Over' and Cooke's Soulful Genius
Michael Fox
Dec 1, 2009
Marin County filmmaker John Antonelli talks about his documentary on influential late singer-songwriter Sam Cooke for PBS's "American Masters" series.
Q & A

David Sherman and Wasteland Utopias
Michael Fox
Nov 30, 2009
In town for the premiere of Wasteland Utopias, the artist, curator and administrative director of Canyon Cinema gives us the scoop on Wilhelm Reich and other shadowy figures.
Reviews

Feast Your Eyes: A Holiday Film Preview
Dennis Harvey
Nov 25, 2009
Dennis Harvey weighs in on the upcoming films of the holiday season.
Reviews

New Social Issue Dramas from Rainin Grant-Winners
Michael Fox
Nov 24, 2009
The scoop on the projects of the inaugural class for the SFFS/Kenneth Rainin Foundation Filmmaking Grants, which support lively, intelligent social-issue narrative films.
Documentary

The Upside of Downtime
Fernanda Rossi
Nov 24, 2009
Ask the Documentary Doctor: The Doc examines patience in filmmaking.
Q & A

Frazer Bradshaw on "Everything Strange and New"
Susan Gerhard
Nov 23, 2009
Susan Gerhard caught up with the director of an Oakland-shot domestic drama whose first-time feature was chosen for Sundance.
Reviews

Shamir's 'Defamation' a Vintage Documentary Dust-up
Michael Fox
Nov 19, 2009
Reminiscent of Marcel Ophuls' fearless provocations in Hotel Terminus (1988), Yoav Shamir breaks every rule of polite documentary filmmaking in Defamation.
In Production

Marissa Aroy Unearths Forgotten California history
Michael Fox
Nov 3, 2009
Aroy's film excavates the history and contributions of Filipino farmworkers in the Golden State since the 1920s.
Legal

A Challenge to Filmmakers
George Rush
Nov 3, 2009
George Rush skips legal concerns and instead speaks to a larger issue: the lack of quality independent filmmaking today.
Reviews

Yes Men Take On the World
Dennis Harvey
Oct 30, 2009
The documentary chronicles several large-scale pranks devised in the hopes of fooling corporate/government event attendees and/or the media.
In Production

Don't Criticize it: 'Holding On to Jah'
Michael Fox
Oct 28, 2009
It’s hard to imagine a venue where the new documentary Holding On to Jah will sound better than it did at Mezzanine last Wednesday night.
Documentary

Structuring Your Doc With Your Voice - and Vision
Fernanda Rossi
Oct 27, 2009
Ask the Documentary Doctor: I'm told the way to structure my doc is by adding narration. Others say voice-over will ruin the film.
Q & A

'Sorry, Thanks' Lavishes Love on the Mission
Michael Fox
Oct 24, 2009
From the steep slope of 22nd Street down to La Taqueria, from the Attic to Boogaloos, this droll feature showcases the Mission to glowing advantage.
Reviews

Remembering Chick Strand
Max Goldberg
Oct 23, 2009
Chick Strand, a crucial pioneer of West Coast experimental cinema, died July 11 at 78.
Reviews

Clough's Rough Time in 'Damned United'
Adam Hartzell
Oct 22, 2009
There's an advantage to being an insulated American while watching Tom Hooper's dramatization of an important part of the life of football coach Brian Clough.
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

Dave Eggers, Spike Jonze and 'Wild Things'
Michael Read
Oct 19, 2009
Where the Wild Things Are is directed by Spike Jonze from a screenplay by Jonze and Bay Area–based writer Dave Eggers, based on the classic 1963 picture book by Maurice Sendak.
Reviews

The Turn-off Sex Cinema of Koji Wakamatsu
Dennis Harvey
Oct 16, 2009
Probably no one pushed the artistic carte blanche of "pink" films further—at least into the realm of serious political engagement—than the Japanese auteur.
Screenwriting

The Importance of Supporting Characters
Lisa Rosenberg
Oct 13, 2009
Beyond Words: The people who back up the main character are often key sources of revelation, unmasking aspects of personality, motivation and backstory.
Festivals

Mill Valley Film Festival's 32nd
Dennis Harvey
Oct 9, 2009
The program offers a surprisingly potent mainstream industry presence, with tributes to A-list types more frequently seen at the multiplex than at the art house.
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.
Digital

TechCrunch 50: Clicker and AnyClip
Hannah Eaves
Sep 28, 2009
AnyClip and Clicker are standouts at TechCrunch's annual conference, where startups a chance to pitch to expert judges and investors.
Q & A

The Impact of Joe Berlinger's 'Crude'
Susan Gerhard
Sep 25, 2009
Joe Berlinger speaks about the making of an environmental disaster in the Amazon, as seen in his new film, Crude.
Q & A

Roy Andersson on "You, the Living"
Erik Augustin Palm
Sep 25, 2009
A study in contrasts, Everyman and intellectual, Roy Andersson speaks about his career and new film, You, the Living.
Q & A

Roy Andersson on "You, the Living"
Erik Augustin Palm
Sep 25, 2009
A study in contrasts, Everyman and intellectual, Roy Andersson speaks about his career and new film, You, the Living.
Story Structure

Organizing your bins effectively
Karen Everett
Sep 22, 2009
The Edit Room: Learning how to organize saves you time and money in the editing process; a walk-through just how to do it.
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

Lucrecia Martel and "The Headless Woman"
Gail Spilsbury
Sep 18, 2009
To viewers of Lucrecia Martel's earlier work, The Headless Woman is the crowning achievement; the filmmaker speaks about her vision of the world.
Funding

Writing a Kick-Ass Funding Proposal
Holly Million
Sep 14, 2009
Fear-Free Fundraising: Notes on assembling the basic ingredients for a great foundation funding proposal.
Q & A

Cory McAbee and 'Stingray Sam'
Dennis Harvey
Sep 13, 2009
High-concept cabaret-act favorite in the Bay Area who sidelines as a filmmaker, Cory McAbee (The American Astronaut) speaks about his latest, Stingray Sam.
First Person

E-news You Can Use
Michael Fox
Sep 1, 2009
The rapid adoption of e-newsletters by documentary filmmakers is the latest example of resourcefulness and efficiency among contemporary independents.
Reviews

Kim Longinotto and Women Make Movies Film Festival
Adam Hartzell
Aug 27, 2009
A mini-retrospective of the work of Kim Longinotto plays during the Women Make Movies Film Festival at the Roxie.
In Production

Hess, Janos and the Volunteers of America
Michael Fox
Aug 25, 2009
With in-process Volunteer Nation: Stories of Service, veteran producer-directors Ben Hess and Dan Janos are mobilizing the millennials.
In Production

Hess, Janos and the Volunteers of America
Michael Fox
Aug 25, 2009
With in-process Volunteer Nation: Stories of Service, veteran producer-directors Ben Hess and Dan Janos are mobilizing the millennials.
Screenwriting

Understanding Backstory
Lisa Rosenberg
Aug 25, 2009
Behind any narrative for the screen is the story that came before it—the life that shaped the central character, who arrives fully formed as your story opens
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

WWII as Genre Busted by 'Flame & Citron'
Dennis Harvey
Aug 20, 2009
Flame & Citron, one of the most expensive Danish films ever made, is an historical drama that plays like an espionage thriller.
In Production

Pete Nicks Impatient in 'Waiting Room'
Michael Fox
Aug 18, 2009
East Bay documentary producer Pete Nicks places interactive storytelling booths in hospital waiting rooms.
Legal

Fine points on Festivals
George Rush
Aug 17, 2009
Avoiding Disaster: Festivals are a good way to have your film discovered by distributors, to build buzz and to build an audience—if you're well prepared.
Reviews

Josef von Sternberg Gem
Dennis Harvey
Aug 12, 2009
Josef von Sternberg's The Salvation Hunters caused a small sensation within the industry when it appeared, and is visually assured time capsule of urban poverty.
In Production

Dina Ciraulo's 'Opal'
Michael Fox
Aug 11, 2009
Dina Ciraulo's debut feature reconsiders the curious case of nature writer Opal Whiteley, who burst to prominence—and controversy— in the 1920s.
Story Structure

