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Top 10 Films from SF IndieFest
The lineup at this year’s SF IndieFest was unbelievably strong; I anticipated that there would be at least a few certified duds, but that wasn’t the case. Though I didn’t love every film, each had its unique voice, ambition,...
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SF IndieFest Reviews – All the Light in the Sky, Sun Don’t Shine & More
Joe Swanberg’s All the Light in the Sky is a naturalistic portrait of Marie (Jane Adams), an actress whose career seems to be losing steam. Romantically, she’s gotten to the point where she no longer possesses the energy to...
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SF IndieFest Top 10 Short Films
There were loads of fantastic independent shorts shown at this year’s SF Indiefest, and while I wasn’t able to watch all of them, the ones I did see (I still saw a lot) ran the gamut from exciting, to...
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SF IndieFest Documentary Reviews
Capsule reviews of several documentaries shown at the 2013 SF IndieFest.
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2013 SF Indiefest 2nd Weekend Wrap-up
It was a huge weekend at SF Indiefest, and we’ve got some equally huge coverage from the festival to bring to you all week. Stay locked-in to Way Too Indie this week for reviews, interviews, and our top 10...
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2013 Berlin International Film Festival Winners
As the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival comes to a close, as does our coverage of the festival. This last article contains the award winners of this year’s festival. The top prize award of the Golden Bear went to...
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2013 Berlin Film Festival Day 9: Dark Blood
And so the 63rd Berlinale is at a close. Over the past week I have been having the time of my life, and I hope I was able to share some of that with all of you. Through my...
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2013 Berlin Film Festival Day 8: Interior. Leather Bar.
I have some very unfortunate news; the general theater audience that I have been ranting and raving about over the past few posts has let me down. Let me clarify this. Remember the first time you saw Fonzie jump...
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2013 Berlin Film Festival Day 7: Prince Avalanche
The festival is in a state of transition. Much of the international press is beginning to leave the city, and as the weekend nears, they are replaced with more general audience members looking to enjoy the scene. Nearly all...
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2013 Oscar Predictions
While my Oscar predictions may not be quite as good as my Independent Spirit Award predictions were last year, I will offer my best guess at who I think will be declared the winner for each category. This year...
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2013 Berlin Film Festival Day 6: The Broken Circle Breakdown & Concussion
I was finally able to attend the lecture on short films presented through the Berlinale Talent Campus. The forum was moderated by the curator of the Berlinale Shorts Program, with the panel consisting of shorts programmers from festivals throughout...
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Screening: The Ghastly Love of Johnny X in San Francisco on February 15th
ATTENTION BAY AREA READERS! As the 2013 Academy Awards approach, you might be prepping yourself for the star-studded event by making plans to throw an Oscar-themed party, maybe making bets on who the big winners will be with your...
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2013 Berlin Film Festival Day 5: The state of the industry & Computer Chess Review
The fact is—as much as some of us might not like to hear it—this industry is all about money and film is expensive; so much so that it deters certain distributors from purchasing films because the possibilities of breaking...
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2013 SF Indiefest Day 4: I Declare War, Simon Killer, Various Shorts
On the docket for day 4 of the festival were two shorts programs: Defying the Limits, a collection of boundary-shattering films that push the medium in new directions, and An Animated World, which, as the title would suggest, showcased...
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