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Changes You Can Believe In at SF DocFest
Robert Avila
Oct 13, 2011Nonfiction films offer view to revolutions. DocFest has a well-earned reputation for knocking the stuffiness out of a pretty sober word. The 10-year-old festival founded by IndieFest’s Jeff Ross has taken pride in equating “documentary” with the unconventional and idiosyncratic—fare that celebrates the offbeat, the weird, the wondrous. I’m thinking of wiener-dog races, yes, but that’s just the tip of the beast. This year’s festival (October 14–27), which opens at the Roxie with a profile of the creator of MDMA (Etienne Sauret’s Dirty Pictures) and ends with a look at a comic-book super-author (With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story), provides another...
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October 14, 2011
Changes You Can Believe In at SF DocFest
Robert Avila
Oct 13, 2011Nonfiction films offer view to revolutions. DocFest has a well-earned reputation for knocking the stuffiness out of a pretty sober word. The 10-year-old festival founded by IndieFest’s Jeff Ross has taken pride in equating “documentary” with the unconventional and idiosyncratic—fare that celebrates the offbeat, the weird, the wondrous. I’m thinking of wiener-dog races, yes, but that’s just the tip of the beast. This year’s festival (October 14–27), which opens at the Roxie with a profile of the creator of MDMA (Etienne Sauret’s Dirty Pictures) and ends with a look at a comic-book super-author (With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story), provides another...
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Events
'American Teacher'
Oct 7, 2011The Matt Damon-narrated SFIFF hit 'American Teacher' follows the lives of a few edu-system stars, one based in San Francisco, forced by low wages and crumbling job security to reconsider their chosen profession. Filmmaker Vanessa Roth and producers Dave Eggers and Nînive Calegari will be present for Q&A following Friday's screening; special reception Tuesday, October 11. More info at roxie.com.
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October 4 2011
'American Teacher'
Oct 7, 2011The Matt Damon-narrated SFIFF hit 'American Teacher' follows the lives of a few edu-system stars, one based in San Francisco, forced by low wages and crumbling job security to reconsider their chosen profession. Filmmaker Vanessa Roth and producers Dave Eggers and Nînive Calegari will be present for Q&A following Friday's screening; special reception Tuesday, October 11. More info at roxie.com.
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TV Noir
Sep 30, 2011Noir continues at the Roxie with Elliot Lavine's updated week-long program of star-studded classics and rediscovered TV noir rarities. More info at roxie.com.
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September 27 2011
TV Noir
Sep 30, 2011Noir continues at the Roxie with Elliot Lavine's updated week-long program of star-studded classics and rediscovered TV noir rarities. More info at roxie.com.
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Events
San Francisco Irish Film Festival
Sep 22, 2011Founded in 2003, The San Francisco Irish Film Festival opens this Thursday at the Roxie. Highlights include Colm Meany's turn in the charming 'Parked,' a closing night screening of 'Once' follow-up 'Swell Season,' and revival screenings of 'In the Name of The Father' and 2008 Cannes Golden Camera winner 'Hunger.' More info sfirishfilm.com.
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September 20, 2011
San Francisco Irish Film Festival
Sep 22, 2011Founded in 2003, The San Francisco Irish Film Festival opens this Thursday at the Roxie. Highlights include Colm Meany's turn in the charming 'Parked,' a closing night screening of 'Once' follow-up 'Swell Season,' and revival screenings of 'In the Name of The Father' and 2008 Cannes Golden Camera winner 'Hunger.' More info sfirishfilm.com.
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August 30, 2011
'Love Exposure'
Sep 2, 2011Center for Asian American Media and the Roxie team up to present Sion Sono's madcap masterpiece 'Love Exposure' for a limited run starting Friday. This nearly four-hour long absurdist experiment in maximalism trumps even the director's previous effort 'Suicide Club.' It's succeeded in Sono's bizarre oeuvre by 'Cold Fish,' which opens mid-month. More info at roxie.com.
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'Vigilante, Vigilante' Opens Can of Worms
Michael Fox
Aug 18, 2011Filmmakers find themselves outside the 'buffer' zone as film about graffiti-abaters hits local screens, and streets. Editor's note: Vigilante, Vigilante: The Battle for Expression, a Bay Area-made film on graffiti "abatement," opened with a clamor last weekend at the Roxie, as San Francisco's Department of Public Works made an issue of cleaning up the film's street-art advertising campaign. The filmmakers responded that they've asked that their materials not be posted illegally, but that hasn't stopped DPW requesting them to cease and desist attracting audiences via wheatpaste. What follows is sf360.org's interview...
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'Vigilante, Vigilante' Opens Can of Worms
Michael Fox
Aug 18, 2011Filmmakers find themselves outside the 'buffer' zone as film about graffiti-abaters hits local screens, and streets. Editor's note: Vigilante, Vigilante: The Battle for Expression, a Bay Area-made film on graffiti "abatement," opened with a clamor last weekend at the Roxie, as San Francisco's Department of Public Works made an issue of cleaning up the film's street-art advertising campaign. The filmmakers responded that they've asked that their materials not be posted illegally, but that hasn't stopped DPW requesting them to cease and desist attracting audiences via wheatpaste. What follows is sf360.org's interview...
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'Vigilante, Vigilante' Opens Can of Worms
Michael Fox
Aug 18, 2011Filmmakers find themselves outside the 'buffer' zone as film about graffiti-abaters hits local screens, and streets. Editor's note: Vigilante, Vigilante: The Battle for Expression, a Bay Area-made film on graffiti "abatement," opened with a clamor last weekend at the Roxie, as San Francisco's Department of Public Works made an issue of cleaning up the film's street-art advertising campaign. The filmmakers responded that they've asked that their materials not be posted illegally, but that hasn't stopped DPW requesting them to cease and desist attracting audiences via wheatpaste. What follows is sf360.org's interview...
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News & Blogs
'Vigilante, Vigilante' Opens Can of Worms
Michael Fox
Aug 18, 2011Filmmakers find themselves outside the 'buffer' zone as film about graffiti-abaters hits local screens, and streets. Editor's note: Vigilante, Vigilante: The Battle for Expression, a Bay Area-made film on graffiti "abatement," opened with a clamor last weekend at the Roxie, as San Francisco's Department of Public Works made an issue of cleaning up the film's street-art advertising campaign. The filmmakers responded that they've asked that their materials not be posted illegally, but that hasn't stopped DPW requesting them to cease and desist attracting audiences via wheatpaste. What follows is sf360.org's interview...