How a Story Consultant Saved Me
Karen Everett
Aug 4, 2009
The Edit Room: I knew the right thing to do was to turn the project over to an editor. The problem was that I didn't have the $45,000 a good editor would require.
Reviews

'Howl' is Poetry in Post
Michael Fox
Jul 28, 2009
Academy Award-winning documentary filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman combine live-action period drama and animation in retelling of Ginsburg's Howl
Digital

Free and Open: Video's Cambrian Explosion
Hannah Eaves
Jul 27, 2009
The Sixth Screen: Veteran journalists and filmmakers alike are polishing up their resumes, contemplating the hospitality industry, and wondering: Who stole my career?
Reviews

Social Justice and the S.F. Jewish Film Festival
Michael Fox
Jul 22, 2009
The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival arrives with an expansive program spotlighting the Jewish tradition of social justice and human rights.
Documentary

The Real Deal
Fernanda Rossi
Jul 21, 2009
Ask the Documentary Doctor: How do I choose the right crew for my story?
Q & A

Berkeley-based writer Barry Gifford's wild screen-rides
Sura Wood
Jul 19, 2009
A peripatetic childhood laid fertile ground for the heated imagination of Berkeley-based author Barry Gifford, who has written Wild at Heart and Lost Highway.
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.
In Production

J.P. Allen and the Landscape of Love
Michael Fox
Jul 14, 2009
J.P. Allen and Janis DeLucia Allen's latest imagining, Sex and Imagining, is a two-character piece thick with dialogue and psychological undercurrents.
Funding

Are Your "Friends" Worthless?
Holly Million
Jul 13, 2009
Fear-Free Fundraising: Are Your "Friends" Worthless?
Q & A

Kutner and Goldstein on 'The Snake'
Michael Fox
Jul 6, 2009
Adam Goldstein and Eric Kutner discuss their debut, The Snake, an unapologetically impertinent, made-in-S.F, comedy that marks its creators as resourceful wiseguys.
Story Structure

Story Structures that Funders Love
Karen Everett
Jun 29, 2009
The Edit Room: I decided to set my New Doc Editing research team on a mission to find out what structural models are getting funded these days.
Reviews

Suspense, Stillness and Beauty in 'Three Monkeys'
Dennis Harvey
Jun 26, 2009
Turkey may be lonely, but it is indeed beautiful in Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Three Monkeys.
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.
Q & A

Lee Isaac Chung on 'Munyurangabo'
Elizabeth Rader
Jun 12, 2009
One can't help but think about the concept of cinematic language, as well as spoken language, when talking with Munyurangabo filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung.
Q & A

Weimberg/Ryan on Conflict and Conscience
Sura Wood
Jun 7, 2009
Berkeley-based filmmaking team Gary Weimberg and Catherine Ryan speak about social justice as a career and their film Soldiers of Conscience.
Q & A

Weimberg/Ryan on Conflict and Conscience
Sura Wood
Jun 7, 2009
Berkeley-based filmmaking team Gary Weimberg and Catherine Ryan speak about social justice as a career and their film Soldiers of Conscience.
Reviews

'Fados' finds Saura on his toes
Dennis Harvey
Jun 4, 2009
Fados, about a Portuguese musical genre, reveals Carlos Saura as an effortless master at weaving together disparate performances.
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.
In Production

'In-World War:' Brant Smith's Directorial Debut
Michael Fox
May 20, 2009
Michael Fox reviews Brant Smith's In-World War, a dark sci-fi comedy about a beta tester trapped in a futuristic war on terror.
Reviews

Kubrick and Altman's Fear, Desire, and Delinquency
Dennis Harvey
May 8, 2009
The Roxie present Fear and Desire and Delinquents by Stanley Kubrick and Robert Altman
Reviews

SFIFF52 Blogs: Five Reasons why SF Loves Coppola
Justin Juul
May 1, 2009
The San Francisco Film Society awarded Francis Ford Coppola the Founder & Directing Award this week. Justin Juul offers us five reasons why San Francisco loves Coppola.
Reviews

Film Society Awards: Ballard, Coppola, Redford and Toback
Susan Gerhard
May 1, 2009
The San Francisco Film Society honored Francis Ford Coppola, Carroll Ballard, Robert Redford and James Toback. Coppola surprised the audience by turning over the Founder's Directing Award he received to longtime colleague Carroll Ballard.
Reviews

SFIFF52: Leone's 'Once Upon a Time in the West'
Dennis Harvey
Apr 30, 2009
Once Upon a Time in the West is grand, cynical, lavish and above all huge, Sergio Leone's penchant for the iconically gargantuan (perhaps at the willing expense of relatable human detail) expressed in ultimate form.
In Production

SFIFF52: 'The Professionals' Unites Filmmakers
Michael Fox
Apr 28, 2009
The Professionals an ambitious array of panels, case studies and discussions, makes its debut as a forum for encouraging Bay Area moviemakers to engage with guests and colleagues.
In Production

SFIFF52: 'The Professionals' Unites Filmmakers
Michael Fox
Apr 28, 2009
The Professionals an ambitious array of panels, case studies and discussions, makes its debut as a forum for encouraging Bay Area moviemakers to engage with guests and colleagues.
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

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.
Festivals

SFIFF52: Wisdom of the Underages
Jonathan Kiefer
Apr 16, 2009
Where would cinema be without good, old-fashioned youthfulness? Hence: Youth Bring the Truth, a showcase for promising pre-adult media-makers including several local teenagers from this year's San Francisco International Film Festival.
Reviews

Walsh sets off on Rainer's parade
Michael Fox
Apr 9, 2009
Bringing Rainer's work to a larger audience: Feelings Are Facts: The Life of Yvonne Rainer, a feature-length documentary about the choreographer and experimental filmmaker.
Reviews

Box set "Treasures" unearths buried avant-garde
Michael Fox
Apr 2, 2009
National Film Preservation Foundation, Treasures IV: American Avant-Garde Film, 1947-1986, is a splendid package of 26 films, drawn from New York and San Francisco.
Festivals

SF International Film Festival Lineup
Susan Gerhard
Mar 31, 2009
The two weeks of programs offers 151 films from 55 countries, awards and prices, and a wide array of San Francisco talent, from legendary names to the fledgling artists.
Q & A

Michael Jacobs 'Audience of One' at the Roxie
Susan Gerhard
Mar 30, 2009
Michael Jacobs talks about his documentary, which follows Pentecostal Pastor Richard Gazowsky engaged in the creation of an ambitious, multi-million dollar sci-fi-feature on God.
Reviews

William Kentridge at SFMOMA
Robert Avila
Mar 25, 2009
The films of William Kentridge make up a significant and absorbing part of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art enthralling survey of recent work by the acclaimed South African artist
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.
Festivals

Cinequest, Transforming
Dennis Harvey
Mar 1, 2009
What you'll get at Cinequest's three downtown San Jose venues is a mix of tributes, seminars, parties and, of course, a whole lot of movies, including no fewer than 18 world premiere features.
Reviews

Gangster Life Verite in 'Gomorrah'
Dennis Harvey
Feb 27, 2009
Like the strictest kind of verite doc, Gomorrah simply presents activity, without "introducing" characters or spelling out their circumstances or motivations.
Reviews

'Silent Light' and Shattered Landscapes
Max Goldberg
Feb 27, 2009
Carlos Reygadas' third film is an unmistakably serious work, emblematic of the kind of brooding, large-canvas filmmaking which has become a rarity.
In Production

Peled's Globalization Trilogy in India's Cotton Fields
Michael Fox
Feb 24, 2009
The throughline of Micha Peled's film is a farmer in a village in Vibharba, in central India's cotton belt, over a farming season.
Reviews

Re-Viewing 'The Savage Eye'
Dennis Harvey
Feb 18, 2009
This "dramatized documentary" was a labor of love–if also a graphic portrayal of the vast LA detached from Hollywood's success-bubble glamour.
In Production

