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  • Festivals

    Mill Valley Brings Oscar Contenders Close to Home

    Dennis Harvey
    Oct 6, 2011

    Mill Valley amps up the star wattage in its annual mix of local, international titles.

  • Home

    Mill Valley Brings Oscar Contenders Close to Home

    Dennis Harvey
    Oct 6, 2011

    Mill Valley amps up the star wattage in its annual mix of local, international titles.

  • October 6, 2011

    Mill Valley Brings Oscar Contenders Close to Home

    Dennis Harvey
    Oct 6, 2011

    Mill Valley amps up the star wattage in its annual mix of local, international titles.

  • Events

    'Passione'

    Oct 3, 2011

    John 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.

  • October 4 2011

    'Passione'

    Oct 3, 2011

    John 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.

  • September 27 2011

    'Passione'

    Oct 3, 2011

    John 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.

  • Events

    Film in the Fog: 'Dark Passage'

    Oct 1, 2011

    San Francisco Film Society and the Presidio Trust present the 10th anniversary edition of Film in the Fog, with pre-show entertainments (’50s-era newsreel, classic cartoon, music) to precede an outdoor screening of San Francisco-shot Humphrey Bogart noir treasure 'Dark Passage.' Film program begins at 7:15 p.m. at the Presidio Main Post Theater; more info at sffs.org.

  • September 27 2011

    Film in the Fog: 'Dark Passage'

    Oct 1, 2011

    San Francisco Film Society and the Presidio Trust present the 10th anniversary edition of Film in the Fog, with pre-show entertainments (’50s-era newsreel, classic cartoon, music) to precede an outdoor screening of San Francisco-shot Humphrey Bogart noir treasure 'Dark Passage.' Film program begins at 7:15 p.m. at the Presidio Main Post Theater; more info at sffs.org.

  • Home

    Turturro Makes a Case for 'Passione'

    Max Goldberg
    Sep 29, 2011

    John Turturro shares his passion for the Neapolitan songbook.

  • Reviews

    Turturro Makes a Case for 'Passione'

    Max Goldberg
    Sep 29, 2011

    John Turturro shares his passion for the Neapolitan songbook.

  • September 29 2011

    Turturro Makes a Case for 'Passione'

    Max Goldberg
    Sep 29, 2011

    John Turturro shares his passion for the Neapolitan songbook.

  • Home

    Turturro Makes a Case for 'Passione'

    Max Goldberg
    Sep 29, 2011

    John Turturro shares his passion for the Neapolitan songbook.

  • Reviews

    Turturro Makes a Case for 'Passione'

    Max Goldberg
    Sep 29, 2011

    John Turturro shares his passion for the Neapolitan songbook.

  • September 29 2011

    Turturro Makes a Case for 'Passione'

    Max Goldberg
    Sep 29, 2011

    John Turturro shares his passion for the Neapolitan songbook.

  • September 20, 2011

    SF Film Society | New People Cinema Opening

    Sep 22, 2011

    Celebrating the grand opening of the SF Film Society | New People Cinema, a state-of-the-art venue for art, independent and world cinema, San Francisco Film Society offers an open house reception and ribbon cutting with food, drink, musical performances and screenings in the theater itself throughout the night. More info at sffs.org.

  • Home

    Ben Berkowitz Offers Sound Advice

    Adam Hartzell
    Jul 25, 2011

    Filmmaker talks about Chicago, identity, music and the making of ‘Polish Bar.’

  • July 28, 2011

    Ben Berkowitz Offers Sound Advice

    Adam Hartzell
    Jul 25, 2011

    Filmmaker talks about Chicago, identity, music and the making of ‘Polish Bar.’

  • Q & A

    Ben Berkowitz Offers Sound Advice

    Adam Hartzell
    Jul 25, 2011

    Filmmaker talks about Chicago, identity, music and the making of ‘Polish Bar.’

  • Home

    Ben Berkowitz Offers Sound Advice

    Adam Hartzell
    Jul 25, 2011

    Filmmaker talks about Chicago, identity, music and the making of ‘Polish Bar.’

  • July 28, 2011

    Ben Berkowitz Offers Sound Advice

    Adam Hartzell
    Jul 25, 2011

    Filmmaker talks about Chicago, identity, music and the making of ‘Polish Bar.’

  • Q & A

    Ben Berkowitz Offers Sound Advice

    Adam Hartzell
    Jul 25, 2011

    Filmmaker talks about Chicago, identity, music and the making of ‘Polish Bar.’

  • Home

    Rapaport Brings Depth to Tribe Called Quest Doc

    Adam Hartzell
    Jul 15, 2011

    Actor’s first documentary outing pays tribute to Quest’s influence.

  • July 21, 2011

    Rapaport Brings Depth to Tribe Called Quest Doc

    Adam Hartzell
    Jul 15, 2011

    Actor’s first documentary outing pays tribute to Quest’s influence.

  • Q & A

    Rapaport Brings Depth to Tribe Called Quest Doc

    Adam Hartzell
    Jul 15, 2011

    Actor’s first documentary outing pays tribute to Quest’s influence.

  • July 12, 2011

    Silent Film Festival

    Jul 14, 2011

    The 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.

  • July 5, 2011

    Jonathan Richman presents 'Vengo'

    Jul 9, 2011

    The Modern Lovers frontman and man-about-town Jonathan Richman presents Tony Gatlif's 'Vengo', a Spanish gitano drama/musical featuring performances by noteworthy modern flamenco fixtures. Richman and flamenco master Kenny Parker will perform at screening. More at redvic.com.

  • Home

    Essential SF: ‘Off the Charts,’ ‘Double Dare’

    Michael Fox
    Jul 7, 2011

    Surprising characters, narratives emerge in Jamie Meltzer and Amanda Micheli’s portraits of unlikely artists.

  • In Depth

    Essential SF: ‘Off the Charts,’ ‘Double Dare’

    Michael Fox
    Jul 7, 2011

    Surprising characters, narratives emerge in Jamie Meltzer and Amanda Micheli’s portraits of unlikely artists.

  • July 7, 2011

    Essential SF: ‘Off the Charts,’ ‘Double Dare’

    Michael Fox
    Jul 7, 2011

    Surprising characters, narratives emerge in Jamie Meltzer and Amanda Micheli’s portraits of unlikely artists.

  • June 28, 2011

    'Cultures of Resistance'

    Jun 30, 2011

    Award-winning 2010 doc 'Cultures of Resistance' captures the ways artists, musicians and other cultural producers create political change through art, from Iran to China to other points worldwide. The event features a live interview with director Iara Lee via Skype after screening; ticket sales benefit clean water efforts for children in Gaza. Plays at Berkeley City College. More at mecaforpeace.org.

  • June 14, 2011

    'Wings of Desire'

    Jun 19, 2011

    Wim Wenders' gorgeous time capsule 'Wings of Desire,' later remade as 'City of Angels,' features striking views of Berlin from the air and an electrifying musical performance by Nick Cave. Wenders regular, master thesp Bruno Ganz stars. Plays at Red Vic, more info Redvic.com

  • Home

    Dutch Director's Obsession Leads to Bay Area

    Michael Fox
    Jun 15, 2011

    One film was not enough to quench Frans Weisz’s fascination with Nazi-era artist Charlotte Salomon.

  • In Production

    Dutch Director's Obsession Leads to Bay Area

    Michael Fox
    Jun 15, 2011

    One film was not enough to quench Frans Weisz’s fascination with Nazi-era artist Charlotte Salomon.

  • June 16, 2011

    Dutch Director's Obsession Leads to Bay Area

    Michael Fox
    Jun 15, 2011

    One film was not enough to quench Frans Weisz’s fascination with Nazi-era artist Charlotte Salomon.

  • Home

    Lewis Rides Herd on Lusty ‘Longhorns’

    Michael Fox
    Jun 13, 2011

    An SF Chronicle editor speaks about his third feature, a Texas-set sex comedy making its debut at Frameline35.

  • June 16, 2011

    Lewis Rides Herd on Lusty ‘Longhorns’

    Michael Fox
    Jun 13, 2011

    An SF Chronicle editor speaks about his third feature, a Texas-set sex comedy making its debut at Frameline35.

  • Q & A

    Lewis Rides Herd on Lusty ‘Longhorns’

    Michael Fox
    Jun 13, 2011

    An SF Chronicle editor speaks about his third feature, a Texas-set sex comedy making its debut at Frameline35.

  • Home

    'Blank City' Looks Back at Underground 'B' Heyday

    Dennis Harvey
    Jun 3, 2011

    A documentary digs into New York's 'No Wave' movement that briefly flourished in the late 1970s and early ’80s.

  • June 9, 2011

    'Blank City' Looks Back at Underground 'B' Heyday

    Dennis Harvey
    Jun 3, 2011

    A documentary digs into New York's 'No Wave' movement that briefly flourished in the late 1970s and early ’80s.

  • Reviews

    'Blank City' Looks Back at Underground 'B' Heyday

    Dennis Harvey
    Jun 3, 2011

    A documentary digs into New York's 'No Wave' movement that briefly flourished in the late 1970s and early ’80s.

  • Home

    Topp Twins Agitate, Yodel, Entertain

    Adam Hartzell
    May 23, 2011

    Leanne Pooley's Topp Twins documentary views world politics through the prism of two eccentric lesbian performers from New Zealand.

  • May 26, 2011

    Topp Twins Agitate, Yodel, Entertain

    Adam Hartzell
    May 23, 2011

    Leanne Pooley's Topp Twins documentary views world politics through the prism of two eccentric lesbian performers from New Zealand.

  • Q & A

    Topp Twins Agitate, Yodel, Entertain

    Adam Hartzell
    May 23, 2011

    Leanne Pooley's Topp Twins documentary views world politics through the prism of two eccentric lesbian performers from New Zealand.

  • May 17, 2011

    ‘My Brother Mike’

    May 19, 2011

    Filmmaker Lisa and Zen Priest Tai Sheridan are in person for a benefit screening of ‘My Brother Mike,’ a documentary on the impact that music and a loving support system has on a family struggling with mental illness. More at cafilm.org.

  • Home

    Lost Legends Haunt Roxie's Latest Noir Series

    Matt Sussman
    May 13, 2011

    The devil is in the details of I Wake Up Screaming, the Roxie's annual two-week spring celebration of noir's shadiest titles.

  • May 19, 2011

    Lost Legends Haunt Roxie's Latest Noir Series

    Matt Sussman
    May 13, 2011

    The devil is in the details of I Wake Up Screaming, the Roxie's annual two-week spring celebration of noir's shadiest titles.

  • Reviews

    Lost Legends Haunt Roxie's Latest Noir Series

    Matt Sussman
    May 13, 2011

    The devil is in the details of I Wake Up Screaming, the Roxie's annual two-week spring celebration of noir's shadiest titles.

  • May 10, 2011

    ‘The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee “Scratch” Perry

    May 13, 2011

    The San Francisco premier of ‘The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee “Scratch” Perry,' Ethan Higbee and Adam Bhala’s documentary presenting the life of the Jamaican musician, plays at Red Vic Movie House. More at redvicmoviehouse.com.

