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Essential SF: Joshua Grannell
Johnny Ray Huston
Nov 1, 2011
Since its first event in 1998, Midnight Mass has become an SF institution, and Peaches Christ, well, she's its peerless warden and cult leader.
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Essential SF: Joshua Grannell
Johnny Ray Huston
Nov 1, 2011
Since its first event in 1998, Midnight Mass has become an SF institution, and Peaches Christ, well, she's its peerless warden and cult leader.
November 3, 2011

Essential SF: Joshua Grannell
Johnny Ray Huston
Nov 1, 2011
Since its first event in 1998, Midnight Mass has become an SF institution, and Peaches Christ, well, she's its peerless warden and cult leader.
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More than Cute Keeps 'Hedgehog' Going
Dennis Harvey
Sep 6, 2011
Mona Achache's first feature relies heavily on an 11-year-old narrator, but it's 60- and 65-year-old actors who steal the show.
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More than Cute Keeps 'Hedgehog' Going
Dennis Harvey
Sep 6, 2011
Mona Achache's first feature relies heavily on an 11-year-old narrator, but it's 60- and 65-year-old actors who steal the show.
September 8 2011

More than Cute Keeps 'Hedgehog' Going
Dennis Harvey
Sep 6, 2011
Mona Achache's first feature relies heavily on an 11-year-old narrator, but it's 60- and 65-year-old actors who steal the show.
August 16, 2011

'The African Queen'
Aug 18, 2011
Canonized director John Huston's 'The African Queen,' now mostly remembered for its tumultuous production history, was also the director's biggest grossing film, securing Humphrey Bogart his first Oscar for acting. The Alameda Theatre screens this battle-of-the-sexes classic on film Wednesday and Thursday only. More info at alamedatheatres.com.
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Soap-Operatic 'Bride Flight' Is an Entertaining Ride
Dennis Harvey
Jun 10, 2011
An historical-romantic novel in screen form, 'Bride Flight' offers all the pleasures (some guilty ones) of a film made half a century ago.
June 16, 2011

Soap-Operatic 'Bride Flight' Is an Entertaining Ride
Dennis Harvey
Jun 10, 2011
An 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, 2011
An historical-romantic novel in screen form, 'Bride Flight' offers all the pleasures (some guilty ones) of a film made half a century ago.
April 12, 2011

'Circo'
Apr 15, 2011
Director Aaron Schock speaks at Landmark’s Lumiere Theatre San Francisco and Landmark’s Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley following select opening weekend showings of his new film, ‘Circo,’ which tells the story of a family’s financial and emotional battles as they struggle to successfully run a circus in Mexico. More at landmarktheatres.com.
April 12, 2011

‘Henry’s Crime’
Apr 15, 2011
Keanu Reeves, James Caan and Vera Farmiga star in Malcolm Venvile’s ‘Henry’s Crime,’ which opens at Landmark’s Embarcadero Center Cinema in San Francisco, Landmark’s Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley and other Bay Area theaters. The film was an official selection of the Toronto International Film Festival. More at landmarktheatres.com.
March 15, 2011

‘Heartbeats'
Mar 18, 2011
Xavier Dolan’s ‘Heartbeats,’ the 2010 Winner of Un Certain Regard Youth Prize at Cannes International Film Festival, opens at Landmark Theatres in San Francisco and Landmark’s Shattuck Cinemas. The film follows two best friends and their attempt to attain the affection of a charming man they’ve just met. More at landmarktheatres.com.
March 15, 2011

‘Certified Copy’
Mar 18, 2011
Abbas Kiarostami’s ‘Certified Copy,’ featuring Juliette Binoche, opens at Landmark's Clay and Shattuck as well as the Smith Rafael Film Center. The films tells the story of a man and woman who begin pretending they’re romantically involved and subsequently experience the dynamics of being in a couple. More at landmarktheatres.com and cafilm.org.
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Kiarostami’s Enigmatic ‘Copy’ Fascinates
Dennis Harvey
Mar 18, 2011
Kiarostami’s ‘Certified Copy’ is a puzzling provocation that gets better with multiple viewings.
March 24, 2011

