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Oscar Analysis 2014: Best Documentary
If there’s one thing in common between Best Foreign Film and Best Documentary, it’s that no matter what...
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Vic + Flo Saw A Bear
If Vic + Flo Saw A Bear could be summed up in one word, that word would be...
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Let’s Ruin it With Babies (SF Indiefest)
Star Wars had the Millennium Falcon, Batman had the Batmobile, and The NeverEnding Story had Falcor. Cheeky road trip dramedy Let’s Ruin...
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Tim’s Vermeer
Tim Jenison’s an inventor with deep pockets (he made a killing in the video software business) and boundless...
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See You Next Tuesday (SF Indiefest)
In See You Next Tuesday‘s long opening shot, we see a close-up of Mona (Eleanor Pienta) at her shitty...
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Video Essay: Mise En Scène & The Visual Themes of Wes Anderson
Wes Anderson has become a film genre. Even Saturday Night Live did a spoof on this notion, re-envisioning...
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Grigris (SF Indiefest)
Director Mahamat Saleh Haroun spends no time establishing the main draw of Grigris' title character; in the opening...
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Did Kestrin Pantera ‘Ruin it With Babies’? (SF Indiefest)
Kestrin Pantera is an actor, writer, director, and classically trained cellist (she’s played with the likes of Weezer and...
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SF Indiefest Capsules: Proxy, A Field in England, More
A Field in England Ben Wheatley’s fever dream of a film, A Field in England, will have you scraping...
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Megan Messmer and T.S. Meeks Talk ‘To Us’
To Us, a short film by indie up-and-comer T.S. Meeks, centers on a couple falling away from each...
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SF Indiefest: Opening Night, The Congress
SF Indiefest kicked off its “Sweet 16” celebration at the beautiful Brava Theater last night with a screening...
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Video Essay: Social Anthropology In Narratives of Darren Aronofsky
From the outset, the films of Darren Aronofsky seem as different from each other as any filmography can...
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SFFS Announces Finalists for 2014 Documentary Film Fund
Today, the San Francisco Film Society announced its 11 finalists for the 2014 SFFS Documentary Film Fund awards,...
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Oscar Analysis 2014: Best Foreign Film
Where to begin with the Foreign Language Film category? The nomination process will always annoy people: Foreign countries...
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Oscar Analysis 2014: Best Adapted Screenplay
The Best Adapted Screenplay category is the lesser exciting of the two screenplay categories because of the lack...