The French Had a Name for It: A Gallic Twist on an American Genre

Posted on November 13, 2014 by garyedf

All roads lead to Trenton, NJ after a young black man is lynched in the postwar American South in I Spit on Your Graves (J’irai cracher sur vos tombes) , Michel Gast’s 1959 fever dream revenge thriller, a surreal standout among the dozen rarely–seen titles that make up The French Had a Name for It, the latest film noir series at San Francisco’s Roxie Theater. Continue reading →

Critics Corner: VIOLETTE

Posted on June 26, 2014 by garyedf

Read two critical perspectives on Violette (2013, Martin Provost), from Richard von Busack and Mel Valentin. Violette opens in San Francisco at Landmark Cinema’s Embarcadero Center Cinema, Landmark’s Albany Twin in Albany, and Rafael Film Center in San Rafael on Friday, June 27, 2014. Continue reading →