Kiarostami’s Enigmatic ‘Copy’ Fascinates
Dennis Harvey
Mar 18, 2011
Kiarostami’s ‘Certified Copy’ is a puzzling provocation that gets better with multiple viewings.
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Kiarostami’s Enigmatic ‘Copy’ Fascinates
Dennis Harvey
Mar 18, 2011
Kiarostami’s ‘Certified Copy’ is a puzzling provocation that gets better with multiple viewings.
February 22, 2011

Ariel Award Best Picture 'Nora's Will'
Mar 4, 2011
Mariana Chenillo’s comedy ‘Nora’s Will' (Cinco Dias Sin Nora), winner of seven Mexican Ariel Awards, including best picture, actor, supporting actress and screenplay opens at the Smith Rafael as well as Landmark's Bridge and Shattuck. More at cafilm.org and landmarktheatres.com.
March 1, 2011

Ariel Award Best Picture 'Nora's Will'
Mar 4, 2011
Mariana Chenillo’s comedy ‘Nora’s Will' (Cinco Dias Sin Nora), winner of seven Mexican Ariel Awards, including best picture, actor, supporting actress and screenplay opens at the Smith Rafael as well as Landmark's Bridge and Shattuck. More at cafilm.org and landmarktheatres.com.
February 15, 2011

Gregg Araki in Person with 'Kaboom'
Feb 18, 2011
Andrew O'Hehir called Gregg Araki's latest "trashy," "sweet," and "downright disturbing" in Salon. It opens this weekend at the Bridge with Araki in person at evening shows Friday and Saturday. More at landmarktheatres.com.
February 10, 2011

Im Sang-soo Re-hires a Troubling 'Housemaid'
Adam Hartzell
Feb 8, 2011
A South Korean classic is re-envisioned.
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Im Sang-soo Re-hires a Troubling 'Housemaid'
Adam Hartzell
Feb 8, 2011
A South Korean classic is re-envisioned.
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Im Sang-soo Re-hires a Troubling 'Housemaid'
Adam Hartzell
Feb 8, 2011
A South Korean classic is re-envisioned.
January 4, 2010

'Bhutto' with Duane Baughman in Person
Jan 7, 2011
The life story of Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto, the first ever female leader in a Muslim nation, is examined in ‘Bhutto,’ which plays at the Smith Rafael, Clay and Shattuck, with in person filmmaker appearances at select screenings over the weekend. More at caflim.org and landmarktheatres.com.
December 21, 2010

'Rabbit Hole'
Dec 30, 2010
David Lindsay-Abaire adapts his Pulitzer Prize-winning play for the big screen in director John Cameron Mitchell’s ‘Rabbit Hole,’ the story of a husband and wife struggling to gain control over their lives after a devastating accident. More at landmarktheatres.com.
December 21, 2010

'Casino Jack'
Dec 27, 2010
George Hickenlooper’s final film, ‘Casino Jack,’ features Kevin Spacey in the true story of Jack Abramoff, a Washington D.C. lobbyist whose unabashed greed and reckless behavior throws him and his colleagues into a world of thugs and criminals who solve problems the old-fashioned way. More at landmarktheatres.com.
December 14, 2010

'All Good Things'
Dec 17, 2010
Director Andrew Jarecki revisits disquieting themes from his celebrated documentary ‘Capturing the Friedmans’ in his debut narrative feature, ‘All Good Things,’ which boasts riveting performances from actors Ryan Gosling and Kirsten Dunst. More at landmarktheatres.com.
October 26, 2010

'Left in the Dark' Photographer and Essayists in Person
Oct 30, 2010
Celebrations of photographer R.A. McBride’s and Julie Lindow's elegiac ‘Left in the Dark: Portraits of San Francisco Movie Theatres,' which features photographs cinemas of the past and present matched with scholarly essays on local industry themes, continue. Pacific Film Archive hosts a slide show presentation by McBride and readings by writers including Lindow, Katherine Petrin, Melinda Stone. More at bampfa.berkeley.edu.
October 26, 2010

