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Essential SF: ‘North Beach,’ ‘Medicine For Melancholy’
Michael Fox
Jul 20, 2011Two Bay Area location-based features that speak to the moment are poised to stand the test of time.
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In Depth
Essential SF: ‘North Beach,’ ‘Medicine For Melancholy’
Michael Fox
Jul 20, 2011Two Bay Area location-based features that speak to the moment are poised to stand the test of time.
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July 21, 2011
Essential SF: ‘North Beach,’ ‘Medicine For Melancholy’
Michael Fox
Jul 20, 2011Two Bay Area location-based features that speak to the moment are poised to stand the test of time.
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August 19 2010
Maoz Speaks of the Limits of Language in 'Lebanon'
Jessica Sapick
Aug 16, 2010The 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, 2010The Lebanon War of 1982 informs Samuel Maoz's 'Lebanon.'
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Q & A
Maoz Speaks of the Limits of Language in 'Lebanon'
Jessica Sapick
Aug 16, 2010The Lebanon War of 1982 informs Samuel Maoz's 'Lebanon.'
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In Production
Bay Area Narrative Filmmakers Thriving in Doc Capital
Michael Fox
Dec 23, 2009Michael Fox shows independent filmmakers who are thriving in the Bay Area.
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Q & A
Robert Mailer Anderson on Mendo Madness of 'Pig Hunt'
Dennis Harvey
Oct 26, 2009After ripping it up at various genre fests, the Bay Area indie horror flick settles in for a theatrical run at the Red Vic.
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Q & A
'Sorry, Thanks' Lavishes Love on the Mission
Michael Fox
Oct 24, 2009From the steep slope of 22nd Street down to La Taqueria, from the Attic to Boogaloos, this droll feature showcases the Mission to glowing advantage.
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Festivals
SFIFF52: Golden Gate Awards Uncorked, SFFS/KRF Grant Winner Announced
Susan Gerhard
May 7, 2009SFIFF handed out approximately $100,000 and announced the winner San Francisco Film Society/Kenneth Rainin Foundation Filmmaking Grant during its Golden Gate Awards.
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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.
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Q & A
'Joshua's' George Ratliff
indieWIRE
Jul 11, 2007George Ratliff talks about his first feature narrative Joshua, described by Sundance as a "horror story disguised as a sophisticated family drama."
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Q & A
A Rob Nilsson 10
Staff
Apr 27, 2007The List: An Amerindie helmer well before the term was invented, Nilsson names 10 films which deeply affected him.
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News & Blogs
Remembering Jim Lyons: 1960 - 2007
Staff
Apr 18, 2007The editor and actor, known for his frequent work with Todd Haynes, died in New York. His friends share their thoughts.
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Q & A
Mike White's Alter Egos
Michael Fox
Apr 14, 2007White's heroes and heroines are content with their mundane lives until some uninvited intruder or unforeseen event exposes their frustration and complacency.
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Q & A
Weerasethakul Talks Hospitals, Aerobics, and a Boy From Mars
Johnny Ray Huston
Apr 9, 2007One of Apichatpong Weerasethakul Ôs goals as a filmmaker is to simply show what he likes, and what he likes to see.
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Reviews
Reviews: "Police Beat"; "The Page Turner"
Dennis Harvey
Apr 3, 2007It's taken over two years for Police Beat to go from one of the most praised films at Sundance to a theatre near you.
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Q & A
Phillip Haas on "The Situation"
Michael Fox
Mar 26, 2007An interview with documentary and narrative filmmaker Philip Haas upon the release of his latest film, The Situation.
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Q & A
Michael Arndt, Little Mr. Sunshine
Michael Guillen
Feb 23, 2007The Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Little Miss Sunshine made a Cody's San Francisco bookstore appearance promoting the publication of the shooting script.
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Q & A
Von Donnersmarck's Oscar-nominated "The Lives of Others"
Miljenko Skoknic
Feb 12, 2007Von Donnersmarck talks about his Lola-winning and Oscar-nominated debut during a visit to San Francisco.
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Q & A
"Man Push Cart" Director's New York-by-Way-of-Pakistan Story
Brian Brooks/indieWIRE
Dec 4, 2006Ramin Bahrani's debut feature follows a solitary, quiet immigrant struggling to make a go of it in New York City.
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Reviews
Teshigahara at The Castro
Dennis Harvey
Nov 23, 2006Filmmaking was just one among many creative outlets for Japanese multimedia artist Hiroshi Teshigahara.
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Festivals
A Cinequest 35
Susan Gerhard
Nov 17, 2006Cinequest announces a plan to distribute indie films via DVD, the Internet, TV, and some traditional theatrical sales.
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Reviews
Found: 'Marie Antoinette' in Paris
Max Goldberg
Oct 18, 2006After weeks of Western Europe, what better way for the young cineaste to crash the City of Light than a trip to the silver screen?
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Q & A
John Cameron Mitchell's long "Shortbus" ride
Susan Gerhard
Oct 2, 2006John Cameron Mitchell's latest film: A bright, sexually explicit ensemble piece featuring American friends and acquaintances who might have made good primetime TV.
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Q & A
Opening "Red Doors" in Asian American Family
Susan Gerhard
Sep 19, 2006Filmmaker Georgia Lee discusses her narrative feature with family member Frances Chang.
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Reviews
Sweet "Quinceañera" vs. MTV's greedy "My Super Sweet 16"
Johnny Ray Huston
Aug 15, 2006Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland's exploration of a teen's rite of passage is the warmhearted opposite of MTV's glorification of wasteful and selfish spending.
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Q & A
Night Listening with Patrick Stettner
indieWIRE
Aug 14, 2006The director of The Business of Strangers talks about his second feature, starring Robin Williams.
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Q & A
Keith Fulton and "Brothers of the Head"
indieWIRE
Aug 8, 2006The co-director talks about his provocative fictional documentary about conjoined twins groomed for rock Ôn' roll stardom.
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Reviews
Francois Ozon, Mortal
B. Ruby Rich
Aug 2, 2006Ozon'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.
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Q & A
Amos Gitai's Reality
Michael Fox
Aug 1, 2006The veteran Israeli filmmaker, in town for the Jewish Film Festival, talks about radical art and Free Zone.
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Festivals
San Francisco International Film Festival's Award Winners
Susan Gerhard
May 5, 2006A complete list of the winners of the Golden Gate Awards show, which was all about celebrating the city, with filmmakers of all genres saying a kind word or two about it.
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Q & A
"Full Grown Men" On the Road
Michael Fox
Apr 17, 2006David Munro and Xandra Castleton speak about making their indie Full Grown Men and taking it to the Tribeca Film Festival.
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