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Essential SF: Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman
Michael Fox
Nov 3, 2011With riveting characters, cascading revelations and momentous breakthroughs, Epstein and Friedman’s work paved the way for contemporary documentary practice.
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In Depth
Essential SF: Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman
Michael Fox
Nov 3, 2011With riveting characters, cascading revelations and momentous breakthroughs, Epstein and Friedman’s work paved the way for contemporary documentary practice.
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November 3, 2011
Essential SF: Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman
Michael Fox
Nov 3, 2011With riveting characters, cascading revelations and momentous breakthroughs, Epstein and Friedman’s work paved the way for contemporary documentary practice.
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NFPF’s ‘Treasures 5’ Excavates 'The West'
Michael Fox
Oct 28, 2011The National Film Preservation Foundation delivers another gem with the fascinating three-disc box set 'The West 1898-1938.'
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October 28, 2011
NFPF’s ‘Treasures 5’ Excavates 'The West'
Michael Fox
Oct 28, 2011The National Film Preservation Foundation delivers another gem with the fascinating three-disc box set 'The West 1898-1938.'
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Reviews
NFPF’s ‘Treasures 5’ Excavates 'The West'
Michael Fox
Oct 28, 2011The National Film Preservation Foundation delivers another gem with the fascinating three-disc box set 'The West 1898-1938.'
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Arab Spring Arrives in a Festival-Packed Fall
Susan Gerhard
Oct 10, 2011Arab Film Festival Executive Director Michel Shehadeh speaks to building an all-encompassing international space.
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October 14, 2011
Arab Spring Arrives in a Festival-Packed Fall
Susan Gerhard
Oct 10, 2011Arab Film Festival Executive Director Michel Shehadeh speaks to building an all-encompassing international space.
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Q & A
Arab Spring Arrives in a Festival-Packed Fall
Susan Gerhard
Oct 10, 2011Arab Film Festival Executive Director Michel Shehadeh speaks to building an all-encompassing international space.
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Deadlines
Funding: TFI Documentary Fund
Oct 10, 2011The TFI Documentary Fund provides grants and guidance to exceptional filmmakers developing engaging feature-length documentaries which emphasize character and that allow audiences to consider history, culture and society through the experiences of extraordinary individuals. ELIGIBILITY: Submissions must be non-fiction motion pictures with an intended length of at least 70 minutes and should creatively document unique character(s); submissions can be in the advanced stages of development, production or post-production and must not have aired on any form. Foreign language documentaries are eligible, but must be subtitled and suitable for an American audience. Applicants must be over 18-years old. $25 entry fee. AWARDS: Grants of at least $10,000 will be awarded in 2012. DEADLINE: October 10, 2011. WEBSITE: tribecafilminstitute.org/tfi_documentary/.
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Events
'Passione'
Oct 3, 2011John Turturro 's 'Passione' illuminates the history of Neapolitan music for a second week at SF Film Society | New People Cinema. Compared favorably to Wim Wenders' beloved 'Buena Vista Social Club,' the film is the actor-director's first foray into the documentary form. More info at sffs.org.
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October 4 2011
'Passione'
Oct 3, 2011John Turturro 's 'Passione' illuminates the history of Neapolitan music for a second week at SF Film Society | New People Cinema. Compared favorably to Wim Wenders' beloved 'Buena Vista Social Club,' the film is the actor-director's first foray into the documentary form. More info at sffs.org.
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September 27 2011
'Passione'
Oct 3, 2011John Turturro 's 'Passione' illuminates the history of Neapolitan music for a second week at SF Film Society | New People Cinema. Compared favorably to Wim Wenders' beloved 'Buena Vista Social Club,' the film is the actor-director's first foray into the documentary form. More info at sffs.org.
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Festivals
Dark Thoughts Fill TIFF’s Lightbox
B. Ruby Rich
Sep 18, 2011Sex-filled fictions dominate Toronto International Film Festival; eclectic docs inspire action.
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Dark Thoughts Fill TIFF’s Lightbox
B. Ruby Rich
Sep 18, 2011Sex-filled fictions dominate Toronto International Film Festival; eclectic docs inspire action.
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september 22 2011
Dark Thoughts Fill TIFF’s Lightbox
B. Ruby Rich
Sep 18, 2011Sex-filled fictions dominate Toronto International Film Festival; eclectic docs inspire action.
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‘Aurora’ Startles, Subtly
Dennis Harvey
Sep 15, 2011Unhurried, character-driven story demonstrates the filmmaking finesse that’s brought Romanian cinema to the fore. Though it had made an occasional international impression before—notably with a long history of Cannes entries and prize winners—few could have anticipated the splash Romanian cinema would create in the last few years. Or that the attention paid it would bring a number of often long, difficult, obtuse movies out of their usual habitat (the festival circuit) into theaters around the world. The collapse of Communism and execution of Romania's quarter-century dictator Nicolae Ceausescu in 1989 freed the filmmaking industry from strict governmental control and propagandic content. But it took until the middle...
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September 15, 2011
‘Aurora’ Startles, Subtly
Dennis Harvey
Sep 15, 2011Unhurried, character-driven story demonstrates the filmmaking finesse that’s brought Romanian cinema to the fore. Though it had made an occasional international impression before—notably with a long history of Cannes entries and prize winners—few could have anticipated the splash Romanian cinema would create in the last few years. Or that the attention paid it would bring a number of often long, difficult, obtuse movies out of their usual habitat (the festival circuit) into theaters around the world. The collapse of Communism and execution of Romania's quarter-century dictator Nicolae Ceausescu in 1989 freed the filmmaking industry from strict governmental control and propagandic content. But it took until the middle...
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Kuchar, Belson Bid Adieu
Michael Fox
Sep 8, 2011San Francisco loses two of its cinema icons, pioneering 'camp humorist' George Kuchar and seminal experimental filmmaker Jordan Belson. George Kuchar, the beloved San Francisco filmmaker, teacher, mentor and friend, died Tuesday night, September 6, at the age of 69. He passed away at Coming Home Hospice in the Castro, where he resided for the last month. Kuchar had been diagnosed with cancer a year and a half ago, but the sad news was not conveyed beyond a circle of close friends until recently. Kuchar and his twin brother, Mike, began making movies in their teens in their Bronx neighborhood in the late ’50s. Inspired by the florid emotions of Hollywood melodramas, they made 8mm narratives that were funny...
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September 8 2011
Kuchar, Belson Bid Adieu
Michael Fox
Sep 8, 2011San Francisco loses two of its cinema icons, pioneering 'camp humorist' George Kuchar and seminal experimental filmmaker Jordan Belson. George Kuchar, the beloved San Francisco filmmaker, teacher, mentor and friend, died Tuesday night, September 6, at the age of 69. He passed away at Coming Home Hospice in the Castro, where he resided for the last month. Kuchar had been diagnosed with cancer a year and a half ago, but the sad news was not conveyed beyond a circle of close friends until recently. Kuchar and his twin brother, Mike, began making movies in their teens in their Bronx neighborhood in the late ’50s. Inspired by the florid emotions of Hollywood melodramas, they made 8mm narratives that were funny...
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August 30, 2011
'Film Socialisme'
Sep 2, 2011San Francisco Film Society | New People Cinema sets sail with Jean-Luc Godard's 2010 provocation, 'Film Socialisme.' As Robert Avila writes in SF360.org later this week, the "playful, somber meditation on where history has brought us is brimming with ideas and aesthetic pleasures." Screenings begin September 2. More info on the new SFFS venue at Post Street (between Webster and Buchanan) in sffs.org.
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Jean-Luc Godard Sets Course for Adventure
Robert Avila
Sep 1, 2011The first feature to play SFFS | New People Cinema, Godard's ‘Film Socialisme’ is both poetic rumination and urgent intervention.