Leban and Szajko's Gay Marriage Doc
Michael Fox
Feb 18, 2009
The tentatively titled Winter of Love uses Prop. 8 as a framework for a look at the increasing acceptance of gay marriage.
Q & A

Intersections of 'Harrison Montgomery' with Daniel Davila
Michael Fox
Feb 16, 2009
SF360.org interviews Davila on his film about a bottom-rung Tenderloin drug dealer with aspirations of becoming an artist.
Reviews

Chantal Akerman's Everyday, and More, at SFMOMA
Glen Helfand
Feb 13, 2009
With films that focus a patient eye on common human conditions, Belgian-born auteur Chantal Akerman is a formalist with heart–and global interests.
Festivals

San Francisco Silent Film Festival Winter Event
Jonathan Kiefer
Feb 12, 2009
The S.F. Silent Film Festival's Winter Event allows you to spend hours in the dark with the madcap movie entertainments of 80-plus years ago.
In Production

Ellen Lake's Miniatures Fit Right In
Michael Fox
Feb 11, 2009
When we're finally all watching movies on the most expedient of platforms–our mobile phone–Ellen Lake will be at the head of the parade.
Reviews

Terence Davies' 'Of Time and the City' is Poetic, Personal
Dennis Harvey
Feb 10, 2009
Davies' latest film recalls his earlier autobiographical narratives, but is also unlike anything he has done before, being nonfiction.
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?
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

Warhol's Screen Tests Get Dean & Britta Treatment
Dennis Harvey
Feb 2, 2009
13 Most BeautifulÉSongs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests offers a cherry-picking of the famous Warhol reels accompanied by live original-soundtracking.
News & Blogs

Social Justice Filmmaking Grants Announced
Susan Gerhard
Jan 28, 2009
Grants totaling $3 million for narrative feature films made in the Bay Area will be distributed by the SFFS and the Kenneth Rainin Foundation.
Reviews

Sundance '09: Award-Winners, Bloggers, and More
Susan Gerhard
Jan 26, 2009
Susie Gerhard gives an overview of a festival moving back to the basics of art-making.
Reviews

'Scott Walker: 30 Century Man'
Dennis Harvey
Jan 21, 2009
In this documentary, Walker tells the tale of his delayed popularity the ever-more adventurous music with which he feeds his latterday cult.
First Person

Funder as Supplicant
John R. Killacky
Jan 20, 2009
First-Person: A program officer at the San Francisco Foundation has a sobering experience making a documentary.
Legal

Casting: Names and Numbers
George Rush
Jan 16, 2009
Avoiding Disaster: George Rush writes on the conundrum of not getting money for a project without a known cast, and not getting a cast without a bunch of money.
Festivals

Wim Wenders: Berlin & Beyond
Dennis Harvey
Jan 15, 2009
Wenders, one of the stellar directors of "New German Cinema," is this year's honoree at the 14th annual Berlin & Beyond festival.
Festivals

Wim Wenders: Berlin & Beyond
Dennis Harvey
Jan 15, 2009
Wenders, one of the stellar directors of "New German Cinema," is this year's honoree at the 14th annual Berlin & Beyond festival.
In Production

'Tongues' Cracks the Language Barrier
Michael Fox
Jan 13, 2009
The forthcoming film Speaking in Tongues follows four diverse local public-school students enrolled in language-immersion programs.
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."
News & Blogs

Unresolutions of 2009
Hannah Eaves
Jan 9, 2009
Certain questions in 2008 endlessly plagued the film world, leading to outlandish predictions, flame-war mayhem and an outbreak of opinionated public speaking.
In Production

Elizabeth Pepin's 'Wasted!'
Michael Fox
Jan 6, 2009
If you've been waiting for a punk-rock doc about sewage and wastewater treatment–admit it–it's in the pipeline and heading your way by year's end.
Reviews

Debra Chasnoff's 'Straightlaced'
Judy Stone
Jan 5, 2009
50 California students talk about their problems with gender in the new documentary Straightlaced–How Gender's Got Us All Tied Up.
Reviews

The Year in Film: What did Women Want?
Matt Sussman
Jan 1, 2009
Matt Sussman draws conclusions about women and Hollywood from three big women-oriented films of 2008.
News & Blogs

The Year in Film, 2008: Top Unreleased Films
Susan Gerhard
Dec 30, 2008
Bay Area filmmakers, critics and industry pros list their favorite unreleased films of 2008.
Reviews

Bursting with 'Button'
Dennis Harvey
Dec 23, 2008
Dennis Harvey reviews The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Q & A

Pamela Harris, GFEM, and Filmmaker Funding
Michael Fox
Dec 22, 2008
Oakland's Pamela Harris and Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media are connecting media makers with financial resources.
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.
Funding

From Gauche to Great
Holly Million
Dec 16, 2008
Fear-Free Fundraising: Holly Million on how donor cultivation can make you a successful film fundraiser.
Reviews

Season's Gleanings, a Holiday Preview
Dennis Harvey
Dec 15, 2008
Dennis Harvey reviews some of 2008's year-end sobering dramas.
Documentary

Audience of One?
Fernanda Rossi
Dec 12, 2008
Ask the Documentary Doctor: Fernanda Rossi discusses pros and cons of having to sit through a screening of one's own film.
Reviews

Genuflection: 'Pray the Devil Back to Hell'
Dennis Harvey
Dec 9, 2008
Gini Reiticker's fine documentary Pray the Devil Back to Hell, opens at SF's Red Vic Movie House and Berkeley's Shattuck Cinemas.
Reviews

'Discovering Teuvo Tulio'
Dennis Harvey
Dec 4, 2008
The Pacific Film Archive shows Discovering Teuvo Tulio, a four-film retrospective of works from Finland's master of over-the-top melodrama in the 1930s and '40s.
Q & A

Sragow on 'An American Movie Master'
Michael Fox
Nov 30, 2008
Former San Francisco Examiner film critic Michael Sragow talks about his newly released book Victor Fleming: An American Movie Master.
In Production

Kroot's Planet Kuchar
Michael Fox
Nov 25, 2008
Bay Area filmmaker Jennifer Kroot talks about her inspiration to make a documentary on legendary, underground filmmaking twins George and Mike Kuchar.
Reviews

Another Ingmar Bergman in 'Monika'
Dennis Harvey
Nov 6, 2008
A newly restored print of Bergman's Monika, which deals with underage, guiltlessly unfaithful femininity, plays the Red Vic.
Reviews

SF360 Film+Club: 'Silver Jew'
Dennis Harvey
Nov 5, 2008
Michael Tully's 51-minute documentary Silver Jew proves semi-revealing as it records the Jews' tour dates in the Holy Land itself.
Reviews

Supernaturalism with 'Let the Right One In'
Dennis Harvey
Nov 4, 2008
Based on John Ajvide Lindqvist's novel, Let the Right One In is a poignant, nuanced, original addition to the cinematic vampire canon.
Digital

Basics of Web 3.0?
Hannah Eaves
Oct 31, 2008
The Sixth Screen: If you're interested in the future of online technology, 'jaguar' is the evergreen example used to explain what's called The Semantic Web.
Q & A

Susan Oxtoby and the Pacific Film Archive
Michael Fox
Oct 24, 2008
The PFA senior curator talks about her cinematic influences, curating in Canada and the U.S., and recent additions to the world of film.
Reviews

'Secrecy' Up For Debate
Robert Avila
Oct 22, 2008
Robb Moss and Peter Galison's deliberative, atmospheric and engrossing documentary, Secrecy, puts democratic transparency to the test.
Festivals

12th Arab Film Festival
Robert Avila
Oct 20, 2008
In its 12th season, the country's first and largest independent exhibitor of Arab cinema has gotten to be one of the bigger small fests in the Bay Area.
Q & A

Lance Hammer on Beauty and 'Ballast'
Michael Guillen
Oct 17, 2008
Hammer discusses his debut feature premiered at Sundance to resounding critical fanfare, winning prizes for best director and cinematography.
Reviews

'Full Battle Rattle' On the Endless War
Matt Sussman
Oct 16, 2008
Tony Gerber and Jesse Moss's film candidly explores 'the ground truth' of Iraq without setting foot in the country.
Festivals

