2013 CAAMFest: Abigail Harm, Harana, Sunset StoriesBy Bernard Boo Abigail Harm Abigail Harm is a modern interpretation of a classic Korean folktale that drips with atmosphere and expertly balances fantasy with raw human emotion. Set in a darker,...
2013 CAAMFest: The Reluctant Fundamentalist & Midnight’s ChildrenBy Bernard Boo This past Sunday, I saw a pair of fantastic adaptations of prize-winning books: Deepa Mehta’s adaptation of Salman Rushdie’s epic Midnight’s Children, and Mira Nair’s take on Mohsin Hamid’s...
2013 CAAMFest: Late Summer, When Night Falls, High Tech Low LifeBy Bernard Boo Late Summer Late Summer borrows its title from the work of one of the most celebrated directors of all time, Yasujiro Ozu. If you’re familiar with Ozu’s work, you’ll...
2013 CAAMFest: Opening Night, Linsanity, GracelandBy Bernard Boo CAAMFest kicked off with a screening of Evan Jackson Leong’s look into the Jeremy Lin phenomenon, Linsanity, at San Francisco’s Castro Theater, and then moved a few blocks down...
2013 CAAMFest Coverage IntroductionBy Bernard Boo Tonight marks the opening night of CAAMFest, once known as the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, CAAMFest is a celebration of Asian and Asian American media, food,...
2013 SXSW Film Festival Award WinnersBy Dustin Jansick The winners of the 2013 SXSW Film Festival were announced last night with Destin Daniel Cretton’s Short Term 12 winning the Grand Jury prize for Narrative Feature. The other...
Giveaway: Win The Place Beyond the Pines Soundtrack and PosterBy Dustin Jansick The upcoming film from the director of Blue Valentine, which also stars Ryan Gosling, looks as if he has another emotionally powerful story on his hands. The Place Beyond...
Watch: Frances Ha trailerBy C.J. Prince IFC Films has put out a trailer for Frances Ha, Noah Baumbach’s (The Squid and the Whale, Kicking and Screaming, Greenberg) new film. Initially a bit of a secret project...
Watch: Simon Killer trailerBy Dustin Jansick Our favorite film from SF Indiefest this year, Simon Killer, finally has a trailer available to watch. The trailer gives you a taste of the discomfort as well as...
Giveaway: Win Life of Pi on Blu-rayBy Dustin Jansick Life of Pi is truly a film that you must see on the highest resolution possible in order to immerse yourself in the glorious picture director Ang Lee and...
Watch: The Conjuring trailerBy Blake Ginithan A brand spanking new teaser trailer has been released for the upcoming James Wan directed Horror film, The Conjuring. And boy does it look to have some promise. While...
Watch: The Taking trailerBy C.J. Prince An intriguing trailer recently came out for the indie horror The Taking. Directed byThe BAPartists (aka Cezil Reed & Lydelle Jackson), The Taking is their debut feature. The trailer...
SF IndieFest Coverage Wrap-UpBy Bernard Boo After two weeks of movie-watching, subway-riding, popcorn-eating, people-meeting, white-russian-drinking madness, all I can say is that SF IndieFest is an incomparable experience not to be missed by any fan...
Giveaway: Win The Sessions on Blu-rayBy Dustin Jansick If you haven’t had a chance to see the Oscar and Independent Spirit Award nominated film The Sessions, which stars John Hawkes and Helen Hunt, now is your chance....