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August 9,2011
'Between Two Worlds'
Aug 10, 2011Film buffs that missed SFJFF entry 'Between Two Worlds' at this year's festival have another opportunity to see the doc this week at the Roxie. A loose series of events beginning with the festival's own highly controversial screening of 'Rachel' in 2009, 'Between Two Worlds' is moored by a sublime ambient soundtrack by guitarist Fred Firth. For analysis, check out Ruby Rich's in-depth feature here on SF360. Filmmakers Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman will be present for Q&A for 7:00 pm screenings Friday, Saturday and Sunday. More info at roxie.com.
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August 2, 2011
'Crime After Crime'
Aug 8, 2011San Francisco International Film Festival audience-award winner and Sundance standout 'Crime After Crime' opens Friday at the Roxie. This week in SF360, Judy Stone profiles Yoav Potash, the director of the doc, which covers five years of the life and trials of Deborah Peagler, a woman serving 25-years-to-life for her involvement in the murder of her abuser. Potash will appear with guests for Q&A following some screenings. More info at roxie.com.
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July 26, 2011
'World on a Wire'
Jul 29, 2011Recently rescued from obscurity via a new digital master, Fassbinder's high concept/high reward 1973 science-fiction epic 'World On A Wire' made a big impression on critics and viewers when it screened at SFIFF this past year. Roxie screens this wildly prescient, highly satisfying three-and-a-half-hour masterpiece beginning Friday. More info at roxie.com.
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July 19, 2011
'The Shooting' with Monte Hellman
Jul 23, 2011Written by 'Five Easy Pieces' scribe Carole Eastman and also starring Jack Nicholson, Monte Hellman's bleak, existential indie western, 'The Shooting,' is ripe for re-evaluation. Hellman, also director of polarizing American indie classic 'Two Lane Blacktop,' will be in attendance for this Saturday's screening at Smith Rafael Film Center. More info cafilm.org. Hellman will also appear Friday June 22 at SF's Roxie Theater for the local premiere of his new film 'Road to Nowhere.'
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July 12, 2011
'Skatetown, U.S.A.'
Jul 15, 2011Roxie presents as-yet-unreleased-to-DVD 'Skatetown, U.S.A.,' Patrick Swayze's first on-screen appearance. The big-budget camp classic, presented on film in all its sparkling, neon-pink, disco-soaked glory, will be accompanied by a "roller disco" at Cellspace. More info roxie.com.
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July 5, 2011
'The Big Uneasy'
Jul 10, 2011Playing at Roxie, new Katrina doc 'The Big Uneasy,' questions the levees' failure in New Orleans and uncovers impending dangers in the city's future. Director and comedian Harry Shearer is scheduled to appear at both evening screenings on July 10. More at roxie.com.
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Roko Belic Charts Path to ‘Happy’
Susan Gerhard
Jul 6, 2011A former Bay Area filmmaker travels the world in search of the secrets of contentment.
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July 7, 2011
Roko Belic Charts Path to ‘Happy’
Susan Gerhard
Jul 6, 2011A former Bay Area filmmaker travels the world in search of the secrets of contentment.
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Roko Belic Charts Path to ‘Happy’
Susan Gerhard
Jul 6, 2011A former Bay Area filmmaker travels the world in search of the secrets of contentment.
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June 28, 2011
'Watch out for Children' Triple Feature
Jul 1, 2011Jesse Hawthorne Ficks, with his SF institution Midnites for Maniacs, presents a trio of “troubled teen” classics: ‘Tex,’ ‘River's Edge’ and the extremely rare ‘Over the Edge’ for a single admission price. Directors Tim Hunter, Jonathan Kaplan and others will be in attendance at the screening. More at roxie.com. Look for a full 'Over the Edge' feature by Dennis Harvey in Tuesday's edition of SF360.org.
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‘Over the Edge’ Emerges from ‘Cult-Favorite’ Closet
Dennis Harvey
Jun 28, 2011Ficks’ ‘Watch out for Children’ triple bill features a long lost career-lanching teen-drama gem.
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June 30, 2011
‘Over the Edge’ Emerges from ‘Cult-Favorite’ Closet
Dennis Harvey
Jun 28, 2011Ficks’ ‘Watch out for Children’ triple bill features a long lost career-lanching teen-drama gem.
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‘Over the Edge’ Emerges from ‘Cult-Favorite’ Closet
Dennis Harvey
Jun 28, 2011Ficks’ ‘Watch out for Children’ triple bill features a long lost career-lanching teen-drama gem.
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‘Over the Edge’ Emerges from ‘Cult-Favorite’ Closet
Dennis Harvey
Jun 28, 2011Ficks’ ‘Watch out for Children’ triple bill features a long lost career-lanching teen-drama gem.
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June 30, 2011
‘Over the Edge’ Emerges from ‘Cult-Favorite’ Closet
Dennis Harvey
Jun 28, 2011Ficks’ ‘Watch out for Children’ triple bill features a long lost career-lanching teen-drama gem.
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Reviews
‘Over the Edge’ Emerges from ‘Cult-Favorite’ Closet
Dennis Harvey
Jun 28, 2011Ficks’ ‘Watch out for Children’ triple bill features a long lost career-lanching teen-drama gem.
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June 14, 2011
Roxie Stages
Jun 17, 2011The Roxie's new Saturday night sideshow program continues its showcase of local talent before Frameline's 'I Am' on June 17. Roxie Stages runs most Saturdays. More at roxie.com.
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June 14, 2011
Another Hole in the Head Film Festival
Jun 16, 2011SF IndieFest's annual Another Hole in the Head Film Festival, which features 16 entertaining, inexplicable days of contemporary, comedic, sci-fi and dark fantasy horror films, continues for another week. The event is hosted by Roxie Theater. More at sfindie.com.
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June 7, 2011
Another Hole in the Head Film Festival
Jun 16, 2011SF IndieFest's annual Another Hole in the Head Film Festival, which features 16 entertaining, inexplicable days of contemporary, comedic, sci-fi and dark fantasy horror films, continues for another week. The event is hosted by Roxie Theater. More at sfindie.com.