Carnival of Nonfiction Filmmaking
Dennis Harvey
Oct 16, 2008
The extreme, the strange, the silly and surreal all have big seats at the SF DocFest table.
Festivals

MVFF: Mulford and Cruz On Chile's Dark Past
Michael Fox
Oct 8, 2008
Marilyn Mulford collaborated with Quique Cruz on the pensive, humanistic, and inspiring Archaeology of Memory: Villa Grimaldi.
Festivals

SFFS's Inaugural French Cinema Now
Max Goldberg
Oct 7, 2008
The SFFS has added a Gallic counterpart to its long-running New Italian Cinema series.
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.
Q & A

James Savoca's 'Around June' Casts Spell Around Potrero Hill
Michael Fox
Sep 28, 2008
It used to be standard for San Francisco to be portrayed in movies as a magical, mythical, and slightly mysterious catalyst for transformation.
Digital

SWAG: Free Feature Films On the Web
Hannah Eaves
Sep 26, 2008
The Sixth Screen: Here are some browser-based legal zones for free online feature film viewing pleasure. No installation required.
Festivals

7th SF DocFest Program
Susan Gerhard
Sep 25, 2008
The seventh San Francisco International Documentary Film Festival has the potential to be every bit as raucous as the other festivals under the organization's umbrella.
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.
Reviews

Baloney Sandwiches With No Cheese: Ted V. Mikels' Wild World
Matt Sussman
Sep 18, 2008
'It takes your guts and your entrails and your soul to make a film,' Mikels once proclaimed. 'It takes everything you possess within you!'
In Production

Mendocino's Swine Country
Michael Fox
Sep 17, 2008
"Horror films can hold a lot of crazy ideas and political ideas and no one blinks," says Pig Hunt writer and producer Robert Mailer Anderson, "and that serves our purposes."
Festivals

Mill Valley's 31st Program
Susan Gerhard
Sep 10, 2008
This year's Mill Valley Film Festival shows healthy signs of life for the independent film business.
In Production

Scott Crocker's 'Ghost Bird' Phenomenon
Michael Fox
Sep 2, 2008
Scott Crocker's documentary brings the truth behind the "Lord God" bird phenomenon out of the bushes.
Festivals

Inside the Telluride Film Festival
Hilary Hart
Aug 29, 2008
A Telluride veteran gives a festival overview, and explains why film lovers and filmmakers travel to a remote corner of Colorado on blind faith.
Festivals

Inside the Telluride Film Festival
Hilary Hart
Aug 29, 2008
A Telluride veteran gives a festival overview, and explains why film lovers and filmmakers travel to a remote corner of Colorado on blind faith.
Q & A

Rob Nilsson on Himself
Rob Nilsson
Aug 27, 2008
SF360.org asked this veteran indie auteur for his thoughts, which he gamely and intelligently offers here.
Reviews

'Hats Off' Fascinated With 93-Years-Young Actress
Lynn Rapoport
Aug 21, 2008
A local filmmaker looks at Mimi Weddell, a perennial bit part-player with a jaw-dropping collection of hats and endless show biz energy.
News & Blogs

Second Stage of Film Arts Foundation's Legacy of Advocacy
Michael Fox
Aug 20, 2008
Film Arts Foundation, a nonprofit organization formed by 15 independent filmmakers in 1976, joins forces with SFFS.
Q & A

Parvez Sharma and 'A Jihad for Love'
Judy Stone
Aug 14, 2008
Sharma might never have made his film had he not felt guilty about causing unhappiness to his dying mother by telling her he was homosexual.
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

'The Exiles,' a Return Engagement
Dennis Harvey
Jul 30, 2008
A film from 1961, The Exiles is a long-in-making unvarnished look at 12 hours in the lives of a group of American Indians who have come to Los Angeles.
Q & A

Riffling through '1000 Journals' with Someguy
Michael Fox
Jul 28, 2008
Andrea Kreuzhage speaks about her documentary, 1000 Journals, which raises a host of fascinating questions about creativity, collaboration, community, and communication.
In Production

Beard world and Swenson's Salton Sea
Michael Fox
Jul 22, 2008
The first of SF360.org's In Production columns looks at two works-in-progress: Laura Lukitsch's film about beards and Lise Swenson's Salton Sea pic.
Q & A

S.F. Jewish Film Festival's Stein and Fishman
Michael Fox
Jul 21, 2008
Programmers for the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, Peter Stein and Nancy Fishman, speak about never taking the path of least resistance.
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.
Festivals

The San Francisco Silent Film Festival
Mary B. Scott
Jul 9, 2008
Back at the Castro this weekend for the 13th year, the San Francisco Silent Film Festival presents a variety of titillating titles.
Q & A

Alex Gibney on Going 'Gonzo'
Cathleen Rountree
Jun 30, 2008
SF360.org sits down with director Alex Gibney, whose film, Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson played at the 51st SFIFF.
Reviews

The World of 'Derek' at Frameline32
Max Goldberg
Jun 25, 2008
A documentary tribute to Derek Jarman, Isaac Julien's Derek does not seek to enlarge or complicate the filmmaker's legacy so much as succor its loss.
Festivals

Critic's Notebook: Frameline32
Dennis Harvey
Jun 24, 2008
Critic Dennis Harvey reviews select films screened at the 32nd San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival.
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

Hong Sang Soo on the SFFS Screen
Adam Hartzell
Jun 18, 2008
Woman on the Beach is a wonderful introduction to South Korean director Hong Sang Soo's films, in large part due to its subtle comedy.
Reviews

Screen Test, San Jose
Sean Uyehara
Jun 11, 2008
Exhibitions in San Jose feature art drawn from and inspired by online social networking sites, Youtube, video games and blogs.
Reviews

San Francisco Black Film Festival's 10th
Dennis Harvey
Jun 4, 2008
In 2008 the San Francisco Black Film Festival marks its 10th anniversary with the most expansive program yet, flagging the theme "10 Years, 10 Days, 100 Films."
Q & A

The Doctor and the Documentarian Behind "The English Surgeon"
Jennifer Preissel
May 19, 2008
When The English Surgeon had its U.S. premiere at the SFIFF this month, Geoffrey Smith and Henry Marsh received a standing ovation.
Reviews

Review: "Mister Lonely"
Max Goldberg
May 19, 2008
Part Luis Bunuel parable, Artforum spread, Jonestown ballet and Warhol camp, Harmony Korine's latest is a prime, insomniac two hours of midnight-movie drifting.
Q & A

Q&A: Alex Rivera, 'Sleep Dealer'
Michael Guillen
May 14, 2008
Rivera's debut centers on a young man grappling with a technological future in which neural implants, telerobotics and ubiquitous computing serve a global economy.
Reviews

Finding Warren Sonbert
Max Goldberg
May 14, 2008
Unlike most experimental filmmakers, Sonbert's collected works have had the benefit of full retrospectives at major museums (SFMOMA, NYMOMA, Guggenheim) and a strong preservation effort.
Festivals

"Standard Operating Procedure" and the Stories We Tell
Staff
May 9, 2008
Joan Didion famously said, "We tell ourselves stories in order to live." We've internalized the American narrative of Abu Ghraib and accepted its implications.
Festivals

SF International's Golden Gate Awards: Alive and Cooking
Susan Gerhard
May 8, 2008
Food scents and film sensibilities mingled in a pungent party atmosphere at the California Culinary Academy.
Q & A

Gibney Going "Gonzo," Part Two
Cathleen Rountree
May 7, 2008
The second installment of Alex Gibney's interview about Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, which closes the San Francisco International Film Festival.
Q & A

'Shampoo.' Rinse. Repeat.
Judy Stone
May 4, 2008
Warren Beatty on the sexual and political message of Shampoo and a new film in the works about romantic revolutionary journalist John Reed.
Festivals

Nights on the Towne: Film Society Awards Night
Susan Gerhard
May 4, 2008
You know a festival is working its way into your brain when, in a landscape of intersecting ideas, you begin to witness the collisions.
Festivals

