Critics Corner: EAST SIDE SUSHI

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Kenn Fong

Read two critical perspectives on EAST SIDE SUSHI by Tien-Tien L. Jong and Patricia Unterman.

Eat My Shorts: SALIM BABA

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Kenn Fong

A Room of One’s Own

Posted on August 21, 2014 by garyedf

The mythic cult film whose popularity is growing, The Room , will be presented with two special shows at the Piedmont Theatre in Oakland, with in-person appearances by its cult star and filmmaker Tommy Wiseau, on Friday, August 29 and Saturday, August 30, at midnight each night. We celebrate this special occasion with two appreciations of The […]

Critics Corner: VENUS IN FUR

Posted on July 9, 2014 by garyedf

Read two critical perspectives on Venus In Fur (2013, Roman Polanski) , from Angeline Rodriguez and Tien-Tien L. Jong. Venus In Fur opens in San Francisco at Landmark’s Opera Plaza Cinemas in San Francisco, and Landmark’s Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley on Friday, July 11, 2014.

Frameline: Spotlight on LGBT Films in Today’s Russia

Posted on June 26, 2014 by garyedf

by Tien-Tien L. Jong “Hopelessness is being gay in Russia,” so says the protagonist of Stand , one of the films programmed as part of the Spotlight on LGBT Films in Today’s Russia at this year’s Frameline film festival (now playing through Sunday, June 29). Here’s a quick guide to the Spotlight line-up, including 2 films […]

Festival Recap: The 57th San Francisco International Film Festival

Posted on May 15, 2014 by garyedf

by Tien-Tien L. Jong With 168 total films, spanning 56 countries (and 40 languages), the 57th edition of the San Francisco International Film Festival (April 24-May 8, 2014) was a truly “international” and diverse event. Here is a mini summary of my experience at the festival, with a list of my personal top five favorite […]