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May 31, 2011
Another Hole in the Head Film Festival
Jun 16, 2011SF IndieFest's annual Another Hole in the Head Film Festival, which features 16 entertaining, inexplicable days of contemporary, comedic, sci-fi and dark fantasy horror films, continues for another week. The event is hosted by Roxie Theater. More at sfindie.com.
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June 7, 2011
‘My Heart Is an Idiot’
Jun 10, 2011David Meiklejohn’s first feature-length documentary, ‘My Heart Is An Idiot,’ which follows Davy Rothbart as he travels and receives love-life advice from those he encounters, plays at Roxie Theater. Zooey Deschanel, Ira Glass, Newt Gingrich and Davy’s mom are among those contributing thoughts. More at roxie.com.
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June 9, 2011
‘My Heart Is an Idiot’
Jun 10, 2011David Meiklejohn’s first feature-length documentary, ‘My Heart Is An Idiot,’ which follows Davy Rothbart as he travels and receives love-life advice from those he encounters, plays at Roxie Theater. Zooey Deschanel, Ira Glass, Newt Gingrich and Davy’s mom are among those contributing thoughts. More at roxie.com.
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Festivals
Another Hole in the Head Scares Up New Round
Dennis Harvey
Jun 2, 2011The adventure of Another Hole in the Head Film Festival requires you risk seeing the occasional dud to seek out the gems.
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Another Hole in the Head Scares Up New Round
Dennis Harvey
Jun 2, 2011The adventure of Another Hole in the Head Film Festival requires you risk seeing the occasional dud to seek out the gems.
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June 2, 2011
Another Hole in the Head Scares Up New Round
Dennis Harvey
Jun 2, 2011The adventure of Another Hole in the Head Film Festival requires you risk seeing the occasional dud to seek out the gems.
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June 9, 2011
Another Hole in the Head Scares Up New Round
Dennis Harvey
Jun 2, 2011The adventure of Another Hole in the Head Film Festival requires you risk seeing the occasional dud to seek out the gems.
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May 31, 2011
‘The Best & The Brightest’
Jun 2, 2011Josh Shelov’s comedy ‘The Best & The Brightest’ plays at Roxie Theater before its wide release this summer. The film features Neil Patrick Harris and Bonnie Somerville as yuppies from New York fighting to get their daughter into an elitist private kindergarten. More at roxie.com.
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New Era Takes Hold at the Roxie
Michael Guillén
May 31, 2011The Roxie's new leaders offer notes on their unique vision for the rep house.
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June 2, 2011
New Era Takes Hold at the Roxie
Michael Guillén
May 31, 2011The Roxie's new leaders offer notes on their unique vision for the rep house.
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New Era Takes Hold at the Roxie
Michael Guillén
May 31, 2011The Roxie's new leaders offer notes on their unique vision for the rep house.
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New Era Takes Hold at the Roxie
Michael Guillén
May 31, 2011The Roxie's new leaders offer notes on their unique vision for the rep house.
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June 2, 2011
New Era Takes Hold at the Roxie
Michael Guillén
May 31, 2011The Roxie's new leaders offer notes on their unique vision for the rep house.
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Q & A
New Era Takes Hold at the Roxie
Michael Guillén
May 31, 2011The Roxie's new leaders offer notes on their unique vision for the rep house.
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'Into Eternity' Ponders a Present-Day Paradox
Susan Gerhard
May 27, 2011Danish filmmaker/artist Michael Madsen turns questions around a European nuclear-waste project into an operatic doc.
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June 2, 2011
'Into Eternity' Ponders a Present-Day Paradox
Susan Gerhard
May 27, 2011Danish filmmaker/artist Michael Madsen turns questions around a European nuclear-waste project into an operatic doc.
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'Into Eternity' Ponders a Present-Day Paradox
Susan Gerhard
May 27, 2011Danish filmmaker/artist Michael Madsen turns questions around a European nuclear-waste project into an operatic doc.
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May 10, 2011
I Wake Up Dreaming 2011: The Legendary and the Lost
May 19, 2011Roxie Theater brings in two weeks of rare film noir in its I Wake Up Dreaming 2011: The Legendary and the Lost program. A full 14 double features, including ‘The Web’ and ‘711 Ocean Drive,’ are presented in 35mm prints. More at roxie.com.
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May 17, 2011
I Wake Up Dreaming 2011: The Legendary and the Lost
May 19, 2011Roxie Theater brings in two weeks of rare film noir in its I Wake Up Dreaming 2011: The Legendary and the Lost program. A full 14 double features, including ‘The Web’ and ‘711 Ocean Drive,’ are presented in 35mm prints. More at roxie.com.
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Lost Legends Haunt Roxie's Latest Noir Series
Matt Sussman
May 13, 2011The devil is in the details of I Wake Up Screaming, the Roxie's annual two-week spring celebration of noir's shadiest titles.
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May 19, 2011
Lost Legends Haunt Roxie's Latest Noir Series
Matt Sussman
May 13, 2011The devil is in the details of I Wake Up Screaming, the Roxie's annual two-week spring celebration of noir's shadiest titles.
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Lost Legends Haunt Roxie's Latest Noir Series
Matt Sussman
May 13, 2011The devil is in the details of I Wake Up Screaming, the Roxie's annual two-week spring celebration of noir's shadiest titles.
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Lost Legends Haunt Roxie's Latest Noir Series
Matt Sussman
May 13, 2011The devil is in the details of I Wake Up Screaming, the Roxie's annual two-week spring celebration of noir's shadiest titles.
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May 19, 2011
Lost Legends Haunt Roxie's Latest Noir Series
Matt Sussman
May 13, 2011The devil is in the details of I Wake Up Screaming, the Roxie's annual two-week spring celebration of noir's shadiest titles.
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Reviews
Lost Legends Haunt Roxie's Latest Noir Series
Matt Sussman
May 13, 2011The devil is in the details of I Wake Up Screaming, the Roxie's annual two-week spring celebration of noir's shadiest titles.
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April 19, 2011
ATA Film & Video Festival
Apr 20, 2011Roxie Theater hosts Playback: ATA Film & Video Festival 2006-2010, a one-day event that showcases a selection of short films from the experimental media arts gallery. More at roxie.com.
