Dennis Harvey, Author at 48 hills

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Champagne supernovas, spilling over

October 24, 2016

SCREEN GRABS/ALL EARS The biggest noise of 90s Britpop, Manchester’s Oasis was briefly as massive as their hype -- not to mention their self-estimation...

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Lights, camera, Mill Valley

October 4, 2016

SCREEN GRABS In the Bay Area we’re fortunate to have arthouses, film festivals and other outlets providing year-round access to movies not typically on...

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Resurrecting the mighty Alhambra

September 28, 2016

SCREEN GRABS Designed inside and out by Timothy Pfleuger (who also created fellow art deco movie palaces the Castro and Paramount, among other Bay...

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A shambling wreck, self-skewered

September 5, 2016

The titular subject of fellow Austrian Andreas Horvath’s scandalous documentary — you can fully indulge the lurid expectations raised by John Waters calling it...

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You’ve never seen (or heard) ‘Showgirls’ like this

August 19, 2016

ONSTAGE Recognized as an instant camp classic -- as well as a commercial disaster and artistic WTF -- upon its initial 1995 release, Paul...

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15 years in, DocFest opens eyes and minds

June 1, 2016

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...

Arts + Culture

SF Silent Film Festival screens for the times

May 27, 2016

By Dennis Harvey Every summer the Castro Theater fills with patrons — some of whom fly across the country or further for the occasion —...

Dennis Harvey

Champagne supernovas, spilling over

Lights, camera, Mill Valley

Resurrecting the mighty Alhambra

A shambling wreck, self-skewered

You’ve never seen (or heard) ‘Showgirls’ like this

15 years in, DocFest opens eyes and minds

SF Silent Film Festival screens for the times

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