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3w ago
This week’s newsletter is a bit thin. I’ve got two new films, both from England. We also have some of the best of Agnès Varda and Studio Ghibli. Festivals & Series The International Ocean Film Festival plays on April 4 The East International Jewish Film Festival closes on Friday New films opening B+ Wicked Little ..read more
Bayflicks | Silent Movies Blog
1M ago
This week we have Anna May Wong, Carol Doda, Spider-Man, Buster Keaton, Fritz Lang, and James Dean. I set up this newsletter earlier than usual, so there may be some changes. Festivals & Series The East Bay Jewish Film Festival closes Friday The San Francisco Greek Film Festival closes Saturday Something special Piccadilly (1929), Roxie ..read more
Bayflicks | Silent Movies Blog
1M ago
I’ve already told you that I’m not doing the usual Friday newsletter. But I have a few things to mention: I attended the Oscar ceremony at the Cerrito Theater. They kept us entertained during the commercial breaks. My favorite winner was Emma Stone. She was incredible! Maybe I should watch Oppenheimer again. As I’ve written ..read more
Bayflicks | Silent Movies Blog
1M ago
A lot of movies disappear from The Criterion Channel (although some will come back). Here are seven out of the 78 films that will disappear on April Fools’ Day. I’m taking a short rest. I won’t post my regular Friday newsletter this week. Full recommendations A+ The Third Man (1949) Writer Graham Greene and director ..read more
Bayflicks | Silent Movies Blog
1M ago
This Sunday is Oscar night. As far as I can tell, seven Bay Area movie theaters will be playing – not a movie – but a celebration of the concept of movies. Or at least a celebration of ostentatious clothing. Here are the theaters that I know will have a Oscar party: Cerrito New Parkway ..read more
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1M ago
Here are seven films that came to the Criterion Channel recently: A Raging Bull (1980)Martin Scorsese put a cap on 70’s cinema with this study of boxer Jake La Motta. It isn’t an easy film to watch; the experience is akin to a fierce pummeling. But it’s worth it. Robert De Niro gives one of ..read more
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1M ago
Movie music is central this week. Festivals & Series A Fist of Music, An Ennio Morricone Restrospective, opens today and runs two weeks! The Week’s Big Event: A Fistful of Music! Over the next two weeks, the 4-Star will play two films a day scored by the maestro of cinematic music, Ennio Morricone. A A ..read more
Bayflicks | Silent Movies Blog
2M ago
This week in Bay Area cinemas, you can go to two different Jewish film festivals! If you believe in the Auteur Theory, you can watch – on the big screen – films from Ingmar Bergman, Federico Fellini, Yasujirô Ozu, Vincente Minnelli, William Wyler, and two very different films from Jonathan Demme. Festivals & Series The ..read more
Bayflicks | Silent Movies Blog
2M ago
Two late Ozu films play in Bay Area theaters this week. There’s also The Big Lebowski with a live cast. John Travolta can become very, very fat, but no one has a Spotless Mind! If you don’t understand what you just read, don’t worry about it. Festivals & Series The Mostly British Film Festival (check ..read more
Bayflicks | Silent Movies Blog
2M ago
Martin Scorsese doesn’t only make films. For the last thirty years, he has also been restoring old films through his Film Foundation. The Criterion Channel is now streaming a selection of 27 films that Scorsese has restored. I haven’t seen all of them. Here are nine out of the 27 that I have seen and ..read more