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Under the Spell of French Cinema Now
Dennis Harvey
Oct 25, 2011
Love permeates SFFS's francophone film series.
October 28, 2011

Under the Spell of French Cinema Now
Dennis Harvey
Oct 25, 2011
Love permeates SFFS's francophone film series.
Reviews

Under the Spell of French Cinema Now
Dennis Harvey
Oct 25, 2011
Love permeates SFFS's francophone film series.
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Arab Spring Arrives in a Festival-Packed Fall
Susan Gerhard
Oct 10, 2011
Arab Film Festival Executive Director Michel Shehadeh speaks to building an all-encompassing international space.
October 14, 2011

Arab Spring Arrives in a Festival-Packed Fall
Susan Gerhard
Oct 10, 2011
Arab Film Festival Executive Director Michel Shehadeh speaks to building an all-encompassing international space.
Q & A

Arab Spring Arrives in a Festival-Packed Fall
Susan Gerhard
Oct 10, 2011
Arab Film Festival Executive Director Michel Shehadeh speaks to building an all-encompassing international space.
Events

'Peace Unveiled'
Sep 27, 2011
ITVS, Global Fund for Women, Spark and Women's Funding Network present a prescreening of issues doc 'Peace Unveiled,' part of a new PBS miniseries, 'Women, War & Peace,' launching this fall. Producer Abigail Disney and guests will be present for post-screening panel discussion. More info at pbs.org.
September 27 2011

'Peace Unveiled'
Sep 27, 2011
ITVS, Global Fund for Women, Spark and Women's Funding Network present a prescreening of issues doc 'Peace Unveiled,' part of a new PBS miniseries, 'Women, War & Peace,' launching this fall. Producer Abigail Disney and guests will be present for post-screening panel discussion. More info at pbs.org.
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Tiffany Shlain Connects the Dots
Michael Read
Sep 16, 2011
With 'Connected,' Tiffany Shlain weaves hope into a high risk story.
January 27, 2011

Tiffany Shlain Connects the Dots
Michael Read
Sep 16, 2011
With 'Connected,' Tiffany Shlain weaves hope into a high risk story.
January 31, 2011

Tiffany Shlain Connects the Dots
Michael Read
Sep 16, 2011
With 'Connected,' Tiffany Shlain weaves hope into a high risk story.
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Tiffany Shlain Connects the Dots
Michael Read
Sep 16, 2011
With 'Connected,' Tiffany Shlain weaves hope into a high risk story.
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Tiffany Shlain Connects the Dots
Michael Read
Sep 16, 2011
With 'Connected,' Tiffany Shlain weaves hope into a high risk story.
January 27, 2011

Tiffany Shlain Connects the Dots
Michael Read
Sep 16, 2011
With 'Connected,' Tiffany Shlain weaves hope into a high risk story.
January 31, 2011

Tiffany Shlain Connects the Dots
Michael Read
Sep 16, 2011
With 'Connected,' Tiffany Shlain weaves hope into a high risk story.
Q & A

Tiffany Shlain Connects the Dots
Michael Read
Sep 16, 2011
With 'Connected,' Tiffany Shlain weaves hope into a high risk story.
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‘Puzzle’ Pieces Together a Life
Jonathan Kiefer
Sep 9, 2011
Maria Onetto quietly dazzles in Argentine film about a midlife jigsaw puzzler.
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‘Puzzle’ Pieces Together a Life
Jonathan Kiefer
Sep 9, 2011
Maria Onetto quietly dazzles in Argentine film about a midlife jigsaw puzzler.
September 15, 2011

‘Puzzle’ Pieces Together a Life
Jonathan Kiefer
Sep 9, 2011
Maria Onetto quietly dazzles in Argentine film about a midlife jigsaw puzzler.
August 25, 2011

Essential SF: Lynn Hershman Leeson
Stephanie Rosenbaum
Aug 23, 2011
Lynn Hershman Leeson catalogues revolutions past and pushes the art and technology envelope well into the future.
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Essential SF: Lynn Hershman Leeson
Stephanie Rosenbaum
Aug 23, 2011
Lynn Hershman Leeson catalogues revolutions past and pushes the art and technology envelope well into the future.
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Essential SF: Lynn Hershman Leeson
Stephanie Rosenbaum
Aug 23, 2011
Lynn Hershman Leeson catalogues revolutions past and pushes the art and technology envelope well into the future.
November 24, 2010

Essential SF: Lynn Hershman Leeson
Stephanie Rosenbaum
Aug 23, 2011
Lynn Hershman Leeson catalogues revolutions past and pushes the art and technology envelope well into the future.
November 3 2010

Essential SF: Lynn Hershman Leeson
Stephanie Rosenbaum
Aug 23, 2011
Lynn Hershman Leeson catalogues revolutions past and pushes the art and technology envelope well into the future.
Reviews

Essential SF: Lynn Hershman Leeson
Stephanie Rosenbaum
Aug 23, 2011
Lynn Hershman Leeson catalogues revolutions past and pushes the art and technology envelope well into the future.
August 16, 2011

'The Makioka Sisters'
Aug 18, 2011
Pacific Film Archive screens 'The Makioka Sisters,' Kon Ichikawa's gorgeous and understated women's drama based on Tanizaki's novel of the same name. Lush color sequences of beautiful kimonos and cherry blossoms falling make this subtle masterpiece a joy to view on the large screen. New 35mm print shows Wednesday and Friday only. More info at bampfa.berkeley.edu.
August 16, 2011

Viva Pedro!
Aug 18, 2011
The luxurious single-screen represents for its Castro neighbors, screening a mini-retrospective of Pedro Almodovar's sensitive and dynamic arthouse crankers. Viva Pedro opens with Gael García Bernal vehicle 'Bad Education' on Wednesday, finishing off with the excellent, underseen 'The Flower of My Secret' and 'Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown' on Friday. More info at castrotheatre.com.
August 18, 2011

