Julia Millay Walsh | October 24, 2011 11:10 amNew York's acclaimed Tribeca Film Festival is departing the mean streets of Lower Manhattan to give film-loving San Franciscans a taste of the action! Courtesy of American Express, Tribeca Film Festival On the Road is coming to San Francisco and only three other cities in the US. The three-day fest kicks off this Friday, Oct.Read More
Julia Millay Walsh | October 10, 2011 3:00 pmThe 10th San Francisco Documentary Festival, aka Doc Fest, kicks off Friday night and runs through Oct. 27, with screenings of documentary films at the Mission's Roxie Cinema (3117 16th St., 415-863-1087) and Shattuck Cinema (2230 Shattuck Ave., 510-464-5980) in Berkeley. While the fest does spotlight people from all over the world (from the puppeteer behind Elmo to carnies to English punk rockers), a few of the films to be screened focus directly on our fair city, from a look at one of San Francisco's oldest diners and its patrons to the tracing of wild American ginseng in SF's Chinatown.Read More
Julia Millay Walsh | October 6, 2011 1:43 pmNew York's acclaimed Tribeca Film Festival is departing the mean streets of Lower Manhattan to give film-loving San Franciscans a taste of the action! Courtesy of American Express, Tribeca Film Festival On the Road is coming to San Francisco and only three other cities in the US. The three-day fest kicks off here on Friday, Oct.Read More
Julia Millay Walsh | October 6, 2011 8:15 amThe 34th Mill Valley Film Festival kicks off today, running through Oct. 16, in Mill Valley, San Rafael, and beyond, bringing brilliant new films, including major studio releases, under-the-radar indie films, and foreign cinema to the Bay Area. With a reputation as a filmmakers’ festival, the prestigious noncompetitive event showcases international features, documentaries, shorts, and children's films. This year, the festival will feature 34 premieres, including US premieres, North American premieres, and world premieres.Read More