Nights on the Towne: Film Society Awards Night
Susan Gerhard
May 4, 2008
You know a festival is working its way into your brain when, in a landscape of intersecting ideas, you begin to witness the collisions.
Festivals

Capelle on Composers: Day Two
Staff
May 2, 2008
Errol Morris has a giant brain. Anybody who wants to argue against that thesis does not have a giant brain. So let's move on.
Festivals

In Other Words: Standard Operating Procedure
Staff
Apr 30, 2008
Joan Didion famously said, "We tell ourselves stories in order to live." We have internalized the narrative of Abu Ghraib and accepted its implications.
Festivals

Capelle and Composers: Day One
Staff
Apr 30, 2008
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts is a very close-quartered and loving documentary, a year in the life of the composer.
Festivals

Mike Leigh's Topsy-Turvy World
Dennis Harvey
Apr 29, 2008
SF Film Society’s Founder’s Directing Award winner Mike Leigh's work has created a distinctive insider’s portrait of working-to-middle class English life.
Q & A

SFIFF51: Eddie Muller's Muses
Jennifer Preissel
Apr 26, 2008
A self-described "cultural archeologist," the noir expert's debut short, The Grand Inquisitor, pays homage to the Dashiell Hammett-style detective story.
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.
Festivals

SFIFF51: The Miller Brothers on writing, pitching, acting, directing, and hitting one out of the ballpark
Susan Gerhard
Apr 16, 2008
Touching Home by Bay Area-raised identical twins Logan and Noah Miller is a largely autobiographical coming-of-age film that radiates sincerity.
Festivals

SFIFF51: Dawn Logsdon, on new hope in an old neighborhood, "Faubourg TremŽ"
Susan Gerhard
Apr 15, 2008
Dawn Logsdon and Lolis Eric Elie dig through the rubble of Hurricane Katrina to tell the story of Faubourg TremŽ, which was home to African Americans and fertile ground for political activism, music and literary life.
Q & A

Johnny Symons and "Ask Not"
Michael Fox
Apr 12, 2008
East Bay filmmaker Johnny Symons' documentary "Ask Not" moves beyond stereotypes to examine what experience is really like for gays and lesbians in the military.
Q & A

'Thrillville' turns 11
Michael Fox
Apr 9, 2008
Will "the Thrill" Viahro, impresario of East Bay cult movie extravaganza "Thrillville," discusses the difference between "trash" and "garbage" in film.
Festivals

"Palestine: Interior/Exterior"
Robert Avila
Apr 9, 2008
Two films at the Arab Film Festival's program Palestine: Interior/Exterior map physical, personal and ideological terrain.
Festivals

Seven from the Sonoma Valley Film Festival
Eve O'Neill
Apr 4, 2008
The Sonoma Valley Film Festival has gone to great lengths to enfold the event in its culinary surroundings. Complimentary food tastings will be offered before every single screening.
Reviews

Review: "Shotgun Stories"
Dennis Harvey
Mar 31, 2008
Small-town "heartland" America that once held our majority populace is now seldom seen on screen. Jeff Nichols debut feature Shotgun Stories is an exception.
Festivals

SFIAAFF's winners
Susan Gerhard
Mar 21, 2008
Two top winners at the SFIAAFF focused on breakadancing, an art form taken up with vengeance by Asians, with Koran teams a particularly dominant force.
Festivals

San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
Max Goldberg
Mar 18, 2008
SFIAAFF has grown from a niche event to a major international festival - with more than enough voices to justify its unwieldy moniker.
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.
Festivals

San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival 2008
Erika Young
Mar 12, 2008
The 26th annual SFIAAFF plays in San Francisco, Berkeley and San Jose, and kicks off with Wayne Wang's A Thousand Years of Good Prayers.
Reviews

Ira Sachs on "Married Life"
Dennis Harvey
Mar 11, 2008
Ira Sachs' third feature Married Life is both a crime thriller and a satire of complacency and intrigue in the restless climate of Eisenhower-era suburbia.
Reviews

"Paranoid Park"
Dennis Harvey
Mar 11, 2008
Just when Gus Van Sant seemed on the verge of turning into just another Hollywood selloutÑhe did a total about-face. His four features since have been true art films
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.
Reviews

"A Genuine Tribute to Peter Bogdanovich"
Max Goldberg
Mar 5, 2008
"A Genuine Tribute to Peter Bogdanovich" is a major coup for Jesse Hawthorne Ficks, after all these years later, he's ready for a retrospective of his own.
Festivals

The San Francisco Irish Film Festival
Eve O'Neill
Mar 4, 2008
San Francisco Irish Film Festival begins this Wednesday at the Roxie with a slate of narratives and documentaries imbued with Ireland's particularly unique sense of time and place
Reviews

"Warts & All: The Films of Danny Plotnick"
Michael Fox
Mar 3, 2008
Warts & All: The Films of Danny Plotnick: 10 short comic narratives are exemplars of an unpolished, unpretentious school of moviemaking that aims at every moment to be audience-friendly.
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.
Reviews

10 Reasons to See "Cinema Piemonte"
Staff
Feb 29, 2008
The Associazone Piemontesi of Northern California, with the Italian Cultural Institute and Regione Piemonte, presents "Cinema Piemonte," four movies made in that beautiful region.
Reviews

Danny Glover, "Honeydripper," and Us
Dennis Harvey
Feb 27, 2008
In Honeydripper it will no doubt be pleasure to see Danny Glover play a familiar character: The good man trying to gain a leg-up when fortune has rained on his hopes.
Reviews

Kiarostami Firsts, Plus "Five"
Judy Stone
Feb 26, 2008
Fresh insight into the Iranian director is offered in a remarkable DVD featuring Five, an experimental, meditative film set on the shores of the Caspian.
Festivals

Noise Pop Film Festival
Dennis Harvey
Feb 26, 2008
In addition to practically every extant band you’d want to see, an art exhibit, and comedy shows, there are movies at Noise Pop.
Q & A

L.Q. Jones Talks Dogs and Cult Movies
Miriam Wolf
Feb 24, 2008
The list of talking dog movies is long and storied, but one stands head and forelocks above the others: A Boy and His Dog.
Reviews

Cinema, Israeli Style
Michael Fox
Feb 21, 2008
Even as the country has become a typically affluent Western society, its cinema has retained its status as a crucial component of the national dialogue.
Reviews

Review: "The Signal"
Dennis Harvey
Feb 19, 2008
An idea so vivid yet simple you've got to wonder why more movies haven't used it: Something happens that turns the populace into irrational maniacs.
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.
Reviews

Undying Love for George A. Romero
Dennis Harvey
Feb 14, 2008
It probably wasn't Romero's original dream to become semi-famous for movies about the flesh-eating undead.
Q & A

Eran Kolirin and "The Band's Visit"
Judy Stone
Feb 12, 2008
Underneath The Band's Visit's poignant humor, the film subtly reflects the director's attempt to comprehend Israel's pull between the Middle East and the West.
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.
Q & A

Alan K. Rode on Noir and Charles McGraw
Michael Fox
Jan 28, 2008
Alan K. Rode, a cofounder of the Film Noir Foundation, sang the praises of San Francisco movie audiences on the horn from L.A., then got down to brass tacks.
Q & A

Peter Galison, "Secrecy," and Sundance
indieWIRE
Jan 22, 2008
Galison, whose film is competing at Sundance '08, answers questions about the world of hidden national security policy.
Reviews

Cassandra's Dreamer, Woody Allen
Dennis Harvey
Jan 17, 2008
Even when just stringing gags together in his early comedies, Woody raised the level of the game, making humor intellectual and the intellectual humorous.
Festivals

Berlin & Beyond at 13
Michael Fox
Jan 10, 2008
The Goethe-Institut's festival offers a pointed reminder that Germany, Austria and Switzerland aren't just in the center of Europe, but in the middle of international cinema.
News & Blogs

'Be Kind Rewind' Brings Michel Gondry to SF
Susan Gerhard
Jan 7, 2008
Susan Gerhard enjoys an hour or so inside the wilds of Gondry's brain at the Apple Store, SF.
Reviews

