FEATURES
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"Waltz with Bashir": autobio-animation and the horrors of war
Just as the graphic novel has in recent decades completely altered the once strictly-kidstuff landscape of the “comic book,” so now animated features are beginning to embrace more grown-up stories... more
SEEN
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Sun shines on the wardrobe shed during the Civic Center-based filming of Milk in San Francisco this past year. After filling the Castro Theatre for the month, the film is... more
BLOGS
Rocchi's Retro Rental: Donald Westlake, 1933-2008
Point Blank (1967) I know, I know -- I wrote about a crime film last week. And there's always the danger of turning this column into a constantly rotating memorial, where whichever notable...
[From SFGate: Culture Blog!]
1th Annual United Nations Association Film Festival to screen 41 documentaries from over 40 countries
Press release: "Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the 11th annual United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF) has chosen the theme Blue Planet, Green Planet to reflect the myriad of problems we encounter living on our ‘Blue Planet’ and to seek awareness and solutions—through film—to better our lives and become a ‘Green Planet.’ As one of the oldest documentary film festivals in the United States, UNAFF has witnessed a decade of political, cultural and environmental changes." More at UNAFF.
10.06.2008
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