Paula Farmer
If you’ve never had the pleasure of seeing Olivia Colman (“Broadchurch,” “The Night Manager” TV mini series) perform before, there’s no better way to be introduced to her than through the new movie, “The ...
Director Steve McQueen's follow-up to "Twelve Years a Slave"
Paula Farmer
One of the highlights of the Mill Valley Film Festival 2018, and a sure-to-be-hit of the upcoming movie season - as in race for the Oscars - is “Widows,” a heist suspense movie starring Viola Davis. In fact, to leave ...
Toba SingerSan Francisco,
“Birds of Passage” is a true story and a compelling one. Set in Colombia, it tells of the clash that results when outside drug traffickers impose capitalist property relations on an ancient and centuries-old indigenous culture.
In ...
Toba SingerCA,
Based on a spectacular 1965 museum robbery by two students in Mexico City, “Museo,” begins with the voice of Juan, a character played nuance by nuance by Gael García Bernal. Juan has come to the bitter, if faulty conclusion ...
Toba SingerCA,
“Ernesto,” a fictionalized account of a true story, opens in Tokyo, where a team of Cubans headed by Ernesto Che Guevara, is en route to confer with the Japanese Ministry of Trade. Before the team arrives, we see Japanese economists ...
Paula FarmerCA,
If you think film festivals are only about films, you’ve obviously never been to the Mill Valley Film Festival. It offers an intimate small town, yet hip community vibe, and is known for its unique mixed media entertainment, including music ...
Paula Farmer
She was charming, effervescent, genuine and downright funny. Those are just a few adjectives that describe beloved comedienne and actress, Gilda Radner. So, of course someone would eventually make a documentary or film about her! Why did it take so ...
Paula Farmer
The trailer and premise of the movie Puzzle might lead potential audiences to think this is a typical, predictable romantic tale of an unlikely and forbidden pairing, but Puzzle, a feature directorial debut for Marc Turtletaub who is known for ...
David E. Moreno
At a time when so many of our cultural icons are falling from grace, and those holding onto their laurels often lack dignity and vision, comes a slew of documentaries on those positive role models whose lives inspire and affirm ...
Renata PoltSan Francisco,
With 67 films from 23 countries, this year's San Francisco Jewish Film Festival--the 38th--remains the world's largest, and, of course, still the oldest.
And, by the way, 53% of the films are directed ...
