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At the CROSSROADS in 2016

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Presenting more than 70 artists' films in nine programs over three days in 16mm, 35mm, and digital video, SF Cinematheque's annual experimental film festival...
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Feeling ‘Trapped’

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As US abortion clinics fight to survive, a new documentary by a San Francisco filmmaker tells the compelling story of clinic providers and doctors...
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What we saw at Sundance

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48 Hills film critic Jesse Hawthorne Ficks snuck into Sundance 2016 to scope out the best flicks of the fest.  1. Anna Rose Holmer, The Fits (USA/Italy) Quite...
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SF Indiefest: A trio of top picks

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SF Indiefest is celebrating its 18th anniversary of screening independent cinema, which is an admirable milestone. This year's movie lineup will light up the Mission...
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Pornucopia! Dan Savage’s skin-flick fest returns

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SCREEN GRABS Last year I was drenched -- figuratively, of course -- in porn. I spent several months writing a comprehensive history of porn music,...
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Ficks’ Picks: The best films of 2015 (spoiler-free!)

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SCREEN GRABS Our esteemed film critic Jesse Hawthorne Ficks, who ranged from horror classics to the Toronto International Film Festival this year, picks the cream...
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The illuminated woman of ‘Crimson Peak’

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Guillermo de Toro's latest gothic horror has more up its sleeve than loving, gory homage.  By Jesse Hawthorne Ficks SCREEN GRABS Cinephiles should have a field day...
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More Ficks’ Picks from the Toronto International Film Festival

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Tamil rebels, explicit 'Love,' 3D horrors from the past, a Moroccan masterpiece, and gobbledygook skin flicks in part 2 of our coverage. Read part one...
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Guns, girls, gangsters storm Castro Theatre

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From 'Chinatown at Midnight' to 'Dangerous Blondes,' the I Wake Up Dreaming series showcases rare noir films, Thu/6-Sept. 3. By Dennis Harvey SCREEN GRABS Elliot Lavine...
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What to see at the 35th SF Jewish Film Festival

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Don't schvitz! From Hitchcock to DJ AM, here are six essential picks from the sprawling annual cinematic feast, beginning Thu/23. By Jesse Hawthorne Ficks SCREEN GRABS The 35th Annual...

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