The full-length documentary, Note by Note, is a fascinating account of the yearlong process of building one Steinway grand piano,…
Film
The Savages (2007) Written and directed by Tamara Jenkins Starring Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco, Gbenga Akinnagbe 113…
Amber Tamblyn as Stephanie Daley. Photo by Carol Cohen. As dramatic openings go, "Stephanie Daley" has a good one. A…
There Will Be Blood (2007) Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Screenplay:Paul Thomas Anderson. Based on a novel by Upton Sinclair. Starring…
Without the King (2007) Directed by: Michael Skolnik Documentary MPAA rating: Not Rated (but no profanity, sex, or violence) Run…
Directed by: Oliver Stone Starring: Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Banks, James Cromwell, Richard Dreyfuss, Ellen Burstyn, Thandie Newton MPAA rating: PG-13…
Directed by Paul Verhoeven Written by Gerard Soeteman and Paul Verhoeven Starring Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman http://www.sonyclassics.com/blackbook/…
Directed by: Brett Morgen With voices of: Roy Scheider, Hank Azaria, Dylan Baker, Jeffrey Wright, Live Schreiber, Nick Nolte MPAA…
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) Director, Julian Schnabel Writers: Jean-Dominique Bauby (novel), Ronald Harwood (screenplay) Starring Mathiaeu Amalric,…
San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival June 19 -29 2008 http://www.frameline.org/index.aspx Pageant A film that blows all notions about gender…
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is routinely described as the most intractable conflict in modern times, and both sides are just as…
Documentary by Jennifer Baichwal English, 80 minutes website Technical expertise and even astonishing craftsmanship obviously aren’t enough to make a…
Ben Niles I met with Ben Niles on May 31, 2008 in San Francisco. The following is a shortened transcript…