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  • Feb 3 2011

    Sundance Awards 'Circumstance,' 'Another Happy Day'

    Susan Gerhard
    Jan 30, 2011

    Ten days of audience voting and jury contemplation lead to a barrel of awards for directors, writers.

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    Sundance Awards 'Circumstance,' 'Another Happy Day'

    Susan Gerhard
    Jan 30, 2011

    Ten days of audience voting and jury contemplation lead to a barrel of awards for directors, writers.

  • January 31, 2011

    Sundance Awards 'Circumstance,' 'Another Happy Day'

    Susan Gerhard
    Jan 30, 2011

    Ten days of audience voting and jury contemplation lead to a barrel of awards for directors, writers.

  • News & Blogs

    Sundance Awards 'Circumstance,' 'Another Happy Day'

    Susan Gerhard
    Jan 30, 2011

    Ten days of audience voting and jury contemplation lead to a barrel of awards for directors, writers.

  • 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

    The Greatest Finds of My Generation

    Susan Gerhard
    Jan 26, 2010

    The harsh glare of the spotlight that brought Howl mixed reviews from critics on opening night of Sundance had melted into a warm glow by Saturday.

  • Reviews

    The Greatest Finds of My Generation

    Susan Gerhard
    Jan 26, 2010

    The harsh glare of the spotlight that brought Howl mixed reviews from critics on opening night of Sundance had melted into a warm glow by Saturday.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Festivals

    French Cinema Now—and then

    Dennis Harvey
    Oct 29, 2009

    Francois Truffaut’s The 400 Blows is being revived as part of San Francisco Film Society’s second annual French Cinema Now festival, which runs the week of October 29 through November 4 at the city’s Clay Theatre.

  • Festivals

    SFFS's Debut Cinema by the Bay

    Robert Avila
    Oct 22, 2009

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

  • Q & A

    How Scary Cow co-op is making indie filmmaking in SF a little less frightening

    Elizabeth Rader
    Aug 2, 2009

    Jager McConnell speaks about Scary Cow, a filmmakers' co-op that offers experience, people, money and equipment to aspiring filmmakers with ideas to burn.

  • 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

    SFIFF52 Blogs: Coppola & Lucas at the Castro

    Dennis Harvey
    May 3, 2009

    An Evening with Francis Ford Coppola & Friends honored Coppola with the Founder Directing Award and included a moderated discussion with editing/sound design genius Walter Murch, director Carroll Ballard, scenarist-turned-director Matthew Robbins, and George Lucas.

  • 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.

  • Festivals

    SFIFF52: Robert Redford Accepts Owens Award

    Dennis Harvey
    Apr 29, 2009

    Robert Redford braves the public and accepts the San Francisco International Film Festival's Peter J. Owens Award.

  • 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.

  • Screenwriting

    The Alchemy of Adaptation

    Lisa Rosenberg
    Feb 19, 2009

    Beyond Words: To pull off an adaptation, you must translate the unwieldy bulk of the original story into a breathing and transformative tale on screen.

  • 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.

  • Reviews

    Season's Gleanings, a Holiday Preview

    Dennis Harvey
    Dec 15, 2008

    Dennis Harvey reviews some of 2008's year-end sobering dramas.

  • News & Blogs

    Sundance Harvests an Eclectic Crop of Local Films

    Michael Fox
    Dec 11, 2008

    Bay Area filmmakers represented at Sundance.


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