Thursday, October 19, 2006

ROBERT ALDRICH BLOGATHON—Saint Joan and Baby Jane

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Imagine this. You are a young, naïve gay boy recently arrived in San Francisco during the mid-70s. On one of your first dates you are invi...
Tuesday, October 17, 2006

2006 UNAFF—San Francisco Screenings

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The 9th United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF) is just about to launch in the Bay Area, beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, October 18...

CALVAIRE (THE ORDEAL) / 13 TZAMETI

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Contributing writer Michael Hawley caught two Roxie Film Center screenings while I was on vacation this last week. He has generously offered...
Sunday, October 08, 2006

OVERLORD

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"You who build these altars now to sacrifice these children / you must not do it anymore." —Leonard Cohen I have long been fascina...
Saturday, October 07, 2006

2006 MVFF / THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND—The Evening Class Interview With Forest Whitaker

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The Ritz Carlton was a beehive of activity this morning with frazzled publicists, frustrated hotel staff and famous talent buzzing around th...
Thursday, October 05, 2006

FUR: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus

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Beauty, they say, is only skin deep. Beauty, they say, is in the eye of the beholder. And if you were able to organize them for—let's ...
Wednesday, October 04, 2006

2006 MVFF—Quick Takes

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The 29th Mill Valley Film Festival kicks in tomorrow evening. Crossovers from 2006 TIFF—already written about—include The Host and Ten Ca...

The Evening Class Interview With David Thomson

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David Thomson does not need me to defend him against his detractors, neither those who don't particularly favor his most recent book on ...

DAVID THOMSON On Nicole Kidman (Cody's Bookstore Appearance)

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On Thursday, September 28, 2006, I made my way to Codys Bookstore in Berkeley to hear David Thomson speak on his latest book Nicole Kidman ....