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Reviews
Jean-Luc Godard Sets Course for Adventure
Robert Avila
Sep 1, 2011The first feature to play SFFS | New People Cinema, Godard's ‘Film Socialisme’ is both poetic rumination and urgent intervention.
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September 1, 2011
Jean-Luc Godard Sets Course for Adventure
Robert Avila
Sep 1, 2011The first feature to play SFFS | New People Cinema, Godard's ‘Film Socialisme’ is both poetic rumination and urgent intervention.
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August 25, 2011
Essential SF: Lynn Hershman Leeson
Stephanie Rosenbaum
Aug 23, 2011Lynn 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, 2011Lynn Hershman Leeson catalogues revolutions past and pushes the art and technology envelope well into the future.
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In Depth
Essential SF: Lynn Hershman Leeson
Stephanie Rosenbaum
Aug 23, 2011Lynn Hershman Leeson catalogues revolutions past and pushes the art and technology envelope well into the future.
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November 24, 2010
Essential SF: Lynn Hershman Leeson
Stephanie Rosenbaum
Aug 23, 2011Lynn Hershman Leeson catalogues revolutions past and pushes the art and technology envelope well into the future.
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November 3 2010
Essential SF: Lynn Hershman Leeson
Stephanie Rosenbaum
Aug 23, 2011Lynn Hershman Leeson catalogues revolutions past and pushes the art and technology envelope well into the future.
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Reviews
Essential SF: Lynn Hershman Leeson
Stephanie Rosenbaum
Aug 23, 2011Lynn Hershman Leeson catalogues revolutions past and pushes the art and technology envelope well into the future.
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August 16, 2011
'The African Queen'
Aug 18, 2011Canonized director John Huston's 'The African Queen,' now mostly remembered for its tumultuous production history, was also the director's biggest grossing film, securing Humphrey Bogart his first Oscar for acting. The Alameda Theatre screens this battle-of-the-sexes classic on film Wednesday and Thursday only. More info at alamedatheatres.com.
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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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Reviews
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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Essential SF: ‘Freedom On My Mind,’ ‘The Good War’
Michael Fox
Jul 28, 2011The best of the Bay Area's historical docs transform our understanding of previous eras, and, consequently, our own.
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In Depth
Essential SF: ‘Freedom On My Mind,’ ‘The Good War’
Michael Fox
Jul 28, 2011The best of the Bay Area's historical docs transform our understanding of previous eras, and, consequently, our own.
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July 28, 2011
Essential SF: ‘Freedom On My Mind,’ ‘The Good War’
Michael Fox
Jul 28, 2011The best of the Bay Area's historical docs transform our understanding of previous eras, and, consequently, our own.
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Home
Essential SF: ‘Freedom On My Mind,’ ‘The Good War’
Michael Fox
Jul 28, 2011The best of the Bay Area's historical docs transform our understanding of previous eras, and, consequently, our own.
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In Depth
Essential SF: ‘Freedom On My Mind,’ ‘The Good War’
Michael Fox
Jul 28, 2011The best of the Bay Area's historical docs transform our understanding of previous eras, and, consequently, our own.
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July 28, 2011
Essential SF: ‘Freedom On My Mind,’ ‘The Good War’
Michael Fox
Jul 28, 2011The best of the Bay Area's historical docs transform our understanding of previous eras, and, consequently, our own.
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Home
Generator Everything
Bruce Sterling
Jul 21, 2011'If Marius Watz programmed it, then it's going to be vivid. It's going to be crisp, spiky and angular. It will be fast, bright and noisy. And there's going to be a whole, whole lot of it.'
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In Depth
Generator Everything
Bruce Sterling
Jul 21, 2011'If Marius Watz programmed it, then it's going to be vivid. It's going to be crisp, spiky and angular. It will be fast, bright and noisy. And there's going to be a whole, whole lot of it.'
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July 21, 2011
Generator Everything
Bruce Sterling
Jul 21, 2011'If Marius Watz programmed it, then it's going to be vivid. It's going to be crisp, spiky and angular. It will be fast, bright and noisy. And there's going to be a whole, whole lot of it.'
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July 12, 2011
Silent Film Festival
Jul 14, 2011The SF institution returns to the Castro Theatre with 18 rediscovered films and live musical accompaniment. Highlights include a collection of Disney's Laugh-O-Grams, a travelogue of an expedition to the Antarctic and a film once cited as "the single greatest masterwork in the history of cinema" by stately film journal Cahiers du Cinema. More info castrotheatre.com.
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Border Trouble Comes to Pacific Film Archive
Max Goldberg
Jun 30, 2011New series spotlights the fascination with Mexico in American noir.
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June 30, 2011
Border Trouble Comes to Pacific Film Archive
Max Goldberg
Jun 30, 2011New series spotlights the fascination with Mexico in American noir.
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Reviews
Border Trouble Comes to Pacific Film Archive
Max Goldberg
Jun 30, 2011New series spotlights the fascination with Mexico in American noir.
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A City’s Smutty History, Embraced
Julia Barbosa
Jun 21, 2011Stabile film at Frameline, Tribeca and, soon, YBCA, looks at San Francisco’s sex-film history.
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June 23 2011
A City’s Smutty History, Embraced
Julia Barbosa
Jun 21, 2011Stabile film at Frameline, Tribeca and, soon, YBCA, looks at San Francisco’s sex-film history.
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June 23, 2011
A City’s Smutty History, Embraced
Julia Barbosa
Jun 21, 2011Stabile film at Frameline, Tribeca and, soon, YBCA, looks at San Francisco’s sex-film history.
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Q & A
A City’s Smutty History, Embraced
Julia Barbosa
Jun 21, 2011Stabile film at Frameline, Tribeca and, soon, YBCA, looks at San Francisco’s sex-film history.
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Vintage Kinski Uncorked at YBCA
Dennis Harvey
Jun 17, 2011YBCA digs a delightfully disturbing live Kinski document from the archives.
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Reviews
Vintage Kinski Uncorked at YBCA
Dennis Harvey
Jun 17, 2011YBCA digs a delightfully disturbing live Kinski document from the archives.
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Soap-Operatic 'Bride Flight' Is an Entertaining Ride
Dennis Harvey
Jun 10, 2011An historical-romantic novel in screen form, 'Bride Flight' offers all the pleasures (some guilty ones) of a film made half a century ago.
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June 16, 2011
Soap-Operatic 'Bride Flight' Is an Entertaining Ride
Dennis Harvey
Jun 10, 2011An historical-romantic novel in screen form, 'Bride Flight' offers all the pleasures (some guilty ones) of a film made half a century ago.
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Reviews
Soap-Operatic 'Bride Flight' Is an Entertaining Ride
Dennis Harvey
Jun 10, 2011An historical-romantic novel in screen form, 'Bride Flight' offers all the pleasures (some guilty ones) of a film made half a century ago.
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Elizabeth Taylor Tribute Maps Unusual Star Path
Dennis Harvey
May 26, 2011The Castro's Elizabeth Taylor retrospective brings the actress back to her most devoted fans. The first and last time I attended the now-defunct Taos Film Festival, it gave a tribute to Elizabeth Taylor (who lived in the area), allowing me to spend an hour sitting about ten feet from one of the most famous movie stars ever. Arriving by wheelchair with a little dog on her lap, she was petite and attractive, though infirmity had taken its own toll on her figure. She was also funny, candid, unpretentious, occasionally ribald, passionately serious about her causes (especially AIDS research and education), and a little dotty—occasionally she'd drift off on some strange...
