FEATURES
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SF International Asian American Film Festival Visits the Archives
A theme that emerged in this year’s San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (SFIAAFF) was the importance of archives in the film world. The existence of film... 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
Queen and subjects
Helen Mirren, Mill Valley honoree, arrives to wild applause and walks the carpet for a moment with fan Robert Plath of Mill Valley. She’d sat with journalists for a cozy chat before her screening, and, when asked about the tattoo on her hand, said it was from “When I got very drunk on a North American Indian reservation in Minnesota. Gosh a long time ago, in the ’70s, when only Hell’s Angels and sailors were tattooed.” What did it mean? “Equal and opposite.” We were charmed. (Photo by Laura Irvine; reporting by Jennifer Young)
10.11.2006
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