Pam Grady, Author at 48 hills

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A man, a plan, a documentary: ‘The Palindromists’

September 1, 2020

Palindromes read the same forward and back. We learn that in grade school. "Madam, I'm Adam." "A man. A plan. A canal. Panama." "Was...

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‘Tesla’ explores early years of a genius whose impact is still felt

August 19, 2020

Filmmaker Michael Almereyda has been living with Nikola Tesla for nearly as long as he has been alive—no wonder that he wound up making...

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Clap your hands, stomp your feet for ‘River City Drumbeat’

August 5, 2020

River City Drumbeat (playing Fri/7-August 21 at Roxie Virtual Cinema) captures a Louisville, KY, phenomenon: the River City Drum Corp, a youth brigade of African...

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Movies: ‘Around the Sun’ makers bring mumblecore teachings to a château

July 29, 2020

A visit to London planted the seeds for the romantic sci-fi drama Around the Sun, which opens a run in the Roxie Virtual Cinema...

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City quarantine, set to film for the Roxie’s Mixtape-in-Place fest

July 22, 2020

When the Roxie Theater announced the first open call for a Mixtape event in 2015, the festival was never meant to become an annual...

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In ‘John Lewis: Good Trouble,’ filmmaker Dawn Porter limns civil rights icon

June 29, 2020

Congressman John Lewis, the civil rights icon who has represented the 5th District of Georgia, including Atlanta, since 1987, is 80 now, running for...

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‘Ahead of the Curve’ flips through legendary lesbian magazine’s impact

June 23, 2020

For many in the lesbian and queer community, Curve magazine (originally Deneuve), launched in 1990, has been a source of community connection. For filmmaker...

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10 years later, H.P. Mendoza’s ‘Fruit Fly’ plays a very changed San Francisco

May 21, 2020

What Fruit Fly writer/director H.P. Mendoza originally had in mind for the film's 10th anniversary screening at this year's CAAMFest was a replay of...

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SFFILM Fest goes virtual just as programming director bows out

April 12, 2020

The week between the confirmation of the SFFILM Festival's program and the public announcement of it is Director of Programming Rachel Rosen's least favorite...

Pam Grady

A man, a plan, a documentary: ‘The Palindromists’

‘Tesla’ explores early years of a genius whose impact is still felt

Clap your hands, stomp your feet for ‘River City Drumbeat’

Movies: ‘Around the Sun’ makers bring mumblecore teachings to a château

City quarantine, set to film for the Roxie’s Mixtape-in-Place fest

In ‘John Lewis: Good Trouble,’ filmmaker Dawn Porter limns civil rights icon

‘Ahead of the Curve’ flips through legendary lesbian magazine’s impact

10 years later, H.P. Mendoza’s ‘Fruit Fly’ plays a very changed San Francisco

SFFILM Fest goes virtual just as programming director bows out

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