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May 26, 2011
Elizabeth Taylor Tribute Maps Unusual Star Path
Dennis Harvey
May 26, 2011The Castro's Elizabeth Taylor retrospective brings the actress back to her most devoted fans. The first and last time I attended the now-defunct Taos Film Festival, it gave a tribute to Elizabeth Taylor (who lived in the area), allowing me to spend an hour sitting about ten feet from one of the most famous movie stars ever. Arriving by wheelchair with a little dog on her lap, she was petite and attractive, though infirmity had taken its own toll on her figure. She was also funny, candid, unpretentious, occasionally ribald, passionately serious about her causes (especially AIDS research and education), and a little dotty—occasionally she'd drift off on some strange...
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Festivals
Frameline Announces Titles in 2011 Festival
Susan Gerhard/Michael Fox
May 25, 2011Margaret 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, 2011Margaret Cho, transgender cinema are highlights of 2011 LGBT festival.
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May 26, 2011
Frameline Announces Titles in 2011 Festival
Susan Gerhard/Michael Fox
May 25, 2011Margaret Cho, transgender cinema are highlights of 2011 LGBT festival.
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Lost Legends Haunt Roxie's Latest Noir Series
Matt Sussman
May 13, 2011The devil is in the details of I Wake Up Screaming, the Roxie's annual two-week spring celebration of noir's shadiest titles.
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May 19, 2011
Lost Legends Haunt Roxie's Latest Noir Series
Matt Sussman
May 13, 2011The devil is in the details of I Wake Up Screaming, the Roxie's annual two-week spring celebration of noir's shadiest titles.
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Reviews
Lost Legends Haunt Roxie's Latest Noir Series
Matt Sussman
May 13, 2011The devil is in the details of I Wake Up Screaming, the Roxie's annual two-week spring celebration of noir's shadiest titles.
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Lost Legends Haunt Roxie's Latest Noir Series
Matt Sussman
May 13, 2011The devil is in the details of I Wake Up Screaming, the Roxie's annual two-week spring celebration of noir's shadiest titles.
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May 19, 2011
Lost Legends Haunt Roxie's Latest Noir Series
Matt Sussman
May 13, 2011The devil is in the details of I Wake Up Screaming, the Roxie's annual two-week spring celebration of noir's shadiest titles.
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Reviews
Lost Legends Haunt Roxie's Latest Noir Series
Matt Sussman
May 13, 2011The devil is in the details of I Wake Up Screaming, the Roxie's annual two-week spring celebration of noir's shadiest titles.
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We Are All Made of Stars in Patrico Guzmán's Universe
B. Ruby Rich
May 12, 2011'Nostalgia for the Light' may be the most optimistic film in Guzmán's oeuvre, but he still knows how to make us cry, mourn and remember.
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May 12, 2011
We Are All Made of Stars in Patrico Guzmán's Universe
B. Ruby Rich
May 12, 2011'Nostalgia for the Light' may be the most optimistic film in Guzmán's oeuvre, but he still knows how to make us cry, mourn and remember.
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Reviews
We Are All Made of Stars in Patrico Guzmán's Universe
B. Ruby Rich
May 12, 2011'Nostalgia for the Light' may be the most optimistic film in Guzmán's oeuvre, but he still knows how to make us cry, mourn and remember.
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May 10, 2011
‘COINTELPRO 101’
May 12, 2011Director Claude Marks participates in a discussion following the screening of his film, ‘COINTELPRO 101,’ which presents the history and impact of the FBI Counter Intelligence Program. More at redvicmoviehouse.com.
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Festivals
Stone not Cold in Castro Conversation
Dennis Harvey
Apr 28, 2011Oliver 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, 2011Oliver 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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May 5, 2011
Stone not Cold in Castro Conversation
Dennis Harvey
Apr 28, 2011Oliver 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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April 14, 2011
Film Globally, Screen Locally
Michael Fox
Apr 13, 2011Local filmmakers reflect on the opportunities presented by screenings at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
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Film Globally, Screen Locally
Michael Fox
Apr 13, 2011Local filmmakers reflect on the opportunities presented by screenings at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
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In Production
Film Globally, Screen Locally
Michael Fox
Apr 13, 2011Local filmmakers reflect on the opportunities presented by screenings at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
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April 14, 2011
Film Globally, Screen Locally
Michael Fox
Apr 13, 2011Local filmmakers reflect on the opportunities presented by screenings at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
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Film Globally, Screen Locally
Michael Fox
Apr 13, 2011Local filmmakers reflect on the opportunities presented by screenings at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
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In Production
Film Globally, Screen Locally
Michael Fox
Apr 13, 2011Local filmmakers reflect on the opportunities presented by screenings at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
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April 7, 2011
Kehr Recalls ‘When Movies Mattered’
Michael Fox
Apr 4, 2011A collection of Dave Kehr's analytical, entertaining pieces from 30-plus years ago offers critical enlightenment for a short-form era.
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Kehr Recalls ‘When Movies Mattered’
Michael Fox
Apr 4, 2011A collection of Dave Kehr's analytical, entertaining pieces from 30-plus years ago offers critical enlightenment for a short-form era.
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Reviews
Kehr Recalls ‘When Movies Mattered’
Michael Fox
Apr 4, 2011A collection of Dave Kehr's analytical, entertaining pieces from 30-plus years ago offers critical enlightenment for a short-form era.
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February 17, 2011
On the Making of 'Crooked Beauty'
Ken Paul Rosenthal
Feb 15, 2011A filmmaker delves deep into the process of embodying 'madness' in movie form.
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First Person
On the Making of 'Crooked Beauty'
Ken Paul Rosenthal
Feb 15, 2011A filmmaker delves deep into the process of embodying 'madness' in movie form.
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On the Making of 'Crooked Beauty'
Ken Paul Rosenthal
Feb 15, 2011A filmmaker delves deep into the process of embodying 'madness' in movie form.
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February 10, 2011
Silent Film Festival Is in the Money
Michael Fox
Feb 10, 2011SF Silent Film Festival's Winter Event offers financial dramas that speak volumes.
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Festivals
Silent Film Festival Is in the Money
Michael Fox
Feb 10, 2011SF Silent Film Festival's Winter Event offers financial dramas that speak volumes.
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Silent Film Festival Is in the Money
Michael Fox
Feb 10, 2011SF Silent Film Festival's Winter Event offers financial dramas that speak volumes.
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February 10, 2011
Scary Cow Stampede Continues Apace
Michael Fox
Feb 9, 2011Scary Cow matches makers with crews, and, every quarter, finds audiences for both.
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Scary Cow Stampede Continues Apace
Michael Fox
Feb 9, 2011Scary Cow matches makers with crews, and, every quarter, finds audiences for both.
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In Production
Scary Cow Stampede Continues Apace
Michael Fox
Feb 9, 2011Scary Cow matches makers with crews, and, every quarter, finds audiences for both.
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Alexander Excavates Educational Film Treasures
Michael Fox
Jan 18, 2011Geoff Alexander opens a window into the 20th century with a book about films for/from the classroom.
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January 20, 2011
Alexander Excavates Educational Film Treasures
Michael Fox
Jan 18, 2011Geoff Alexander opens a window into the 20th century with a book about films for/from the classroom.
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Q & A
Alexander Excavates Educational Film Treasures
Michael Fox
Jan 18, 2011Geoff Alexander opens a window into the 20th century with a book about films for/from the classroom.
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December 14, 2010
'Mifune x Kurosawa: A Beautiful Man'
Dec 21, 2010One of the greatest actor-director duos in history, Toshiro Mifune and Akira Kurosawa collaborated on 16 films during their careers. VIZ Cinema's series 'Mifune x Kurosawa: A Beautiful Man' includes classics 'Drunken Angel,' 'Red Beard,' 'Seven Samurai' and more. More at newpeopleworld.com.
