Kucharmania in SF—and THE LAST SUPPER OF CRETINS OF CRETE

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by Johnny Ray Huston

Everything is coming up Kuchar in San Francisco and beyond right now, with Artists’ Television Access presenting a two-night celebration of Mike and George’s moving pictures, and the publication of The George Kuchar Reader , edited by Andrew Lampert. (Along with V. Vale’s daintier George Kuchar: Interviews and Conversations  from last year, the book is a vital addition to Kuchar studies, since George’s autobiography Reflections From a Cinematic Cesspool  has not been in print recently.)

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Live Oak Park Fair This Weekend, June 14-15

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Cheryl Angelina Koehler, editor of the East Bay culinary magazine Edible East Bay, proudly announces that they will be hosting a tasting extravaganza of handcrafted local foods at Berkeley’s 44th annual Live Oak Park Fair on Saturday & Sunday, June 14 & 15, 10:00AM–6:00PM.  Come sample handmade products such as jams, granolas, baked goods, teas, and juice crafted by local food producers.  Continue reading →

Editor’s Pick: Oddball Film + Video

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by Michael Guillén

With San Francisco’s neighborhood theaters biting the dust like Amerindian buffalo, it’s gratifying to know there are still alternate screening venues like Oddball Film + Video, a stock footage company based in San Francisco whose main business is licensing unusual stock footage to producers of feature films, documentaries, commercials, broadcast television, music videos, as well as web and new media productions.   Continue reading →

Editor’s Pick: The San Francisco Green Film Festival

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by Michael L. Guillén

In its fourth edition, and with special guests, panel discussions, and community events as value added, the San Francisco Green Film Festival (May 29-June 4, 2014) offers 50 new environmental films curated in thematic sidebars ranging from “Water”—featuring the 40th-anniversary screening of Roman Polanski’s Chinatown (1973) (and relevant to concerns over California’s drought)—”Liveable Cities,” “Healthy Kids,” “Nature,” “Oceans,” “Take Action,” and my focus at this year’s festival: “Food Security.” Continue reading →

Seducing Repertory Cinema into the 21st Century: I Wake Up Dreaming 2014–Dark Treasures from the Warner Archives

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by Elliot Lavine

The idea of programming film noir festivals for a century-old San Francisco art theater sounds like a dream of a gigbag and for 99% of the ride it is. But it’s a little bit like being turned loose in a funhouse with no exit because ultimately it can lead to bouts of insomnia and chronic fits of frustration. It can lead to indigestion and other forms of irritability. But in the end it can also remind you that patience and stamina, although usually in short supply, will win the day.  Continue reading →

Food Revolution SF Events: May 16-18, 2014

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“How can most people submit so unthinkingly to the dehumanizing experience of lifeless fast food that’s everywhere in our lives?  How can you marvel at the world and then feed yourself in a completely un-marvelous way?  I think it’s because we don’t learn the vital relationship of food to agriculture and to culture, and how food affects the quality of our everyday lives.” —Alice Waters  Continue reading →

FORBIDDEN CITY, USA: Chinese American Nightclubs, 1936-1970

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by Gary Meyer

After first seeing Arthur Dong’s movie FORBIDDEN CITY, USA, I wanted more of the eye-opening stories and images about the Bay Area’s fascinating Chinese American nightclubs. The film gave me a rich feel for the exotic atmosphere and the characters who made it a popular scene for all audiences. Now the book Forbidden City, USA: Chinese American Nightclubs, 1936-1970 has arrived and I cannot stop looking and reading.  Continue reading →