‘Dawn’ Salutes Lost Girls, Sainted Sister
Michael Fox
Aug 17, 2011
A collaborative project recounts the life and work of a German-born nun located outside Nairobi and the Sudanese Lost Girls she helped find.
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‘Dawn’ Salutes Lost Girls, Sainted Sister
Michael Fox
Aug 17, 2011
A collaborative project recounts the life and work of a German-born nun located outside Nairobi and the Sudanese Lost Girls she helped find.
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‘Dawn’ Salutes Lost Girls, Sainted Sister
Michael Fox
Aug 17, 2011
A collaborative project recounts the life and work of a German-born nun located outside Nairobi and the Sudanese Lost Girls she helped find.
August 11, 2011

Miranda July Throws Cautionary Tale to the Wind with ‘The Future’
Sean Uyehara
Aug 8, 2011
The filmmaker talks about time, life, storytelling and her new film, ‘The Future.’
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Miranda July Throws Cautionary Tale to the Wind with ‘The Future’
Sean Uyehara
Aug 8, 2011
The filmmaker talks about time, life, storytelling and her new film, ‘The Future.’
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Miranda July Throws Cautionary Tale to the Wind with ‘The Future’
Sean Uyehara
Aug 8, 2011
The filmmaker talks about time, life, storytelling and her new film, ‘The Future.’
August 11, 2011

'Between Two Worlds' Places Politics of Speech in Spotlight
B. Ruby Rich
Aug 5, 2011
Filmmakers take personal approach to Jewish cultural debates.
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'Between Two Worlds' Places Politics of Speech in Spotlight
B. Ruby Rich
Aug 5, 2011
Filmmakers take personal approach to Jewish cultural debates.
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'Between Two Worlds' Places Politics of Speech in Spotlight
B. Ruby Rich
Aug 5, 2011
Filmmakers take personal approach to Jewish cultural debates.
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Avoiding Turbulence Leads to Plot Trouble
Lisa Rosenberg
Jul 19, 2011
Note to screenwriters: Don’t defeat the promise of your story by pulling your punches.
July 21, 2011

Avoiding Turbulence Leads to Plot Trouble
Lisa Rosenberg
Jul 19, 2011
Note to screenwriters: Don’t defeat the promise of your story by pulling your punches.
Screenwriting

Avoiding Turbulence Leads to Plot Trouble
Lisa Rosenberg
Jul 19, 2011
Note to screenwriters: Don’t defeat the promise of your story by pulling your punches.
Festivals

'Shoes' on the Other Feet at SF Silent Film Festival
Dennis Harvey
Jul 14, 2011
San Francisco Silent Film Festival features the work of the most important female director of the silent era, Lois Weber.
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'Shoes' on the Other Feet at SF Silent Film Festival
Dennis Harvey
Jul 14, 2011
San Francisco Silent Film Festival features the work of the most important female director of the silent era, Lois Weber.
July 14, 2011

'Shoes' on the Other Feet at SF Silent Film Festival
Dennis Harvey
Jul 14, 2011
San Francisco Silent Film Festival features the work of the most important female director of the silent era, Lois Weber.
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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.
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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.
Festivals

Critic's Notebook: A Day in the Life
Stephanie Rosenbaum
Jun 26, 2011
One day of Frameline35 finds Witi Ihimaera offering insight into the writing of 'Kawa,' dour Norweigan drag kings processing endlessly and Ma Rainey being well-remembered.
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Critic's Notebook: A Day in the Life
Stephanie Rosenbaum
Jun 26, 2011
One day of Frameline35 finds Witi Ihimaera offering insight into the writing of 'Kawa,' dour Norweigan drag kings processing endlessly and Ma Rainey being well-remembered.
June 30, 2011

Critic's Notebook: A Day in the Life
Stephanie Rosenbaum
Jun 26, 2011
One day of Frameline35 finds Witi Ihimaera offering insight into the writing of 'Kawa,' dour Norweigan drag kings processing endlessly and Ma Rainey being well-remembered.
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Voluntary Organ Donor Inspires Krawitz
Michael Fox
Jun 22, 2011
Filmmaker Jan Krawitz explores the nature of altruism in a story about a woman seeking to donate an organ to a perfect stranger.
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Voluntary Organ Donor Inspires Krawitz
Michael Fox
Jun 22, 2011
Filmmaker Jan Krawitz explores the nature of altruism in a story about a woman seeking to donate an organ to a perfect stranger.
June 23 2011

Voluntary Organ Donor Inspires Krawitz
Michael Fox
Jun 22, 2011
Filmmaker Jan Krawitz explores the nature of altruism in a story about a woman seeking to donate an organ to a perfect stranger.
June 23, 2011

Voluntary Organ Donor Inspires Krawitz
Michael Fox
Jun 22, 2011
Filmmaker Jan Krawitz explores the nature of altruism in a story about a woman seeking to donate an organ to a perfect stranger.
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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.
Reviews

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 7, 2011

‘Kuroneko’
Jun 10, 2011
Red Vic Movie House offers up Kaneto Shindo’s 1968 Japanese horror masterpiece ‘Kuroneko.’ More at redvicmoviehouse.com.
June 9, 2011

‘Kuroneko’
Jun 10, 2011
Red Vic Movie House offers up Kaneto Shindo’s 1968 Japanese horror masterpiece ‘Kuroneko.’ More at redvicmoviehouse.com.
June 7, 2011

‘Bride Flight’
Jun 10, 2011
Ben Sombogaart’s ‘Bride Flight’ opens at Smith Rafael Film Center. The Dutch feature pursues drama in the stories of three women taking a plane flight to meet their awaiting fiancés. More at cafilm.org.
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Patrick Raises Child ‘Booksellers’
Michael Fox
May 24, 2011
S. Smith Patrick shares purpose with the children she films.
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Patrick Raises Child ‘Booksellers’
Michael Fox
May 24, 2011
S. Smith Patrick shares purpose with the children she films.
May 26, 2011

Patrick Raises Child ‘Booksellers’
Michael Fox
May 24, 2011
S. Smith Patrick shares purpose with the children she films.
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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.
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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.
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'Meek's Cutoff' a Minimalist Masterpiece
Michael Read
May 7, 2011
Kelly Reichardt creates a moving meditation on open space with 'Meek's Cutoff.'
May 12, 2011