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December 21, 2010
'Mifune x Kurosawa: A Beautiful Man'
Dec 21, 2010One of the greatest actor-director duos in history, Toshiro Mifune and Akira Kurosawa collaborated on 16 films during their careers. VIZ Cinema's series 'Mifune x Kurosawa: A Beautiful Man' includes classics 'Drunken Angel,' 'Red Beard,' 'Seven Samurai' and more. More at newpeopleworld.com.
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December 16, 2010
Film 2010: Big Pictures Light up the Small Screen
Michael Fox
Dec 16, 2010Perhaps it's OK to bring art film home for the holidays with sophisticated collections of DVDs and must-buy film books.
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December 28, 2010
Film 2010: Big Pictures Light up the Small Screen
Michael Fox
Dec 16, 2010Perhaps it's OK to bring art film home for the holidays with sophisticated collections of DVDs and must-buy film books.
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Film 2010: Big Pictures Light up the Small Screen
Michael Fox
Dec 16, 2010Perhaps it's OK to bring art film home for the holidays with sophisticated collections of DVDs and must-buy film books.
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Reviews
Film 2010: Big Pictures Light up the Small Screen
Michael Fox
Dec 16, 2010Perhaps it's OK to bring art film home for the holidays with sophisticated collections of DVDs and must-buy film books.
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December 7, 2010
'Remembering Playland' with Tom Wyrsch in Person
Dec 12, 2010Bay Area filmmaker Tom Wyrsch examines the history of San Francisco’s one-time seaside amusement park, Playland, whose origins dated back nearly a century before being torn down in 1972. Wyrsch appears in person at the Smith Rafael Film Center. More at cafilm.org.
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December 9, 2010
Stiller's 'Sir Arne's Treasure' Brought Back to Life, Musically
Dennis Harvey
Dec 10, 2010The Mountain Goats offer an original score for Mauritz Stiller's rambunctious adventure-turned tragedy/morality tale of 1919.
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Stiller's 'Sir Arne's Treasure' Brought Back to Life, Musically
Dennis Harvey
Dec 10, 2010The Mountain Goats offer an original score for Mauritz Stiller's rambunctious adventure-turned tragedy/morality tale of 1919.
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Reviews
Stiller's 'Sir Arne's Treasure' Brought Back to Life, Musically
Dennis Harvey
Dec 10, 2010The Mountain Goats offer an original score for Mauritz Stiller's rambunctious adventure-turned tragedy/morality tale of 1919.
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November 30, 2010
Maya Rudolph in Conversation with Paul Lancour
Dec 1, 2010The former Saturday Night Live player was an essential element to some of the most memorable moments in the show’s recent history. In 2009 the actress displayed her versatility in the Sam Mendes-directed ‘Away We Go,’ costarring with John Krasinski. Maya Rudolph discusses her career as a comedienne with Bay Area broadcasting veteran Paul Lancour at Herbst Theater. More at cityarts.net.
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Funding
Going Guerrilla with Zombies
Holly Million
Nov 23, 2010Horror 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, 2010Horror legend George Romero offers fundraising advice to first-timers: "Just make the movie. Don’t worry about the money."
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November 24, 2010
Going Guerrilla with Zombies
Holly Million
Nov 23, 2010Horror legend George Romero offers fundraising advice to first-timers: "Just make the movie. Don’t worry about the money."
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Radical Light: 'A Haven for Radical Art and Experimental Film and Video'
Steve Anker
Nov 19, 2010Pacific Film Archive offers the second of three excerpts from its monumental work, 'Radical Light.'
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In Depth
Radical Light: 'A Haven for Radical Art and Experimental Film and Video'
Steve Anker
Nov 19, 2010Pacific Film Archive offers the second of three excerpts from its monumental work, 'Radical Light.'
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November 24, 2010
Radical Light: 'A Haven for Radical Art and Experimental Film and Video'
Steve Anker
Nov 19, 2010Pacific Film Archive offers the second of three excerpts from its monumental work, 'Radical Light.'
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November 16, 2010
‘Kamui Gaiden’
Nov 19, 2010The story of 17th-century ninja who makes the dangerous decision to run from his own clan, ‘Kamui Gaiden’ is one of Japan’s most expensive movies in history and brings Sampei Shirato’s celebrated '70s comic to the big screen as part of The Red Lantern: Bay Area Asian Cinephiles film series. More at newpeopleworld.com.
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Radical Light: 'A Haven for Radical Art and Experimental Film and Video'
Steve Anker
Nov 19, 2010Pacific Film Archive offers the second of three excerpts from its monumental work, 'Radical Light.'
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In Depth
Radical Light: 'A Haven for Radical Art and Experimental Film and Video'
Steve Anker
Nov 19, 2010Pacific Film Archive offers the second of three excerpts from its monumental work, 'Radical Light.'
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November 24, 2010
Radical Light: 'A Haven for Radical Art and Experimental Film and Video'
Steve Anker
Nov 19, 2010Pacific Film Archive offers the second of three excerpts from its monumental work, 'Radical Light.'
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November 10, 2010
‘Ran’ turns 25 at the Castro
Nov 11, 2010Akira Kurosawa was well into his 70s when he began shooting ‘Ran,’ the war epic that took over a year to film and was then Japan’s most expensive movie in history. The Castro Theater celebrates the 25th anniversary of Kurosawa’s 'King Lear' adaptation, which the iconic director considered his best film. More at castrotheatre.com.
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November 4, 2010
Essential SF
Susan Gerhard, Editor
Nov 5, 2010SF360.org profiles the 2011 roster of Essential SF, an ongoing compendium of the film community’s vital figures and institutions.
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Essential SF: Rick Prelinger
Dennis Harvey
Nov 2, 2010Rick Prelinger’s efforts at preserving ephemeral films have made him indispensable to the cinema of San Francisco—and the world.
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November 3 2010
Essential SF: Rick Prelinger
Dennis Harvey
Nov 2, 2010Rick Prelinger’s efforts at preserving ephemeral films have made him indispensable to the cinema of San Francisco—and the world.
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October 26, 2010
Nicole Krauss in Conversation with Andrew Sean Greer
Nov 1, 2010Poet turned novelist Nicole Krauss, whose international bestseller ‘The History of Love’ was optioned before completion as a project for Alfonso Cuaron to direct, discusses art and process with bestselling author Andrew Sean Greer. More at cityarts.net.
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Documentary
Are You Expecting Your Producer to Save You?
Fernanda Rossi
Oct 12, 2010What 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, 2010What to consider when you're considering hiring a producer.
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October 14, 2010
Are You Expecting Your Producer to Save You?
Fernanda Rossi
Oct 12, 2010What to consider when you're considering hiring a producer.
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Savoring Fishbone in its Third Insane Decade
Susan Gerhard
Oct 8, 2010A film about the legendary band Fishbone brings California's past 25 years into close relief.
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October 14, 2010
Savoring Fishbone in its Third Insane Decade
Susan Gerhard
Oct 8, 2010A film about the legendary band Fishbone brings California's past 25 years into close relief.
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Q & A
Savoring Fishbone in its Third Insane Decade
Susan Gerhard
Oct 8, 2010A film about the legendary band Fishbone brings California's past 25 years into close relief.
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'Left in the Dark' Savors the Bay Area's Cinema Past, Present
Susan Gerhard
Oct 4, 2010Photo/essay book 'Left in the Dark' offers a way in—and out of—San Francisco cinema's rich, gritty, glamorous past.
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October 7, 2010
'Left in the Dark' Savors the Bay Area's Cinema Past, Present
Susan Gerhard
Oct 4, 2010Photo/essay book 'Left in the Dark' offers a way in—and out of—San Francisco cinema's rich, gritty, glamorous past.