'The Freebie'
Oct 29, 2010
Katie Aselton stars in her heartfelt and humorous directorial debut as one half of a married couple struggling with fading desire. They decide that a ‘freebie,’ a guilt-free night with a stranger, may serve as a sexual reawakening and help save their relationship. More at landmarktheatres.com.
October 5, 2010

'Left in the Dark' Book Party
Oct 10, 2010
Space Gallery hosts the official release of ‘Left in the Dark: Portraits of San Francisco Movie Theatres’ featuring over 50 full color photographs by R.A. McBride, who was granted access to many of the city’s vanished venues as well as its cinema survivors. Events continue all month, all over, from City Lights to Pacific Film Archive to the Exploratorium. More at leftinthedark.info.
August 24, 2010

One Last Rocky Horror Picture Show
Aug 28, 2010
The San Francisco movie theater landmark Clay Theatre hosts one last screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show along with the Bawdy Caste before closing its doors for good this weekend.
News & Blogs

SF Chronicle: 'Clay Goes Dark'
Aug 23, 2010
SF Chronicle: "One of San Francisco's oldest movie houses plans to shut the lights for good this month. Landmark Theatres will walk away from the Clay on Sunday, leaving the Pacific Heights neighborhood without its single-screen theater. More at SFGate.
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'It Came from Kuchar,' 'La Mission' in Theatres
sf360
Apr 16, 2010
Bay 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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Chilean Film 'The Maid' and the Liberation of a Genre
Dennis Harvey
Nov 13, 2009
This little no-budget film has picked up a slew of festival prizes for its character depth, unpredictable storytelling, humor and warmth.
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WWII as Genre Busted by 'Flame & Citron'
Dennis Harvey
Aug 20, 2009
Flame & Citron, one of the most expensive Danish films ever made, is an historical drama that plays like an espionage thriller.
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'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.
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Recession-Proof Theaters, to a Point
Michael Fox
May 14, 2009
Arthouse theaters like The Roxie, Red Vic and The Balboa resist the economic downturn and adjust calendars to meet audience demands.
In Production

Recession-Proof Theaters, to a Point
Michael Fox
May 14, 2009
Arthouse theaters like The Roxie, Red Vic and The Balboa resist the economic downturn and adjust calendars to meet audience demands.
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Troell in Fine Form with 'Everlasting Moments'
Dennis Harvey
Mar 12, 2009
Troell keeps everything emotionally intimate in this lovely film full of grace moments, that chronicles the early 20th-century travails of the Larsson family.
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'Strand' Follows Thread to Rep Cinema's Glory Days
Michael Fox
Feb 3, 2009
In Strand: A Natural History of Cinema, Christian Bruno pays homage to the pivotal and shifting role of movie theaters in San Francisco's cultural life.
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Bollywood By the Bay
Laura Irvine
Feb 16, 2008
Every morning I wake up with Bollywood movie tunes going through my head. Every. Single. Morning.
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"Shrooms" Screams Bloody Horror
Dennis Harvey
Feb 8, 2008
The Irish flick might put the leper back in leprechaun, but it's still at heart a reassuringly formulaic hunk of bloody commercial horror.
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Review: "Diva"
Dennis Harvey
Dec 4, 2007
How does Jean-Jacques Beineix's breakthrough hold up a quarter-century later, duly remastered and freshly subtitle-translated?
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"Holly," an Unseasonably Sobering Drama
Dennis Harvey
Nov 28, 2007
U.S.-Cambodian co-production Holly might easily have gone straight to DVD, which would be a pity because it's well worth rushing to the theatre for.
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"RKO Lost & Found" at the Roxie
Dennis Harvey
Nov 23, 2007
Six features in the week-long series had not been seen in 50 (and in one case 70) years due to legal complications.
News & Blogs

