Thursday, May 2, 2024

Tagged with: Film

What we saw at Sundance 2024, part one: Rise of the genre flicks

This year was all about genre films, from Kristen Stewart's barbell romance to Angus Cloud's Oakland epic.

Screen Grabs: Has democracy peaked? Ask the monk with the gun

Elections bring trouble in Bhutan. Plus: Franz Rogowski meets French imperialism in 'Disco Boy,' pretty but plodding 'Peasants'

Screen Grabs: 50 years later, ‘Zardoz’ still fascinates (Sean Connery’s outfit included)

... and 'Blazing Saddles' still, well, farts. Plus: Unusually touching 'The End We Start From' and thriller 'Restore Point'

Win FREE tix to Indiefest’s opening night movie + party!

Plus use code 48HILLS for a 10% discount on tickets at checkout! SF Indiefest runs Feb. 8-18

Pack the popcorn, Indiefest 2024 is adventure time for moviegoers

90 films rush onto screens Feb. 8-18, from 'Sisters' in Mexico and 'Tokyo Cowboy' to the 25th anniversary of 'Fight Club.'

Arts Forecast: ‘The Wiz’ whisks us right down that Yellow Brick Road

Plus: Danny Glover, Kafana Balkan, Valentine's Gay, Tongues Untied, parallax errors, Bob Dylan Center, more great things to do

Screen Grabs: Mads Mikkelsen magnetizes in epic ‘The Promised Land’

Sweeping Danish historical saga offers the actor a superb showcase, and an unnerving nemesis

COVID safety is a progressive responsibility

Government, media, institutions no longer work to protect us; we need to keep raising our voices and taking action.

‘Mere Mortals’ drowns its provocative beauty in noise and lights

SF Ballet takes on the promise/threat of Artificial Intelligence, but the digital onslaught is all too much.

Screen Grabs: With ‘Bushman,’ a trip back to nearly unrecognizable 1971 SF

A feast of revivals including 'Household Saints' and 'Ghosts of Mars;' 'Vishniac captures Jewish ghetto life, more