Les Blank's "All in this Tea"
Dennis Harvey
Dec 20, 2007
His enthusiasm practically radiates from the screen; he doesn't seem to be interviewing or investigating his subjects so much as amiably hanging out with them.
Reviews

Les Blank's "All in this Tea"
Dennis Harvey
Dec 20, 2007
His enthusiasm practically radiates from the screen; he doesn't seem to be interviewing or investigating his subjects so much as amiably hanging out with them.
Q & A

"Starting Out in the Evening" With Andrew Wagner
indieWIRE
Dec 17, 2007
The Sundance feature follows a 70-year-old novelist trying to complete the book he's been working on for the last 10 years.
Q & A

"Starting Out in the Evening" With Andrew Wagner
indieWIRE
Dec 17, 2007
The Sundance feature follows a 70-year-old novelist trying to complete the book he's been working on for the last 10 years.
Q & A

Jessica Yu, "Protagonist"
indieWIRE
Dec 10, 2007
Yu's latest doc centers on four rather damaged individuals, applying the dramatic structure of Greek playwright Euripedes to contemporary life.
Reviews

Five Great Skate Features
Justin Juul
Dec 7, 2007
In honor of Gus Van Sant's new film, 'Paranoid Park,' five skate films that matter to the skate junkie, and three honorable mentions.
Q & A

Christopher Coppola Wants You
Robert Avila
Dec 6, 2007

Somewhere between iPhone and YouTube there’s a wee festival known as miniPAH. A more slender version of PAH-FEST, the touring weeklong digital film festival founded a year and a half ago by filmmaker Christopher Coppola, “miniPAH: San Francisco” happens this weekend at Coppola’s alma mater, San Francisco Art Institute, ahead of a full-fledged Bay Area PAH sometime next year.
Q & A

Q&A with "Holly" Filmmakers
Jennifer Young
Dec 5, 2007
"I suddenly found myself surrounded by a group of 15 little [Cambodian] girls aggressively soliciting me for prostitution," Guy Jacobson told a MVFF audience.
Q & A

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks's Midnight Movie Empire
Dennis Harvey
Dec 3, 2007
Midnites for Maniacs unearths populist yet esoteric genre and exploitation flicks that have mostly disappeared into the netherworld of discarded VHS rental tapes.
News & Blogs

'Her Name is Sabine' With SF360 Movie Night
Susan Gerhard
Nov 29, 2007
The entire Bay Area is invited to watch a film simultaneously in the comfort of home, and the selection is a delicate and heartfelt depiction of the director's autistic sister.
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

Phil Chambliss, Arkansas Auteur
Dennis Harvey
Nov 15, 2007
Meet Phil Chambliss, a 54-year-old, recently retired gravel pit nightwatchman who makes what might be termed cinematic folk art.
Q & A

Sean Uyehara Talks S.F. International Animation Festival
Eve O'Neil
Nov 7, 2007
SFFS programmer Sean Uyehara gives some perspective on the shifting dimensions of animated filmmaking.
Reviews

A Sean Penn Top 10
Susan Gerhard
Sep 28, 2007
Let SF360 count the ways Penn can take on the President, the paparazzi, and the possibilities for peace in our time.
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

SOFA, so good? "Straight outta Film Arts" (SOFA) shines a light on youth filmmaking
Matt Sussman
Sep 6, 2007
Matt Sussman looks at the final products of the talented young directors in TILT's Summer Film Camp showcase (screening as part of of Straight Outta Film Arts program at YBCA).
Q & A

Off the Lot With Mateen Kemet
Matt Sussman
Aug 28, 2007
SF360.org caught up with the Oakland director, who was one of seven finalists on the Fox reality show On the Lot.
Q & A

"2 Days in Paris" with Julie Delpy
Michael Fox
Aug 24, 2007
Delpy, who studied film at NYU in the early '90s, spoke fluent, rapid-fire English during a late-July visit to San Francisco.
Q & A

"2 Days in Paris" with Julie Delpy
Michael Fox
Aug 24, 2007
Delpy, who studied film at NYU in the early '90s, spoke fluent, rapid-fire English during a late-July visit to San Francisco.
Reviews

Pier Paolo Pasolini
Dennis Harvey
Aug 16, 2007
S.F.Ôs Italian Cultural Institute is launching an extensive if not quite exhaustive retrospective of Pasolini's features.
Q & A

Jeffrey Blitz and Reece Thompson on "Rocket Science"
Michael Guillen
Aug 8, 2007
A conversation with the Oscar-nominated Jeffrey Blitz (Spellbound) on his new feature, which screened at the S.F. International Film Festival.
Reviews

Laurent Tirard on "Moliere"
Erica Abeel/indieWIRE
Aug 3, 2007
Tirard takes an ingenious tack in conjuring the creative evolution of France's master of satiric comedy.
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.
Q & A

Shonali Bose on "Amu"
indieWIRE
Jul 23, 2007
The '05 feature imagines a 21-year-old Indian American returning to India to visit her family and discover where she was born.
Festivals

In the ring with Jewish boxers at SFJFF
Nancy Fishman
Jul 19, 2007
The List: San Francisco Jewish Film Festival is showing five great films that showcase the moxie and smart fighting style of Jewish boxers, both old and new.
Q & A

"Sunshine" on my shoulders
Claire Faggioli
Jul 18, 2007
Sunshine tells the story of the eight astronauts aboard the ominously named "Icarus II," a vessel bound to kick-start the sun, Earth's last hope for survival.
Q & A

'Joshua's' George Ratliff
indieWIRE
Jul 11, 2007
George Ratliff talks about his first feature narrative Joshua, described by Sundance as a "horror story disguised as a sophisticated family drama."
Q & A

Andrea Sperling, powering up
Claire Faggioli
Jun 24, 2007
Sperling's Itty Bitty Titty Committee closes the SF International LGBT Film Festival, at which Sperling—17 films strong—receives the Frameline Award.
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.
Q & A

Michael Winterbottom's "A Mighty Heart"
SF360.org
Jun 18, 2007
The prolific British director, known for a large and eclectic body of work, has done something very unusual in the past half decade.
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.
Q & A

"Once" Again -- A Date With Carney, Hansard, and Irglova
Michael Guillen
Jun 1, 2007
Walking in to interview John Carney and actors/musicians Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, the frenetic edge to their on-the-road exhaustion is apparent.
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.
Festivals

Liane Yasumoto and Superfest International Disability Film Festival
Susan Gerhard
May 27, 2007
A week before the 27th festival, SF360.org spoke with the executive director on what Superfest gets about disability that the rest of the filmmaking world doesn't.
Festivals

2007 Mendocino Film Festival
Robert Avila
May 24, 2007
The four-day festival offered over 100 films, with an emphasis on documentaries, and attracted some 60 filmmakers, including Albert Maysles.
Q & A

Hal Hartley, Not So simple
Robert Avila
May 13, 2007
Changes in Hal Hartley's geography and work styles have put distance between his early films and also given the director a chance to experiment with form.
Q & A

Hal Hartley, Not So Simple: Part II
Robert Avila
May 7, 2007
The Unbelievable Truth helped jumpstart the independent film movement in the U.S. in 1989, followed by eight more Hartley features in the next decade.
Festivals

Spike Lee
Dennis Harvey
May 3, 2007
When then-unknown Spike Lee premiered She's Gotta Have It at the SF International in 1986, there was an instance of filmus interruptus.
Q & A

Daniel Wu, Heavenly King
Jennifer Young
Apr 30, 2007
Daniel Wu and fictitious boy band Alive from his directorial debut The Heavenly Kings on Cantpop, the Bay Area, and Hong Kong film.
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.
Q & A

Jon Else On Acts of Creation
Michael Fox
Apr 23, 2007
Wonders Are Many: The Making of Doctor Atomic blends World War II history with composer John Adams and director Peter Sellars’ staging of a new opera on the subject.
Reviews

Reviews: 'Comedy of Power'
Robert Avila
Apr 17, 2007
in Claude Chabrol's latest film, Isabelle Huppert plays a judge plunging headlong into a dangerous investigation of french corruption and gender dynamics.
Q & A

