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Silent Film Fest kicks off with a Douglas Fairbanks swan song

July 9, 2023

26th installment includes Mae Murray, Laurel & Hardy, Sessue Hayakawa, Mary Philbin Norma Shearer—all with live music

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Screen Grabs: An ingenious tale—and a delicious role—in ‘The Lesson’

July 5, 2023

Plus: YouTube's corrosive effects on political discourse, and two French movies tackle the search for personal identity

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Screen Grabs: Saluting the legacies of Luis Buñuel, Béla Tarr, and… Lindsey Lohan

July 3, 2023

'Viridiana' still scathes, 'Satantango' still mesmerizes, and 'Mean Girls' still delights.

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Screen Grabs: The night the Cramps played a Napa mental hospital

June 28, 2023

Historic 1978 concert screened at the Roxie, with Mutants in tow. Plus: Quirky 'Will-o'-the-Wisp' and enlightening 'Close to Vermeer'

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Screen Grabs: Bodies on the line, from ‘Give Me an A’ to ‘A Woman Kills’

June 26, 2023

Abortion shorts, drag liberation, intersex community, a woman-directed Spaghetti Western, The Boz, and Rock Hudson on screens.

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Screen Grabs: Glenda Jackson’s razor-sharp technique cut through the nonsense

June 22, 2023

Plus: Marcel Ophuls’ four-hour masterwork 'The Sorrow and the Pity,' classic Tokyo films at BAMPFA, more

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Screen Grabs: In ‘The Stroll,’ walk with trans survivors through the old Meatpacking District

June 20, 2023

Plus: Queer Women of Color Fest comes online, teen emo love in 'Sublime,' and over-the-top 'Mad Heidi' cheese.

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Screen Grabs: The effervescent presence of Claudia Cardinale

June 14, 2023

Plus: A retrospective of Maya Deren's brilliant short films, and fine-tuned lesbian drama 'Blue Jean'

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Frameline47 pumps queer joy into a wobbly cinema scene

June 12, 2023

From local heroes to intergalactic legends, the largest, oldest LGBTQ film fest is bursting with big screen love.

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Screen Grabs: The nuanced triumph of ‘Past Lives’

June 7, 2023

Plus: A journey over the rainbow with 'Lynch/Oz,' surreal Bohemian '70s hijinks in Dalíland. New movies!

Dennis Harvey

Silent Film Fest kicks off with a Douglas Fairbanks swan song

Screen Grabs: An ingenious tale—and a delicious role—in ‘The Lesson’

Screen Grabs: Saluting the legacies of Luis Buñuel, Béla Tarr, and… Lindsey Lohan

Screen Grabs: The night the Cramps played a Napa mental hospital

Screen Grabs: Bodies on the line, from ‘Give Me an A’ to ‘A Woman Kills’

Screen Grabs: Glenda Jackson’s razor-sharp technique cut through the nonsense

Screen Grabs: In ‘The Stroll,’ walk with trans survivors through the old Meatpacking District

Screen Grabs: The effervescent presence of Claudia Cardinale

Frameline47 pumps queer joy into a wobbly cinema scene

Screen Grabs: The nuanced triumph of ‘Past Lives’

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