Movies and Martinis, A Movement
Susan Gerhard
Jun 15, 2007
For some movies, Sprite and popcorn aren't enough. You need gin and vodka and a room of unruly bodies shouting when they're not supposed to,
Festivals

Digital Festival
Michael Fox
May 2, 2007
Movies are shifting at mach speed from the theater to the home. The future is at hand.
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Dead Channels : The San Francisco Festival of Fantastic Film
Dennis Harvey
Apr 19, 2007
Taste a bit of the vintage grindhouse experience at the last of Dead Channels' Month of Sleazy Sundays triple bill of under-the-radar movies.
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Dead Channels : The San Francisco Festival of Fantastic Film
Dennis Harvey
Apr 19, 2007
Taste a bit of the vintage grindhouse experience at the last of Dead Channels' Month of Sleazy Sundays triple bill of under-the-radar movies.
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The Red Vic Movie House's Top 5
Susan Gerhard
Feb 9, 2007
We asked the collectively owned and operated theater to come up with a list of their five favorite screenings over the years.
Q & A

Tom Tykwer and the scent of a serial killer
Michael Fox
Jan 8, 2007
The director talks about his movie Perfume and his perspective as a filmmaker and artist.
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A "Backstage" Breakdown
Dennis Harvey
Jan 4, 2007
Teenager Lucie's (Islid Le Besco) encounter with her idol, the pop diva Lauren Waks (Emmanuelle Seigner), turns into a twisted and creepy psychological relationship.
News & Blogs

The Cities' Critics Speak
Susan Gerhard
Dec 15, 2006
The language of film may be universal, as the Landmark trailer reminds us, but the critics in major U.S. cities speak their own dialects.
Q & A

Frank Lee on 4 Star Theatre's Second Life
Laura Irvine and Jennifer Young
Dec 11, 2006
Last week, theater operators Frank and Lida Lee won the battle to save the 4 Star, and announced they'd purchased the building.
Q & A

A Marc Huestis Presents 20
Susan Gerhard
Nov 10, 2006
The List: The impresario Ôs remarkable 11 years of A-to-Z-list celebrity-repurposing projects.
News & Blogs

Roxie, The Vote
Susan Gerhard
Oct 6, 2006
The List: 25 Bay Area landmarks, including the Roxie and the Fox Oakland, are vying for $1 million in preservation grants from American Express.
Reviews

A War Movie Lost to Time
Dennis Harvey
Oct 4, 2006
Though it won the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival in 1975, Overlord is one of those movies that mostly slipped through the cracks.
Q & A

Opening "Red Doors" in Asian American Family
Susan Gerhard
Sep 19, 2006
Filmmaker Georgia Lee discusses her narrative feature with family member Frances Chang.
News & Blogs

Voting Protection-Related Sites
Susan Gerhard
Sep 15, 2006
The List: American Blackout director Ian Inaba names the top four Web sites.
Q & A

MPAA in Sights of This Film Is Not Yet Rated
Michael Fox
Sep 12, 2006
Filmmaker Kirby Dick talks about censorship, and discrimination against independent films.
Q & A

Best of Balboa
Susan Gerhard
Jul 7, 2006
We checked in with Gary Meyer to find out what films have rocked the 1926 foundations of the Balboa in the past six years.
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Best of Balboa
Susan Gerhard
Jul 7, 2006
We checked in with Gary Meyer to find out what films have rocked the 1926 foundations of the Balboa in the past six years.
Q & A

Matthew Barney, "Drawing Restraint"
Glen Helfand
Jun 19, 2006
Matthew Barney: Drawing Restraint opens at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Barney talks to SF360 about his film and gallery project.
News & Blogs

Sundance Cinemas Buys Kabuki 8
Susan Gerhard
Mar 24, 2006
Sundance Cinemas buys the Kabuki 8 and announces plans to reopen as the Sundance Kabuki in early fall 2006.

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