Dennis Harvey, Author at 48 hills

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Screen Grabs: Oh dear, the director of ‘The Room’ has made a shark movie

May 4, 2023

Plus: A collection of Alee Peoples' playful shorts, Christian Mungiu's latest searing Romanian indictment, more

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Screen Grabs: The triumph of Louise Brooks, the flash of Pola Negri

May 1, 2023

Classics that you can't miss. Plus: Very different family dramas in 'Riceboy Sleeps,' 'The Restless,' and 'Winter Boy'

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Screen Grabs: Bless you Mario, but how about some fantasy for adults?

April 27, 2023

Murakami gets an ideal animation, 'Sisu' knocks Nazis, wild circus tales in 'Broadway,' and 'Freaks vs. the Reich'

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Screen Grabs: ‘Cherry’ takes on abortion narratives with a light heart, flakey heroine

April 24, 2023

Plus: 'The Artifice Girl' and 'Beautiful Beings' offer dark visions of a kid's life.

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Screen Grabs: 20th Greek Film Fest celebrates ‘the Greek Brigitte Bardot,’ more

April 20, 2023

Plus: Outsider artist Hilma af Klint gets a biopic, 'Everything Went Fine' and the family bond of assisted suicide

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A strange, sardonic Art Deco masterpiece: Bertolucci’s ‘The Conformist’ returns

April 18, 2023

At 30 in 1970, Bernardo Bertolucci had already made three narrative features (plus an anthology segment, a long TV documentary, and several shorts), all...

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Screen Grabs: Rivers, mountains, wildfire—3 new nature docs deliver dazzling imagery

April 16, 2023

Just in time for Earth Day, a trio of revealing films takes in the planet with wide eyes (and deep intentions)

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Screen Grabs: Kelly Reichardt and the art of Showing Up

April 14, 2023

Plus: Nicolas Cage goes batty (again) as a vampire in 2023...and 1988.

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Screen Grabs: Tutti Frutti, it’s the Little Richard movie

April 11, 2023

Plus: 'Blackstar' prequel to a queer classic, pranking at a high level in 'Chop & Steele,' moody 'Leda,' more

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Screen Grabs: At SFFILM Fest, local looks from Steph Curry to Boots Riley

April 9, 2023

Our picks from the 66th edition, which kicks off in Oakland and presents plenty of global visions (plus Rose Pak).

Dennis Harvey

Screen Grabs: Oh dear, the director of ‘The Room’ has made a shark movie

Screen Grabs: The triumph of Louise Brooks, the flash of Pola Negri

Screen Grabs: Bless you Mario, but how about some fantasy for adults?

Screen Grabs: ‘Cherry’ takes on abortion narratives with a light heart, flakey heroine

Screen Grabs: 20th Greek Film Fest celebrates ‘the Greek Brigitte Bardot,’ more

A strange, sardonic Art Deco masterpiece: Bertolucci’s ‘The Conformist’ returns

Screen Grabs: Rivers, mountains, wildfire—3 new nature docs deliver dazzling imagery

Screen Grabs: Kelly Reichardt and the art of Showing Up

Screen Grabs: Tutti Frutti, it’s the Little Richard movie

Screen Grabs: At SFFILM Fest, local looks from Steph Curry to Boots Riley

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