  • Home

    SFIFF Brings in Burlesque as Closer

    Stephanie Rosenbaum
    May 4, 2011

    Cabaret New Burlesque gets the French art-house treatment with ‘On Tour.’

  • May 5, 2011

    SFIFF Brings in Burlesque as Closer

    Stephanie Rosenbaum
    May 4, 2011

    Cabaret New Burlesque gets the French art-house treatment with ‘On Tour.’

  • Reviews

    SFIFF Brings in Burlesque as Closer

    Stephanie Rosenbaum
    May 4, 2011

    Cabaret New Burlesque gets the French art-house treatment with ‘On Tour.’

  • April 28, 2011

    Bay Area Doc-makers of SFIFF54 Map Future

    Michael Fox
    Apr 27, 2011

    The region's nonfiction filmmakers consider next steps after their SFIFF debuts.

  • Home

    Bay Area Doc-makers of SFIFF54 Map Future

    Michael Fox
    Apr 27, 2011

    The region's nonfiction filmmakers consider next steps after their SFIFF debuts.

  • In Production

    Bay Area Doc-makers of SFIFF54 Map Future

    Michael Fox
    Apr 27, 2011

    The region's nonfiction filmmakers consider next steps after their SFIFF debuts.

  • April 28, 2011

    Tindersticks Fuel the Claire Denis Film Fire

    Dennis Harvey
    Apr 26, 2011

    A soundtrack staple in the Denis oeuvre, Tindersticks play their beautifully brooding music live to clips at SFIFF54.

  • Festivals

    Tindersticks Fuel the Claire Denis Film Fire

    Dennis Harvey
    Apr 26, 2011

    A soundtrack staple in the Denis oeuvre, Tindersticks play their beautifully brooding music live to clips at SFIFF54.

  • Home

    Tindersticks Fuel the Claire Denis Film Fire

    Dennis Harvey
    Apr 26, 2011

    A soundtrack staple in the Denis oeuvre, Tindersticks play their beautifully brooding music live to clips at SFIFF54.

  • April 28, 2011

    Tindersticks Fuel the Claire Denis Film Fire

    Dennis Harvey
    Apr 26, 2011

    A soundtrack staple in the Denis oeuvre, Tindersticks play their beautifully brooding music live to clips at SFIFF54.

  • Festivals

    Tindersticks Fuel the Claire Denis Film Fire

    Dennis Harvey
    Apr 26, 2011

    A soundtrack staple in the Denis oeuvre, Tindersticks play their beautifully brooding music live to clips at SFIFF54.

  • Home

    Tindersticks Fuel the Claire Denis Film Fire

    Dennis Harvey
    Apr 26, 2011

    A soundtrack staple in the Denis oeuvre, Tindersticks play their beautifully brooding music live to clips at SFIFF54.

  • News & Blogs

    SFIFF Presents Midnight Award to Clifton Collins, Jr., Zoe Saldana

    Apr 16, 2011

    The 54th San Francisco International Film Festival (April 21 - May 5) announced that Clifton Collins Jr. will be honored at the fourth Midnight Awards, 10:30 pm, Saturday, April 23 at the W San Francisco. The Midnight Awards takes the form of a late night talk show, hosted by Beth Lisick, New York Times best-selling author and coorganizer of the Porchlight Storytelling Series, with live musical accompaniment by the Darren Johnston Trio. Lisick will interview Collins and his previously announced Midnight Award corecipient Zoe Saldana. Clips of their work will be shown prior to the presentation of the awards. More at fest11.sffs.org.

  • April 14, 2011

    'Sleeping Ember' Reignites

    Matt Sussman
    Apr 14, 2011

    A grad student brings a rare screening of silent classic 'Braza Dormida' to the PFA, with live jazz accompaniment.

  • Home

    'Sleeping Ember' Reignites

    Matt Sussman
    Apr 14, 2011

    A grad student brings a rare screening of silent classic 'Braza Dormida' to the PFA, with live jazz accompaniment.

  • Q & A

    'Sleeping Ember' Reignites

    Matt Sussman
    Apr 14, 2011

    A grad student brings a rare screening of silent classic 'Braza Dormida' to the PFA, with live jazz accompaniment.

  • April 14, 2011

    'Sleeping Ember' Reignites

    Matt Sussman
    Apr 14, 2011

    A grad student brings a rare screening of silent classic 'Braza Dormida' to the PFA, with live jazz accompaniment.

  • Home

    'Sleeping Ember' Reignites

    Matt Sussman
    Apr 14, 2011

    A grad student brings a rare screening of silent classic 'Braza Dormida' to the PFA, with live jazz accompaniment.

  • Q & A

    'Sleeping Ember' Reignites

    Matt Sussman
    Apr 14, 2011

    A grad student brings a rare screening of silent classic 'Braza Dormida' to the PFA, with live jazz accompaniment.

  • Festivals

    The Future Messes with Texas at SXSW

    Sara Dosa
    Mar 21, 2011

    New technology and futuristic themes featured prominently at South by Southwest this year.

  • Home

    The Future Messes with Texas at SXSW

    Sara Dosa
    Mar 21, 2011

    New technology and futuristic themes featured prominently at South by Southwest this year.

  • March 24, 2011

    The Future Messes with Texas at SXSW

    Sara Dosa
    Mar 21, 2011

    New technology and futuristic themes featured prominently at South by Southwest this year.

  • Home

    SFIAAFF'S Closer Goh Nakamura Talks Music, Movies

    Adam Hartzell
    Mar 14, 2011

    'Surrogate Valentine's' Goh Nakamura offers his fans some sugar as his starring role closes SFIAAFF 2011.

  • March 17, 2011

    SFIAAFF'S Closer Goh Nakamura Talks Music, Movies

    Adam Hartzell
    Mar 14, 2011

    'Surrogate Valentine's' Goh Nakamura offers his fans some sugar as his starring role closes SFIAAFF 2011.

  • Q & A

    SFIAAFF'S Closer Goh Nakamura Talks Music, Movies

    Adam Hartzell
    Mar 14, 2011

    'Surrogate Valentine's' Goh Nakamura offers his fans some sugar as his starring role closes SFIAAFF 2011.

  • Home

    SFIAAFF'S Closer Goh Nakamura Talks Music, Movies

    Adam Hartzell
    Mar 14, 2011

    'Surrogate Valentine's' Goh Nakamura offers his fans some sugar as his starring role closes SFIAAFF 2011.

  • March 17, 2011

    SFIAAFF'S Closer Goh Nakamura Talks Music, Movies

    Adam Hartzell
    Mar 14, 2011

    'Surrogate Valentine's' Goh Nakamura offers his fans some sugar as his starring role closes SFIAAFF 2011.

  • Q & A

    SFIAAFF'S Closer Goh Nakamura Talks Music, Movies

    Adam Hartzell
    Mar 14, 2011

    'Surrogate Valentine's' Goh Nakamura offers his fans some sugar as his starring role closes SFIAAFF 2011.

  • March 8, 2011

    Oscar-winners Discuss Effects and Music in 'Tarzan Finds a Son!'

    Mar 13, 2011

    Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor Craig Barron and Oscar-winning sound designer Ben Burtt reveal the special effects used in 1939s ‘Tarzan Finds a Son!’ and present live audio demonstrations. The event takes place at Smith Rafael Film Center and is presented by Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. More at cafilm.org.

  • March 8, 2011

    Film and Video Makers at Cal

    Mar 10, 2011

    Pacific Film Archive hosts ‘Film and Video Makers at Cal,’ which offers an array of short narratives, documentaries and music videos by UC Berkeley student filmmakers. More at bampfa.berkeley.edu.

  • Home

    What you Need to Know to License Music for Film

    George Rush
    Mar 8, 2011

    Breaking down the common licensing terms.

  • Legal

    What you Need to Know to License Music for Film

    George Rush
    Mar 8, 2011

    Breaking down the common licensing terms.

  • March 10, 2011

    What you Need to Know to License Music for Film

    George Rush
    Mar 8, 2011

    Breaking down the common licensing terms.

  • Home

    What you Need to Know to License Music for Film

    George Rush
    Mar 8, 2011

    Breaking down the common licensing terms.

  • Legal

    What you Need to Know to License Music for Film

    George Rush
    Mar 8, 2011

    Breaking down the common licensing terms.

  • March 10, 2011

    What you Need to Know to License Music for Film

    George Rush
    Mar 8, 2011

    Breaking down the common licensing terms.

  • News & Blogs

    SF Indiefest Announces Audience Award Winners

    Feb 23, 2011

    Press Release: The Audience Award winners for the 13th San Francisco Independent Film Festival include ‘Kaboom,’ named as Best Narrative Feature, ‘Bathing and the Single Girl’ for Best Narrative Short, ‘Free Radicals’ for Best Documentary, ‘Burning Wigs of Sedition’ for Best Music Video and ‘Mars’ for Best Animated Film. More at sfindie.com.

  • February 22, 2011

    Noise Pop Film Series

    Feb 22, 2011

    A festival whose curation was called "stupefyingly good" by Dennis Harvey in SF360.org last week, the Noise Pop Film Series complements the live music it's meant to accompany as the likes of Feist, Devendra Banhart and Tom Ze cross the screen. More at 2011.noisepop.com/film.

  • February 17, 2011

    Noise Pop 2011's Film Series Rawks

    Dennis Harvey
    Feb 17, 2011

    Noise Pop brings the noise as well as great filmmaking to its annual music-and-movie event.

  • Festivals

    Noise Pop 2011's Film Series Rawks

    Dennis Harvey
    Feb 17, 2011

    Noise Pop brings the noise as well as great filmmaking to its annual music-and-movie event.

  • Home

    Noise Pop 2011's Film Series Rawks

    Dennis Harvey
    Feb 17, 2011

    Noise Pop brings the noise as well as great filmmaking to its annual music-and-movie event.

  • February 17, 2011

    Noise Pop 2011's Film Series Rawks

    Dennis Harvey
    Feb 17, 2011

    Noise Pop brings the noise as well as great filmmaking to its annual music-and-movie event.

  • Festivals

    Noise Pop 2011's Film Series Rawks

    Dennis Harvey
    Feb 17, 2011

    Noise Pop brings the noise as well as great filmmaking to its annual music-and-movie event.

  • Home

    Noise Pop 2011's Film Series Rawks

    Dennis Harvey
    Feb 17, 2011

    Noise Pop brings the noise as well as great filmmaking to its annual music-and-movie event.

  • February 17, 2011

    Lagarde, Lozano Jam with NY Jazzman

    Michael Fox
    Feb 16, 2011

    Carrie Lozano and Charlotte Lagarde find a life-and-death story in the making of 'My Coma Dreams.'

  • Home

    Lagarde, Lozano Jam with NY Jazzman

    Michael Fox
    Feb 16, 2011

    Carrie Lozano and Charlotte Lagarde find a life-and-death story in the making of 'My Coma Dreams.'

  • In Production

    Lagarde, Lozano Jam with NY Jazzman

    Michael Fox
    Feb 16, 2011

    Carrie Lozano and Charlotte Lagarde find a life-and-death story in the making of 'My Coma Dreams.'

  • February 8, 2011

    San Francisco Silent Film Festival Winter Event

    Feb 12, 2011

    The San Francisco Silent Film Festival's Winter Event, a one-day affair to showcase silent films, returns to the Castro. Features include Charlie Chaplin shorts, Marcel L’Herbier’s 1928 ‘L’Argent’ and King Vidor’s 1926 ‘La Boheme,' each accompanied with live music. More at silentfilm.org and castrotheatre.com.

  • February 1, 2011

    Sketchfest: 'Idol Worship: An Evening with Cloris Leachman'

    Feb 5, 2011

    The Castro Theatre hosts as SF Sketchfest and Midnight Mass present Idol Worship: An Evening with Cloris Leachman, which will offers a screening of Mel Brooks’ ‘High Anxiety’ and drag queen music performances including exchanges with Cloris Leachman. More at castrotheatre.com.

  • February 1, 2011

    SF Indiefest

    Feb 3, 2011

    Roxie Theater hosts the 13th SF Indiefest, which presents 15 raucous days of both feature and short independent films. Opening Night features Gregg Araki’s ‘Kaboom,’ with an afterparty at CELLspace and live music. More at sfindie.com.

  • Feb 3 2011

    How to Fix Your Documentary's Structural Problems, Part Two

    Karen Everett
    Feb 1, 2011

    An expert offers advice on solving the issues rough-cut screenings raise.

  • Home

    How to Fix Your Documentary's Structural Problems, Part Two

    Karen Everett
    Feb 1, 2011

    An expert offers advice on solving the issues rough-cut screenings raise.

  • Story Structure

    How to Fix Your Documentary's Structural Problems, Part Two

    Karen Everett
    Feb 1, 2011

    An expert offers advice on solving the issues rough-cut screenings raise.

  • February 1, 2011

    'Lemmy'

    Feb 1, 2011

    ‘Lemmy,’ Greg Olliver and Wes Orshoski’s 2010 documentary exploring the over 40-year music career of lead singer of Motörhead, Lemmy Kilmister, plays at Roxie Theater. More at roxie.com.

  • Home

    Olsson Feels ‘Soldier’s Heart’ Beat

    Michael Fox
    Jan 26, 2011

    Stephen Olsson looks into novel methods of treating PTSD in 'A Soldier’s Heart and the Long Road Home.'

  • In Production

    Olsson Feels ‘Soldier’s Heart’ Beat

    Michael Fox
    Jan 26, 2011

    Stephen Olsson looks into novel methods of treating PTSD in 'A Soldier’s Heart and the Long Road Home.'

  • January 27, 2011

    Olsson Feels ‘Soldier’s Heart’ Beat

    Michael Fox
    Jan 26, 2011

    Stephen Olsson looks into novel methods of treating PTSD in 'A Soldier’s Heart and the Long Road Home.'

  • Home

    Costa's 'Ne change rien' Captures Singer's Dreaminess, Rigor

    Sara Dosa
    Jan 20, 2011

    A Portuguese filmmaker builds a rich visual landscape from French singer Jeanne Balibar's vocal practice.

  • January 20, 2011

    Costa's 'Ne change rien' Captures Singer's Dreaminess, Rigor

    Sara Dosa
    Jan 20, 2011

    A Portuguese filmmaker builds a rich visual landscape from French singer Jeanne Balibar's vocal practice.

  • Reviews

    Costa's 'Ne change rien' Captures Singer's Dreaminess, Rigor

    Sara Dosa
    Jan 20, 2011

    A Portuguese filmmaker builds a rich visual landscape from French singer Jeanne Balibar's vocal practice.

  • Home

    Costa's 'Ne change rien' Captures Singer's Dreaminess, Rigor

    Sara Dosa
    Jan 20, 2011

    A Portuguese filmmaker builds a rich visual landscape from French singer Jeanne Balibar's vocal practice.

  • January 20, 2011

    Costa's 'Ne change rien' Captures Singer's Dreaminess, Rigor

    Sara Dosa
    Jan 20, 2011

    A Portuguese filmmaker builds a rich visual landscape from French singer Jeanne Balibar's vocal practice.

  • Reviews

    Costa's 'Ne change rien' Captures Singer's Dreaminess, Rigor

    Sara Dosa
    Jan 20, 2011

    A Portuguese filmmaker builds a rich visual landscape from French singer Jeanne Balibar's vocal practice.

  • Home

    Nanstad Tracks Down 'Sisters' Act

    Michael Fox
    Jan 12, 2011

    Rachel Nanstad finds a unique American story in the Reed Sisters' musical act.

  • In Production

    Nanstad Tracks Down 'Sisters' Act

    Michael Fox
    Jan 12, 2011

    Rachel Nanstad finds a unique American story in the Reed Sisters' musical act.

  • January 13, 2011

    Nanstad Tracks Down 'Sisters' Act

    Michael Fox
    Jan 12, 2011

    Rachel Nanstad finds a unique American story in the Reed Sisters' musical act.

  • Home

    Nanstad Tracks Down 'Sisters' Act

    Michael Fox
    Jan 12, 2011

    Rachel Nanstad finds a unique American story in the Reed Sisters' musical act.

  • In Production

    Nanstad Tracks Down 'Sisters' Act

    Michael Fox
    Jan 12, 2011

    Rachel Nanstad finds a unique American story in the Reed Sisters' musical act.

  • January 13, 2011

    Nanstad Tracks Down 'Sisters' Act

    Michael Fox
    Jan 12, 2011

    Rachel Nanstad finds a unique American story in the Reed Sisters' musical act.

  • First Person

    American Doc Showcase Visits Angola

    Xandra Castleton
    Jan 11, 2011

    A filmmaker’s trip to Luanda with a State Department program brings insight on the growth of a young national cinema.

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    American Doc Showcase Visits Angola

    Xandra Castleton
    Jan 11, 2011

    A filmmaker’s trip to Luanda with a State Department program brings insight on the growth of a young national cinema.

  • January 13, 2011

    American Doc Showcase Visits Angola

    Xandra Castleton
    Jan 11, 2011

    A filmmaker’s trip to Luanda with a State Department program brings insight on the growth of a young national cinema.

  • December 16, 2010

    Film 2010: Big Pictures Light up the Small Screen

    Michael Fox
    Dec 16, 2010

    Perhaps it's OK to bring art film home for the holidays with sophisticated collections of DVDs and must-buy film books.

  • December 28, 2010

    Film 2010: Big Pictures Light up the Small Screen

    Michael Fox
    Dec 16, 2010

    Perhaps it's OK to bring art film home for the holidays with sophisticated collections of DVDs and must-buy film books.

  • Home

    Film 2010: Big Pictures Light up the Small Screen

    Michael Fox
    Dec 16, 2010

    Perhaps it's OK to bring art film home for the holidays with sophisticated collections of DVDs and must-buy film books.

  • Reviews

    Film 2010: Big Pictures Light up the Small Screen

    Michael Fox
    Dec 16, 2010

    Perhaps it's OK to bring art film home for the holidays with sophisticated collections of DVDs and must-buy film books.

  • December 9, 2010

    Stiller's 'Sir Arne's Treasure' Brought Back to Life, Musically

    Dennis Harvey
    Dec 10, 2010

    The Mountain Goats offer an original score for Mauritz Stiller's rambunctious adventure-turned tragedy/morality tale of 1919.

  • Home

    Stiller's 'Sir Arne's Treasure' Brought Back to Life, Musically

    Dennis Harvey
    Dec 10, 2010

    The Mountain Goats offer an original score for Mauritz Stiller's rambunctious adventure-turned tragedy/morality tale of 1919.

  • Reviews

    Stiller's 'Sir Arne's Treasure' Brought Back to Life, Musically

    Dennis Harvey
    Dec 10, 2010

    The Mountain Goats offer an original score for Mauritz Stiller's rambunctious adventure-turned tragedy/morality tale of 1919.

  • December 9, 2010

    Film Festival Season: Five Last-Minute Music Clearance Tips

    Annie Lin/The Rights Workshop
    Dec 7, 2010

    The Rights Workshop offers timely advice on clearing music rights pre-Sundance.

  • Home

    Film Festival Season: Five Last-Minute Music Clearance Tips

    Annie Lin/The Rights Workshop
    Dec 7, 2010

    The Rights Workshop offers timely advice on clearing music rights pre-Sundance.

  • January 31, 2011

    Film Festival Season: Five Last-Minute Music Clearance Tips

    Annie Lin/The Rights Workshop
    Dec 7, 2010

    The Rights Workshop offers timely advice on clearing music rights pre-Sundance.

  • Legal

    Film Festival Season: Five Last-Minute Music Clearance Tips

    Annie Lin/The Rights Workshop
    Dec 7, 2010

    The Rights Workshop offers timely advice on clearing music rights pre-Sundance.

  • December 9, 2010

    Film Festival Season: Five Last-Minute Music Clearance Tips

    Annie Lin/The Rights Workshop
    Dec 7, 2010

    The Rights Workshop offers timely advice on clearing music rights pre-Sundance.

  • Home

    Film Festival Season: Five Last-Minute Music Clearance Tips

    Annie Lin/The Rights Workshop
    Dec 7, 2010

    The Rights Workshop offers timely advice on clearing music rights pre-Sundance.

  • January 31, 2011

    Film Festival Season: Five Last-Minute Music Clearance Tips

    Annie Lin/The Rights Workshop
    Dec 7, 2010

    The Rights Workshop offers timely advice on clearing music rights pre-Sundance.

  • Legal

    Film Festival Season: Five Last-Minute Music Clearance Tips

    Annie Lin/The Rights Workshop
    Dec 7, 2010

    The Rights Workshop offers timely advice on clearing music rights pre-Sundance.

  • December 9, 2010

    Essential SF: Anne McGuire

    Sean Uyehara
    Dec 6, 2010

    San Francisco has not quite been the same since it began experiencing the cinema/performance antics of an uncontainable Anne McGuire.

  • Home

    Essential SF: Anne McGuire

    Sean Uyehara
    Dec 6, 2010

    San Francisco has not quite been the same since it began experiencing the cinema/performance antics of an uncontainable Anne McGuire.

  • In Depth

    Essential SF: Anne McGuire

    Sean Uyehara
    Dec 6, 2010

    San Francisco has not quite been the same since it began experiencing the cinema/performance antics of an uncontainable Anne McGuire.

  • November 3 2010

    Essential SF: Anne McGuire

    Sean Uyehara
    Dec 6, 2010

    San Francisco has not quite been the same since it began experiencing the cinema/performance antics of an uncontainable Anne McGuire.

  • December 2, 2010

    'The Sound of Music' Offers Simpler Times, Strange Complications

    Dennis Harvey
    Dec 3, 2010

    'The Sound of Music' stretches its music empire into a new century with popular sing-alongs and a new home-entertainment release. When we look back at the 1960s, the phenomenon that was—and still somewhat is—The Sound of Music seems like an anomaly. But at the time it was more like the solid rock of reassuring constancy that masses clung to as waters of bewildering change rose all around them, a three-hour oasis of clean living and cheerful melody that wouldn't go away—no matter how many antiwar protesting, unisex...

  • Home

    'The Sound of Music' Offers Simpler Times, Strange Complications

    Dennis Harvey
    Dec 3, 2010

    'The Sound of Music' stretches its music empire into a new century with popular sing-alongs and a new home-entertainment release. When we look back at the 1960s, the phenomenon that was—and still somewhat is—The Sound of Music seems like an anomaly. But at the time it was more like the solid rock of reassuring constancy that masses clung to as waters of bewildering change rose all around them, a three-hour oasis of clean living and cheerful melody that wouldn't go away—no matter how many antiwar protesting, unisex...

  • December 2, 2010

    'The Sound of Music' Offers Simpler Times, Strange Complications

    Dennis Harvey
    Dec 3, 2010

    'The Sound of Music' stretches its music empire into a new century with popular sing-alongs and a new home-entertainment release. When we look back at the 1960s, the phenomenon that was—and still somewhat is—The Sound of Music seems like an anomaly. But at the time it was more like the solid rock of reassuring constancy that masses clung to as waters of bewildering change rose all around them, a three-hour oasis of clean living and cheerful melody that wouldn't go away—no matter how many antiwar protesting, unisex...

  • Home

    'The Sound of Music' Offers Simpler Times, Strange Complications

    Dennis Harvey
    Dec 3, 2010

    'The Sound of Music' stretches its music empire into a new century with popular sing-alongs and a new home-entertainment release. When we look back at the 1960s, the phenomenon that was—and still somewhat is—The Sound of Music seems like an anomaly. But at the time it was more like the solid rock of reassuring constancy that masses clung to as waters of bewildering change rose all around them, a three-hour oasis of clean living and cheerful melody that wouldn't go away—no matter how many antiwar protesting, unisex...

  • November 30, 2010

    Voices of Light / ‘The Passion of Joan of Arc’

    Dec 2, 2010

    Of the countless musical compositions inspired by ‘The Passion of Joan of Arc,’ Richard Einhorn’s ‘Voices of Light’ is the only one featured as an audio option on the film’s Criterion Collection release. Einhorn’s oratorio accompanies Carl Theodor Dreyer’s masterpiece live at Oakland’s Paramount Theatre. More at silentfilm.org.

  • November 16, 2010

    Destroy All Movies!!!

    Nov 19, 2010

    This Roxie Theater double feature rejoices in ‘80s punk cinema with ‘Surf II,’ a sequel to a film that was never made, and the outrageous story of a young geek who seeks to destroy surfers by turning them into zombies, plus the classic ‘Times Square,’ which tells of The Sleaze Sisters, two insane asylum runaways who become heroes of New York’s disenchanted youth and features music by Talking Heads and Roxy Music. Presented by editors of the book ‘Destroy All Movies!!!: The Complete Guide to Punks on Film’ and Alamo Drafthouse programmers Zack Carlson and Bryan Connolly. More at roxie.com.

  • Home

    Copyright Crosses Borders

    George Rush
    Nov 16, 2010

    Laws and treaties protect artists' rights overseas and make the permissions-gathering process all the more important for filmmakers.

  • Legal

    Copyright Crosses Borders

    George Rush
    Nov 16, 2010

    Laws and treaties protect artists' rights overseas and make the permissions-gathering process all the more important for filmmakers.

  • November 18, 2010

    Copyright Crosses Borders

    George Rush
    Nov 16, 2010

    Laws and treaties protect artists' rights overseas and make the permissions-gathering process all the more important for filmmakers.

  • Home

    Copyright Crosses Borders

    George Rush
    Nov 16, 2010

    Laws and treaties protect artists' rights overseas and make the permissions-gathering process all the more important for filmmakers.

  • Legal

    Copyright Crosses Borders

    George Rush
    Nov 16, 2010

    Laws and treaties protect artists' rights overseas and make the permissions-gathering process all the more important for filmmakers.

  • November 18, 2010

    Copyright Crosses Borders

    George Rush
    Nov 16, 2010

    Laws and treaties protect artists' rights overseas and make the permissions-gathering process all the more important for filmmakers.

  • Festivals

    New to SFIAF: Online Screening Room

    Andrew Provost
    Nov 13, 2010

    SFIAF's Online Screening Room gives the festival's animation another dimension.

  • Home

    New to SFIAF: Online Screening Room

    Andrew Provost
    Nov 13, 2010

    SFIAF's Online Screening Room gives the festival's animation another dimension.

  • November 18, 2010

    New to SFIAF: Online Screening Room

    Andrew Provost
    Nov 13, 2010

    SFIAF's Online Screening Room gives the festival's animation another dimension.

  • Home

    Semiconductor's Binary Opposition

    Sean Uyehara
    Nov 12, 2010

    San Francisco International Animation Festival: Semiconductor's Ruth Jarman and Joseph Gerhardt talk about their work in music, movies and animation. What do you call a duo that considers itself a trio? Or videomakers who call themselves sculptors? Semiconductor has been making video and installation work for over ten years. They consist of Joseph Gerhardt, Ruth Jarman and a computer. They create animations and present live music and visual shows. Everything they do is slightly inside out. The computer is more or less an antagonist in their midst. They haven’t quite broken up the band yet, because the....

  • November 11, 2010

    Semiconductor's Binary Opposition

    Sean Uyehara
    Nov 12, 2010

    San Francisco International Animation Festival: Semiconductor's Ruth Jarman and Joseph Gerhardt talk about their work in music, movies and animation. What do you call a duo that considers itself a trio? Or videomakers who call themselves sculptors? Semiconductor has been making video and installation work for over ten years. They consist of Joseph Gerhardt, Ruth Jarman and a computer. They create animations and present live music and visual shows. Everything they do is slightly inside out. The computer is more or less an antagonist in their midst. They haven’t quite broken up the band yet, because the....

  • November 10, 2010

    Roman Polanski Shorts with Live Music by Sza/Za

    Nov 10, 2010

    Taking the legendary director of 'Rosemary's Baby,' 'Chinatown' and 'The Pianist' out of headlines and back to his filmmaking and geographic roots, this program pairs a live performance by Warsaw electro-acoustic duo Sza/Za with early Polanski shorts at Letterman Digital Arts Center’s Premier Theater. More at sffs.org.

  • Home

    Essential SF: Les Blank

    Michael Fox
    Nov 6, 2010

    Eat, dance, love: Les Blank brings nonfiction back to life in a long and storied career.

  • In Depth

    Essential SF: Les Blank

    Michael Fox
    Nov 6, 2010

    Eat, dance, love: Les Blank brings nonfiction back to life in a long and storied career.

  • November 11, 2010

    Essential SF: Les Blank

    Michael Fox
    Nov 6, 2010

    Eat, dance, love: Les Blank brings nonfiction back to life in a long and storied career.

  • November 3 2010

    Essential SF: Les Blank

    Michael Fox
    Nov 6, 2010

    Eat, dance, love: Les Blank brings nonfiction back to life in a long and storied career.

  • Home

    Essential SF: Les Blank

    Michael Fox
    Nov 6, 2010

    Eat, dance, love: Les Blank brings nonfiction back to life in a long and storied career.

  • In Depth

    Essential SF: Les Blank

    Michael Fox
    Nov 6, 2010

    Eat, dance, love: Les Blank brings nonfiction back to life in a long and storied career.

  • November 11, 2010

    Essential SF: Les Blank

    Michael Fox
    Nov 6, 2010

    Eat, dance, love: Les Blank brings nonfiction back to life in a long and storied career.

  • November 3 2010

    Essential SF: Les Blank

    Michael Fox
    Nov 6, 2010

    Eat, dance, love: Les Blank brings nonfiction back to life in a long and storied career.

  • Home

    Mike Ott on the Guileless Filmmaking of 'Littlerock'

    Jessica Sapick
    Oct 25, 2010

    Mike Ott, now up for a Gotham Award, speaks on filmmaking process and his indie film 'Littlerock.'

  • October 28, 2010

    Mike Ott on the Guileless Filmmaking of 'Littlerock'

    Jessica Sapick
    Oct 25, 2010

    Mike Ott, now up for a Gotham Award, speaks on filmmaking process and his indie film 'Littlerock.'

  • Q & A

    Mike Ott on the Guileless Filmmaking of 'Littlerock'

    Jessica Sapick
    Oct 25, 2010

    Mike Ott, now up for a Gotham Award, speaks on filmmaking process and his indie film 'Littlerock.'

  • Home

    Savoring Fishbone in its Third Insane Decade

    Susan Gerhard
    Oct 8, 2010

    A film about the legendary band Fishbone brings California's past 25 years into close relief.

  • October 14, 2010

    Savoring Fishbone in its Third Insane Decade

    Susan Gerhard
    Oct 8, 2010

    A film about the legendary band Fishbone brings California's past 25 years into close relief.

  • Q & A

    Savoring Fishbone in its Third Insane Decade

    Susan Gerhard
    Oct 8, 2010

    A film about the legendary band Fishbone brings California's past 25 years into close relief.

  • Home

    Phil Spector, the Spectacle, Viewed in New Doc

    Dennis Harvey
    Sep 10, 2010

    A look at Phil Spector brings back memories, if not that loving feeling.

  • Reviews

    Phil Spector, the Spectacle, Viewed in New Doc

    Dennis Harvey
    Sep 10, 2010

    A look at Phil Spector brings back memories, if not that loving feeling.

  • Festivals

    Telluride Unveils 37th Film Festival

    Gianmaria Franchini
    Sep 3, 2010

    Surprising themes and high profile documentaries are among the highlights of the Telluride 2010 lineup.

  • Home

    Telluride Unveils 37th Film Festival

    Gianmaria Franchini
    Sep 3, 2010

    Surprising themes and high profile documentaries are among the highlights of the Telluride 2010 lineup.

  • September 9 2010

    Telluride Unveils 37th Film Festival

    Gianmaria Franchini
    Sep 3, 2010

    Surprising themes and high profile documentaries are among the highlights of the Telluride 2010 lineup.

  • August 10 2010

    'Fruit Fly' Director and Cast in Person

    Aug 11, 2010

    H.P. Mendoza (Colma: The Musical) has redirected his interests from the Peninsula to San Francisco with his latest, and we couldn't be happier: The cast from Fruit Fly, about a Filipina woman who arrives in the city and moves into a Mission District Artists’ commune, will be on stage for a Q & A at the Castro Theatre on Wednesday, August 11, at 8:30 p.m.

  • Home

    Getting Down, Dirty with Bob Ray and Chad Holt

    Sean Uyehara
    Jul 26, 2010

    Bob Ray brings his Down & Dirty Austin Film Tour to the Bay Area. And you can't stop him.

  • Q & A

    Getting Down, Dirty with Bob Ray and Chad Holt

    Sean Uyehara
    Jul 26, 2010

    Bob Ray brings his Down & Dirty Austin Film Tour to the Bay Area. And you can't stop him.

  • Home

    Koons Garcia Runs Fingers Through 'Soil'

    Michael Fox
    Jul 14, 2010

    Deborah Koons Garcia's latest film explores the mystery and complexities of one of the earth's most valuable resources.

  • In Production

    Koons Garcia Runs Fingers Through 'Soil'

    Michael Fox
    Jul 14, 2010

    Deborah Koons Garcia's latest film explores the mystery and complexities of one of the earth's most valuable resources.

  • First Person

    Fast-Track Filmmaking with the 48 Hour Film Project

    Ryan Riddle
    Jun 14, 2010

    Making a film called Stagecoach in the Sky as part of the 48 Hour Film Project requires planning, as well as a flying boat.

  • Q & A

    Behind the Music with 'Simonal'

    Julia Barbosa
    May 3, 2010

    The documentary Simonal: No One Knows How Tough it Was explores the polemic surrounding a man considered by many to be the greatest singer in Brazilian history.

  • Q & A

    Behind the Music with 'Simonal'

    Julia Barbosa
    May 3, 2010

    The documentary Simonal: No One Knows How Tough it Was explores the polemic surrounding a man considered by many to be the greatest singer in Brazilian history.

  • Festivals

    SFIFF53: The Art of Revival

    Dennis Harvey
    Apr 29, 2010

    Through 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.

  • Festivals

    SFIFF53 Reports: 'Utopia,' 'Morning'

    SF360
    Apr 27, 2010

    Live & Onstage thought globally and drafted locally with Sam Green and musician Dave Cerf s live Utopia in Four Movements, which never takes the exact same form.

  • Q & A

    'Utopia' in San Francisco

    Susan Gerhard
    Apr 18, 2010

    I found Sam Green deep in preparation, but he found time to walk me through the greatest dreams and worst nightmares of the 20th century.

  • Festivals

    SFIFF53: Ephemeral Film and Music, Live & Onstage

    Marc Capelle
    Apr 14, 2010

    If you imagine the S.F. International Film Festival as an circus tent, with Opening and Closing nights the main supports, the other tent poles are interactive live experiences.

  • Festivals

    SFIFF53: Ephemeral Film and Music, Live & Onstage

    Marc Capelle
    Apr 14, 2010

    If you imagine the S.F. International Film Festival as an circus tent, with Opening and Closing nights the main supports, the other tent poles are interactive live experiences.

  • Reviews

    Independent Inuit Films at YBCA

    Dennis Harvey
    Apr 8, 2010

    Inuit peoples—the indigenous cultures rooted in Arctic regions from Alaska to Greenland—have an honored place in film history, dating to Flaherty's Nanook of the North.

  • Digital

    Sights and Sounds of South by Southwest

    Hannah Eaves
    Mar 24, 2010

    Tens of thousands of artists, aficionados and businesspeople flock to Austin for a festival that is part online conference, part film festival, and more than part music.

  • In Production

    Hiler and Brown's Visionary Music

    Michael Fox
    Mar 17, 2010

    The culture war is over, and the reactionaries have won. In this climate, Jerome Hiler and Owsley Brown III s Music Makes a City is a revelation,

  • In Production

    Hiler and Brown's Visionary Music

    Michael Fox
    Mar 17, 2010

    The culture war is over, and the reactionaries have won. In this climate, Jerome Hiler and Owsley Brown III s Music Makes a City is a revelation,

  • Reviews

    Freak Flag Flying at YBCA

    Dennis Harvey
    Feb 17, 2010

    YBCA has sustained a major place in S.F.'s cultural landscape without receiving the due it would have had its mission been narrower and more easily defined.

  • In Production

    Wendy Slick's 'Virtuoso' Turn

    Michael Fox
    Feb 9, 2010

    Olga 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.

  • In Production

    Wendy Slick's 'Virtuoso' Turn

    Michael Fox
    Feb 9, 2010

    Olga 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.

  • Q & A

    Sam Green's 'Utopia' at Sundance

    Susan Gerhard
    Jan 31, 2010

    I found Sam Green deep in preparation, but he found time to walk me through the greatest dreams and worst nightmares of the 20th century.

  • Reviews

    Can't Stop the Musical: PFA's Classics

    Dennis Harvey
    Jan 27, 2010

    As soon as the silent era hit sound circa 1927, musicals became a leading genre worldwide. How could their appeal possibly die out?

  • Reviews

    Can't Stop the Musical: PFA's Classics

    Dennis Harvey
    Jan 27, 2010

    As soon as the silent era hit sound circa 1927, musicals became a leading genre worldwide. How could their appeal possibly die out?

  • Q & A

    Stephen Talbot's World Music

    Ryan Prendiville
    Jan 24, 2010

    Stephen Talbot left PBS s Frontline World to create and develop original media properties, including a globe-trotting TV series about world music.

  • Q & A

    Stephen Talbot's World Music

    Ryan Prendiville
    Jan 24, 2010

    Stephen Talbot left PBS s Frontline World to create and develop original media properties, including a globe-trotting TV series about world music.

  • Q & A

    Steven Severin On His Silent Spring

    Michael Read
    Jan 8, 2010

    Once known primarily as the co-founder and bassist of the influential punk band Siouxsie and the Banshees, Steven Severin now follows his muse in many directions.

  • Q & A

    Catherine Galasso's 'Lightning Never Strikes the Same Place Twice'

    Michael Fox
    Dec 7, 2009

    Catherine Galasso talks about her performance piece Lightning Never Strikes the Same Place Twice, which features dance, theater and projected video.

  • In Production

    Antonelli's 'Crossing Over' and Cooke's Soulful Genius

    Michael Fox
    Dec 1, 2009

    Marin County filmmaker John Antonelli talks about his documentary on influential late singer-songwriter Sam Cooke for PBS's "American Masters" series.

  • In Production

    Antonelli's 'Crossing Over' and Cooke's Soulful Genius

    Michael Fox
    Dec 1, 2009

    Marin County filmmaker John Antonelli talks about his documentary on influential late singer-songwriter Sam Cooke for PBS's "American Masters" series.

  • 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.

  • Documentary

    The Upside of Downtime

    Fernanda Rossi
    Nov 24, 2009

    Ask the Documentary Doctor: The Doc examines patience in filmmaking.

  • Q & A

    Russell Merritt at the SF International Animation Festival

    Sura Wood
    Nov 9, 2009

    A conversation on Walt Disney's Alice Comedies with a lively raconteur and Professor of Film Studies at UC Berkeley.

  • Q & A

    Parker and di Napoli on Parody and High Art

    Adam Hartzell
    Nov 1, 2009

    Bay Area locals Jonathan Parker and Catherine di Napoli discuss (Untitled), a hilarious romp through the world of conceptual art and atonal music.

  • In Production

    Don't Criticize it: 'Holding On to Jah'

    Michael Fox
    Oct 28, 2009

    It’s hard to imagine a venue where the new documentary Holding On to Jah will sound better than it did at Mezzanine last Wednesday night.

  • In Production

    Don't Criticize it: 'Holding On to Jah'

    Michael Fox
    Oct 28, 2009

    It’s hard to imagine a venue where the new documentary Holding On to Jah will sound better than it did at Mezzanine last Wednesday night.

  • In Production

    Anne, Anne, Anne: McGuire Comes Alive

    Michael Fox
    Oct 20, 2009

    Anne McGuire finds the beauty in the strange, and the strangeness in the beautiful. That's not perversity, people; that's poetry.

  • In Production

    Anne, Anne, Anne: McGuire Comes Alive

    Michael Fox
    Oct 20, 2009

    Anne McGuire finds the beauty in the strange, and the strangeness in the beautiful. That's not perversity, people; that's poetry.

  • Festivals

    What's up, DocFest?

    Robert Avila
    Oct 14, 2009

    Fans of the San Francisco festival, now in its eighth year, have developed a well-honed appreciation for the eccentric.

  • Festivals

    Mill Valley Film Festival's 32nd

    Dennis Harvey
    Oct 9, 2009

    The program offers a surprisingly potent mainstream industry presence, with tributes to A-list types more frequently seen at the multiplex than at the art house.

  • In Production

    Simon and Gosling Play Strachwitz's Tunes

    Michael Fox
    Sep 23, 2009

    Chris Simon and Maureen Gosling's documentary-in-progress, tentatively titled No Mouse Music! The Story of Chris Strachwitz and Arhoolie Records, pays tribute to an underappreciated artist.

  • In Production

    Simon and Gosling Play Strachwitz's Tunes

    Michael Fox
    Sep 23, 2009

    Chris Simon and Maureen Gosling's documentary-in-progress, tentatively titled No Mouse Music! The Story of Chris Strachwitz and Arhoolie Records, pays tribute to an underappreciated artist.

  • Q & A

    Franny Armstrong's S.O.S. to the World

    Sean Uyehara
    Sep 19, 2009

    Franny Armstrong talks about the moral imperative of her films, the importance of Hopenhagen, and the unexpected magnitude of her success.

  • Q & A

    Cory McAbee and 'Stingray Sam'

    Dennis Harvey
    Sep 13, 2009

    High-concept cabaret-act favorite in the Bay Area who sidelines as a filmmaker, Cory McAbee (The American Astronaut) speaks about his latest, Stingray Sam.

  • Q & A

    Cory McAbee and 'Stingray Sam'

    Dennis Harvey
    Sep 13, 2009

    High-concept cabaret-act favorite in the Bay Area who sidelines as a filmmaker, Cory McAbee (The American Astronaut) speaks about his latest, Stingray Sam.

  • Q & A

    The Sad Dance of 'Tony Manero'

    Michael Guillen
    Sep 9, 2009

    Chilean director Pablo Larraín offers insight into his sophomore feature, Tony Manero, on a man obsessed with the idea of impersonating John Travolta.

  • Reviews

    High Drama in High school in 'The Beautiful Person'

    Max Goldberg
    Sep 4, 2009

    The story of teenagers living like a savage, roaming pack of animals, The Beautiful Person locates a classic in a contemporary setting.

  • Reviews

    Lee, Schamus and Woodstock

    Dennis Harvey
    Aug 27, 2009

    The release of Woodstock provides an opportunity to look back on Ang Lee and Schamus's very impressive, diverse screen resume.

  • Reviews

    'Lion's Den' and '24 City'

    Susan Gerhard
    Jul 31, 2009

    Veteran filmmakers Pablo Trapero and Jia Zhang-ke complicate their genres with Lion's Den and 24 City.

  • Reviews

    'Until the Light Takes Us'

    Dennis Harvey
    Jul 29, 2009

    Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell's documnetary, Until the Light Takes Us examines the dark intersection of local Norwegian history and Death Metal.

  • Reviews

    'Why Isn't Chris von Sneidern Famous?'

    Michael Fox
    Jul 21, 2009

    A revealing portrait of veteran local singer-songwriter-guitarist with a cult following investigates existential questions about fame with respect, empathy and self-reflection.

  • News & Blogs

    'The Greatest Year in Film' at the Castro

    Dennis Harvey
    Jul 2, 2009

    A series at the Castro marks 1939 as the high-water mark of cinema.

  • Legal

    Facing the Music (Rights)

    George Rush
    Jun 16, 2009

    Avoiding Disaster: Clearing music is one of those horrible, arduous, frustrating tasks that needs to be done in order to show or sell a film.