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April 12, 2011
‘Some Days are Better Than Others’
Apr 15, 2011Roxie Theater presents ‘Some Days are Better Than Others,’ a debut feature-length film by Matt McCormick that explores the mutual struggles of hope shared amongst a group of eclectic characters. The film features Carrie Brownstein (Sleater-Kinney) as well as James Mercer (The Shins). More at roxie.com.
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April 5, 2011
The 7th Annual San Francisco Women’s Film Festival
Apr 6, 2011The 7th Annual San Francisco Women’s Film Festival opens with ‘Grace, Milly, Lucy… Child Soldiers’ and runs five days, with shows and events at the Roxie Theater, Ninth Street Independent Film Center and Mission Workshop. More at roxie.com and womensfilminstitute.com.
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March 29 2011
‘Orgasm, Inc.’
Apr 1, 2011Liz Canner’s astounding and yet amusing documentary ‘Orgasm, Inc.,’ which examines the attempt of pharmaceutical companies to take advantage of women’s desire to orgasm to sell perhaps ineffective and possibly dangerous medications, plays at Roxie Theater. Opening reception with Canner takes place at Good Vibrations on April 2 and a panelist discussion featuring Dr. Carol Queen follows an April 4 showing. More at roxie.com.
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March 22, 2011
'Queen of the Sun: What are the Bees Telling Us?'
Mar 25, 2011Director Taggart Siegel participates in a Q&A at Roxie Theater following the evening showings on March 25, 27 and 28 of his recent documentary, ‘Queen of the Sun: What are the Bees Telling Us?,’ which examines the recent global disappearance of bees. More at roxie.com.
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March 15, 2011
‘You Won’t Miss Me’
Mar 18, 2011Ry Russo-Young’s 2009 Gotham Independent Film Award winner and Sundance Film Festival Selection, ‘You Won’t Miss Me,’ plays for one week at Roxie Theater. The film features Stella Schnabel, who plays a 23 year-old just released from a psychiatric hospital. More at roxie.com.
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March 15, 2011
‘William S. Burroughs: A Man Within’
Mar 15, 2011“At times William S. Burroughs seemed less the author of fiction than a creation of it,” writes Dennis Harvey in SF360; director Yony Leyser offers what Harvey calls a "fascinating, impressionistic" treatment of the subject in ‘William S. Burroughs: A Man Within.’ Leyser and other special guests offer a Q&A following the showing of their film, Tuesday, March 15. More at roxie.com.
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Burroughs’ Story Still Stranger than Fiction
Dennis Harvey
Mar 11, 2011A new Burroughs documentary revisits a familiar story, but delivers fresh insight.
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March 17, 2011
Burroughs’ Story Still Stranger than Fiction
Dennis Harvey
Mar 11, 2011A new Burroughs documentary revisits a familiar story, but delivers fresh insight.
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Burroughs’ Story Still Stranger than Fiction
Dennis Harvey
Mar 11, 2011A new Burroughs documentary revisits a familiar story, but delivers fresh insight.
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February 22, 2011
'The Woman Chaser'
Feb 25, 2011Director Robinson Devor and actor Patrick Warburton are in person at Roxie Theater to show their 1999 noir film, ‘The Woman Chaser,’ which tells the story of a used care salesman who strives to write and direct his own film in an attempt to find fame and fortune. More at roxie.com.
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February 22, 2011
SFFS KinoTek: Laurel Nakadate Double Feature
Feb 24, 2011As part of Laurel Nakadate: Fever Dreams, photographer and filmmaker Nakadate appears in person at the Roxie Theater for a Q&A following a double-feature of her transfixing, transforming feature-length films, including 2010's 'The Wolf Knife' and 2009's 'Stay the Same Never Change.' More, including info on Nakadate work on display in the Mission, at sffs.org.
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February 1, 2011
SF Indiefest
Feb 3, 2011Roxie 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.
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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.
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January 25, 2011
Herzog in Focus
Jan 31, 2011The Roxie Theater and San Francisco Film Society present ‘Herzog In Focus,’ a class taught by Bill Nichols, which analyzes the work of German filmmaker Werner Herzog. More at roxie.com and sffs.org.
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January 25, 2011
By, For and About George Kuchar
Jan 28, 2011The Roxie showcases filmmaker and educator George Kuchar with ‘By, For and About George Kuchar,’ including a Frankenstein series recently completed with his San Francisco Art Institute students, a selection of his shorts and Jennifer Kroot’s 2009 documentary, ‘It Came From Kuchar.’ More at roxie.com.
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January 18, 2011
'Two in The Wave'
Jan 21, 2011Roxie Theater presents ‘Two In The Wave,’ a documentary showcasing the friendship and eventual fall out of French New Wave filmmakers Francois Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard. Actual short works from Truffaut and Godard play after the film. More at roxie.com.
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January 18, 2011
'Genghis Blues'
Jan 18, 2011Roxie Theater presents ‘Genghis Blues,’ Roko Belic’s 1999 Oscar nominated Best Documentary feature about the unlikely throat-singing champion Paul Pena. Current throat-singing artist Kongar-Ol Ondar attends and performs following the feature. More at roxie.com.
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January 11, 2010
'On the Bowery'
Jan 14, 2011Lionel Rogosin's 1956 Oscar-nominated film, 'On the Bowery,' blends documentary and fiction in its look at three days of New York’s skid row; it's followed by an archival 'making-of' look at the project by Rogosin's son, Michael. More at roxie.com.
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January 4, 2010
'The Strange Case of Angelica'
Jan 7, 2011A deceased bride comes to life before the lens of a young photographer in this mysterious film from Portugal’s most prolific film director, Manoel de Oliveira. ‘The Strange Case of Angelica’ plays at the Roxie Theater. More at roxie.com.
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December 21, 2010
'Boxing Gym'
Dec 27, 2010While 'The Fighter' and 'Black Swan' duke it out at the multiplex, the Roxie offers its own take on male and female athletes via Frederick Wiseman's 'Boxing Gym.' Unexpected views of the American institution emerge in Wiseman's look at Lord's Gym in Austin, Texas. A master of his craft, Wiseman brings out the sport's hypnotic beauty without the aid of narration or interviews. More at roxie.com.
