by Johnny Ray Huston Later this month we reach the 59th anniversary of James Dean’s untimely death, and this week, Pacific Film Archive is presenting new digital restorations of East of Eden , Rebel Without a Cause , and Giant , the canonical trilogy of sorts that define his brief but enduring film career. James […]
Dear Readers, During the past year I researched creating a cinema site for the San Francisco Bay Area, offering film reviews, feature articles, interviews and complete movie listings that would include the very special one-night screenings, filmmaker appearances and other unique cinematic events that are not usually found at online “showtime” sites. Those I asked loved […]
By Johnny Ray Huston From the outside, it looks like a simple building—a modest, rare un-gentrified spot on Valencia Street. But inside, Artists’ Television Access offers views into any number of worlds, from bizarre realms you’d never imagine visiting, to others that suddenly and unexpectedly mirror your innermost thoughts. There’s a spartan, bare-bones screening room […]
Every week there are events happening in the San Francisco Bay Area that we don’t get to write about but would like you to know about.
by Ben Terrall Billed as “subversive cinema … for subversive times,” the Roxie’s four-day series “The Dark Side of the Dream” (March 23-26) is a powerhouse collection of hard-hitting American movies made between 1933 and 1964. Former Roxie programmer Elliot Lavine, who returns to San Francisco from his new home in Portland for this run, […]
by Bill Kinder Veterans Day is coming. It’s unlikely you’ve been preparing for it. We don’t say, “It’s only October and the Veterans Day decorations are already out.” Not to mention the perennial confusion with Memorial Day. But there will be some nods to it in the news cycle this week: some pageantry, parading, and […]
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