Bernard Boo
667 articles written by Bernard Boo
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Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
It’s been nearly a decade since Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy introduced Will Ferrell and director Adam McKay’s (then a newcomer) absurdist brand of humor to the masses, a brand of humor that earned the film the biggest cult...
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Anchorman 2’s Adam McKay Talks Filming Enough Funny For Two Movies
Nearly a decade after its release, one of the most popular and beloved comedies in recent memory, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, finally gets a follow-up, with Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. Set in the early ’80s, Ron (Will Ferrell)...
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Rwandan Drummers Rock California, Spread ‘Sweet Dreams’
On Sunday night, Ingoma Nshya–Rwanda’s first female drum troupe and subjects of the wonderful documentary Sweet Dreams–filled the San Rafael Film Center in California with thunderous music, to the delight of the packed house in attendance. Traveling thousands of miles...
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Another Hole in the Head Capsule Reviews
Another Hole in the Head–San Francisco’s 10-years-young independent genre film festival–finished up its run at the Balboa theater last night, with a screening of the supernatural high school thriller, All Cheerleaders Die, which got a great response (and a round...
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Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago
“I don’t want to sit in my depressed little life, popping pills in the same pattern.” It’s the type of thought that’s likely crossed all of our minds, though few of us ever bother to do anything–at least anything...
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Fandor Expands Library With New Partnerships
When it comes to VOD and streaming services, none cater to the arthouse, indie crowd (you guys) like Fandor.com. With over 5,000 titles geared toward independent, international, and obscure film lovers, it’s one of the key supporters of today’s...
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Bettie Page Reveals All
As one subject in director Mark Mori’s loving hagiography Bettie Page Reveals All says, when you see Ms. Page in a photograph, it’s like she’s looking straight into your eyes. In the film, precious audio recordings of Page reflecting on...
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The Punk Singer
Throughout the ’90s and into the early 2000’s, Kathleen Hanna blazed a trail for young feminists everywhere, fronting the blistering punk band Bikini Kill and the dance-y electroclash band Le Tigre, and co-founding the riot grrrl movement. Her rousing...
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Twice Born
Sergio Castellitto’s adaptation of his wife Margaret Mazzantini’s novel, Twice Born is an overwrought romantic melodrama set in the Bosnian conflict that features two fine actors turning in sick-day performances. The Italian actor-turned-director fails to draw anything substantial out of his...
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Laura Colella On Filming Her Friends in ‘Breakfast With Curtis’
The third feature from filmmaker Laura Colella, Breakfast With Curtis, steps into the lives of the bohemian residents of the brightly-colored, three-story home she lives in in real life–called “The Purple Citadel”, awesomely–but with a fictional narrative. Colella casted her real-life...
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Sweet Dreams
In 1994, Rwanda was devastated by the genocide that saw the country’s Hutus slaughter nearly 1 million Tutsis in a vengeful, horrific act of malice. Rwanda has been on the mend to this day, striving to redefine itself and...
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Sini Anderson Talks Kathleen Hanna, Strength in Vulnerability
The Punk Singer, director Sini Anderson’s bracingly intimate portrait of her close friend, Kathleen Hanna, explores her life journey as a punk rock feminist in her early years (she was the frontwoman of both Bikini Kill and Le Tigre), writing...
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Lisa Fruchtman Talks Ice Cream and Drumming in Rwanda
Following the unlikely partnership between a Rwandan women’s drum troupe and New York’s Blue Marble ice cream shop as they work together to bring Rwanda it’s first taste of ice cream, Sweet Dreams is a beautifully crafted film of hope...
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Another Hole in the Head Celebrates 10 Years of Genre Madness
Tonight, after the insanity of Black Friday shopping has passed and everyone’s Turkey-itis has subsided, the Another Hole in the Head Film Festival will be kicking off its three-week-long program, introducing San Franciscans to a whole new kind of...
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Philomena
Judi Dench, an actress capable of moving mountains with her onscreen power, is capable of much more than what’s required of her in Philomena, a good film based on an astounding true story, directed by Stephen Frears (The Queen). Embodying...