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2002 Stories by Michael Fox

• Half the Kingdom

  published July 24, 2002

  Half the Kingdom When the 22nd S.F. Jewish Film Festival kicks off tomorrow night (see Night & Day), longtime director Janis Plotkin will... More >>

• The Narrow Margin

  published July 17, 2002

  It's too early for Landmark Theatres to say exactly when and for how long, but sometime after Oct. 1 the Lumiere will close for earthquake... More >>

• Lust for Life

  published July 10, 2002

  As career shifts go, Aparna Malladi's is pretty radical: She quit her job as a scientist at a South Bay biotech company, shelving her master's... More >>

• Independence Day

  published July 3, 2002

  Imagine this: You write a successful novel, and soon thereafter some Hollywood types show up with an enticing offer. Even better, the people in... More >>

• It Should Happen to You

  published June 26, 2002

  Once upon a time, writers wrote and directors directed. Then Preston Sturges and Billy Wilder breached the barricades, and the writer/ director... More >>

• Satin Steel

  published June 19, 2002

  Quentin Tarantino arrived at the bar in Beijing around 11 p.m., following an intense conversation with David Carradine. Deep in pre-production on... More >>

• American Dream

  published June 12, 2002

  If anybody's got more going on than Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman (The Celluloid Closet), I'd like to meet him. For starters, they spent... More >>

• Hail the Conquering Hero

  published June 5, 2002

  Hail the Conquering Hero "What I love about film," writer/director Finn Taylor declares, "is this: We all lead private lives of fantasy. I... More >>

• Rising Sun

  published May 29, 2002

  Rising Sun Philip Kaufman (Quills) is rapidly revving up to direct Ashley Judd in Blackout this summer in San Francisco. He's... More >>

• Paris Is Burning

  published May 22, 2002

  Paris Is Burning The upcoming S.F. International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival has added even more cachet to its documentary lineup with a... More >>

• Sister Act

  published May 8, 2002

  Sister Act Erin Eckles, a marketing writer for a Redwood City software company, will be taking a few vacation days next month: Her... More >>

• Manhattan

  published May 1, 2002

  Manhattan At 66, Woody Allen is a slight fellow, a little hard of hearing and a tad frail. But he's still imposing when he fixes you with... More >>

• Touch of Evil

  published April 24, 2002

  House of Angels The Ninth Street Media Arts Consortium is just three months away from moving into its new digs on Ninth between Mission and... More >>

• The Importance of Being Earnest

  published April 17, 2002

  The Importance of Being Earnest Today's DIY inspiration: 14-year-old Maraya Massin-Lezey, a San Francisco student, and her New York-based... More >>

• Provoking an Appetite

  published April 17, 2002

  "Some animals don't elicit any pity when they're eaten because, in fact, they want to be eaten," the late Pier Paolo Pasolini quotes Italian poet... More >>

• Pull My Daisy

  published April 10, 2002

  Pull My Daisy The red and green tiki lights signaling the entrance to the venerable Bannam Place Theater on Telegraph Hill are... More >>

• The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

  published April 3, 2002

  The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz "The history of film collectives is full of people at each other's throats by the end of it," filmmaker... More >>

• Fright Night

  published March 27, 2002

  It's easy for moviemakers to spook teenagers already unnerved by puberty and the specter of impending adulthood. Scaring grown-ups is a whole... More >>

• Amores Perros

  published March 27, 2002

  Amores Perros The postman rang twice for Mexican filmmaker Carlos Bolado, and the second time was bad news. "The same week I received the... More >>

• