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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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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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July 19, 2011
'Diva'
Jul 21, 2011SF Museum of Modern Art's Opera on Film series screens Jean-Jacques Beineix's under-appreciated 'Diva' on Thursday. The Caesar Award-winning romance/thriller hybrid deftly handles a complex, opera-centric plot littered with brilliant pop-art inspired chase scenes and features a number of standout performances, including those by Jeunet regular Dominique Pinon and real-life opera singer Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez. More info sfmoma.org.
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June 28, 2011
'The Virgin Machine'
Jun 30, 2011A German romance writer is transplanted to San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood, where she attends an all-girl strip show and is initiated into local lesbian culture in this racey, vintage, "sex positive" indie. More at sfmoma.org.
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June 21, 2011
'Oki's Movie'
Jun 23, 2011Prolific producer, art-house fave and proponent of "radical banality" Hong Sang-Soo juxtaposes moments from a young woman's relationships with two men, a year apart, in the formalist comedy/romance ‘Oki's Movie.’ Screens at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. More at ybca.org.
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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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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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May 19, 2011
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Festivals
'Masquerades' Opens Arab Film Festival
Robert Avila
Oct 14, 2010Appearances deceive in Lyès Salem’s 'Masquerades,' at the Arab Film Festival.
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'Masquerades' Opens Arab Film Festival
Robert Avila
Oct 14, 2010Appearances deceive in Lyès Salem’s 'Masquerades,' at the Arab Film Festival.
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October 14, 2010
'Masquerades' Opens Arab Film Festival
Robert Avila
Oct 14, 2010Appearances deceive in Lyès Salem’s 'Masquerades,' at the Arab Film Festival.
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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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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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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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Q & A
George Csicsery's Hard Problems
Michael Fox
Jan 4, 2010With more than 25 documentaries to his credit, many on mathematicians and scientists, George Csicsery is arguably the most prolific filmmaker in the Bay Area.
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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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Q & A
James Savoca's 'Around June' Casts Spell Around Potrero Hill
Michael Fox
Sep 28, 2008It used to be standard for San Francisco to be portrayed in movies as a magical, mythical, and slightly mysterious catalyst for transformation.
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Q & A
Catherine Breillat's 'The Last Mistress'
Michael Fox
Jul 14, 2008French author and director Catherine Breillat speaks about the fierce passion play of her latest, The Last Mistress.
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Q & A
SFIFF51: On the Breeding Behind "Evolution: The Musical!"
Robert Avila
Apr 22, 2008Think of it as The Sound of Music meets Quest for Fire, or Jesus Christ Superstar rocks Land of the Lost.
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"Joy Division" on Screen
Dennis Harvey
Jan 15, 2008Anton 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.
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Festivals
Berlin & Beyond at 13
Michael Fox
Jan 10, 2008The Goethe-Institut's festival offers a pointed reminder that Germany, Austria and Switzerland aren't just in the center of Europe, but in the middle of international cinema.
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Indiefest Lineup Announcement
Miljenko Skoknic
Jan 19, 2007SF IndieFest's founder/director Jeff Ross announced the ninth edition of the Bay Area's indie showcase festival
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