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December 28, 2010
Film 2010: Moments, Trends, Docs and the Best of the Bay Area
Susan Gerhard
Dec 24, 2010The Bay Area film community sounds off on the best/worst trends, times, docs and Bay Area-made films of 2010.
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Film 2010: Moments, Trends, Docs and the Best of the Bay Area
Susan Gerhard
Dec 24, 2010The Bay Area film community sounds off on the best/worst trends, times, docs and Bay Area-made films of 2010.
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January 6, 2010
Film 2010: Moments, Trends, Docs and the Best of the Bay Area
Susan Gerhard
Dec 24, 2010The Bay Area film community sounds off on the best/worst trends, times, docs and Bay Area-made films of 2010.
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Reviews
Film 2010: Moments, Trends, Docs and the Best of the Bay Area
Susan Gerhard
Dec 24, 2010The Bay Area film community sounds off on the best/worst trends, times, docs and Bay Area-made films of 2010.
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December 23, 2010
Film 2010: YouTube, WeTube
Susan Gerhard
Dec 22, 2010Is this what we talk about when we talk about YouTube?
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December 28, 2010
Film 2010: YouTube, WeTube
Susan Gerhard
Dec 22, 2010Is this what we talk about when we talk about YouTube?
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Film 2010: YouTube, WeTube
Susan Gerhard
Dec 22, 2010Is this what we talk about when we talk about YouTube?
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Reviews
Film 2010: YouTube, WeTube
Susan Gerhard
Dec 22, 2010Is this what we talk about when we talk about YouTube?
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December 14, 2010
'Stranger than Paradise'
Dec 16, 2010An early example of Jim Jarmusch’s thorough craftsmanship and characteristic sense of humor, ‘Stranger than Paradise’ stars John Lurie as a young New Yorker obligated to look after his visiting Hungarian cousin for ten days. This seminal ‘80s independent production plays at the Roxie Theater. More at roxie.com.
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December 14, 2010
'Ghost Bird' with Scott Crocker in Person
Dec 16, 2010Bay Area filmmaker Scott Crocker joins the hunt for the extinct Ivory-Billed Woodpecker and captures a bizarre story about myth, nature and economics in the process. Crocker appears in person at the Smith Rafael Film Center and Roxie Theater this week. More at roxie.com and cafilm.org.
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December 16, 2010
John Waters, New Leadership Renew Roxie
Robert Avila
Dec 15, 2010Waters’ live Christmas show at the Roxie raised money for San Francisco’s oldest continuously operating theater as it moves full-steam into its second century.
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John Waters, New Leadership Renew Roxie
Robert Avila
Dec 15, 2010Waters’ live Christmas show at the Roxie raised money for San Francisco’s oldest continuously operating theater as it moves full-steam into its second century.
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News & Blogs
John Waters, New Leadership Renew Roxie
Robert Avila
Dec 15, 2010Waters’ live Christmas show at the Roxie raised money for San Francisco’s oldest continuously operating theater as it moves full-steam into its second century.
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December 16, 2010
John Waters, New Leadership Renew Roxie
Robert Avila
Dec 15, 2010Waters’ live Christmas show at the Roxie raised money for San Francisco’s oldest continuously operating theater as it moves full-steam into its second century.
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John Waters, New Leadership Renew Roxie
Robert Avila
Dec 15, 2010Waters’ live Christmas show at the Roxie raised money for San Francisco’s oldest continuously operating theater as it moves full-steam into its second century.
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News & Blogs
John Waters, New Leadership Renew Roxie
Robert Avila
Dec 15, 2010Waters’ live Christmas show at the Roxie raised money for San Francisco’s oldest continuously operating theater as it moves full-steam into its second century.
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December 16, 2010
Film 2010: 'Social Network' Tops S.F. Film Critics Circle Awards
Susan Gerhard
Dec 14, 2010San Francisco Film Critics Circle winners for 2010 included 'Social Network,' 'Black Swan,' 'The Tillman Story' and Elliot Lavine.
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December 28, 2010
Film 2010: 'Social Network' Tops S.F. Film Critics Circle Awards
Susan Gerhard
Dec 14, 2010San Francisco Film Critics Circle winners for 2010 included 'Social Network,' 'Black Swan,' 'The Tillman Story' and Elliot Lavine.
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Film 2010: 'Social Network' Tops S.F. Film Critics Circle Awards
Susan Gerhard
Dec 14, 2010San Francisco Film Critics Circle winners for 2010 included 'Social Network,' 'Black Swan,' 'The Tillman Story' and Elliot Lavine.
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News & Blogs
Film 2010: 'Social Network' Tops S.F. Film Critics Circle Awards
Susan Gerhard
Dec 14, 2010San Francisco Film Critics Circle winners for 2010 included 'Social Network,' 'Black Swan,' 'The Tillman Story' and Elliot Lavine.
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December 7, 2010
‘Bad Writing’
Dec 10, 2010Ever wonder how a literary heavyweight might critique your angst-ridden teenage poetry? In ‘Bad Writing’ filmmaker Vernon Lott hands his dusty pages over to some seasoned pros in search of honest feedback and an answer to the film’s predominant question: What’s the difference between good writing and bad? Plays at the Roxie Theater. More at roxie.com.
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November 30, 2010
'The Temptation of St. Tony'
Dec 3, 2010Veiko Õunpuu's dream-like study of a middle-aged man’s morality struggle has drawn comparisons to the work of cinema’s most notorious surrealists. ‘The Temptation of St. Tony’ is Estonia’s submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards. Plays at the Roxie. More at roxie.com.
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November 16, 2010
Destroy All Movies!!!
Nov 19, 2010This 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.
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Essential SF: Les Blank
Michael Fox
Nov 6, 2010Eat, dance, love: Les Blank brings nonfiction back to life in a long and storied career.
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Essential SF: Les Blank
Michael Fox
Nov 6, 2010Eat, dance, love: Les Blank brings nonfiction back to life in a long and storied career.
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November 11, 2010
Essential SF: Les Blank
Michael Fox
Nov 6, 2010Eat, dance, love: Les Blank brings nonfiction back to life in a long and storied career.
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November 3 2010
Essential SF: Les Blank
Michael Fox
Nov 6, 2010Eat, dance, love: Les Blank brings nonfiction back to life in a long and storied career.