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Q & A
'Left in the Dark' Savors the Bay Area's Cinema Past, Present
Susan Gerhard
Oct 4, 2010Photo/essay book 'Left in the Dark' offers a way in—and out of—San Francisco cinema's rich, gritty, glamorous past.
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'Left in the Dark' Savors the Bay Area's Cinema Past, Present
Susan Gerhard
Oct 4, 2010Photo/essay book 'Left in the Dark' offers a way in—and out of—San Francisco cinema's rich, gritty, glamorous past.
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October 7, 2010
'Left in the Dark' Savors the Bay Area's Cinema Past, Present
Susan Gerhard
Oct 4, 2010Photo/essay book 'Left in the Dark' offers a way in—and out of—San Francisco cinema's rich, gritty, glamorous past.
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Q & A
'Left in the Dark' Savors the Bay Area's Cinema Past, Present
Susan Gerhard
Oct 4, 2010Photo/essay book 'Left in the Dark' offers a way in—and out of—San Francisco cinema's rich, gritty, glamorous past.
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'Howl' Revisits Key Literary Chapter in SF History
Susan Gerhard
Sep 23, 2010Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman offer insight into the making of 'Howl,' a movie about a poem and a time.
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September 23, 2010
'Howl' Revisits Key Literary Chapter in SF History
Susan Gerhard
Sep 23, 2010Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman offer insight into the making of 'Howl,' a movie about a poem and a time.
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Irving Glides from Parrots to Pelicans
Michael Fox
Sep 22, 2010Judy Irving goes from parrots to pelicans with her new documentary.
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September 23, 2010
Irving Glides from Parrots to Pelicans
Michael Fox
Sep 22, 2010Judy Irving goes from parrots to pelicans with her new documentary.
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Altman Versus the World
Dennis Harvey
Sep 20, 2010A series at the Roxie mines the fault lines in Robert Altman's varied oeuvre.
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Reviews
Altman Versus the World
Dennis Harvey
Sep 20, 2010A series at the Roxie mines the fault lines in Robert Altman's varied oeuvre.
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September 23, 2010
Altman Versus the World
Dennis Harvey
Sep 20, 2010A series at the Roxie mines the fault lines in Robert Altman's varied oeuvre.
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Home
Radical Light: 'Image Dissectors'
Rebecca Solnit
Sep 17, 2010Pacific Film Archive offers the first of three excerpts from its monumental new book, 'Radical Light.'
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In Depth
Radical Light: 'Image Dissectors'
Rebecca Solnit
Sep 17, 2010Pacific Film Archive offers the first of three excerpts from its monumental new book, 'Radical Light.'
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September 23, 2010
Radical Light: 'Image Dissectors'
Rebecca Solnit
Sep 17, 2010Pacific Film Archive offers the first of three excerpts from its monumental new book, 'Radical Light.'
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Tushinski Brings San Francisco into 'Dirty Poole'
Michael Fox
Sep 15, 2010A filmmaker revisits '70s gay erotic life in the work of Wakefield Poole.
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In Production
Tushinski Brings San Francisco into 'Dirty Poole'
Michael Fox
Sep 15, 2010A filmmaker revisits '70s gay erotic life in the work of Wakefield Poole.
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September 16, 2010
Tushinski Brings San Francisco into 'Dirty Poole'
Michael Fox
Sep 15, 2010A filmmaker revisits '70s gay erotic life in the work of Wakefield Poole.
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Home
Tushinski Brings San Francisco into 'Dirty Poole'
Michael Fox
Sep 15, 2010A filmmaker revisits '70s gay erotic life in the work of Wakefield Poole.
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In Production
Tushinski Brings San Francisco into 'Dirty Poole'
Michael Fox
Sep 15, 2010A filmmaker revisits '70s gay erotic life in the work of Wakefield Poole.
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September 16, 2010
Tushinski Brings San Francisco into 'Dirty Poole'
Michael Fox
Sep 15, 2010A filmmaker revisits '70s gay erotic life in the work of Wakefield Poole.
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September 7, 2010
Infinite City: Cinema City
Sep 9, 2010SFMOMA has mapped out a set of unique events in conjunction the upcoming release of Rebecca Solnit's new book, 'Infinite City: a San Francisco Atlas.' Thursday, September 9, 'Housing Shadows and Projecting Fog' screens Christian Bruno's work-in-progress film about the Strand movie theater as well as Andy Black and Sam Green's atmospheric 'Fog City.' Saturday, September 11, a Film Crawl through a variety of San Francisco moviehouses—from the Balboa (where Ernie Gehr's 'Cotton Candy,' right, plays at noon) to the Roxie—offers an historic tour of the city's cinema history. More at SFMOMA: http://www.sfmoma.org/events/1722.
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Festivals
Telluride Unveils 37th Film Festival
Gianmaria Franchini
Sep 3, 2010Surprising themes and high profile documentaries are among the highlights of the Telluride 2010 lineup.
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Telluride Unveils 37th Film Festival
Gianmaria Franchini
Sep 3, 2010Surprising themes and high profile documentaries are among the highlights of the Telluride 2010 lineup.
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September 9 2010
Telluride Unveils 37th Film Festival
Gianmaria Franchini
Sep 3, 2010Surprising themes and high profile documentaries are among the highlights of the Telluride 2010 lineup.
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Going McCarey's Way
Dennis Harvey
Sep 2, 2010A Mechanics' Institute series appreciates Leo McCarey's genius with comedy.
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Reviews
Going McCarey's Way
Dennis Harvey
Sep 2, 2010A Mechanics' Institute series appreciates Leo McCarey's genius with comedy.
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September 2, 2010
Going McCarey's Way
Dennis Harvey
Sep 2, 2010A Mechanics' Institute series appreciates Leo McCarey's genius with comedy.
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08-05-2010
Looking to the Skies for Cinema
Gianmaria Franchini
Aug 5, 2010Think summer's almost over? In the Bay Area, think again: Outdoor screenings are just getting started.
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Festivals
Looking to the Skies for Cinema
Gianmaria Franchini
Aug 5, 2010Think summer's almost over? In the Bay Area, think again: Outdoor screenings are just getting started.
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Looking to the Skies for Cinema
Gianmaria Franchini
Aug 5, 2010Think summer's almost over? In the Bay Area, think again: Outdoor screenings are just getting started.
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Crime on the Mind
Sura Wood
Jul 29, 2010The Pacific Film Archive's Criminal Minds series offers a liberating mix of asocial outlaws and sordid stories based on the ripped-from-the-headlines exploits of real-life gangsters and killers.
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Reviews
Crime on the Mind
Sura Wood
Jul 29, 2010The Pacific Film Archive's Criminal Minds series offers a liberating mix of asocial outlaws and sordid stories based on the ripped-from-the-headlines exploits of real-life gangsters and killers.
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Essential SF: 'Berkeley in the Sixties,' 'Brother Outsider,' 'Weather Underground'
Michael Fox
Jul 28, 2010Three Bay Area documentaries correct the historical record.
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In Depth
Essential SF: 'Berkeley in the Sixties,' 'Brother Outsider,' 'Weather Underground'
Michael Fox
Jul 28, 2010Three Bay Area documentaries correct the historical record.
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Essential SF: 'Times of Harvey Milk,' 'Crumb,' 'Cockettes'
Michael Fox
Jul 23, 2010Three films document essential chunks of San Francisco's tragic and mythic past, told in empathetic but non-hagiographic testimony.
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In Depth
Essential SF: 'Times of Harvey Milk,' 'Crumb,' 'Cockettes'
Michael Fox
Jul 23, 2010Three films document essential chunks of San Francisco's tragic and mythic past, told in empathetic but non-hagiographic testimony.
