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J.P. Chan and Cast Talk ‘A Picture of You’ (Part 2)
In A Picture of You, a brother and sister (Andrew Pang and Jo Mei) return to their rural childhood home in Pennsylvania to sort through their recently deceased mother’s belongings. They discover shocking photos that change their perception of their...
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J.P. Chan and Cast Talk ‘A Picture of You’
In A Picture of You, a brother and sister (Andrew Pang and Jo Mei) return to their rural childhood home in Pennsylvania to sort through their recently deceased mother’s belongings. They discover shocking photos that change their perception of their...
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Anita Monga On the 2014 SF Silent Film Festival
It’s time once again for San Francisco’s silent era Castro Theatre to do what it was made to do and show eager audiences once again why silent films define what movie magic really is. Starting tomorrow, Thursday May 29th,...
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Doug Block Explains What It’s Like To Shoot ‘112 Weddings’
Doug Block isn’t afraid to be open with his audiences. In 2005, Block made 51 Birch Street, a documentary about his parents’ complicated marriage. Years later he followed up with The Kids Grow Up, a documentary about his daughter...
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Nickolas Rossi On Honoring the Musical Legacy of Elliott Smith
A tasteful, haunting portrait of the life and music of late Portland icon Elliott Smith, Heaven Adores You by Nickolas Rossi also serves as a sigh of relief for Smith’s fans. The introverted musician died of mysterious stab wounds, much like another...
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Gia Coppola Talks Representing Teen Life Authentically in ‘Palo Alto’
Gia Coppola’s debut feature Palo Alto captures the struggles of modern teens better than any movie in memory. The film is based on a book of short stories by James Franco, who c0-stars in the film alongside young breakouts Jack...
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SFIFF57: Alex of Venice Red Carpet Interviews
This past Thursday we chatted with the stars of Alex of Venice, which closed out this year’s San Francisco International Film Festival at the Castro Theatre. Director Chris Messina, stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Don Johnson, and SFIFF57 Director of...
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SFIFF57: Sara Dosa Talks Mushroom Hunting, ‘The Last Season’
Sara Dosa’s debut feature, The Last Season, which screens today at Sundance Kabuki Cinemas as part of SFIFF57, is a multi-layered story about Kouy Loch, a Cambodian immigrant who resisted the Khmer Rouge, and Roger Higgins, a Vietnam vet. The former soldiers,...
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SFIFF57: Jeremy Ambers and Ben Davis Talk ‘Impossible Light’
Jeremy Ambers’ directorial debut, Impossible Light, chronicles the conception, design, and construction of The Bay Lights, the world’s most massive light sculpture. Ben Davis, the founder of Illuminate the Arts and the man who dreamed up the gargantuan project, teamed...
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Charlie and Lucy Paul Talk Ralph Steadman, ‘For No Good Reason’
In Charlie Paul’s For No Good Reason, the British filmmaker allows us a peek into the world of artist Ralph Steadman, one of the key Gonzo visionaries and good friend of Hunter S. Thompson. The film chronicles not only his career,...
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Jordi Morató tells the astounding story behind ‘The Creator of the Jungle’
The Creator of the Jungle is one of those documentaries that sounds unbelievable at first. Garrell, a middle aged man with a massive childlike imagination, spent his childhood playing in a forest by his home. As Garrell got older,...
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John Turturro Talks ‘Fading Gigolo’, Woody Allen’s Brutal Honesty
John Turturro writes, directs, and stars in Fading Gigolo, a tender comedy about a stoic bookstore employee whose boss (Woody Allen) convinces him to become a male prostitute, acting as his pimp, essentially. Business is booming, but eventually, love, money, and...
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Steven Knight Talks ‘Locke’, the Theater of the Automobile
In Steven Knight’s experimental chamber piece Locke, we follow construction manager Ivan Locke (Tom Hardy) who, while driving on a highway late at night, has his whole world crumble around him as he desperately tries to keep his calm, cool exterior. Locke’s...
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Helen Simon Describes the Difficulties of Making the Important Doc ‘No Lullaby’
No Lullaby is a difficult film to watch, but that’s precisely why Helen Simon made it. Simon tells the story of Tina Reuther, a woman who was repeatedly abused sexually by her father while growing up. Tina never spoke...
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