Mike White's Alter Egos
Michael Fox
Apr 14, 2007
White's heroes and heroines are content with their mundane lives until some uninvited intruder or unforeseen event exposes their frustration and complacency.
Q & A

Paul Verhoeven and His "Black Book"
Howard Feinstein/indieWIRE
Apr 13, 2007
Verhoeven's career can be divided between the character-driven movies he made in Holland and the slick genre films he directed in Hollywood after 1985.
Q & A

Amanda Micheli's Wonder Women
Sean Uyehara
Apr 2, 2007
When Bay Area filmmaker Amanda Micheli approaches, you can see that she is an athlete. She's sure of herself.
Reviews

The Critics and Antonioni
Max Goldberg
Mar 29, 2007
A look at critics' responses to Antonioni through the ages shows there is, and always was, plenty to say about his work.
Q & A

Phillip Haas on "The Situation"
Michael Fox
Mar 26, 2007
An interview with documentary and narrative filmmaker Philip Haas upon the release of his latest film, The Situation.
Q & A

Grace Lee on the Zombie in You and Me
Miljenko Skoknic
Mar 23, 2007
Director Grace Lee talks about the personal horror movie genre in American Zombie and the ethical dilemmas documentary filmmakers face.
News & Blogs

'The Departed' Wins Best Picture, Scorsese Best Director at 79th Oscars
Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE
Feb 26, 2007
When all was said and done in Los Angeles tonight, The Departed was the big winner at the 79th Academy Awards.
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.
Q & A

Rory Kennedy and 'The Ghosts of Abu Ghraib'
Michael Fox
Feb 19, 2007
Filmmaker Rory Kennedy talks about her process and approach with making her new chilling documentary Ghosts of Abu Ghraib.
Reviews

"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

S.F. International Asian American Announces '07 Program
Susan Gerhard
Feb 14, 2007
This year's 125 films follow the fest's growth from 13 films in 1982 in the wake of Wayne Wang's Chan is Missing.
Festivals

S.F. International Asian American Announces '07 Program
Susan Gerhard
Feb 14, 2007
This year's 125 films follow the fest's growth from 13 films in 1982 in the wake of Wayne Wang's Chan is Missing.
Reviews

The Eye Candy of 'Tears of the Black Tiger'
Dennis Harvey
Feb 6, 2007
Tears of the Black Tiger is Thai eye candy, an exercise pastiche where color just about leaps off the screen, and a star-crossed love story.
Reviews

"The Lubitsch Touch"
Dennis Harvey
Jan 18, 2007
The Pacific Film Archive retrospective on Ernst Lubitsch encompasses 21 features, including many seldom-seen silent movies.
Reviews

"The Lubitsch Touch"
Dennis Harvey
Jan 18, 2007
The Pacific Film Archive retrospective on Ernst Lubitsch encompasses 21 features, including many seldom-seen silent movies.
Q & A

Tom Tykwer and the scent of a serial killer
Michael Fox
Jan 8, 2007
The director talks about his movie Perfume and his perspective as a filmmaker and artist.
Reviews

The Breno Mello of "Black Orpheus"
Susan Gerhard
Jan 3, 2007
The 1959 reworking of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice is a bossa nova adventure through Brazilian Carnival, with actor Breno Mello as the black Orpheus.
Q & A

2006, The Remix
Susan Gerhard
Dec 27, 2006
SF360.org ended the year the way we started it--asking enormous favors from some of our favorite filmmakers: Caveh Zahedi, Sam Green, and Danny Plotnick.
Reviews

James Broughton, and a DVD Eden
Robert Avila
Dec 20, 2006
The product of a true cinematic innovator and gloriously individual poet, Broughton's film work remains much too idiosyncratic to be deconstructed,
Q & A

James T. Hong on Heidegger, Hitler, and His New Film
Cheryl Eddy
Dec 18, 2006
San Francisco artist James T. Hong is currently working on a documentary, tentatively titled New History Zero, which explores his interest in revisionist World War II history.
Reviews

Written and Directed by Preston Sturges
Max Goldberg
Dec 13, 2006
It would not seem to bode well for the stewardship of studio classics that Preston Sturges's indomitable comedies have been so slow to DVD.
Festivals

SF to Sundance
Susan Gerhard
Dec 8, 2006
At least three Bay Area-based filmmakers will be making the trek to Park City this year, Jon Else, Steven Okazaki, and Jay Rosenblatt.
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

"Man Push Cart" Director's New York-by-Way-of-Pakistan Story
Brian Brooks/indieWIRE
Dec 4, 2006
Ramin Bahrani's debut feature follows a solitary, quiet immigrant struggling to make a go of it in New York City.
Reviews

Otto Motives, A Preminger Perspective
Dennis Harvey
Nov 30, 2006
The director, producer and sometime actor enjoyed a painless ride from well-off circumstances to well-connected beginnings to one of Hollywood's biggest names for decades.
Q & A

Adrian Belic Goes 'Beyond the Call'
Justin Juul
Nov 27, 2006
The filmmaker talks about tagging along with three renegade activists on their self-funded humanitarian excursions to war zones and disaster sites.
Reviews

Teshigahara at The Castro
Dennis Harvey
Nov 23, 2006
Filmmaking was just one among many creative outlets for Japanese multimedia artist Hiroshi Teshigahara.
Reviews

Teshigahara at The Castro
Dennis Harvey
Nov 23, 2006
Filmmaking was just one among many creative outlets for Japanese multimedia artist Hiroshi Teshigahara.
Q & A

Robert Altman 1925-2006
Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE
Nov 22, 2006
One month ago today, the maverick filmmaker was at the Hamptons International Film Festival reflecting upon his career at a tribute in his honor.
Reviews

KQED's Wild West in "Truly CA"
Justin Juul
Nov 16, 2006
The weekly series is a platform for independent filmmakers in California, showcasing short and full-length documentaries about the state.
Festivals

Cinema, New Italian Style
Michael Fox
Nov 9, 2006
The relationship between intellectualism and passion, a distinctly Italian concern, propels the 2006 edition of New Italian Cinema.
Q & A

51 Birch Street, Revisited
indieWIRE
Nov 6, 2006
Through a close examination of his own family, filmmaker Doug Block explores universal questions about our own mothers and fathers in 51 Birch Street.
Q & A

Stanley Nelson on the Jonestown Tragedy
Susan Gerhard
Oct 30, 2006
The veteran documentary maker describes the making of Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple.
Q & A

Crossing That Bridge
Michael Fox
Oct 24, 2006
Eric Steel's disturbing, controversial documentary, The Bridge, focuses on people who end their lives at the famous landmark at the edge of the continent.
Q & A

Amy Berg's "Deliver Us From Evil"
indieWIRE
Oct 23, 2006
Segueing from network television news to documentary features, Amy Berg makes her debut with a shocking, powerful film about pedophile priest Oliver Grady.
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.
Reviews

Found: 'Marie Antoinette' in Paris
Max Goldberg
Oct 18, 2006
After weeks of Western Europe, what better way for the young cineaste to crash the City of Light than a trip to the silver screen?
Q & A

Poetic Terrorism and Wholphin #2
Sean Uyehara
Oct 17, 2006
When Brent Hoff was checking into a hotel for a film festival, the concierge thrust a business card into his hand, “Remember me next time you’re casting a film." So he asked the biggest directors he knows to cast the concierge in a series of short films.
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.
Q & A

"One Man Band," two Pixar geniuses, and "The Iron Giant" revisited
Sean Uyehara
Oct 13, 2006
Mark Andrews and Andrew Jimenez co-wrote and co-directed the unexpected, surprisingly funny short about two musicians vying for a young girl's lone coin.
Reviews

City Poet Bruce Baillie Returns
Johnny Ray Huston
Oct 10, 2006
When onlookers or bystanders disparagingly refer to experimental film as torturous or a bore, it’s a safe bet that they’ve never seen anything by Bruce Baillie.
Q & A