'Meek's Cutoff' a Minimalist Masterpiece
Michael Read
May 7, 2011
Kelly Reichardt creates a moving meditation on open space with 'Meek's Cutoff.'
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'Meek's Cutoff' a Minimalist Masterpiece
Michael Read
May 7, 2011
Kelly Reichardt creates a moving meditation on open space with 'Meek's Cutoff.'
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SFIFF54 Golden Gate Award Winners Announced
Susan Gerhard
May 5, 2011
Cash prizes, recognition showered on the winning filmmakers of 2011 San Francisco International. The San Francisco International Film Festival presented its 2011 Golden Gate Awards to filmmakers Wednesday night at Temple Nightclub/Prana Restaurant. Kelly Duane de la Vega and Katie Galloway's Better This World won both Documentary Feature and Bay Area Documentary awards. Yoav Potash's Crime After Crime received the Investigative Documentary prize. Park Jung-bum's The Journals of Musan won the New Directors award. A complete list...
May 5, 2011

SFIFF54 Golden Gate Award Winners Announced
Susan Gerhard
May 5, 2011
Cash prizes, recognition showered on the winning filmmakers of 2011 San Francisco International. The San Francisco International Film Festival presented its 2011 Golden Gate Awards to filmmakers Wednesday night at Temple Nightclub/Prana Restaurant. Kelly Duane de la Vega and Katie Galloway's Better This World won both Documentary Feature and Bay Area Documentary awards. Yoav Potash's Crime After Crime received the Investigative Documentary prize. Park Jung-bum's The Journals of Musan won the New Directors award. A complete list...
April 26, 2011

SFIFF: ‘Circumstance’
May 1, 2011
The Sundance Film Festival Audience Award winner, ‘Circumstance,’ which tells the story of two Iranian women who fall in love, plays at Sundance Kabuki Cinemas on May 1 and May 3. Director Maryam Keshavarz attends each screening of her debut feature. More at fest11.sffs.org.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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 19, 2011

SFIFF: '!Women art Revolution'
Apr 23, 2011
Lynn Hershman Leeson's decades-in-the-making documentary about women artists taking on the establishment debuts at the festival Saturday, April 23, with a San Francisco Museum of Modern Art screening, and plays again Monday, April 25, at the Pacific Film Archive. More at fest11.sffs.org.
April 14, 2011

Film Globally, Screen Locally
Michael Fox
Apr 13, 2011
Local filmmakers reflect on the opportunities presented by screenings at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
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Film Globally, Screen Locally
Michael Fox
Apr 13, 2011
Local filmmakers reflect on the opportunities presented by screenings at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
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Film Globally, Screen Locally
Michael Fox
Apr 13, 2011
Local filmmakers reflect on the opportunities presented by screenings at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
April 7, 2011

The Power of ‘Poetry’
Adam Hartzell
Apr 7, 2011
A South Korean gem, Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Poetry’ inspires.
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The Power of ‘Poetry’
Adam Hartzell
Apr 7, 2011
A South Korean gem, Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Poetry’ inspires.
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The Power of ‘Poetry’
Adam Hartzell
Apr 7, 2011
A South Korean gem, Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Poetry’ inspires.
April 5, 2011

The 7th Annual San Francisco Women’s Film Festival
Apr 6, 2011
The 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.
March 29 2011

‘Orgasm, Inc.’
Apr 1, 2011
Liz 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.
03.31.11

Haynes Reaches Mainstream with Thoroughly Modern ‘Mildred’
Michael Fox
Mar 27, 2011
Todd Haynes talks melodrama, movies, TV, the Great Depression and personal motivation.
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Haynes Reaches Mainstream with Thoroughly Modern ‘Mildred’
Michael Fox
Mar 27, 2011
Todd Haynes talks melodrama, movies, TV, the Great Depression and personal motivation.
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Haynes Reaches Mainstream with Thoroughly Modern ‘Mildred’
Michael Fox
Mar 27, 2011
Todd Haynes talks melodrama, movies, TV, the Great Depression and personal motivation.
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Poetry in Motion: Working in Action
Lisa Rosenberg
Mar 1, 2011
Build an action picture with a poor script? At your own risk.
March 3, 2011

Poetry in Motion: Working in Action
Lisa Rosenberg
Mar 1, 2011
Build an action picture with a poor script? At your own risk.
Screenwriting

Poetry in Motion: Working in Action
Lisa Rosenberg
Mar 1, 2011
Build an action picture with a poor script? At your own risk.
February 24, 2011

Beg For Your Life: In the Well with Laurel Nakadate
Mary Gaitskill
Feb 24, 2011
On the amoral goodness of nature, shapelessly shaped things and the hereness of bodies.
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Beg For Your Life: In the Well with Laurel Nakadate
Mary Gaitskill
Feb 24, 2011
On the amoral goodness of nature, shapelessly shaped things and the hereness of bodies.
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Beg For Your Life: In the Well with Laurel Nakadate
Mary Gaitskill
Feb 24, 2011
On the amoral goodness of nature, shapelessly shaped things and the hereness of bodies.
February 24, 2011

Nakadate’s Fever Dreams Heat the Screen
Sean Uyehara
Feb 23, 2011
Filmmaker/photographer Laurel Nakadate talks about acting, power and identity.
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Nakadate’s Fever Dreams Heat the Screen
Sean Uyehara
Feb 23, 2011
Filmmaker/photographer Laurel Nakadate talks about acting, power and identity.
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Nakadate’s Fever Dreams Heat the Screen
Sean Uyehara
Feb 23, 2011
Filmmaker/photographer Laurel Nakadate talks about acting, power and identity.
February 1, 2011

'We Women Warriors'
Feb 3, 2011
Filmmaker Nicole Karsin shares the latest cut of her documentary ‘We Women Warriors,’ which showcases three Colombian women’s nonviolent efforts to protect their liberties while caught in the crosshairs of a rebellious war. The film plays at The Women’s Building. More at wewomenwarriors.com.
Feb 3 2011

