Dennis Harvey
Resurrecting the mighty Alhambra
SCREEN GRABS Designed inside and out by Timothy Pfleuger (who also created fellow art deco movie palaces the Castro and Paramount, among other Bay Area landmarks), the Alhambra Theater...
A shambling wreck, self-skewered
The titular subject of fellow Austrian Andreas Horvath’s scandalous documentary — you can fully indulge the lurid expectations raised by John Waters calling it the best film of the...
You’ve never seen (or heard) ‘Showgirls’ like this
ONSTAGE Recognized as an instant camp classic -- as well as a commercial disaster and artistic WTF -- upon its initial 1995 release, Paul Verhoeven’s Showgirls has been an annual...
15 years in, DocFest opens eyes and minds
SCREEN GRABS When SF DocFest (running June 2-16 at various venues) launched 15 years ago, it didn’t seem all that sure a thing. Yes, impresario Jeff Ross & co. had...
SF Silent Film Festival screens for the times
By Dennis Harvey
Every summer the Castro Theater fills with patrons — some of whom fly across the country or further for the occasion — eager to lose themselves in...
