SXSW 2014: Rubber Soul, Ping Pong Summer, & Open WindowsBy Dustin Jansick Rubber Soul Rubber Soul reenacts two in-depth interviews of John Lennon that were conducted ten years apart from each other. No words of Lennon’s were altered during this reconstruction,...
CAAMFest 2014 Kicks Off Tomorrow Night In San FranciscoBy Bernard Boo CAAMFest, formerly known as the San Francisco International Asian Film Festival, kicks off tomorrow night, Thursday, March 13th, and runs through March 23rd. Presented by the Center for Asian...
SXSW 2014: Before I Disappear & The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron SwartzBy Dustin Jansick Before I Disappear Shawn Christensen converts his Academy Award winning short film featuring a man who discovers his motivation to stay alive into a full feature film with Before...
SXSW 2014: Frank & The GuestBy Dustin Jansick Frank An aspiring keyboardist named Jon (Domhnall Gleeson) stumbles into an impeccable opportunity when he walks passed a band that just so happens to need a keyboardist after theirs...
SXSW 2014: Joe & FaultsBy Dustin Jansick Joe Director David Gordon Green returns to the indie festival circuit after last year’s Prince Avalanche with a new film starring Nicholas Cage and Tye Sherdian entitled, Joe. Named...
Giveaway: 12 Years a Slave Blu-rayBy Bernard Boo This is a big one, folks! We’re giving away two blu-ray copies of 12 Years a Slave, which took home several awards this year including Oscars for Best Picture, Best...
SXSW 2014: She’s Lost Control, The Heart Machine, & CreepBy Dustin Jansick She’s Lost Control As a surrogate partner therapist, its Ronah’s (Brooke Bloom) job to try to heal people of their sexual intimacy issues through various sessions and stages of...
SXSW 2014: The Infinite ManBy Dustin Jansick The Infinite Man It’s pretty hard to believe that The Infinite Man is Hugh Sullivan’s feature directorial debut as very few attempt to make a science fiction film in...
Maggie Q and Mekhi Phifer Attend Divergent SF PremiereBy Bernard Boo This past Wednesday, Divergent, the next potential YA phenomenon from Summit Entertainment based on the popular Veronica Roth book series, premiered in San Francisco with stars Maggie Q and...
SFIFF Announces Feature Film Competition ContendersBy Bernard Boo The 57th annual San Francisco International Film Festival has announced the slates for its 2014 New Directors Prize and Golden Gate Award for Documentary Feature. The festival runs April...
Mill Valley Film Festival Announces 2014 Dates and Call For EntriesBy Bernard Boo Mark Fishkin, California Film Institute (CFI) Executive Director and Founder, has announced that the 37th annual Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF) will be held October 2 – October 12, 2014. MVFF’s programming...
SFFS Announces Finalists for Spring 2014 Filmmaking GrantsBy Bernard Boo The San Francisco Film Society (SFFS) and Kenneth Rainin Foundation (KRF) have selected 15 finalists for the latest round of SFFS / KRF Filmmaking Grants; more than $300,000 will be awarded to one or more narrative...
‘If You Build It’ Subject Emily Pilloton Honored in Home TownBy Bernard Boo If You Build It, by Patrick Creadon, follows activist-designers Emily Pilloton and Matthew Miller as they set up Studio H–an innovative shop class engineered to teach students the fundamentals...
10 Most Anticipated Films At SXSW 2014By Dustin Jansick After last year’s surprise breakout film Short Term 12, many people are wondering if the SXSW Film Festival will premiere another indie sensation. Only time will tell if lightning...
