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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...
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2013 Oscar Nominated Shorts Spotlight: Animation
A look at this year's five Oscar nominates for Best Animated short film.
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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...
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2013 Berlin Film Festival Day 4: Maladies
When attending a festival, the town in which it is hosted comes alive to match the draw of...
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2013 Oscar Nominated Shorts Spotlight: Live Action
Just by glancing over the synopsis for each of the five Oscar nominated short live-action films, you get...
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2013 SF Indiefest Day 3: Desire Inc., Be Good, Wrong and More
I arrived at the Roxie Theater on Saturday afternoon prepared for a huge day of films, and that’s...
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2013 Berlin Film Festival Day 3: Lovelace & The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman
I have made a point of making my program selection as diverse as possible, while still attending the...
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2013 SF Indiefest Day 2: The Legend of Kaspar Hauser & Not In Tel Aviv
The second official day of SF Indiefest was also the first day to take place in San Francisco’s...
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2013 Berlin Film Festival Day 2: Don Jon’s Addiction & Paradise: Hope
What marks a film festival as a truly unique cinematic experience is the audience. Each morning when get...
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2013 SF Indiefest Day 1: The We and the I
As a native of the San Francisco Bay Area and a humble film lover, I am almost ashamed...
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2013 Berlin Film Festival Day 1: Intro & I Used to be Darker
Berlin brought me on board in a pool of sunshine--a welcome in the midst of the typical cloudy...
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2013 Oscar Nominated Shorts Spotlight: Documentary
This year's group of short documentary nominees may look like a harrowing bunch to sit through (topics include...
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The Diary of Preston Plummer
The Diary of Preston Plummer feels like a very personal film for writer and director Sean Ackerman; essentially...
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Undefeated
The winner of last year’s Academy Award for Best Documentary, Undefeated, tells the story of Bill Courtney and...
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The Naked Zinester
Awesome, just – awesome. This short documentary, The Naked Zinester, explores the life and work of Aaron Tsuru...