  • Legal

    Facing the Music (Rights)

    George Rush
    Jun 16, 2009

    Avoiding Disaster: Clearing music is one of those horrible, arduous, frustrating tasks that needs to be done in order to show or sell a film.

  • Reviews

    'Fados' finds Saura on his toes

    Dennis Harvey
    Jun 4, 2009

    Fados, about a Portuguese musical genre, reveals Carlos Saura as an effortless master at weaving together disparate performances.

  • Reviews

    Garrel's 'Frontier of Dawn'

    Dennis Harvey
    May 15, 2009

    Philippe Garrel sticks to his highly-personal aesthetic in Frontier of Dawn.

  • Festivals

    SFIFF52 Blogs: Keeping Scores

    Marc Capelle
    May 11, 2009

    Marc Capelle's ode to Westerns and Buddy films as well as noteworthy festival scores.

  • Festivals

    SFIFF52 Blogs: Keeping Scores

    Marc Capelle
    May 11, 2009

    Marc Capelle's ode to Westerns and Buddy films as well as noteworthy festival scores.

  • Reviews

    SFIFF52 Blogs: Dinosaurs, Disease, and Delirium

    Robert Avila
    May 7, 2009

    The Lost World, the 1925 silent fantasy

  • Reviews

    SFIFF52 Blogs: Wilkerson's Proving Strong

    David Winks Gray
    May 2, 2009

    On May Day Eve, Travis Wilkerson performed Proving Ground, probably the first multimedia Leninist rant to have ever graced the Sundance Kabuki.

  • Reviews

    SFIFF52 Blogs: Mission, Midnight and Under the Influence

    Marc Capelle
    Apr 28, 2009

    Marc Capelle meets and greets with actress Gena Rowlands, composer Bo Harwood and other film mavens and mavericks at a post-screening party for Cassavette's A Woman Under the Influence and the Mission Awards

  • Reviews

    SFIFF52 Blogs: Mission, Midnight and Under the Influence

    Marc Capelle
    Apr 28, 2009

    Marc Capelle meets and greets with actress Gena Rowlands, composer Bo Harwood and other film mavens and mavericks at a post-screening party for Cassavette's A Woman Under the Influence and the Mission Awards

  • Reviews

    SFIFF52: Jim Granato's "D tour"

    Dan Cowles
    Apr 19, 2009

    Local filmmaker Jim Granato, whose movie D tour follows the band Rogue Wave and its ailing drummer Pat Spurgeon, on tour and on dialysis, is competing for the San Francisco International Film Festival's Golden Gate Award in Documentary.

  • In Production

    Holtzman: Psychedelic Cambodian Rock in 'Dengue Fever'

    Michael Fox
    Apr 15, 2009

    Zac Holtzman scores The Lost World with Dengue Fever, creating a sound that has been described as a psychedelic version of vintage Cambodian rock'n'roll, fueled by Cambodian singer Chhom Nimol's vocal stylings and Ethan Holtzman's organ and accordion shadings.

  • Reviews

    "Fans, Friends & Followers"—an excerpt

    Scott Kirsner
    Apr 8, 2009

    Fans, Friends & Followers, focuses on strategies artists can use to support their careers in the digital age.

  • Documentary

    Sound Advice

    Fernanda Rossi
    Mar 10, 2009

    Sound design: in a documentary can be a great ally in bringing real life to the screen, and the dilemma is not whether to use this wonderful story device but rather how and in what context.

  • Documentary

    Sound Advice

    Fernanda Rossi
    Mar 10, 2009

    Sound design: in a documentary can be a great ally in bringing real life to the screen, and the dilemma is not whether to use this wonderful story device but rather how and in what context.

  • Q & A

    The Buzz on H.P. Mendoza's 'Fruit Fly'

    Sura Wood
    Mar 9, 2009

    H.P. Mendoza talks about being a filmmaker in the Bay Area and the opening of his last musical, where he is both director and composer of the film 19 original songs.

  • Q & A

    The Buzz on H.P. Mendoza's 'Fruit Fly'

    Sura Wood
    Mar 9, 2009

    H.P. Mendoza talks about being a filmmaker in the Bay Area and the opening of his last musical, where he is both director and composer of the film 19 original songs.

  • Legal

    'Medicine for Melancholy' and the Art of DIY Legal Agreements

    George Rush
    Mar 3, 2009

    For many narrative filmmakers, hiring a lawyer is either an afterthought or not a financial reality, but moving forward with a film without considering legal is a huge mistake.

  • Festivals

    Noise Pop Film Festival 2009

    Dennis Harvey
    Feb 26, 2009

    About as far from the ever-increasing corporatization of popular music as you can get is the annual dose from the Noise Pop Festival.

  • Festivals

    Noise Pop Film Festival 2009

    Dennis Harvey
    Feb 26, 2009

    About as far from the ever-increasing corporatization of popular music as you can get is the annual dose from the Noise Pop Festival.

  • Reviews

    Chantal Akerman's Everyday, and More, at SFMOMA

    Glen Helfand
    Feb 13, 2009

    With films that focus a patient eye on common human conditions, Belgian-born auteur Chantal Akerman is a formalist with heart–and global interests.

  • Festivals

    San Francisco Silent Film Festival Winter Event

    Jonathan Kiefer
    Feb 12, 2009

    The S.F. Silent Film Festival's Winter Event allows you to spend hours in the dark with the madcap movie entertainments of 80-plus years ago.

  • In Production

    A Composer Almost Ready for His Close-Up

    Michael Fox
    Jan 23, 2009

    Michael Fox looks behind the scenes of a film on the maverick Seattle composer-performer-inventor Trimpin.

  • Reviews

    'Scott Walker: 30 Century Man'

    Dennis Harvey
    Jan 21, 2009

    In this documentary, Walker tells the tale of his delayed popularity the ever-more adventurous music with which he feeds his latterday cult.

  • Reviews

    'Scott Walker: 30 Century Man'

    Dennis Harvey
    Jan 21, 2009

    In this documentary, Walker tells the tale of his delayed popularity the ever-more adventurous music with which he feeds his latterday cult.

  • First Person

    Funder as Supplicant

    John R. Killacky
    Jan 20, 2009

    First-Person: A program officer at the San Francisco Foundation has a sobering experience making a documentary.

  • Q & A

    Case Studies in Screenwriting: Pam Gray

    Lisa Rosenberg
    Dec 19, 2008

    Sebastopol-based screenwriter Pamela Gray's approach to screenwriting is the literary equivalent of the slow food movement.

  • Reviews

    SF360 Film+Club: 'Silver Jew'

    Dennis Harvey
    Nov 5, 2008

    Michael Tully's 51-minute documentary Silver Jew proves semi-revealing as it records the Jews' tour dates in the Holy Land itself.

  • Reviews

    'Christmas on Mars' Non Halloween

    Dennis Harvey
    Oct 30, 2008

    Wayne Coyne's Flaming Lips movie extends a long, lately rising number of narrative features made by musicians.

  • Festivals

    MVFF: Mulford and Cruz On Chile's Dark Past

    Michael Fox
    Oct 8, 2008

    Marilyn Mulford collaborated with Quique Cruz on the pensive, humanistic, and inspiring Archaeology of Memory: Villa Grimaldi.

  • Festivals

    MVFF: Mulford and Cruz On Chile's Dark Past

    Michael Fox
    Oct 8, 2008

    Marilyn Mulford collaborated with Quique Cruz on the pensive, humanistic, and inspiring Archaeology of Memory: Villa Grimaldi.

  • Reviews

    'Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer'

    Dennis Harvey
    Sep 23, 2008

    Whether you dig jazz or not, O'Day's charisma and story make this movie riveting.

  • Reviews

    The Cosmic Dance-Floor of Arthur Russell

    Amy Taubin
    Sep 16, 2008

    Matt Wolf's biodoc is a remarkably affecting portrait that's a remembrance for those who knew the composer/vocalist/cellist and an introduction for potential fans.

  • Reviews

    The Cosmic Dance-Floor of Arthur Russell

    Amy Taubin
    Sep 16, 2008

    Matt Wolf's biodoc is a remarkably affecting portrait that's a remembrance for those who knew the composer/vocalist/cellist and an introduction for potential fans.

  • Q & A

    Stephen Olsson and Link TV

    Michael Fox
    Aug 17, 2008

    SF360.org talks to the senior director of original programming at Link TV, which provides an antidote to the standard television news mix.

  • Reviews

    'CSNY: Deja Vu'

    Dennis Harvey
    Jul 16, 2008

    Those attracted to the new film CSNY: Deja Vu simply expecting an opportunity to recall the old days might be in for a surprise.

  • Reviews

    'CSNY: Deja Vu'

    Dennis Harvey
    Jul 16, 2008

    Those attracted to the new film CSNY: Deja Vu simply expecting an opportunity to recall the old days might be in for a surprise.

  • Festivals

    The San Francisco Silent Film Festival

    Mary B. Scott
    Jul 9, 2008

    Back at the Castro this weekend for the 13th year, the San Francisco Silent Film Festival presents a variety of titillating titles.

  • News & Blogs

    In Memoriam: Bruce Conner (1933-2008)

    Steve Seid
    Jul 8, 2008

    Bruce Conner, the great, irascible, and ever-evolving San Francisco-based artist known for his assemblages, films, drawings, and interdisciplinary works, passed away on July 7, 2008.

  • Reviews

    'The Gits,' the Movie

    Dennis Harvey
    Jul 2, 2008

    The Gits offers both an appreciation of a unique quartet's too-brief career and consideration of Mia Zapata's death.

  • Reviews

    Niles Essanay's Voguing Eunuchs, Raving Madmen

    Mary B. Scott
    Jul 1, 2008

    Having just spent three invigorating days in Niles watching crowds cheering to films from the years between 1903 and 1917, I can report that silent films are alive and well.

  • Reviews

    Review: 'Surfwise'

    Dennis Harvey
    Jun 10, 2008

    In 'Surfwise', documentarian Doug Pray examines the eccentric Paskowitz clan, whose patriarch and nine children have been legends in the surfing world for decades.

  • Reviews

    Review: 'Love Songs'

    Dennis Harvey
    Jun 3, 2008

    'Love Songs', a truly gay musical utterly devoid of camp, causes critic Dennis Harvey to reassess France's take on the genre.

  • Reviews

    Review: 'Love Songs'

    Dennis Harvey
    Jun 3, 2008

    'Love Songs', a truly gay musical utterly devoid of camp, causes critic Dennis Harvey to reassess France's take on the genre.

  • Q & A

    Dawn and David Katznelson

    Miriam Wolf
    Jun 2, 2008

    Katznelson, a co-founder of the Dawn festival at the Contemporary Jewish Museum, sat down to talk about Judaism, culture, film and the festival.

  • Q & A

    Dawn and David Katznelson

    Miriam Wolf
    Jun 2, 2008

    Katznelson, a co-founder of the Dawn festival at the Contemporary Jewish Museum, sat down to talk about Judaism, culture, film and the festival.

  • News & Blogs

    Contemporary Jewish Museum's DAWN

    Miriam Wolf
    May 30, 2008

    Looking for something meaningful to do Sunday at 2 a.m.? Try the all-night Dawn festival.

