Email Author Casey Burchby

2013 Stories by Casey Burchby

• A New Hope: San Francisco Film Society's New Director Sees the Bay Area Changing the Way Movies are Made

  published April 24, 2013

  Up until about a year ago, the prolific independent film producer and advocate Ted Hope thought he'd live the rest of his life in New York,... More >>

• Free(Dom) Movies

  published March 27, 2013

  The Human Rights Film Festival at the University of San Francisco is the 11th annual event, and like previous years, the lineup is sure to... More >>

• Live From France

  published March 27, 2013

  Hyperbolists will have a field day applying heightened language to Saturday's event at the Roxie, but the simple fact is that, for San Francisco... More >>

• Holy!

  published March 20, 2013

  Get up early and take part in the 91st annual Easter Sunrise Service at the Mount Davidson cross. Civic leaders — including Mayor Ed... More >>

• Rocky Horror 
Disney Show

  published March 20, 2013

  So, you want to be Angela Lansbury. In fact, you’ve always wanted to be Angela Lansbury — and who doesn’t share this modest yet... More >>

• Childhood Hero

  published March 13, 2013

  Second only to Walt Disney, Chuck Jones was one of the most influential American animators in history. Eleven years after his death at age 89,... More >>

• Torturous Wait

  published March 13, 2013

  Jim Van Bebber's film The Manson Family, about the sycophantic cult that sprang up around Charles Manson in the 1960s, is disturbing... More >>

• Snakeskin Suit

  published March 6, 2013

  The recent G.I. Joe movie was an overproduced bore, filled with special effects but missing a story. It also lacked the silly but infectious... More >>

• Silence Is Golden

  published February 6, 2013

  During the winter, San Francisco has it easier than a lot of other cities. Our mild climate keep us from freezing to death, and the season offers... More >>