Stories about Documentary
A live cinema event to ‘Remember Los Siete’ in the Mission
Artist Vero Majano uses found footage and her own memories about the notorious 1969 trial to "remind people we are still here."
Screen Grabs: A seriously funny Italian legend, JT LeRoy, Hail Satan?
An endangered community arts center, a Kenyan superhero, The Visitor from another decade, Juggalo comedy, more in cinemas this week.
Screen Grabs: Cannabis nuns, Sapphic poets, Riot Grrrl blues….
A stunning 'Hagazussa,' a small-town opioid tale, rare Tibetan gems, and more this week in cinemas.
Screen Grabs: Aretha’s Amazing Grace, Blood for Dracula, Peterloo…..
Two eccentric flicks at Alamo, sci-fi from Claire Denis, Louise Brooks via Downton Abbey and more in cinemas this week.
From Gorbachev to ‘Red Joan’: SFFILM Fest gets geopolitical
Our Foreign Correspondent reviews films dealing with nuclear secrets, Perestroika, Syrian refugees, Afghan cinema under Communist rule, and more.
SFFILM Fest brings new ‘Tales of the City,’ rare gems, big star power
Laura Dern, Dr. Ruth, Ai Weiwei, migrating elephants, Satanists, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, prison basketball, and more in 62nd edition.
Screen Grabs: A wonderful ‘Diane,’ Czech newbies, public library drama….
Storm Boy, Holy Flame of the Martial World, An Elephant Sitting Still, and more choice films in cinemas this week
Screen Grabs: Jeff Adachi, Romanian scandal, magnificent cake…
Slut in a Good Way, 3 Faces, Screwball, She, The Curtain Rises, and more in cinemas this week
Screen Grabs: The terror that is ‘Us’
Jordan Peele's latest doesn't disappoint. Plus: Tiny Dance Festival, The Mustang, Transit, the Juniper Tree, and more in cinemas this week.
San Pablo’s Los Cenzontles ramps up its Mexican rhythms
A new sound system and renovated space, a collaboration with Linda Ronstadt, youth programs, a cross-border documentary—what can't this cultural academy (and band) do?