Schneider-Jarmel Clan Take ‘Balz’ to Cuba
Michael Fox
Feb 2, 2011
Marcia Jarmel and Ken Schneider follow 'Speaking in Tongues' with a doc that talks baseball.
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Schneider-Jarmel Clan Take ‘Balz’ to Cuba
Michael Fox
Feb 2, 2011
Marcia Jarmel and Ken Schneider follow 'Speaking in Tongues' with a doc that talks baseball.
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Schneider-Jarmel Clan Take ‘Balz’ to Cuba
Michael Fox
Feb 2, 2011
Marcia Jarmel and Ken Schneider follow 'Speaking in Tongues' with a doc that talks baseball.
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'Somewhere' Seizes on Discontent
Dennis Harvey
Jan 14, 2011
Sofia Coppola's 'Somewhere' nails the spiritual erosion of constant, effortless indulgence.
January 20, 2011

'Somewhere' Seizes on Discontent
Dennis Harvey
Jan 14, 2011
Sofia Coppola's 'Somewhere' nails the spiritual erosion of constant, effortless indulgence.
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'Somewhere' Seizes on Discontent
Dennis Harvey
Jan 14, 2011
Sofia Coppola's 'Somewhere' nails the spiritual erosion of constant, effortless indulgence.
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.
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Politics, Sacrifice Define 'Bhutto,' Director
Michael Fox
Jan 5, 2011
Director Duane Baughman's day job in direct mail/political consulting brought him unbelievable access to Benazir Bhutto.
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Politics, Sacrifice Define 'Bhutto,' Director
Michael Fox
Jan 5, 2011
Director Duane Baughman's day job in direct mail/political consulting brought him unbelievable access to Benazir Bhutto.
January 6, 2010

Politics, Sacrifice Define 'Bhutto,' Director
Michael Fox
Jan 5, 2011
Director Duane Baughman's day job in direct mail/political consulting brought him unbelievable access to Benazir Bhutto.
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...
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'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

De Michiel and Constantinou Offer Food for Thought
Michael Fox
Dec 1, 2010
Filmmakers with deep roots in Bay Area cinema enter the brave new world of Web broadcasting with a series on food education for children.
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De Michiel and Constantinou Offer Food for Thought
Michael Fox
Dec 1, 2010
Filmmakers with deep roots in Bay Area cinema enter the brave new world of Web broadcasting with a series on food education for children.
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De Michiel and Constantinou Offer Food for Thought
Michael Fox
Dec 1, 2010
Filmmakers with deep roots in Bay Area cinema enter the brave new world of Web broadcasting with a series on food education for children.
November 30, 2010

Rough Cuts at The Lab: ‘We Women Warriors’
Nov 30, 2010
A local drug war, an unjust court case and an ignorant police state are the antagonists to three resilient native Colombians in Nicole Karsin’s documentary-in-progress, ‘We Women Warriors.’ More at thelab.org.
News & Blogs

IndieWIRE: "'Zeitgeist Latches Onto a 'Revolution'"
Nov 17, 2010
"Following its world premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in September, Lynn Hershman Leeson’s '!Women Art Revolution' has been acquired by Zeitgeist Films for North American distribution," reports Nigel M. Smith. More at indiewire.com.
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Manning’s ‘Al Capp’ Sketches Grandpa
Michael Fox
Nov 10, 2010
Caitlin Manning takes a look at her cartoon-artist grandfather's life and legacy.
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Manning’s ‘Al Capp’ Sketches Grandpa
Michael Fox
Nov 10, 2010
Caitlin Manning takes a look at her cartoon-artist grandfather's life and legacy.
November 11, 2010

Manning’s ‘Al Capp’ Sketches Grandpa
Michael Fox
Nov 10, 2010
Caitlin Manning takes a look at her cartoon-artist grandfather's life and legacy.
October 19, 2010

Arab Film Festival
Oct 19, 2010
The Arab Film Festival wraps up this weekend in Berkeley at Shattuck Cinemas. Closing Night films include ‘Every Day is a Holiday,' the story of three women in Lebanon and their very different intentions for boarding the same bus to a men’s penitentiary, and ‘Cinecitta,' about a struggling filmmaker who decides to rob a bank to fund his latest project. More at arabfilmfestival.org.
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'Better This World' Takes a Look at Criminal Injustice
Michael Fox
Oct 13, 2010
Two filmmakers examine the justice system in the U.S. post-Sept. 11.
October 14, 2010

'Better This World' Takes a Look at Criminal Injustice
Michael Fox
Oct 13, 2010
Two filmmakers examine the justice system in the U.S. post-Sept. 11.
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'Left in the Dark' Savors the Bay Area's Cinema Past, Present
Susan Gerhard
Oct 4, 2010
Photo/essay book 'Left in the Dark' offers a way in—and out of—San Francisco cinema's rich, gritty, glamorous past.
October 7, 2010

'Left in the Dark' Savors the Bay Area's Cinema Past, Present
Susan Gerhard
Oct 4, 2010
Photo/essay book 'Left in the Dark' offers a way in—and out of—San Francisco cinema's rich, gritty, glamorous past.
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'Left in the Dark' Savors the Bay Area's Cinema Past, Present
Susan Gerhard
Oct 4, 2010
Photo/essay book 'Left in the Dark' offers a way in—and out of—San Francisco cinema's rich, gritty, glamorous past.
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Irving Glides from Parrots to Pelicans
Michael Fox
Sep 22, 2010
Judy Irving goes from parrots to pelicans with her new documentary.
September 23, 2010

Irving Glides from Parrots to Pelicans
Michael Fox
Sep 22, 2010
Judy Irving goes from parrots to pelicans with her new documentary.
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Mallimson surveys 'Edge of the Wild' on San Bruno Mountain
Michael Fox
Sep 8, 2010
A filmmaker shows environmentalists who are changing the way we as Americans relate to nature.
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Mallimson surveys 'Edge of the Wild' on San Bruno Mountain
Michael Fox
Sep 8, 2010
A filmmaker shows environmentalists who are changing the way we as Americans relate to nature.
September 9 2010