  • Festivals

    S.F. International Arts Festival

    Robert Avila
    May 23, 2008

    In addition to bringing a host of worldwide performers to the Bay Area for the first time, the San Francisco International Arts Festival (May 2-June 8), now in its fifth year, has become an indispensable showcase for collaborative work by leading Bay Area artists and their peers across all manner of geographical, cultural and disciplinary borders. The more than 40 performances in this year’s lineup, taking place at 14 separate venues across the city and in Berkeley, span the worlds of dance, music, opera, theater, visual arts and multidisciplinary work. The following four highlights are all hybrid productions with strong film and/or video components.

  • Festivals

    In Other Words: States of Cinema, Music and Mind

    Eve O'Neill
    May 8, 2008

    "There are no movies without music," Kevin Kelly asserted last Saturday in his State of Cinema address.

  • Festivals

    In Other Words: States of Cinema, Music and Mind

    Eve O'Neill
    May 8, 2008

    "There are no movies without music," Kevin Kelly asserted last Saturday in his State of Cinema address.

  • Festivals

    Capelle on Composers: Day Three

    Staff
    May 8, 2008

    The final installment in the San Francisco composer and musician's blog from the 2008 SFIFF.

  • Festivals

    Capelle on Composers: Day Three

    Staff
    May 8, 2008

    The final installment in the San Francisco composer and musician's blog from the 2008 SFIFF.

  • Festivals

    Capelle on Composers: Back to Back

    Marc Capelle
    May 7, 2008

    Back to music.

    I have some friends that were in a Sub Pop band that pre-dated Nirvana. They were known as the Dwarves. Their music is and was a snotty suburban unholy mixture of the Sonics, the Orlons, the Stooges and a vat of amphetamines. Their record covers usually featured midgets and half-naked woman covered in either blood or some sort of Nestle syrup of some sort. Here is one of their lines.

    [Editor’s note: For the San Francisco International’s 51st edition, SF360.org has asked Bay Area musician/composer/cineaste Marc Capelle to blog his thoughts on movies, music, and the films showing in the Festival. This is the third of three installments.]

  • Festivals

    Capelle on Composers: Back to Back

    Marc Capelle
    May 7, 2008

    Back to music.

    I have some friends that were in a Sub Pop band that pre-dated Nirvana. They were known as the Dwarves. Their music is and was a snotty suburban unholy mixture of the Sonics, the Orlons, the Stooges and a vat of amphetamines. Their record covers usually featured midgets and half-naked woman covered in either blood or some sort of Nestle syrup of some sort. Here is one of their lines.

    [Editor’s note: For the San Francisco International’s 51st edition, SF360.org has asked Bay Area musician/composer/cineaste Marc Capelle to blog his thoughts on movies, music, and the films showing in the Festival. This is the third of three installments.]

  • Festivals

    Capelle on Composers: Day Two

    Staff
    May 2, 2008

    Errol Morris has a giant brain. Anybody who wants to argue against that thesis does not have a giant brain. So let's move on.

  • Festivals

    Capelle on Composers: Day Two

    Staff
    May 2, 2008

    Errol Morris has a giant brain. Anybody who wants to argue against that thesis does not have a giant brain. So let's move on.

  • Festivals

    Capelle and Composers: Day One

    Staff
    Apr 30, 2008

    Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts is a very close-quartered and loving documentary, a year in the life of the composer.

  • Festivals

    Capelle and Composers: Day One

    Staff
    Apr 30, 2008

    Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts is a very close-quartered and loving documentary, a year in the life of the composer.

  • Q & A

    SFIFF51: Katherin McInnis Cues the Carnival Music

    Jennifer Preissel
    Apr 28, 2008

    The longtime Bay Area resident, who recently relocated to Brooklyn, screens Woodward's Gardens in the shorts program "In A Lonely Place: New Experimental Cinema."

  • Q & A

    SFIFF51: On the Breeding Behind "Evolution: The Musical!"

    Robert Avila
    Apr 22, 2008

    Think of it as The Sound of Music meets Quest for Fire, or Jesus Christ Superstar rocks Land of the Lost.

  • Q & A

    SFIFF51: On the Breeding Behind "Evolution: The Musical!"

    Robert Avila
    Apr 22, 2008

    Think of it as The Sound of Music meets Quest for Fire, or Jesus Christ Superstar rocks Land of the Lost.

  • Festivals

    SFIFF51: Dawn Logsdon, on new hope in an old neighborhood, "Faubourg TremŽ"

    Susan Gerhard
    Apr 15, 2008

    Dawn Logsdon and Lolis Eric Elie dig through the rubble of Hurricane Katrina to tell the story of Faubourg TremŽ, which was home to African Americans and fertile ground for political activism, music and literary life.

  • Reviews

    "Cachao: Uno Mas"

    Chuy Varela
    Apr 10, 2008

    Cachao: Uno Mas documents acclaimed bassist and cuban music innovator Israel "Cachao" Lopez's work and San Francisco concert at Bimbo's

  • Reviews

    "Cachao: Uno Mas"

    Chuy Varela
    Apr 10, 2008

    Cachao: Uno Mas documents acclaimed bassist and cuban music innovator Israel "Cachao" Lopez's work and San Francisco concert at Bimbo's

  • Q & A

    "Girls Rock" with Arne Johnson & Shane King

    Susan Gerhard
    Mar 2, 2008

    Girls Rock watches a few select 8-18 -year-olds overcome the obstacles to claim their rightful place on Earth and wail away.

  • Q & A

    "Girls Rock" with Arne Johnson & Shane King

    Susan Gerhard
    Mar 2, 2008

    Girls Rock watches a few select 8-18 -year-olds overcome the obstacles to claim their rightful place on Earth and wail away.

  • Reviews

    Danny Glover, "Honeydripper," and Us

    Dennis Harvey
    Feb 27, 2008

    In Honeydripper it will no doubt be pleasure to see Danny Glover play a familiar character: The good man trying to gain a leg-up when fortune has rained on his hopes.

  • Festivals

    Noise Pop Film Festival

    Dennis Harvey
    Feb 26, 2008

    In addition to practically every extant band you’d want to see, an art exhibit, and comedy shows, there are movies at Noise Pop.

  • Festivals

    Noise Pop Film Festival

    Dennis Harvey
    Feb 26, 2008

    In addition to practically every extant band you’d want to see, an art exhibit, and comedy shows, there are movies at Noise Pop.

  • Festivals

    SF Indiefest at 10

    Michael Fox
    Feb 7, 2008

    Way back in 1998, Jeff Ross founded the San Francisco Independent Film Festival to showcase iconoclastic, grassroots moviemakers locked out of the standard channels of distribution. As the 10th SF Indiefest kicks off tonight, Ross and his rotating cast of programmers remain as idealistic as ever, but the indie landscape has largely changed for the worse.

  • Q & A

    Peter Galison, "Secrecy," and Sundance

    indieWIRE
    Jan 22, 2008

    Galison, whose film is competing at Sundance '08, answers questions about the world of hidden national security policy.

  • Reviews

    "Joy Division" on Screen

    Dennis Harvey
    Jan 15, 2008

    Anton Corbijn's Control is a dramatization of the book written by the frontman's widow, chronicling their romance and marriage, his eventual infidelity, and his mental health issues.

  • News & Blogs

    'Be Kind Rewind' Brings Michel Gondry to SF

    Susan Gerhard
    Jan 7, 2008

    Susan Gerhard enjoys an hour or so inside the wilds of Gondry's brain at the Apple Store, SF.

  • Reviews

    Les Blank's "All in this Tea"

    Dennis Harvey
    Dec 20, 2007

    His enthusiasm practically radiates from the screen; he doesn't seem to be interviewing or investigating his subjects so much as amiably hanging out with them.

  • Reviews

    Les Blank's "All in this Tea"

    Dennis Harvey
    Dec 20, 2007

    His enthusiasm practically radiates from the screen; he doesn't seem to be interviewing or investigating his subjects so much as amiably hanging out with them.

  • Reviews

    S.F. Silent Film Festival“s Third Annual Winter Event

    Robert Avila
    Nov 30, 2007

    The List: A commentary-filled list of the lineup at the silent film festival, which consists of three separate programs and an evening mixer with live music.

  • Reviews

    The Many Faces of Dylan

    Dennis Harvey
    Nov 21, 2007

    Todd Haynes' I'm Not There both replicates and examines the hazy landscape of fact, fiction, art and myth comprising Dylanology.

  • Reviews

    The Many Faces of Dylan

    Dennis Harvey
    Nov 21, 2007

    Todd Haynes' I'm Not There both replicates and examines the hazy landscape of fact, fiction, art and myth comprising Dylanology.

  • Reviews

    The Short Films of Big Ugly Review

    Susan Gerhard
    Nov 16, 2007

    The List: We take the opportunity to link you to four short films from the Big Ugly Review, an online publication that includes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and more.

  • Reviews

    Phil Chambliss, Arkansas Auteur

    Dennis Harvey
    Nov 15, 2007

    Meet Phil Chambliss, a 54-year-old, recently retired gravel pit nightwatchman who makes what might be termed cinematic folk art.

  • Reviews

    "Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten"

    Dennis Harvey
    Nov 6, 2007

    There are a lot of Strummer stories to tell, and a good share of them are in Julien Temple's terrific new documentary.

  • Reviews

    "Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten"

    Dennis Harvey
    Nov 6, 2007

    There are a lot of Strummer stories to tell, and a good share of them are in Julien Temple's terrific new documentary.

  • Reviews

    "In Search of Mozart"

    Max Goldberg
    Sep 25, 2007

    "In Search of Mozart" is a comprehensive overview of the composer's generous genius and one of the finest examples of the PBS-style, talking heads-and-cutaways documentaries in recent memory.

  • Reviews

    "Punk's Not Dead"

    Dennis Harvey
    Sep 18, 2007

    The 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.

  • Q & A

    George Kuchar, Neither Boil nor Blister

    Michael Fox
    Sep 13, 2007

    Michael Fox interviews director and Mission District icon George Kuchar

  • Q & A

    A Mighty Wurlitzer Player

    Michael Guillen
    Aug 1, 2007

    SF360.org speaks with Edward Millington Stout, III, who is undoubtedly the world's foremost theatrical organ restorationist.

  • Festivals

    A Frozen Film Festival five

    Claire Faggioli
    Jul 13, 2007

    The List: Frozen Film Festival is a small festival that hopes to capitalize on the fact that San Franciscans like to stay indoors in the summer.

  • Q & A

    Jasmine Dellal on her "Gypsy Caravan"

    Michael Fox
    Jul 2, 2007

    Jasmine Dellal's affinity for Roma (or Gypsy) and new film, Gypsy Caravan is a spectacular portrait of five top-drawer Roma acts.

  • Reviews

    The art of Muppetry

    Claire Faggioli
    Jun 21, 2007

    Muppets, Music, and Magic, a Jim Henson career retrospective pleases not only Muppet-lovers but also people whose tastes stretch beyond.