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Festivals
SF Jewish Film Festival Lights 30 Candles
Michael Fox
Jul 22, 2010The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival finds fans beyond its identity-based target audience with a wide array of international films and topics.
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SF Jewish Film Festival Lights 30 Candles
Michael Fox
Jul 22, 2010The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival finds fans beyond its identity-based target audience with a wide array of international films and topics.
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Guevara-Flanagan Soars with 'Wonder Woman'
Michael Fox
Jun 30, 2010East Bay filmmaker Kristy Guevara-Flanagan muscles her way through her new documentary feature, The History of the Universe as Told by Wonder Woman.
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In Production
Guevara-Flanagan Soars with 'Wonder Woman'
Michael Fox
Jun 30, 2010East Bay filmmaker Kristy Guevara-Flanagan muscles her way through her new documentary feature, The History of the Universe as Told by Wonder Woman.
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Festivals
Frameline34, a Festival Refreshed
Matt Sussman
Jun 25, 2010Critical consensus on Frameline34 marks it a good year. The audience wanted something different, and the festival has largely obliged.
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Festivals
Frameline's History Lessons
Max Goldberg
Jun 24, 2010Frameline34 brought together a wide array of programs following the retrospective impulse.
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Festivals
Frameline's History Lessons
Max Goldberg
Jun 24, 2010Frameline34 brought together a wide array of programs following the retrospective impulse.
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Festivals
Frameline34 Focuses on Warhol and Worlds of LGBT Cinema
Dennis Harvey
Jun 17, 2010Frameline34 takes a fresh look at Andy Warhol's world while offering a view to the world of international LGBT cinema 2010.
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First Person
Fast-Track Filmmaking with the 48 Hour Film Project
Ryan Riddle
Jun 14, 2010Making a film called Stagecoach in the Sky as part of the 48 Hour Film Project requires planning, as well as a flying boat.
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Reviews
Stevenson's Oddball Scandinavian Cinema
Dennis Harvey
May 21, 2010Former San Franciscan Jack Stevenson returns from Denmark to promote the U.S. publication of Scandinavian Blue: The Erotic Cinema of Sweden and Denmark in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Q & A
Behind the Music with 'Simonal'
Julia Barbosa
May 3, 2010The 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.
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Festivals
SFIFF53: The Art of Revival
Dennis Harvey
Apr 29, 2010Through most of its history, the Festival has featured revivals of restored classics and little-known gems. This year s selections run an unusually wide gamut.
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Q & A
'Utopia' in San Francisco
Susan Gerhard
Apr 18, 2010I found Sam Green deep in preparation, but he found time to walk me through the greatest dreams and worst nightmares of the 20th century.
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Reviews
Independent Inuit Films at YBCA
Dennis Harvey
Apr 8, 2010Inuit 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.
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Q & A
Rosen's Insights into 53rd San Francisco International
Michael Fox
Apr 5, 2010With 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.
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Reviews
Herzog's Unexpected 'My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done'
Dennis Harvey
Feb 19, 2010With its comfortable suburban setting, flashback structure and mystery-suspense framework, My Son, My Son is, by Herzogian standards, almost mainstream-conventional. I said almost.
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Q & A
Ehrlich, Goldsmith on Pentagon Papers
Michael Fox
Feb 14, 2010The Oscar nomination for The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers is a validation of the doc's right-now relevance.
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In Production
Wendy Slick's 'Virtuoso' Turn
Michael Fox
Feb 9, 2010Olga Samaroff, the path-breaking 20th-century concert pianist, critic and teacher, was born Lucy Hickenlooper in San Antonio, Texas. That's right, she reinvented herself.
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Q & A
Scott MacDonald on Art in Cinema at SFMoMA
Max Goldberg
Feb 7, 2010The film historian looks back at Frank Stauffacher's seminal mid-century series, which hatched a Bay Area avant-garde.
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Q & A
Sam Green's 'Utopia' at Sundance
Susan Gerhard
Jan 31, 2010I found Sam Green deep in preparation, but he found time to walk me through the greatest dreams and worst nightmares of the 20th century.
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Legal
What's In a Name?
George Rush
Jan 5, 2010The thing about titles is they re too short to receive copyright protection. For copyright purposes, a title is like a label of a copyrighted work.
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Q & A
David Thomson Revisits 'Psycho's' Critical Moment
Michael Fox
Dec 14, 2009David Thomson's new book commemorates the golden anniversary of Hitchcock's "Psycho."
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Festivals
Wintering with the SF Silent Film Festival
Dennis Harvey
Dec 9, 2009Highlights from the 2009 San Francisco Silent Film Festival winter event.
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Reviews
The Cockettes' Celluloid Afterglow Still Strong at 40
Dennis Harvey
Dec 3, 2009The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art honors the 40th anniversary of The Cockettes with a one-night-only program.
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In Production
Antonelli's 'Crossing Over' and Cooke's Soulful Genius
Michael Fox
Dec 1, 2009Marin County filmmaker John Antonelli talks about his documentary on influential late singer-songwriter Sam Cooke for PBS's "American Masters" series.
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Reviews
Gerald Peary on the Rise and Fall of the Film Critic
Susan Gerhard
Nov 14, 2009Boston Phoenix film critic Gerald Peary's film tours the rise, fall and reorientation of film criticism in the United States.
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In Production
Marissa Aroy Unearths Forgotten California history
Michael Fox
Nov 3, 2009Aroy's film excavates the history and contributions of Filipino farmworkers in the Golden State since the 1920s.
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Reviews
Yes Men Take On the World
Dennis Harvey
Oct 30, 2009The documentary chronicles several large-scale pranks devised in the hopes of fooling corporate/government event attendees and/or the media.
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In Production
Don't Criticize it: 'Holding On to Jah'
Michael Fox
Oct 28, 2009It’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.
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Documentary
Structuring Your Doc With Your Voice - and Vision
Fernanda Rossi
Oct 27, 2009Ask the Documentary Doctor: I'm told the way to structure my doc is by adding narration. Others say voice-over will ruin the film.
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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
Pamela Jean Smith Brings Home Movies to Big Screen
Max Goldberg
Oct 12, 2009Though often made for private reasons, home movies are treasure troves of culture ephemera and social history.
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Reviews
William Klein's Restless Mind
Dennis Harvey
Sep 9, 2009The movies of William Klein are suffused with the same impudence, social commentary and aesthetic surprise found in his photos.
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Reviews
'Until the Light Takes Us'
Dennis Harvey
Jul 29, 2009Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell's documnetary, Until the Light Takes Us examines the dark intersection of local Norwegian history and Death Metal.
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Q & A
Shelley Diekman Reflects on Well-Spent life
Hilary Hart
Jul 27, 2009Newly-retired Pacific Film Archive publicist Shelley Diekman discusses her cinephile tastes, her past and her future.
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Q & A
Shelley Diekman Reflects on Well-Spent life
Hilary Hart
Jul 27, 2009Newly-retired Pacific Film Archive publicist Shelley Diekman discusses her cinephile tastes, her past and her future.
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Reviews
Social Justice and the S.F. Jewish Film Festival
Michael Fox
Jul 22, 2009The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival arrives with an expansive program spotlighting the Jewish tradition of social justice and human rights.
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Reviews
An Ample Display of Tilda Swinton's Edge
Dennis Harvey
Jul 10, 2009Tilda Swinton's edge of riskiness is on ample display in Julia, a new film by French director Erick Zonca.
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Festivals
SF Silent Film Festival
Dennis Harvey
Jul 9, 2009Douglas Fairbanks in The Gaucho is one of the many highlights on screen during the three-day San Francisco Silent Film Festival.