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November 2, 2010
Cinema by the Bay/Essential SF
Nov 5, 2010Now in its second year, SFFS's Cinema by the Bay brings Bay Area films and filmmakers to Mission venues the Roxie Theater, the Lab and Southern Exposure. As part of the festivities, SF360 Presents Essential SF November 8, featuring a hard-core handful of the Bay Area's vital filmmakers and institutions. Look for more on the shows at sffs.org.
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November 2, 2010
Ed Burns Master Class and ‘Nice Guy Johnny’
Nov 4, 2010The Roxie Theater hosts a San Francisco Film Society special presentation: Hollywood 2.0 is a discussion with Ed Burns on the making, marketing and distributing of his new film, ‘Nice Guy Johnny,’ which screens after the event. More at sffs.org.
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Essential SF: Rick Prelinger
Dennis Harvey
Nov 2, 2010Rick Prelinger’s efforts at preserving ephemeral films have made him indispensable to the cinema of San Francisco—and the world.
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November 3 2010
Essential SF: Rick Prelinger
Dennis Harvey
Nov 2, 2010Rick Prelinger’s efforts at preserving ephemeral films have made him indispensable to the cinema of San Francisco—and the world.
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October 26, 2010
‘Straight to Hell Returns’
Oct 31, 2010'Straight to Hell Returns,' Alex Cox’s re-tweaked version of his bloody spaghetti western parody, featuring performances by Dennis Hopper, Jim Jarmusch and Courtney Love, arrives at the Roxie Theater in time to scare up some laughs on Halloween. Director Alex Cox appears in person to talk about the film's added scenes or anything else you have in mind. More at roxie.com.
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October 12, 2010
SF Docfest
Oct 19, 2010SF Docfest continues through October 28 with its reliable blend of eccentricity and outrage. Films screening during week two include 'Trampoline' and 'Vanishing of the Bees.' More at sfindie.com.
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October 19, 2010
SF Docfest
Oct 19, 2010SF Docfest continues through October 28 with its reliable blend of eccentricity and outrage. Films screening during week two include 'Trampoline' and 'Vanishing of the Bees.' More at sfindie.com.
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October 5, 2010
'Talking with Gods'
Oct 8, 2010Peter Meaney’s thorough documentary focuses on the eccentric and prolific Scottish comic book writer Grant Morrison, with insight from several of Morrison’s closest collaborators including Phil Jimenez, Frank Quitely, and Jill Thompson. ‘Talking With Gods’ plays at the Roxie Theater.
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September 21, 2010
SF Irish Film Festival
Sep 23, 2010The San Francisco Irish Film Festival offers Roxie audiences three days of contemporary Irish cinema, including features, documentaries and short films paired with free pints of Irish cider. Closing night film 'His & Hers' won the Cinematography Award at Sundance 2010.
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Altman Versus the World
Dennis Harvey
Sep 20, 2010A series at the Roxie mines the fault lines in Robert Altman's varied oeuvre.
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Reviews
Altman Versus the World
Dennis Harvey
Sep 20, 2010A series at the Roxie mines the fault lines in Robert Altman's varied oeuvre.
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September 23, 2010
Altman Versus the World
Dennis Harvey
Sep 20, 2010A series at the Roxie mines the fault lines in Robert Altman's varied oeuvre.
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September 14, 2010
San Francisco Latino Film Festival
Sep 20, 2010The San Francisco Latino Film Festival, which runs through September 26, kicks off this week with a screening of director Javier Fuentes-Léon's 'Contracorriente' at the Roxie.
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Altman Versus the World
Dennis Harvey
Sep 20, 2010A series at the Roxie mines the fault lines in Robert Altman's varied oeuvre.
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Reviews
Altman Versus the World
Dennis Harvey
Sep 20, 2010A series at the Roxie mines the fault lines in Robert Altman's varied oeuvre.
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September 23, 2010
Altman Versus the World
Dennis Harvey
Sep 20, 2010A series at the Roxie mines the fault lines in Robert Altman's varied oeuvre.
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September 7, 2010
'The Agony and Ecstasy of Phil Spector'
Sep 10, 2010Vikram Jayanti offers an intimate look at the troubled and prolific record producer, touching on his murder trial and conviction, as well as his uneasy relationship with the Beatles. Director Jayanti appears in person to present the film at the Roxie on September 10.
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Phil Spector, the Spectacle, Viewed in New Doc
Dennis Harvey
Sep 10, 2010A look at Phil Spector brings back memories, if not that loving feeling.
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Reviews
Phil Spector, the Spectacle, Viewed in New Doc
Dennis Harvey
Sep 10, 2010A look at Phil Spector brings back memories, if not that loving feeling.
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August 17, 2010
What is Noir?
Aug 20, 2010The pairing of 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' and 'The Creeping Unknown'–the first of many double features with a "decidedly bent perspective on the human condition"– kicks off the Roxie's genre-busting series Not Necessarily Noir.
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August 19 2010
Noirish New Lavine Series Hits the Roxie
Sura Wood
Aug 19, 2010Elliot Lavine speaks of noir, noirishness, and the series of potent, paranoid, and often genre-busting classics he brings to the Roxie.
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Noirish New Lavine Series Hits the Roxie
Sura Wood
Aug 19, 2010Elliot Lavine speaks of noir, noirishness, and the series of potent, paranoid, and often genre-busting classics he brings to the Roxie.
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Q & A
Noirish New Lavine Series Hits the Roxie
Sura Wood
Aug 19, 2010Elliot Lavine speaks of noir, noirishness, and the series of potent, paranoid, and often genre-busting classics he brings to the Roxie.
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August 10 2010
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Q & A
Polk Street Lures Boswell's 'Stranger'
Michael Fox
Jun 23, 2010Scott Boswell’s marvelous debut feature, The Stranger In Us, plays out on Polk Street and in the Tenderloin, far from the oft-photographed glamour spots of San Francisco.
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Q & A
Bowden Exposes San Francisco in Full Picture
Michael Fox
Jun 7, 2010San Francisco filmmaker Jon Bowden brings a second comic feature, The Full Picture, to screens.
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Reviews
Field's Anti-Apartheid Series Returns to Bay Area
Michael Fox
Jun 4, 2010By any measure, the long-awaited release of Have You Heard from Johannesburg? shapes up to be one of the major documentary events of 2010.
