FEATURES
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Vertigo Celebrates 50 Years of Acrophobia, Fear of Flying and San Francisco
Not many movies call for a celebration of their anniversaries (did anyone celebrate the 50th anniversary of Citizen Kane?), but Vertigo is an exception, especially in this self-absorbed, any-excuse-for-a-party town,... more
NEWS
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AP: "Slow Food US debut: San Francisco, Aug. 29-Sept. 1"
"Labor Day weekend marks the first major stateside event for the Italian-born group that trumpets sustainable, local and artisanal foods as the best antidote to the world’s increasingly industrialized (and... more
BLOGS
Interview. Olivia Thirlby.
"When Juno exploded into the pop culture in 2007, it catapulted a young actress named Olivia Thirlby from the indie world's best kept secret into an overnight success," notes Sean Axmaker, introducing his interview. "...
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CALENDAR
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"Manoel de Oliveira: Talking Pictures"--Aug. 9-Sept. 28"
A director who’s completed half his lifetime film output after the age of 80, Manoel de Oliveira more than deserves this centennial appreciation, which opens this week with Voyage to... more
Photo by Tommy Lau.
Eyes opened
Retired Chilean judge Juan Guzmán, subject of the powerful documentary The Judge and the General, was greeted by a standing ovation following Monday’s screening at the Kabuki. Guzmán became internationally famous for investigating the crimes of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet. “The eyes of my soul opened after seeing so many sufferings,” Guzmán said of this experience, reported Maria Belilovskaya for the SF Film Society.
05.07.2008
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