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Q & A
Cronenwett's 'Maggots and Men' at Frameline
Michael Fox
Jun 20, 2009A case could be made that Cary Cronenwett's Maggots and Men isn't just the most unique work in Frameline33, but of any festival all year.
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Reviews
Iron Curtain Call in the Poland of 'Katyn'
Dennis Harvey
Jun 19, 2009Katyn is a sizable period saga about a tragic, still-controversial chapter in Poland's 20th-century history, one with particular resonance for Andrzej Wadja.
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Festivals
Frameline33: Something Old, Something New
Dennis Harvey
Jun 17, 2009A dose of self-affirmation arrives with Frameline33 (or, if you prefer, the multiple-breath-intake-requiring San Francisco International Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Film Festival.)
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Screenwriting
The Hero, Deconstructed
Lisa Rosenberg
May 18, 2009Beyond Words: Linda Rosenberg explores the transformation of the contemporary film hero in Doubt and In Bruges.
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In Production
Kaufman and Snitow: New Jewish Identity
Michael Fox
May 12, 2009Deborah Kaufman and Alan Snitow explore the customs and modernity of the next generation of Jews in their documentary Dis-Continuity.
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Festivals
SFIFF52 Blogs: Keeping Scores
Marc Capelle
May 11, 2009Marc Capelle's ode to Westerns and Buddy films as well as noteworthy festival scores.
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Reviews
SFIFF52 Blogs: Cataloguing California
Jennifer Preissel
May 4, 2009California Company Town, blends the sights and sounds of the state's economically depressed towns, industrial wastelands and failed utopian communities.
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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: Movie-Scribe Meltdown
David Winks Gray
May 2, 2009SF360.org interviews film critics about the changing landscape of film criticism. A panel discussion and screening of For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism will take place on Sunday, May 3, at 6 p.m.
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Reviews
Box set "Treasures" unearths buried avant-garde
Michael Fox
Apr 2, 2009National 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.
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In Production
Kitchell on Another Hot Topic with Environmental Movement Doc
Michael Fox
Mar 24, 2009Mark Kitchell current project is an ambitious summation of the environmental movement, from the protests of the 1960s, the '70s focus on pollution, the Greenpeace campaigns and the global climate change.
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Reviews
Epps Unearths Buried Alcatraz History
Michael Fox
Feb 23, 2009The Black Rock focuses on the African American prisoners and guards who lived on the island when it was a federal penitentiary.
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In Production
Leban and Szajko's Gay Marriage Doc
Michael Fox
Feb 18, 2009The tentatively titled Winter of Love uses Prop. 8 as a framework for a look at the increasing acceptance of gay marriage.
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Reviews
Re-Viewing 'The Savage Eye'
Dennis Harvey
Feb 18, 2009This "dramatized documentary" was a labor of love–if also a graphic portrayal of the vast LA detached from Hollywood's success-bubble glamour.
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Festivals
San Francisco Silent Film Festival Winter Event
Jonathan Kiefer
Feb 12, 2009The 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.
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Reviews
Stephane Gauger on 'Owl and the Sparrow'
Judy Stone
Feb 9, 2009In this fable-like movie, an indomitable young orphan finds friendship with a lonely flight attendant and a teen-age caretaker of elephants.
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Festivals
SF Indiefest 2009
Dennis Harvey
Feb 5, 2009With a roster that sprawls from horror to softcore to verite-style drama and documentary, the only constant is that you won't be bored.
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Reviews
'Strand' Follows Thread to Rep Cinema's Glory Days
Michael Fox
Feb 3, 2009In Strand: A Natural History of Cinema, Christian Bruno pays homage to the pivotal and shifting role of movie theaters in San Francisco's cultural life.
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Reviews
Essay Films at the Pacific Film Archive
David Winks Gray
Jan 30, 2009The PFA's series of "essay films," a collection of diverse work, offers the viewer an opportunity to adapt to the peculiar tone of these films.
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Reviews
Bruce LaBruce's 'Otto': Zombies With Heart
Dennis Harvey
Jan 13, 2009A look at Otto; or, Up with Dead People, from a late arrival in the New Queer Cinema wave.
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Reviews
Autobio-Animation and the Horrors of War
Dennis Harvey
Jan 6, 2009Waltz with Bashir is another animated feature that embraces a more grown-up story and audience than anything in the long history of "cartoons."
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Reviews
Debra Chasnoff's 'Straightlaced'
Judy Stone
Jan 5, 200950 California students talk about their problems with gender in the new documentary Straightlaced–How Gender's Got Us All Tied Up.
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Reviews
Something Wild: Martha Colburn's Collage Animations
Max Goldberg
Dec 1, 2008Martha Colburn's recent shorts plunge the interstices of Americana for a hidden history of fanaticism and double-faced hypocrisies.
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Q & A
Sragow on 'An American Movie Master'
Michael Fox
Nov 30, 2008Former San Francisco Examiner film critic Michael Sragow talks about his newly released book Victor Fleming: An American Movie Master.
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Q & A
Gus Van Sant and Dustin Lance Black on 'Milk'
Michael Fox
Nov 23, 2008Michael Fox chats with Gus Van Sant and screenwriter Dustin Lance Black on the eve of Milk's much-anticipated theatrical release.
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Q & A
Scott MacDonald's 'Canyon Cinema' Book--Both History and How-to
Michael Fox
Nov 17, 2008Scott McDonald's Canyon Cinema: The Life and Times of an Independent Film Distributor, details the formation of the revered Bay Area artists' collective in the early 1960s.
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In Production
A Documentary on Death and Survival in Paradise
Michael Fox
Oct 28, 2008A husband and wife filmmaking pair are in the midst of a documentary on mysterious disappearances in the Galapagos.
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Q & A
A Talk With Arab Film Festival's Executive Director
Michael Fox
Oct 13, 2008We sat down with Michel Shehadeh, who joined the festival earlier this year, for a wide-ranging interview on Arab film.
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Festivals
7th SF DocFest Program
Susan Gerhard
Sep 25, 2008The 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.
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Q & A
Ariella Ben-Dov's Madcat Archives
Matt Sussman
Sep 14, 2008What do women want to watch? With Diane English’s recent unfunny and product placement-filled re-make of The Women hitting theaters last week, Hollywood’s answer, predictably, is more of the same.
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Reviews
Toronto 2008: Slow Food, Fast Festival
B. Ruby Rich
Sep 12, 2008Every year, people grumble. Every year, someone points out how much worse it is than before. And every year, there are films that pull everyone out of the doldrums and guarantee it all continues. Welcome to this season’s Toronto International Film Festival.
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News & Blogs
Second Stage of Film Arts Foundation's Legacy of Advocacy
Michael Fox
Aug 20, 2008Film Arts Foundation, a nonprofit organization formed by 15 independent filmmakers in 1976, joins forces with SFFS.
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News & Blogs
Second Stage of Film Arts Foundation's Legacy of Advocacy
Michael Fox
Aug 20, 2008Film Arts Foundation, a nonprofit organization formed by 15 independent filmmakers in 1976, joins forces with SFFS.
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Q & A
Exhuming History with "The Judge and the General"
Susan Gerhard
Aug 11, 2008SF360.org asked Bay Area filmmaker Elizabeth Farnsworth about her film, which follows Judge Juan Guzmán as he investigates General Pinochet's crimes.
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Reviews
Vertigo's 50th Anniversary
Miguel Pendás
Aug 8, 2008Not many movies call for a celebration of their anniversaries, but one exception is what many have called 'the ultimate San Francisco film.'
