FEATURES
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Bong Joon-ho's Latest, 'Mother', Pleases
Already one of the heroes of South Korean cinema’s recent creative renaissance, Bong Joon-ho had an international success well beyond arthouse parameters with 2006’s The Host. That delightfully old-fashioned (albeit... more
NEWS
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53rd San Francisco International Film Festival to Present Founder's Directing Award to Walter Salles
Press Release: The San Francisco Film Society announced this week that Walter Salles will receive the Founder’s Directing Award at the 53rd San Francisco International Film Festival. The Founder’s... more
CALENDAR
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Tiburon International Film Festival—Mar. 18-26
The ninth annual film festival begins this Thursday, opening with the comedy from Italy and Albania, East, West, East: The Final Sprint, and featuring the work of both local and... more
All hail the Queen
A line of festival-goers broke out into spontaneous applause at the arrival of Dame Helen Mirren, being honored by Mill Valley, and visiting with “The Queen.” She spoke with journalists as well as audiences, and looked fabulous in a purple party dress, matched with killer three-inch leopard-print heels. First words to her journalist fans in the hospitality suite set up for a chat at the Smith Rafael Theatre? “I feel like I’m at a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous.” On dressing like the Queen, Mirren shared the fact that padding had to be added to her breasts and hips to create the right shape. (Photo by Laura Irvine, reporting Jennifer Young)
10.11.2006
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