FEATURES
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Mountainclimbing in the Tenderloin
"A maverick Bay Area filmmaker since his involvement in the Cine Manifest collective starting in the early ’70s, Rob Nilsson was a visible name in the larger Amerindie world during... more
NEWS
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Telluride Film Festival announces 35th lineup
Press release: The Telluride Film Festival, which takes place this Labor Day Weekend, in Telluride, Colorado, announced its lineup for its 35th Festival today. The Festival—co-directed from its Berkeley headquarters... more
BLOGS
Telluride 08. Lineup.
"The 35th Telluride Film Festival has announced their lineup, and American helmers are tellingly absent." Variety's Michael Jones has the list and a few notes on films that aren't in and: "'Last year was one of the st...
[From The Latest from GreenCine Daily]
CALENDAR
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Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema--through Sept. 7
An ambitious program of films from this south San Francisco neighborhood and surrounding vicinities screens in a variety of configurations and venues around the hill, from opening night at El... more
Photo by Pamela Gentile
We belong to you
Catherine Breillat, speaking through translator Robert Gray (left), entertained the opening night SF International Film Festival audience with answers to their questions and those of San Francisco Film Society executive director Graham Leggat (right). She explained she loves to work with non-professional actors, saying, with characteristic vigor, "After I work with them, they belong to me," and compared the discovery and use of new talent to another art form. "A real painter mixes his own colors," she said, "He doesn’t go to a tube that’s readymade." Particularly enjoyed was her anecdote about teaching her star, Fu’ad Aït Aattou, how to perform the proper kiss on Asia Argento—by pulling Argento aside and demonstrating it herself.
04.25.2008
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