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Reviews
The Roxie's New Leadership
Michael Fox
Apr 21, 2010The Statton era has begun. Kate and Chris Statton have officially assumed the positions of co-executive directors of the venerable Mission District cinema.
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Reviews
'It Came from Kuchar,' 'La Mission' in Theatres
sf360
Apr 16, 2010Bay Area-made and Mission-inspired, Peter Bratt's La Mission joins Jennifer Kroot's wild and woolly It Came from Kuchar in Bay Area theaters this week.
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Q & A
Animal-Rescue Mine In Katrina's Emotional Aftermath
Michael Fox
Jan 7, 2010Geralyn Pezanoski s doc about the separation and occasional reunion of pets and owners in post-Katrina New Orleans beat the shelf-life odds.
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Reviews
Workin' It: 'La Danse" and "Everything Strange and New'
Michael Fox
Dec 4, 2009Frederick Wiseman documents the frantic routine of choreographers for the Paris Opera Ballet as Frazer Bradshaw gives a more familiar portrayal of workplace satisfaction.
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Reviews
Feast Your Eyes: A Holiday Film Preview
Dennis Harvey
Nov 25, 2009Dennis Harvey weighs in on the upcoming films of the holiday season.
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Q & A
Frazer Bradshaw on "Everything Strange and New"
Susan Gerhard
Nov 23, 2009Susan Gerhard caught up with the director of an Oakland-shot domestic drama whose first-time feature was chosen for Sundance.
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Reviews
Shamir's 'Defamation' a Vintage Documentary Dust-up
Michael Fox
Nov 19, 2009Reminiscent of Marcel Ophuls' fearless provocations in Hotel Terminus (1988), Yoav Shamir breaks every rule of polite documentary filmmaking in Defamation.
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Festivals
What's up, DocFest?
Robert Avila
Oct 14, 2009Fans of the San Francisco festival, now in its eighth year, have developed a well-honed appreciation for the eccentric.
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Reviews
Columbia Pictures' noir lights at the Roxie
Dennis Harvey
Sep 17, 2009The Roxie's Best of Columbia Noir seroes features great films capitalizing on a simple formula: a girl, a guy and a gun.
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Reviews
Columbia Pictures' noir lights at the Roxie
Dennis Harvey
Sep 17, 2009The Roxie's Best of Columbia Noir seroes features great films capitalizing on a simple formula: a girl, a guy and a gun.
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Q & A
Anita Monga and the SF Silent Film Festival
Sura Wood
Jul 11, 2009During her tenure at the venerable Castro Theatre, film programmer Anita Monga made her mark shepherding the venue to international prominence.
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Festivals
Another Hole in the Head
Dennis Harvey
Jun 4, 2009At a film festival called Another Hole in the Head, dedicated to sci-fi, horror and fantasy, catastrophic carnage meets comedy more often than not.
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In Production
Recession-Proof Theaters, to a Point
Michael Fox
May 14, 2009Arthouse theaters like The Roxie, Red Vic and The Balboa resist the economic downturn and adjust calendars to meet audience demands.
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Reviews
Elliot Lavine: 'I Wake Up Dreaming'
Sura Wood
May 11, 2009Elliot Lavine, a Bay Area film scene fixture, returns to The Roxie to curate I Wake Up Dreaming: The Haunted World of the B Film Noir, a series of 28 lowdown and tawdry films.
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Reviews
Elliot Lavine: 'I Wake Up Dreaming'
Sura Wood
May 11, 2009Elliot Lavine, a Bay Area film scene fixture, returns to The Roxie to curate I Wake Up Dreaming: The Haunted World of the B Film Noir, a series of 28 lowdown and tawdry films.
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Reviews
Kubrick and Altman's Fear, Desire, and Delinquency
Dennis Harvey
May 8, 2009The Roxie present Fear and Desire and Delinquents by Stanley Kubrick and Robert Altman
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Reviews
Kubrick and Altman's Fear, Desire, and Delinquency
Dennis Harvey
May 8, 2009The Roxie present Fear and Desire and Delinquents by Stanley Kubrick and Robert Altman
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Festivals
Local Makers Line Up Next Shot after SFIFF
Michael Fox
May 4, 2009The 2009 SFIFF has been a launching pad for the numerous Bay Area filmmaker
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Q & A
Michael Jacobs 'Audience of One' at the Roxie
Susan Gerhard
Mar 30, 2009Michael Jacobs talks about his documentary, which follows Pentecostal Pastor Richard Gazowsky engaged in the creation of an ambitious, multi-million dollar sci-fi-feature on God.
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Reviews
'Christmas on Mars' Non Halloween
Dennis Harvey
Oct 30, 2008Wayne Coyne's Flaming Lips movie extends a long, lately rising number of narrative features made by musicians.
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Festivals
Dead Channels 2008 Comes Alive
Dennis Harvey
Oct 3, 2008Those inclined toward healthy doses of sleaze, gore, and retro-shlock can rejoice that it's time for the second annual edition of Dead Channels.
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Festivals
7th SF DocFest Program
Susan Gerhard
Sep 25, 2008The seventh San Francisco International Documentary Film Festival has the potential to be every bit as raucous as the other festivals under the organization's umbrella.
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Festivals
Critic's Notebook: Frameline32
Dennis Harvey
Jun 24, 2008Critic Dennis Harvey reviews select films screened at the 32nd San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival.
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Q & A
Ruby Yang on 'A Double Life'
Michael Guillen
Jun 23, 2008SF360 caught up with Ruby Yang during a recent Bay Area visit to discuss her "latest and most lyrical film yet," A Double Life.
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Reviews
Critic's Notebook: Hole Head, Week One
Dennis Harvey
Jun 17, 2008Dennis Harvey covers the first week of low-budget geeks, weirdos and gore on display at the Another Hole in the Head Festival.
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Festivals
Frameline's 32nd SFLGBT Festival Program
Susan Gerhard
May 20, 2008The historic Castro Theatre, its marquee recently revamped for the Milk biopic shoot, hosted Frameline's announcement of its 2008 festival.
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Festivals
The San Francisco Irish Film Festival
Eve O'Neill
Mar 4, 2008San Francisco Irish Film Festival begins this Wednesday at the Roxie with a slate of narratives and documentaries imbued with Ireland's particularly unique sense of time and place
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Q & A
Emiko Omori and Wendy Slick's "Passion & Power"
Susan Gerhard
Feb 18, 2008“Passion & Power, the Technology of Orgasm” gives Rachel Maines’ entertaining academic book on the subject a new life onscreen.