  • Q & A

    Richard Wong and H.P. Mendoza, reanimating "Colma: The Musical"

    Matt Sussman
    Jun 20, 2007

    Roadside Pictures signed Colma: The Musical for national release. A sort of anti-"High School Musical," "Colma" follows three friends in their new post-high school freedom.

  • Festivals

    Jackson Hole Film Festival

    Ben Friedland
    Jun 13, 2007

    Strangely enough, perhaps the most compelling reason to attend the Jackson Hole fest is precisely the reason not to see a film: Jackson Hole itself.

  • Reviews

    Reviews: "La Vie en Rose;" "Crazy Love"

    Steve Ramos
    Jun 5, 2007

    Despite the best efforts of method actors, methodical directors, and talented costume designers, biopics can usually be relied upon to disappoint.

  • Q & A

    "Once" Again -- A Date With Carney, Hansard, and Irglova

    Michael Guillen
    Jun 1, 2007

    Walking in to interview John Carney and actors/musicians Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, the frenetic edge to their on-the-road exhaustion is apparent.

  • Q & A

    "Once" Again -- A Date With Carney, Hansard, and Irglova

    Michael Guillen
    Jun 1, 2007

    Walking in to interview John Carney and actors/musicians Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, the frenetic edge to their on-the-road exhaustion is apparent.

  • Festivals

    Live from Fog City

    Dennis Harvey
    May 9, 2007

    While the SF International Film Festival has always had celebrity guests, the 50th edition featured a particular concentration of unique one-offs.

  • Q & A

    Daniel Wu, Heavenly King

    Jennifer Young
    Apr 30, 2007

    Daniel Wu and fictitious boy band Alive from his directorial debut The Heavenly Kings on Cantpop, the Bay Area, and Hong Kong film.

  • Q & A

    Jon Else On Acts of Creation

    Michael Fox
    Apr 23, 2007

    Wonders Are Many: The Making of Doctor Atomic blends World War II history with composer John Adams and director Peter Sellars’ staging of a new opera on the subject.

  • Festivals

    Uyehara Hits High Notes on Music of SFIFF50

    Sean Uyehara
    Apr 20, 2007

    Thinking about the upcoming SFIFF, music may not be the first thing that pops into your head. It may not even be the second.

  • Festivals

    Uyehara Hits High Notes on Music of SFIFF50

    Sean Uyehara
    Apr 20, 2007

    Thinking about the upcoming SFIFF, music may not be the first thing that pops into your head. It may not even be the second.

  • Q & A

    Phillip Haas on "The Situation"

    Michael Fox
    Mar 26, 2007

    An interview with documentary and narrative filmmaker Philip Haas upon the release of his latest film, The Situation.

  • Q & A

    Von Donnersmarck's Oscar-nominated "The Lives of Others"

    Miljenko Skoknic
    Feb 12, 2007

    Von Donnersmarck talks about his Lola-winning and Oscar-nominated debut during a visit to San Francisco.

  • Q & A

    Von Donnersmarck's Oscar-nominated "The Lives of Others"

    Miljenko Skoknic
    Feb 12, 2007

    Von Donnersmarck talks about his Lola-winning and Oscar-nominated debut during a visit to San Francisco.

  • Reviews

    The Eye Candy of 'Tears of the Black Tiger'

    Dennis Harvey
    Feb 6, 2007

    Tears of the Black Tiger is Thai eye candy, an exercise pastiche where color just about leaps off the screen, and a star-crossed love story.

  • Reviews

    "The Lubitsch Touch"

    Dennis Harvey
    Jan 18, 2007

    The Pacific Film Archive retrospective on Ernst Lubitsch encompasses 21 features, including many seldom-seen silent movies.

  • Q & A

    Mark Becker's Mission-Inspired "Romantico"

    indieWIRE
    Jan 15, 2007

    Hailed as one of the best films of 2005 without distribution, Becker's doc hits theaters nearly two years after it debuted at Sundance.

  • Festivals

    Berlin & Beyond 2007

    Dennis Harvey
    Jan 11, 2007

    Rock&Roll, romantic comedy, fantasy and adventure, among the themes of this year's festival.

  • Reviews

    Music Videos At the Museum

    Max Goldberg
    Nov 29, 2006

    MTV's boat has long since sailed, but music videos are as ubiquitous on YouTube and Myspace as YBCA brings music videos to its downstairs gallery.

  • Reviews

    Music Videos At the Museum

    Max Goldberg
    Nov 29, 2006

    MTV's boat has long since sailed, but music videos are as ubiquitous on YouTube and Myspace as YBCA brings music videos to its downstairs gallery.

  • Q & A

    Killing My Lobster Gets Krunk With Andrew Bancroft

    Sean Uyehara
    Nov 21, 2006

    Half of Illbilly Productions and 1/45th of Killing My Lobster, Bancroft has made claymation shorts and perhaps the quintessential rap video, Maximum Wage.

  • Q & A

    Killing My Lobster Gets Krunk With Andrew Bancroft

    Sean Uyehara
    Nov 21, 2006

    Half of Illbilly Productions and 1/45th of Killing My Lobster, Bancroft has made claymation shorts and perhaps the quintessential rap video, Maximum Wage.

  • Q & A

    "One Man Band," two Pixar geniuses, and "The Iron Giant" revisited

    Sean Uyehara
    Oct 13, 2006

    Mark Andrews and Andrew Jimenez co-wrote and co-directed the unexpected, surprisingly funny short about two musicians vying for a young girl's lone coin.

  • Festivals

    Mill Valley Film Festival 2006

    Dennis Harvey
    Oct 5, 2006

    By the youth-rhetoric standards of another era, this is the last year we can trust the Mill Valley Film Festival. Next year, it turns 30.

  • Q & A

    John Cameron Mitchell's long "Shortbus" ride

    Susan Gerhard
    Oct 2, 2006

    John Cameron Mitchell's latest film: A bright, sexually explicit ensemble piece featuring American friends and acquaintances who might have made good primetime TV.

  • News & Blogs

    Netflix 101, a Dispatch from IFP's Filmmaker Conference

    Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE
    Sep 22, 2006

    A panel discussion yields insights into the presentÑand futureÑof indie distribution.

  • Q & A

    Naut Humon, Recombinant Media Labs Explore Limits of Sight, Sound

    Johnny Ray Huston
    Aug 22, 2006

    Through Asphodel Records and RML, Humon pursues his fascination with sound's spatial properties.

  • Q & A

    Naut Humon, Recombinant Media Labs Explore Limits of Sight, Sound

    Johnny Ray Huston
    Aug 22, 2006

    Through Asphodel Records and RML, Humon pursues his fascination with sound's spatial properties.

  • Q & A

    Keith Fulton and "Brothers of the Head"

    indieWIRE
    Aug 8, 2006

    The co-director talks about his provocative fictional documentary about conjoined twins groomed for rock Ôn' roll stardom.

  • Festivals

    The San Francisco Silent Film Festival

    Mary B. Scott
    Jul 13, 2006

    Back at the Castro this weekend for the 13th year, the San Francisco Silent Film Festival presents a variety of titillating titles.

  • Reviews

    Bay Area Filmmakers at SF International LGBT Film Festival

    Susan Gerhard
    Jun 23, 2006

    16 filmmakers from the Bay Area find at least 15 minutes of fame in the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival this year.

  • Q & A

    By the Numbers -- The Making of "Colma: The Musical"

    Susan Gerhard
    Jun 21, 2006

    Wong weighs in on the hardest song to bring to life in Colma: The Musical, a story about a city in which the dead outnumber the living.

  • Q & A

    By the Numbers -- The Making of "Colma: The Musical"

    Susan Gerhard
    Jun 21, 2006

    Wong weighs in on the hardest song to bring to life in Colma: The Musical, a story about a city in which the dead outnumber the living.

  • Festivals

    The San Francisco Black Film Festival

    Cheryl Eddy
    Jun 12, 2006

    Highlights of San Francisco Black Film Festival's eighth annual edition.

  • Reviews

    "Kees Kino: The Film Work of Weldon Kees"

    Jenni Olson
    Jun 7, 2006

    San Francisco Cinematheque guest curator Jenni Olson reflects on her show, Kees Kino: The Film Work of Weldon Kees.

  • Reviews

    "Songbirds" New Tune

    Dennis Harvey
    Jun 1, 2006

    Songbirds is a "documentary musical" Ñ something that sounds like a pure contradiction-in-terms until you actually see it.

  • Reviews

    "Songbirds" New Tune

    Dennis Harvey
    Jun 1, 2006

    Songbirds is a "documentary musical" Ñ something that sounds like a pure contradiction-in-terms until you actually see it.

  • Q & A

    A Conversation with Farmer John (Peterson)

    Susan Gerhard
    May 30, 2006

    A conversation with John Peterson on his unusual farming practices, and the documentary that captures them.

  • Q & A

    New Executive Director of S.F. Cinematheque on Experimental Film

    Michael Fox
    May 29, 2006

    Newly appointed S.F. Cinematheque executive director Caroline Savage discusses the state of experimental film.

  • Reviews

    Showstopping Filmmakers Rodney Ascher and Syd Garon

    Danny Plotnick
    May 17, 2006

    Rodney Ascher and Syd Garon are only two people whose works curator Danny Plotnick would show sight unseen.

  • Festivals

    24 Reasons Why

    Susan Gerhard
    May 11, 2006

    A list of the 24 reasons why to find yourself in the Mission this Sunday and the rest of the week for the 10th annual Music and Arts Festival.

  • Festivals

    24 Reasons Why

    Susan Gerhard
    May 11, 2006

    A list of the 24 reasons why to find yourself in the Mission this Sunday and the rest of the week for the 10th annual Music and Arts Festival.

  • Festivals

    International REMIX

    Susan Gerhard
    Apr 19, 2006

    If you haven't yet found your repurpose in life, SFIFF's International Remix site might be of use.

  • First Person

    Sam Green's Tour Through "Lot 63, Grave C"

    Sam Green
    Apr 12, 2006

    For people who know their rock trivia, or saw Gimme Shelter, Altamont represents one of the most infamous moments in Bay Area cultural history.

  • Festivals

    49th Annual SFIFF Lineup

    Susan Gerhard
    Mar 28, 2006

    San Francisco International Film Festival announces lineup for the 49th annual festival.

  • Reviews

    Tehran Contemporary Art Exhibit On Tour

    Robert Avila
    Mar 23, 2006

    The documentary Persian Garden chronicles the grandest art exhibition in Iran since the 1979 Revolution.

  • Deadlines

    Funding: Oppenheimer Cine Rental New Filmmaker Equipment Grant Program

    The Oppenheimer Cine Rental New Filmmaker Equipment Grant Program supports new filmmakers in producing their first serious film project. The grant awards the use of Grant Program Arriflex 16SR2 camera package to senior and graduate thesis students and to independent filmmakers for a scheduled period of time. ELIGIBILITY: Students, media arts center members and unaffiliated independents are encouraged to apply. Proposed projects may be of any noncommercial nature: dramatic, narrative, documentary, experimental, etc. (Commercial projects, music videos and PSAs will not be considered.) DEADLINE: Ongoing. WEBSITE: oppenheimercinerental.com/grant.html.


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