Mallimson surveys 'Edge of the Wild' on San Bruno Mountain
Michael Fox
Sep 8, 2010
A filmmaker shows environmentalists who are changing the way we as Americans relate to nature.
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'Sweet' Beat Drives Fruchtmans’ Rwanda Doc
Michael Fox
Sep 1, 2010
Lisa Fruchtman moves from feature-film editing to documentary film directing with a hopeful story out of Rwanda.
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'Sweet' Beat Drives Fruchtmans’ Rwanda Doc
Michael Fox
Sep 1, 2010
Lisa Fruchtman moves from feature-film editing to documentary film directing with a hopeful story out of Rwanda.
September 2, 2010

'Sweet' Beat Drives Fruchtmans’ Rwanda Doc
Michael Fox
Sep 1, 2010
Lisa Fruchtman moves from feature-film editing to documentary film directing with a hopeful story out of Rwanda.
August 26 ,2010

Medina Stokes SF-set ‘Furnace’
Michael Fox
Aug 25, 2010
Dolissa Medina uncovers more ashes in a new, historical piece on San Francisco and its many great fires.
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Medina Stokes SF-set ‘Furnace’
Michael Fox
Aug 25, 2010
Dolissa Medina uncovers more ashes in a new, historical piece on San Francisco and its many great fires.
In Production

Medina Stokes SF-set ‘Furnace’
Michael Fox
Aug 25, 2010
Dolissa Medina uncovers more ashes in a new, historical piece on San Francisco and its many great fires.
August 26 ,2010

'Army of Crime' Revisits the Not-Always French Resistance
Max Goldberg
Aug 20, 2010
'Army of Crime’s' portraits in heroism remain admirably restrained, unlike so many Resistance fantasies.
Home

'Army of Crime' Revisits the Not-Always French Resistance
Max Goldberg
Aug 20, 2010
'Army of Crime’s' portraits in heroism remain admirably restrained, unlike so many Resistance fantasies.
Reviews

'Army of Crime' Revisits the Not-Always French Resistance
Max Goldberg
Aug 20, 2010
'Army of Crime’s' portraits in heroism remain admirably restrained, unlike so many Resistance fantasies.
07-21-2010

Lisa Cholodenko Makes High Art of Family Hijinx
Dennis Harvey
Jul 16, 2010
A festival and awards-buzz favorite since its January Sundance premiere, The Kids Are All Right has real depth and drama yet is largely comedic in tone.
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Lisa Cholodenko Makes High Art of Family Hijinx
Dennis Harvey
Jul 16, 2010
A festival and awards-buzz favorite since its January Sundance premiere, The Kids Are All Right has real depth and drama yet is largely comedic in tone.
Reviews

Lisa Cholodenko Makes High Art of Family Hijinx
Dennis Harvey
Jul 16, 2010
A festival and awards-buzz favorite since its January Sundance premiere, The Kids Are All Right has real depth and drama yet is largely comedic in tone.
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.
Home

Guevara-Flanagan Soars with 'Wonder Woman'
Michael Fox
Jun 30, 2010
East Bay filmmaker Kristy Guevara-Flanagan muscles her way through her new documentary feature, The History of the Universe as Told by Wonder Woman.
In Production

Guevara-Flanagan Soars with 'Wonder Woman'
Michael Fox
Jun 30, 2010
East Bay filmmaker Kristy Guevara-Flanagan muscles her way through her new documentary feature, The History of the Universe as Told by Wonder Woman.
Festivals

Frameline's History Lessons
Max Goldberg
Jun 24, 2010
Frameline34 brought together a wide array of programs following the retrospective impulse.
Q & A

On the Road with 'Joan,' Stern and Sundberg Talk Big Picture
Michael Fox
Jun 14, 2010
The makers of Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work speak about their latest, as well as the state of documentary filmmaking.
Reviews

Jordan's Magic Moments with Ondine
Dennis Harvey
Jun 8, 2010
Ondine finds Neil Jordan back on personal terra firma with a story (his own, in conception and screenplay) that sits exactly on the thin line separating reality and fantasy.
In Production

Griffin and Jordan Getting Nails Done
Michael Fox
May 12, 2010
Today s fun fact: San Francisco has more nail salons per capita than any city in the country.
Festivals

SFIFF53: Golden Gate Awards and Juried Prizes/Grants Announced
Susan Gerhard
May 5, 2010
Cash prizes totaling nearly $300,000 for filmmakers highlighted the San Francisco International Film Festival s Golden Gate Awards Wednesday night.
Q & A

New York-set Charlie Barker's Big S.F. Break
Michael Fox
May 2, 2010
Along with selfless sacrifices and random luck, low-budget independent films often depend on the timely intervention of an angel.
Festivals

SFIFF53: Women's Worlds
Max Goldberg
May 1, 2010
Don t let Hollywood crow about The Hurt Locker and the year of the woman until more filmmakers of the sort featured at this year s festival benefit.
Festivals

SFIFF53: Women's Worlds
Max Goldberg
May 1, 2010
Don t let Hollywood crow about The Hurt Locker and the year of the woman until more filmmakers of the sort featured at this year s festival benefit.
Festivals

Local Filmmakers In SFIFF Spotlight
Michael Fox
Apr 27, 2010
Leland Orser saw his first movie at the Alexandria, and Joshua Grannell initially established himself as a S.F. character via his alter ego Peaches Christ.
Q & A

Christina Yao's solid Empire of Silver
Michael Fox
Apr 12, 2010
First-time filmmaker Christina Yao is soft-spoken and exceedingly polite, but it s apparent that very little intimidates her.
Q & A

Rosen's Insights into 53rd San Francisco International
Michael Fox
Apr 5, 2010
With opening night approaching, Rachel Rosen talked about her L.A. Rolodex, the function of festivals in a broadband world and her favorites in the festival.
In Production

Nuclear Family Secrets in Silvia's Atomic Mom
Michael Fox
Mar 30, 2010
One of the oldest points of contention in documentary is whether the camera s presence alters the subject s behavior.
In Production