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Festivals
SF Indiefest, From Day One
Eve O'Neill
Feb 13, 2008Despite the blanket of financial and technical doom constantly smothering Independent Filmdom, Indiefest serves as a satisfying reminder that great indie film isn't going anywhere.
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Reviews
Review: "The Violin"
Dennis Harvey
Jan 8, 2008Francisco Vargas' first feature has won a pile of international awards to date, and might have garnered more had it arrived on the scene earlier.
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Reviews
"RKO Lost & Found" at the Roxie
Dennis Harvey
Nov 23, 2007Six features in the week-long series had not been seen in 50 (and in one case 70) years due to legal complications.
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Reviews
"RKO Lost & Found" at the Roxie
Dennis Harvey
Nov 23, 2007Six features in the week-long series had not been seen in 50 (and in one case 70) years due to legal complications.
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Festivals
SF Docfest Report
Robert Avila
Sep 27, 2007Reality, generally considered over-rated by the moving-going public, is the unapologetic core of SF DocFest.
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Q & A
Finn Taylor on Natural Selection and "The Darwin Awards"
Susan Gerhard
Sep 10, 2007SF360.org spoke with director Finn Taylor about ÔThe Darwin Awards' and all the films he's directed in a Bay Area that's offered him years of inspiration.
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Q & A
Finn Taylor on Natural Selection and "The Darwin Awards"
Susan Gerhard
Sep 10, 2007SF360.org spoke with director Finn Taylor about ÔThe Darwin Awards' and all the films he's directed in a Bay Area that's offered him years of inspiration.
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Reviews
"Revolution Summer"
Michael Fox
Aug 30, 2007Miles Matthew Montalbano's evocative and empathetic portrait of Bush-era dissatisfaction among the post-collegiate set.
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Reviews
"Revolution Summer"
Michael Fox
Aug 30, 2007Miles Matthew Montalbano's evocative and empathetic portrait of Bush-era dissatisfaction among the post-collegiate set.
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Reviews
"Crossing the Line" and "Death at a Funeral"
Dennis Harvey and Kristi Mitsuda
Aug 14, 2007One film takes us from the American South to the Korean North, another to Frank Oz's last gasp.
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Reviews
"Private Property;" "One to Another"
Dennis Harvey and Michael Koresky/indieWIRE
Jul 31, 2007A non-rich family is torn apart by money matters, and young actors lie atop, next to, and around each other with youthful, sexual abandon.
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Reviews
"Private Property;" "One to Another"
Dennis Harvey and Michael Koresky/indieWIRE
Jul 31, 2007A non-rich family is torn apart by money matters, and young actors lie atop, next to, and around each other with youthful, sexual abandon.
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Festivals
A Frozen Film Festival five
Claire Faggioli
Jul 13, 2007The 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.
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Festivals
A Frozen Film Festival five
Claire Faggioli
Jul 13, 2007The 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.
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Q & A
Dennis Nyback and "Bad Bugs Bunny"
Michael Guillen
Jun 6, 2007"SF Indiefest: Gets Animated," piggybacking on the 4th Annual Another Hole in the Head Film Festival, co-presents an animation program with the popular archivist.
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Reviews
"The Prodigy," The Roxie, Delirium, God
Michael Guillen
May 30, 2007San Franciscans have a poignant symbiotic relationship with William Kaufman's freshman feature, The Prodigy, which returns to the city this week.
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Reviews
"The Prodigy," The Roxie, Delirium, God
Michael Guillen
May 30, 2007San Franciscans have a poignant symbiotic relationship with William Kaufman's freshman feature, The Prodigy, which returns to the city this week.
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Reviews
Guillen's Top Five from Another Hole in the Head
Michael Guillen
May 25, 2007Five recommendations chosen from among the gore, ghouls, ghosts, gags, and animation at Indiefest's Holehead festival.
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Festivals
Frameline Announces 31st Program
Susan Gerhard
May 23, 2007The San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival lineup includes several world premieres and international features from Korea, Argentina, and Cuba.
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Festivals
Frameline Announces 31st Program
Susan Gerhard
May 23, 2007The San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival lineup includes several world premieres and international features from Korea, Argentina, and Cuba.
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Festivals
SF360 Film Culture Confidential: Shhhhhh....
Staff
Apr 28, 2007How did Kink.com make it to the Mission? How did Straight Outta Hunters Point get out of Hunters Point? How'd the Roxie get saved?
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Festivals
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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Festivals
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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Reviews
A U.N. Ten
Robert Avila
Oct 20, 2006The List: Ten to catch at the 9th annual United Nations Association Film Festival October 25 through 29 at Stanford University in Palo Alto.
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News & Blogs
Roxie, The Vote
Susan Gerhard
Oct 6, 2006The List: 25 Bay Area landmarks, including the Roxie and the Fox Oakland, are vying for $1 million in preservation grants from American Express.
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Reviews
Bay Area Filmmakers at SF International LGBT Film Festival
Susan Gerhard
Jun 23, 200616 filmmakers from the Bay Area find at least 15 minutes of fame in the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival this year.
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Reviews
"Songbirds" New Tune
Dennis Harvey
Jun 1, 2006Songbirds is a "documentary musical" Ñ something that sounds like a pure contradiction-in-terms until you actually see it.
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Reviews
Four Performers on Getting "Fired!"
Susan Gerhard
May 19, 2006Four stories from familiar performers who once found themselves in the "formerly employed by" category, taken from Fired!, which plays Docfest 2006.
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Festivals
Docfest: Not to Be Believed?
Susan Gerhard
May 11, 2006Docfest founder Jeff Ross explains the S.F. Indie empire's definition of reality filmmaking.
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Q & A
The Roxie, Resurrected
Susan Gerhard
Mar 10, 2006The List: In the aftermath of the Roxie resurrection, the five top-grossing films that screened there over the past two decades.
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Q & A
The Roxie, Resurrected
Susan Gerhard
Mar 10, 2006The List: In the aftermath of the Roxie resurrection, the five top-grossing films that screened there over the past two decades.
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