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
Sie and be seen
AMERICANese’s Allison Sie and director Eric Byler face the cameras at the SFIAAFF’s opening night party. After the screening of AMERICANese, Byler said he is mostly interested in showing the human side of his characters, not making the one film that middle America goes to that year to learn about people of color. (Photo by Laura Irvine, reporting Jennifer Young)
03.17.2006
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