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Feb 3 2011
Sundance Awards 'Circumstance,' 'Another Happy Day'
Susan Gerhard
Jan 30, 2011Ten 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, 2011Ten days of audience voting and jury contemplation lead to a barrel of awards for directors, writers.
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January 31, 2011
Sundance Awards 'Circumstance,' 'Another Happy Day'
Susan Gerhard
Jan 30, 2011Ten days of audience voting and jury contemplation lead to a barrel of awards for directors, writers.
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News & Blogs
Sundance Awards 'Circumstance,' 'Another Happy Day'
Susan Gerhard
Jan 30, 2011Ten days of audience voting and jury contemplation lead to a barrel of awards for directors, writers.
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Reviews
As Oscars Approach, Winners Still Up in the Air
Dennis Harvey
Feb 16, 2010Last month's nominations announcement was anticipated with unusual interest, largely because the Academy reverted to ten Best Picture nominees, a practice abandoned in 1943.
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Reviews
The Greatest Finds of My Generation
Susan Gerhard
Jan 26, 2010The 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.
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Reviews
The Greatest Finds of My Generation
Susan Gerhard
Jan 26, 2010The 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.
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Reviews
After Sept. 11, 2001, A Decade Found Its Way
B. Ruby Rich
Dec 23, 2009On Sept. 13, 2001, I stood in a Toronto park and spoke to Canadian television: Movies wouldn't be the same. I was wrong.
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Reviews
Feast Your Eyes: A Holiday Film Preview
Dennis Harvey
Nov 25, 2009Dennis Harvey weighs in on the upcoming films of the holiday season.
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Festivals
French Cinema Now—and then
Dennis Harvey
Oct 29, 2009Francois 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.
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Festivals
SFFS's Debut Cinema by the Bay
Robert Avila
Oct 22, 2009A 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.
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Q & A
How Scary Cow co-op is making indie filmmaking in SF a little less frightening
Elizabeth Rader
Aug 2, 2009Jager McConnell speaks about Scary Cow, a filmmakers' co-op that offers experience, people, money and equipment to aspiring filmmakers with ideas to burn.
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Digital
Free and Open: Video's Cambrian Explosion
Hannah Eaves
Jul 27, 2009The Sixth Screen: Veteran journalists and filmmakers alike are polishing up their resumes, contemplating the hospitality industry, and wondering: Who stole my career?
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Reviews
SFIFF52 Blogs: Coppola & Lucas at the Castro
Dennis Harvey
May 3, 2009An 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.
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Reviews
SFIFF52 Blogs: Five Reasons why SF Loves Coppola
Justin Juul
May 1, 2009The 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.
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Festivals
SFIFF52: Robert Redford Accepts Owens Award
Dennis Harvey
Apr 29, 2009Robert Redford braves the public and accepts the San Francisco International Film Festival's Peter J. Owens Award.
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Festivals
SF International Film Festival Lineup
Susan Gerhard
Mar 31, 2009The 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.
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Screenwriting
The Alchemy of Adaptation
Lisa Rosenberg
Feb 19, 2009Beyond Words: To pull off an adaptation, you must translate the unwieldy bulk of the original story into a breathing and transformative tale on screen.
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Legal
Casting: Names and Numbers
George Rush
Jan 16, 2009Avoiding 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.
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Festivals
Wim Wenders: Berlin & Beyond
Dennis Harvey
Jan 15, 2009Wenders, one of the stellar directors of "New German Cinema," is this year's honoree at the 14th annual Berlin & Beyond festival.
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Reviews
Season's Gleanings, a Holiday Preview
Dennis Harvey
Dec 15, 2008Dennis Harvey reviews some of 2008's year-end sobering dramas.
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News & Blogs
Sundance Harvests an Eclectic Crop of Local Films
Michael Fox
Dec 11, 2008Bay Area filmmakers represented at Sundance.
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