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MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU

July 2, 2022 By Leave a Comment

MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU

There is a great deal of mileage to be had with characters as intrinsically adorable the Minions. And MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU takes it as far as it can go with a script that wobbles as uncertainly as Otto, the most loyal and least competent of little yellow creatures, does on the steep streets… Read More »

Tagged With: 1976, disco inferno, Dr. Nefario, kung fu, origin story, San Francisco, sequel, Vicious Six

I’M CHARLIE WALKER — Patrick Gilles Interview

June 10, 2022 By Leave a Comment

I’M CHARLIE WALKER — Patrick Gilles Interview

  Click here to listen to the interview. I’ve lived in San Francisco for many, many years, and yet I’d never heard the story of Charlie Walker, an African-American man with a dream and a real gift for playing the system against itself. I was delighted to learn about that part of my city’s history… Read More »

Tagged With: based on a true story, book to screen, Boots Riley, Charlie Walker, Dylan Bake, Mike Colter, oil company, oil spill, racism, Safiya Fredricks, San Francisco, trucking, Willie Brown

VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE

October 2, 2021 By 1 Comment

VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE

Just as I was thinking what a waste Tom Hardy was in VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE, I remembered that Mr. Hardy, who was so impressive in INCEPTION, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, and a slew of other films, co-produced this sequel to VENOM, and also came up with the story. The… Read More »

Tagged With: aliens, final tiff, Grace Cathedral, host body, San Francisco, sequel, serial killer, symbiote

VENOM

October 7, 2018 By Leave a Comment

VENOM

We none of us, least of all your humble correspondent, lives in a vacuum. So perhaps it’s because I’ve recently seen THE PREDATOR that the mere, yet aggressive, mediocrity of VENOM did not make for a completely awful cinematic experience. Which is not to say that this ploddingly plotted effort is good, but for sheer… Read More »

Tagged With: ALIEN, ethics, Marvel Universe, MCU, pangolin tail, San Francisco, science experiments, Stan Lee, symbiote, symbiotic relationship, Tater Tots

DEFENDER — Jeff Adachi Interview

April 14, 2017 By Leave a Comment

DEFENDER — Jeff Adachi Interview

Jeff Adachi has devoted his professional life to public service, serving as a public defender for 32 years, the last 15 of which in the top elected spot in the public defender’s office. Somehow he has also managed to carve out a sideline as a filmmaker, making documentaries that examine racial issues in our culture… Read More »

Tagged With: BART police, Black Lives Matter, criminal justice system, immigration court, implicit bias, Japanese internment, Public defender, racism, San Francisco, scapegoat, travel ban

COMPANY TOWN — Deborah Kaufman & Alan Snitow Interview

October 27, 2016 By Leave a Comment

COMPANY TOWN — Deborah Kaufman & Alan Snitow Interview

The 2014 election for the supervisor of District 3 in San Francisco became the referendum on tech for filmmakers Deborah Kaufman and Alan Snitow. The two candidates, Aaron Peskin and Julie Christensen had different approaches to the issues, including the effect of the so-called “sharing economy” on affordable housing in San Francisco.  When we spoke… Read More »

Tagged With: Aaron Peskin, affordable housing, AirBNB, Chinatown, corporate tax breaks, district elections, evictions, gentrification, homelessness, Julie Christensen, losing the middle class, Lyft, Mission District, monetizing, San Francisco, Sharing economy, Silicon Valley, tech economy, tech workers, transparency, Twitter, Uber

Stanley Kubrick: The Exhibition — Katharina Kubrick Interview

July 8, 2016 By Leave a Comment

Stanley Kubrick: The Exhibition — Katharina Kubrick Interview

One of the first things I said to Katharina Kubrick when I interviewed her on July 1, 2016, was that for every question I asked her, there would be another 100 that would have to go unasked. That’s the tyranny of time, and, to be fair, a week with this charming, witty, and vivacious woman… Read More »

Tagged With: 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, Avid editor, Christmas presents, Contemporary Jewish Museum, EYES WIDE SHUT, MPAA ratings, NAPOLEON, San Francisco, unmade films, Warner Bros

PUSHING DEAD with Tom E. Brown

June 18, 2016 By Leave a Comment

PUSHING DEAD with Tom E. Brown

One of the first things I established with Tom E. Brown when I spoke with him on June 17, 2016 was that his debut feature film, PUSHING DEAD, was not autobiographical. It does, however, reflect his mordant sense of humor about living with HIV+ status, and it includes an interlude where a character is pelted… Read More »

Tagged With: absurdity, AIDS, black comedy, diagnosis, Frameline, health insurance, HIV, HIV meds, narrative film, salvage therapy, San Francisco, Sundance Labs

Anita Monga on the 2016 San Francisco Silent Film Festival

June 1, 2016 By 1 Comment

Anita Monga on the 2016 San Francisco Silent Film Festival

Few people speak about silent cinema with such authority and such affection as Anita Monga, Artistic Director of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival. When we spoke on May 16, 2016, it was to discuss not just the dynamic slate of films at this year’s festival, its 21st, but also the work that the festival… Read More »

Tagged With: Abel Gance, Albatross Studios, Anthony Asquith, BFI, Bryony Dixon, Castro Theatre, cinema history, Cinemateque Francais, Douglas Fairbanks Sr, Emil Jannings, Ernst Lubitsch, film history, film restoration, Guenter Buchwald, Hal Roach, Hayes Code, John Mirsalis, Laurel and Hardy, Louise Brooks, Nanook of the North, Oakland Symphony chorus, Oscar Micheaux, Ozu, pie fight, Pola Negri, Rene Clair, Rob Byrne, San Francisco, silent cinema, silent film, Silent Film Festival, The Battle of the Century, Universal Pictures, Within Our Gates

Donna LoCicero and Robert Campos Pay Tribute to 3 STILL STANDING

December 29, 2015 By Leave a Comment

Donna LoCicero and Robert Campos Pay Tribute to 3 STILL STANDING

Robert Campos and Donna LoCicero started out as fans of the three stand-ups profiled in their film, 3 STILL STANDING. Will Durst, Johnny Steele, and Larry “Bubbles” Brown were part of that heady brew that was the comedy scene in San Francisco in the 1970s and 80s that also gave us Robin Williams, Paula Poundstone,… Read More »

Tagged With: 1980s, 3 STILL STANDING, Alex Bennett, Bobby Slayton, Brandon Dumlao, Eli Olsen, Johnny Steele, Larry “Bubbles” Brown, Robin Williams, San Francisco, Shark Week, stand-up comedy, the Pit Bull of Comedy, Will Durst

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