Nuclear Family Secrets in Silvia's Atomic Mom
Michael Fox
Mar 30, 2010
One of the oldest points of contention in documentary is whether the camera s presence alters the subject s behavior.
Festivals

SF International Asian American Film Festival's Archival Tour
Adam Hartzell
Mar 19, 2010
A theme that emerged in this year s SFIAFF was the importance of archives in the film world.
Q & A

Borshay Liem's Double Exposure of Korean Adoptions
Michael Fox
Mar 12, 2010
Deann Borshay Liem's 1999 doc First Person Plural recounted her experience as an orphaned Korean adoptee raised in an East Bay suburb.
Festivals

28th SF Int'l Asian American Film Festival
Dennis Harvey
Mar 10, 2010
The Center for Asian American Media, formerly known as NAATA and founded to nurture Asian American filmmakers as well as counter ethnic stereotypes, has accomplished that and more.
Reviews

West with 'Sweetgrass'
Dennis Harvey
Mar 9, 2010
There will probably never be a theatrical release for James Benning's landscape movies. Amazingly, Ilisa Barbash and Lucien Castaing-Taylor have scored distribution and made a splash.
In Production

Cohen and Lipman's Recovering Friend in Forest
Michael Fox
Feb 23, 2010
Injured in a crash on the Golden Gate Bridge, Dr. Grace Dammann spent 45 days in a coma and 13 months in the hospital.
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.
Reviews

'Fish Tank's Essex truth
Dennis Harvey
Jan 28, 2010
Writer-director Andrea Arnold created a stir with her first feature Red Road, but her new film is arguably an even stronger work.
Q & A

Jennifer Phang On Half-Life and Identity
Judy Stone
Jan 8, 2010
Jennifer Phang has experienced more than enough culture shocks in her life to empathize with the identity challenges of the characters in her debut feature.
Q & A

Jennifer Phang On Half-Life and Identity
Judy Stone
Jan 8, 2010
Jennifer Phang has experienced more than enough culture shocks in her life to empathize with the identity challenges of the characters in her debut feature.
Q & A

Animal-Rescue Mine In Katrina's Emotional Aftermath
Michael Fox
Jan 7, 2010
Geralyn Pezanoski s doc about the separation and occasional reunion of pets and owners in post-Katrina New Orleans beat the shelf-life odds.
Reviews

After Sept. 11, 2001, A Decade Found Its Way
B. Ruby Rich
Dec 23, 2009
On Sept. 13, 2001, I stood in a Toronto park and spoke to Canadian television: Movies wouldn't be the same. I was wrong.
Reviews

Soulful "35 Shots of Rum" Gently Intoxicating
Dennis Harvey
Dec 17, 2009
Claire Denis proves her unpredictability and versatility as a director with the 2008 release 35 Shots of Rum.
Reviews

The Exiled Ingrid Bergman at PFA
Dennis Harvey
Nov 6, 2009
The PFA is offering a rare overview of Bergman's European films in the series, A Woman's Face: Ingrid Bergman in Europe.
Reviews

Remembering Chick Strand
Max Goldberg
Oct 23, 2009
Chick Strand, a crucial pioneer of West Coast experimental cinema, died July 11 at 78.
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.
Festivals

Toronto International Film Festival 2009
B. Ruby Rich
Sep 19, 2009
The Toronto International Film Festival has always allowed a generosity of pursuits to co-exist, rewarding the adventurous and satiating the lazy, all without judgment.
Q & A

Lucrecia Martel and "The Headless Woman"
Gail Spilsbury
Sep 18, 2009
To viewers of Lucrecia Martel's earlier work, The Headless Woman is the crowning achievement; the filmmaker speaks about her vision of the world.
Reviews

Kim Longinotto and Women Make Movies Film Festival
Adam Hartzell
Aug 27, 2009
A mini-retrospective of the work of Kim Longinotto plays during the Women Make Movies Film Festival at the Roxie.
Reviews

Kim Longinotto and Women Make Movies Film Festival
Adam Hartzell
Aug 27, 2009
A mini-retrospective of the work of Kim Longinotto plays during the Women Make Movies Film Festival at the Roxie.
Story Structure

How a Story Consultant Saved Me
Karen Everett
Aug 4, 2009
The Edit Room: I knew the right thing to do was to turn the project over to an editor. The problem was that I didn't have the $45,000 a good editor would require.
Q & A

Britta Sjogren and "Women's Film"
Max Goldberg
Jul 16, 2009
Sjogren threads her vexations with feminist film theory into a study of sound and voice in "women's film" touchstones like Letter from an Unknown Woman.
Q & A

Britta Sjogren and "Women's Film"
Max Goldberg
Jul 16, 2009
Sjogren threads her vexations with feminist film theory into a study of sound and voice in "women's film" touchstones like Letter from an Unknown Woman.
Q & A

Kutner and Goldstein on 'The Snake'
Michael Fox
Jul 6, 2009
Adam Goldstein and Eric Kutner discuss their debut, The Snake, an unapologetically impertinent, made-in-S.F, comedy that marks its creators as resourceful wiseguys.
Reviews

'Night and Day:' Location, Location, Locution
Max Goldberg
May 21, 2009
Hong Sang-soo's Night and Day is a comedic unraveling of a South Korean art student's gaffes throughout Paris.
Reviews

SFIFF52 Blogs: Dinosaurs, Disease, and Delirium
Robert Avila
May 7, 2009
The Lost World, the 1925 silent fantasy
Q & A

SFIFF52: Light and Saraf's 'Empress Hotel'
David Winks Gray
Apr 13, 2009
Local filmmakers Allie Light and Irving Saraf's latest film Empress Hotel delves into the lives of the residents at the titular building, a Tenderloin housing facility for the recently homeless. The film makes visible an area many city dwellers may only experience in the fringe of their consciousness and provides insight into the lives of the residents within.
In Production

Leban and Szajko's Gay Marriage Doc
Michael Fox
Feb 18, 2009
The tentatively titled Winter of Love uses Prop. 8 as a framework for a look at the increasing acceptance of gay marriage.
Reviews