John Cameron Mitchell's long "Shortbus" ride
Susan Gerhard
Oct 2, 2006
John Cameron Mitchell's latest film: A bright, sexually explicit ensemble piece featuring American friends and acquaintances who might have made good primetime TV.
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?"
Festivals

Global Lens 2006
Michael Fox
Sep 21, 2006
The annual series of films from countries with less developed or out-of-favor national cinemas has several winners.
Q & A

Opening "Red Doors" in Asian American Family
Susan Gerhard
Sep 19, 2006
Filmmaker Georgia Lee discusses her narrative feature with family member Frances Chang.
Q & A

Vicky Funari and Sergio De La Torre on Border Life
Susan Gerhard
Sep 18, 2006

The Maquilapolis filmmakers talk about empowering their subjectsÑwomen factory workers in Tijuana.
Q & A

MPAA in Sights of This Film Is Not Yet Rated
Michael Fox
Sep 12, 2006
Filmmaker Kirby Dick talks about censorship, and discrimination against independent films.
Q & A

Laura Poitras" "My Country, My Country"
indieWIRE
Aug 28, 2006
Director Laura Poitras’ traveled to Iraq for her latest film, “My Country, My Country.”
Reviews

Bukowski By the Bunch
Dennis Harvey
Aug 24, 2006
The author's cult gets another buck-up from the release of Norwegian director Bent Hamer;s first English-language feature, Factotum.
Reviews

Bukowski By the Bunch
Dennis Harvey
Aug 24, 2006
The author's cult gets another buck-up from the release of Norwegian director Bent Hamer;s first English-language feature, Factotum.
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

Night Listening with Patrick Stettner
indieWIRE
Aug 14, 2006
The director of The Business of Strangers talks about his second feature, starring Robin Williams.
Q & A

Keith Fulton and "Brothers of the Head"
indieWIRE
Aug 8, 2006
The co-director talks about his provocative fictional documentary about conjoined twins groomed for rock Ôn' roll stardom.
Q & A

Keith Fulton and "Brothers of the Head"
indieWIRE
Aug 8, 2006
The co-director talks about his provocative fictional documentary about conjoined twins groomed for rock Ôn' roll stardom.
Reviews

Francois Ozon, Mortal
B. Ruby Rich
Aug 2, 2006
Ozon's Time to Leave demonstrates how central he's become to European cinema, and reminds us that he's among gay world cinema's most accomplished writer/directors.
Reviews

Francois Ozon, Mortal
B. Ruby Rich
Aug 2, 2006
Ozon's Time to Leave demonstrates how central he's become to European cinema, and reminds us that he's among gay world cinema's most accomplished writer/directors.
Q & A

Chris Metzler and Jeff Springer, from the Salton Sea to San Francisco
Michael Fox
Jul 31, 2006
Chris Metzler and Jeff Springer talk about their acclaimed debut Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea, their influences, and making films in San Francisco.
Reviews

Visconti's Signature Features
Dennis Harvey
Jul 27, 2006
The Istituto Italiano di Cultura screens Visconti's signature features, from his 1942 debut Ossessione through 1976's The Innocent, which he died before completing.
Festivals

The San Francisco Silent Film Festival
Mary B. Scott
Jul 13, 2006
Back at the Castro this weekend for the 13th year, the San Francisco Silent Film Festival presents a variety of titillating titles.
Q & A

Patsy Desmond, Survivor on Screen
Susan Gerhard
Jul 12, 2006
Danielle Beverly, director of Learning to Swallow, offers some backstory on her filmmaking relationship with artist Patsy Desmond.
Q & A

Car Talk with Chris Paine
Susan Gerhard
Jul 11, 2006
SF360 talked to the director of Who Killed the Electric Car?, which opened last week, after his recent stop through the City.
Reviews

Army of Shadows and France's Soul
Michael Fox
Jun 29, 2006
Jean-Pierre Melville's remarkable 1969 nail biter is on a different plane than contemporary spy thrillers.
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.
Q & A

By the Numbers -- The Making of "Colma: The Musical"
Susan Gerhard
Jun 21, 2006
Wong weighs in on the hardest song to bring to life in Colma: The Musical, a story about a city in which the dead outnumber the living.
Q & A

Benjamin Morgan's "Quality of Life" out on DVD
Susan Gerhard
Jun 16, 2006
Benjamin Morgan talks about his San Francisco-made drama, Quality of Life, and his favorite graffiti sites on the web.
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.
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.
Festivals

The San Francisco Black Film Festival
Cheryl Eddy
Jun 12, 2006
Highlights of San Francisco Black Film Festival's eighth annual edition.
Reviews

"Kees Kino: The Film Work of Weldon Kees"
Jenni Olson
Jun 7, 2006
San Francisco Cinematheque guest curator Jenni Olson reflects on her show, Kees Kino: The Film Work of Weldon Kees.
News & Blogs

Zero Hour
Carrie Lozano
Jun 6, 2006
Carrie Lozano talks about her inspiration to make Reporter Zero, a documentary on Chronicle reporter Randy Shilts, who documented the early years of the AIDS epidemic.
Q & A

New Executive Director of S.F. Cinematheque on Experimental Film
Michael Fox
May 29, 2006
Newly appointed S.F. Cinematheque executive director Caroline Savage discusses the state of experimental film.
Q & A

A Writer and Filmmaker Bring "Alice" to the Screen
Staff
May 10, 2006
Insights into the initial process of bringing the screenplay adaptation of a short story to the screen.
Festivals

San Francisco International Film Festival, Week Two
Cheryl Eddy
May 1, 2006
The second week of the 49th SFIFF was packed with tributes and special events, luring diverse crowds with honorees like Werner Herzog and Ed Harris.
Festivals

Words on work with Michael Glawogger
Michael Fox
May 1, 2006
A conversation with director Michael Glawogger on his film, Workingman's Death, which screens at the 2006 SFIFF.
Q & A

Choose Your Words
Robert Avila
Apr 27, 2006
Memorize these words that supposedly can bring you under government scrutiny when said over the phone, or written in a text message or email.
Q & A

"Full Grown Men" On the Road
Michael Fox
Apr 17, 2006
David Munro and Xandra Castleton speak about making their indie Full Grown Men and taking it to the Tribeca Film Festival.
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.
First Person

Sam Green's Tour Through "Lot 63, Grave C"
Sam Green
Apr 12, 2006
For people who know their rock trivia, or saw Gimme Shelter, Altamont represents one of the most infamous moments in Bay Area cultural history.
Q & A

Nothing and Everything Sacred in Reygadas' Films
Susan Gerhard
Mar 27, 2006
Filmmaker Carlos Reygadas discusses his life and work upon the release of his second film, Battle in Heaven.
News & Blogs

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

Filmmaker Ham Tran Rights an Historical Wrong
Thomas Logoreci
Mar 21, 2006

Vietnamese American filmmaker Ham Tran rights an historical wrong in his debut feature film on the Vietnam War.
Festivals

A Talk with SFIAAFF Directors Chi-hui Yang and Taro Goto
Susan Gerhard
Mar 14, 2006
Asian America everywhere: A talk with San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival directors Chi-hui Yang and Taro Goto.
Q & A

David Kipen Posits New Auteur Theory
Michael Fox
Mar 6, 2006
A conversation with David Kipen about his book, The Schreiber Theory, which reclaims the contribution of screenwriters to motion pictures.
Q & A

David Kipen Posits New Auteur Theory
Michael Fox
Mar 6, 2006
A conversation with David Kipen about his book, The Schreiber Theory, which reclaims the contribution of screenwriters to motion pictures.
Festivals

Human Rights Watch Film Festival: More Than "Watching"
Robert Avila
Mar 2, 2006
HRW's series of films chosen for aesthetic value and human rights content continues to grow as it stays true to its roots.
Reviews

Leacock-Pennebaker Tribute at SF State's Documentary Film Institute
Susan Gerhard
Feb 27, 2006
With a Leacock-Pennebaker tribute, SF State's Documentary Film Institute proves there's no reason to "revive" cinema verite; it never died.
In Production

Delicious 'All About Evil' In Production

Michael Fox goes behind the scenes on Peaches Christs' slice-'em-up.