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Reviews
Jacques Nolot and 'Before I Forget'
Dennis Harvey
Jul 31, 2008Dyspeptic rather than tragic, Jacques Nolot's Before I Forget may be the best gay feel-bad movie ever.
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Reviews
'Mongol's' Mr. Nice Guy: Genghis Khan
Dennis Harvey
Jun 20, 2008Dennis Harvey reviews Sergei Bodrov's Mongol, a distinctive look at the early life of the conqueror.
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Q & A
SFIFF51: Craig Baldwin Shoots the Moon, and the Desert
Michael Fox
Apr 18, 2008The Mission filmmaker has slaved in the underground for some three decades, a guide and shaman for other artists working on the fringes.
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Festivals
SFIFF51: Dawn Logsdon, on new hope in an old neighborhood, "Faubourg TremŽ"
Susan Gerhard
Apr 15, 2008Dawn 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.
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Reviews
10 Reasons to See "Cinema Piemonte"
Staff
Feb 29, 2008The Associazone Piemontesi of Northern California, with the Italian Cultural Institute and Regione Piemonte, presents "Cinema Piemonte," four movies made in that beautiful region.
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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.
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Q & A
SF Indiefest Opening Night: Riding "Shotgun" With Jeff Nichols
Eve O'Neill
Feb 6, 2008The first-time filmmaker managed to build, for under half a million dollars, a relatable story and characters with substance rarely seen in mainstream film.
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Q & A
Amanda Micheli Going for La Corona
Sean Uyehara
Jan 23, 2008A reprinting of an interview with Amanda Micheli because her film, now playing Sundance, has just made the final cut for an Academy Award.
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Reviews
SFMOMA's Emile de Antonio Series
B. Ruby Rich
Jan 3, 2008As this retrospective makes clear, de Antonio's documentaries are a different species entirely from the kind of celebrity-driven, headline chasing theatricals now in favor.
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Q & A
Connie Field, from Berkeley to Johannesburg
Robert Avila
Nov 5, 2007The filmmaker talks about her recent projects, including Salud!, which looks at Cuba's world-class health system.
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Reviews
"Punk's Not Dead"
Dennis Harvey
Sep 18, 2007The freshing thing about Susan Dynner's new documentary ÔPunk's Not Dead' Ñ beyond the fact that it's not the 9,482nd recap of The Early Years (circa 1976-85) Ñ is its unabashed if not uncritical acknowledgment that punk is here to stay.
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Q & A
Irina Leimbacher and Konrad Steiner on "kino21"
Max Goldberg
Aug 13, 2007The co-programmers discuss their newest endeavor, though those already from the Bay Area will be familiar with their work at S.F. Cinematheque.
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Festivals
Film Society Awards Night
Brian Brooks/indieWIRE
May 4, 2007If the Bay Area oozed self-regard last night, it couldn't exactly be blamed.
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Festivals
A Festival, a Half Century
B. Ruby Rich
Apr 24, 2007Is there anyone who doesn't know that the San Francisco International Film Festival is turning 50 this month?
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Q & A
Amanda Micheli's Wonder Women
Sean Uyehara
Apr 2, 2007When Bay Area filmmaker Amanda Micheli approaches, you can see that she is an athlete. She's sure of herself.
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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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Festivals
A Royal Family
Susan Gerhard
Feb 21, 2007It's a big week for Peter Morgan, partly because the SFFS announced he'll receive the Kanbar Award for excellence in screenwriting at the 50th SFIFF.
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Q & A
Rory Kennedy and 'The Ghosts of Abu Ghraib'
Michael Fox
Feb 19, 2007Filmmaker Rory Kennedy talks about her process and approach with making her new chilling documentary Ghosts of Abu Ghraib.
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Q & A
A Word From Our Sponsored Films
Max Goldberg
Nov 28, 2006Collector and archivist Rick Prelinger puts on a show at the Other Cinema to celebrate his new book, A Field Guide to Sponsored Films.
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Festivals
Cinema, New Italian Style
Michael Fox
Nov 9, 2006The relationship between intellectualism and passion, a distinctly Italian concern, propels the 2006 edition of New Italian Cinema.
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Festivals
Truman Capote , 1974
Susan Gerhard
Nov 1, 2006A visit to the 50th anniversary portion of San Francisco Film Society’s web site nets not just the real Truman Capote candidly essaying on life and the movies in a 1974 visit to the SF International Film Festival.
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Reviews
Jack Stevenson's vault of vice
Michael Fox
Sep 28, 2006The expat archivist and writer makes his near-annual pilgrimage to San Francisco with a flurry of shows teeming with goodies from his personal collection.
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Q & A
Ian Inaba on Stolen and Influenced Elections
Susan Gerhard
Sep 25, 2006The real voter fraud is orchestrated under the radar, says the director of American Blackout.
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Q & A
Stephen Parr In the Home-Movie Archives
Michael Fox
Aug 7, 2006The San Francisco Media Archive director talks about the weirdness and normality revealed on Home Movie Day.
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Festivals
San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival
Dennis Harvey
Jun 15, 2006Highlights from San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival's 30th annual edition.
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Q & A
The Outsiders
Susan Gerhard
Jun 14, 2006Sheerly Avni talks about his book, Cinema by the Bay, a rich, visual history of San Francisco Bay Area filmmaking.
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Reviews
"Kees Kino: The Film Work of Weldon Kees"
Jenni Olson
Jun 7, 2006San Francisco Cinematheque guest curator Jenni Olson reflects on her show, Kees Kino: The Film Work of Weldon Kees.
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Q & A
Jesse Ficks and "Midnites for Maniacs"
Max Goldberg
Jun 5, 2006Film programmer Jesse Hawthrone Ficks talks about the enduring appeal of midnight movies.
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Reviews
Showstopping Filmmakers Rodney Ascher and Syd Garon
Danny Plotnick
May 17, 2006Rodney Ascher and Syd Garon are only two people whose works curator Danny Plotnick would show sight unseen.
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Q & A
One Screen, Three San Francisco Cinephiles
Johnny Ray Huston
May 15, 2006Christian Bruno, Julie Lindow and R.A. McBride discuss their love of San Francisco and its theaters over beers at the Uptown.
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Reviews
'Hot Fuzz' a Cheeky Riposte to H-wood
Dennis Harvey
Apr 17, 2006This English comedy, the second feature made by the guys behind that genius horror spoof, 'Shaun of the Dead,' satirizes fake cinematic testosterone.
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Reviews
"Reel SF" Finds a Tough, Moody Kinda Town
Dennis Harvey
Apr 13, 2006Until the 1960s, Hollywood cast S.F. as a city where everyone was too busy brawling, floozing,and plotting intrigue to exclaim,"Look at that view!"
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First Person
Sam Green's Tour Through "Lot 63, Grave C"
Sam Green
Apr 12, 2006For people who know their rock trivia, or saw Gimme Shelter, Altamont represents one of the most infamous moments in Bay Area cultural history.
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Reviews
Tehran Contemporary Art Exhibit On Tour
Robert Avila
Mar 23, 2006The documentary Persian Garden chronicles the grandest art exhibition in Iran since the 1979 Revolution.
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Q & A
Interview With Richard Leacock and D.A. Pennebaker
Susan Gerhard
Mar 7, 2006Direct cinema pioneers Richard Leacock and D.A. Pennebaker discuss seeing and believing.
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Q & A
David Kipen Posits New Auteur Theory
Michael Fox
Mar 6, 2006A conversation with David Kipen about his book, The Schreiber Theory, which reclaims the contribution of screenwriters to motion pictures.
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News & Blogs
Measuring Cities By Their Taste in Film
Susan Gerhard
Mar 3, 2006A quick guide to measuring a city's taste in films by its critics' organizations.
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