The Year in Film: What did Women Want?
Matt Sussman
Jan 1, 2009
Matt Sussman draws conclusions about women and Hollywood from three big women-oriented films of 2008.
Reviews

The Year in Film: What did Women Want?
Matt Sussman
Jan 1, 2009
Matt Sussman draws conclusions about women and Hollywood from three big women-oriented films of 2008.
Reviews

Global Lens on Link TV
Judy Stone
Nov 20, 2008
Global Film Initiative's Global Lens series offers a regular spot in your home theater for edgy world-cinema narratives don't often get a place at local multiplexes.
Q & A

Ariella Ben-Dov's Madcat Archives
Matt Sussman
Sep 14, 2008
What do women want to watch? With Diane English’s recent unfunny and product placement-filled re-make of The Women hitting theaters last week, Hollywood’s answer, predictably, is more of the same.
Q & A

Ariella Ben-Dov's Madcat Archives
Matt Sussman
Sep 14, 2008
What do women want to watch? With Diane English’s recent unfunny and product placement-filled re-make of The Women hitting theaters last week, Hollywood’s answer, predictably, is more of the same.
Reviews

Not About Royalty
Michael Fox
Aug 6, 2008
Empress Hotel looks at residents of a hotel turned homeless people's residence through San Francisco's Access to Housing program.
Q & A

Catherine Breillat's 'The Last Mistress'
Michael Fox
Jul 14, 2008
French author and director Catherine Breillat speaks about the fierce passion play of her latest, The Last Mistress.
Q & A

Catherine Breillat's 'The Last Mistress'
Michael Fox
Jul 14, 2008
French author and director Catherine Breillat speaks about the fierce passion play of her latest, The Last Mistress.
Q & A

Hard Look at China in 'Blind Mountain'
Judy Stone
Jul 11, 2008
Li Yang speaks about commercial pressures in Chinese film and the story behind Blind Mountain.
Reviews

Jimmy Stewart at 100
Dennis Harvey
May 22, 2008
For all his lasting wholesome appeal, Stewart was an oddity: Gangly, stammering, Pennsylvania-drawling and not particularly attractive by 1930s studio standards.
Q & A

Johnny Symons and "Ask Not"
Michael Fox
Apr 12, 2008
East Bay filmmaker Johnny Symons' documentary "Ask Not" moves beyond stereotypes to examine what experience is really like for gays and lesbians in the military.
Q & A

"2 Husbands," One Amazing Race?
Sean Uyehara
Mar 24, 2008
Tanner Shea and Zach Slow have launched the 2 Husbands contest and website, where they ask women to post videos in consideration of becoming their wives.
Reviews

Kiarostami Firsts, Plus "Five"
Judy Stone
Feb 26, 2008
Fresh insight into the Iranian director is offered in a remarkable DVD featuring Five, an experimental, meditative film set on the shores of the Caspian.
Q & A

L.Q. Jones Talks Dogs and Cult Movies
Miriam Wolf
Feb 24, 2008
The list of talking dog movies is long and storied, but one stands head and forelocks above the others: A Boy and His Dog.
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.
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.
Reviews

Art Stars of Sundance
Glen Helfand
Jan 25, 2008
At Sundance 2008, a swath of features, docs, installations, and projected art shared similar socio-political concerns, which they grappled with via well-honed aesthetic filters.
Q & A

Amanda Micheli Going for La Corona
Sean Uyehara
Jan 23, 2008
A reprinting of an interview with Amanda Micheli because her film, now playing Sundance, has just made the final cut for an Academy Award.
Q & A

Amanda Micheli Going for La Corona
Sean Uyehara
Jan 23, 2008
A reprinting of an interview with Amanda Micheli because her film, now playing Sundance, has just made the final cut for an Academy Award.
Q & A

"Teeth" Actor Has a Sundance Flashback
Jason Guerrasio
Jan 21, 2008
Mitchell Lichtenstein's directorial debut has made Jess Weixler the newest "it girl" on the indie scene.
Q & A

Jessica Yu, "Protagonist"
indieWIRE
Dec 10, 2007
Yu's latest doc centers on four rather damaged individuals, applying the dramatic structure of Greek playwright Euripedes to contemporary life.
Q & A

Ariella Ben-Dov, Madcat Mastermind
Susan Gerhard
Sep 24, 2007
As the Madcat Women's International Film Festival heads into its final stretch this coming week in San Francisco, SF360.org felt it was important to catch up with its chief curator, Ariella Ben-Dov.
Q & A

Ariella Ben-Dov, Madcat Mastermind
Susan Gerhard
Sep 24, 2007
As the Madcat Women's International Film Festival heads into its final stretch this coming week in San Francisco, SF360.org felt it was important to catch up with its chief curator, Ariella Ben-Dov.
Q & A

Lynn Hershman Leeson's "Culture" war
Michael Fox
Sep 20, 2007
Lynn Hershman Leeson discusses her new project, ÔStrange Culture'.
Festivals

Five from Madcat
Susan Gerhard
Sep 14, 2007
Here are a few quick takes on programs that look particularly worthwhile at Madcat.
Festivals

Five from Madcat
Susan Gerhard
Sep 14, 2007
Here are a few quick takes on programs that look particularly worthwhile at Madcat.
Reviews

"Coffy" and Other Tales of Female Revenge
Claire Faggioli
Aug 17, 2007
The List: While one might take comfort that the following list lies isolated in the filmic realm, do play it safe: don't piss off the ladies in your life.
Reviews

"Coffy" and Other Tales of Female Revenge
Claire Faggioli
Aug 17, 2007
The List: While one might take comfort that the following list lies isolated in the filmic realm, do play it safe: don't piss off the ladies in your life.
Q & A

Shonali Bose on "Amu"
indieWIRE
Jul 23, 2007
The '05 feature imagines a 21-year-old Indian American returning to India to visit her family and discover where she was born.
Q & A

Andrea Sperling, powering up
Claire Faggioli
Jun 24, 2007
Sperling's Itty Bitty Titty Committee closes the SF International LGBT Film Festival, at which Sperling—17 films strong—receives the Frameline Award.
Q & A

Andrea Sperling, powering up
Claire Faggioli
Jun 24, 2007
Sperling's Itty Bitty Titty Committee closes the SF International LGBT Film Festival, at which Sperling—17 films strong—receives the Frameline Award.
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,
Q & A

Kerry Laitala and Her New "Muse"
Katherin McInnis
Apr 25, 2007
The artist's filmsÑsensual, intricate, tactileÑare a magical combination of optical artistry, snippets of forgotten films, and bits of lace, tape, and glitter.
Reviews

Reviews: 'Comedy of Power'
Robert Avila
Apr 17, 2007
in Claude Chabrol's latest film, Isabelle Huppert plays a judge plunging headlong into a dangerous investigation of french corruption and gender dynamics.
Reviews

Loach's Palme d'Or Winner
Robert Avila
Apr 5, 2007
A Western occupying power faces opposition from the locals and responds with brutal military suppression, spurring a countrywide resistance movement reaching down to the grassroots.
Q & A

Amanda Micheli's Wonder Women
Sean Uyehara
Apr 2, 2007
When Bay Area filmmaker Amanda Micheli approaches, you can see that she is an athlete. She's sure of herself.
Q & A

Amanda Micheli's Wonder Women
Sean Uyehara
Apr 2, 2007
When Bay Area filmmaker Amanda Micheli approaches, you can see that she is an athlete. She's sure of herself.
Reviews

The Breno Mello of "Black Orpheus"
Susan Gerhard
Jan 3, 2007
The 1959 reworking of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice is a bossa nova adventure through Brazilian Carnival, with actor Breno Mello as the black Orpheus.
Q & A

Amy Berg's "Deliver Us From Evil"
indieWIRE
Oct 23, 2006
Segueing from network television news to documentary features, Amy Berg makes her debut with a shocking, powerful film about pedophile priest Oliver Grady.
Q & A

Amy Berg's "Deliver Us From Evil"
indieWIRE
Oct 23, 2006
Segueing from network television news to documentary features, Amy Berg makes her debut with a shocking, powerful film about pedophile priest Oliver Grady.
Reviews

Things You May or May Not Know About Miranda July
Johnny Ray Huston
Oct 19, 2006
For close to a decade now, Miranda July has been exploring and often crossing the traditional boundaries between life and the movies.
Reviews

Found: 'Marie Antoinette' in Paris
Max Goldberg
Oct 18, 2006
After weeks of Western Europe, what better way for the young cineaste to crash the City of Light than a trip to the silver screen?
Reviews

Fighting for Freedom: Exploring Vachon's "Killer Life"
Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE
Oct 3, 2006
Killer Films' Christine Vachon's new memoir, A Killer Life (written with Austin Bunn), bolsters the producer as the driving force of independent film.
Q & A

Vicky Funari and Sergio De La Torre on Border Life
Susan Gerhard
Sep 18, 2006

The Maquilapolis filmmakers talk about empowering their subjectsÑwomen factory workers in Tijuana.
Q & A

Vicky Funari and Sergio De La Torre on Border Life
Susan Gerhard
Sep 18, 2006

The Maquilapolis filmmakers talk about empowering their subjectsÑwomen factory workers in Tijuana.
Festivals

Ariella Ben-Dov on View-Mastery and "Women's Work"
Susan Gerhard
Sep 11, 2006
The founder of the Madcat International Film Festival talks about the 2006 lineup.
Festivals

Ariella Ben-Dov on View-Mastery and "Women's Work"
Susan Gerhard
Sep 11, 2006
The founder of the Madcat International Film Festival talks about the 2006 lineup.
Q & A

David Thomson on Nicole Kidman
Michael Fox
Sep 4, 2006
The renowned local critic and historian talks about his book about the iconic Hollywood beauty.
News & Blogs

Morpho Power at SIGGRAPH
Sean Uyehara
Aug 16, 2006
The Association for Computing Machinery Ôs 2006 conference and exhibition offered animation, new media art exhibits and the latest techniques in interactivity.
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.
Q & A

Tracy Flannigan Watches Tribe 8 "Rise Above"
Dennis Harvey
Jul 10, 2006
SF360 spoke to the director of Rise Above: The Tribe 8 Documentary, showing at the Red Vic Movie House and an imminent DVD release.
Reviews

Celebrating "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls"
Dennis Harvey
Jul 6, 2006
The beloved cult classic will screen in conjunction with a live cast reunion at Peaches Christ's Midnight Mass series.
Reviews

We Want Our "Dykeback Mountain"
Staff
Jun 27, 2006
Conference discusses the difficulties for lesbian features to get made and do well at the box office.
Reviews

We Want Our "Dykeback Mountain"
Staff
Jun 27, 2006
Conference discusses the difficulties for lesbian features to get made and do well at the box office.
News & Blogs

Zero Hour
Carrie Lozano
Jun 6, 2006
Carrie Lozano talks about her inspiration to make Reporter Zero, a documentary on Chronicle reporter Randy Shilts, who documented the early years of the AIDS epidemic.
Reviews

Four Performers on Getting "Fired!"
Susan Gerhard
May 19, 2006
Four stories from familiar performers who once found themselves in the "formerly employed by" category, taken from Fired!, which plays Docfest 2006.
Festivals

Docfest: Not to Be Believed?
Susan Gerhard
May 11, 2006
Docfest founder Jeff Ross explains the S.F. Indie empire's definition of reality filmmaking.
Festivals

Tilda Swinton: The 2006 SFIFF "State of Cinema" Address
Marshall Plan
May 4, 2006
An address delivered by Tilda Swinton to an audience at the Kabuki Theatre on April 29, 2006, during the San Francisco International Film Festival.
News & Blogs

A JT LeRoy Reader
Susan Gerhard
Mar 23, 2006
The List: How JT LeRoy went from fiction to fact in the media.
First Person

Chuck Stephens on the Set of "Citizen Dog"
Chuck Stephens
Mar 22, 2006
Chuck Stephens shares his thoughts, existential and otherwise, on the Bangkok set of Citizen Dog.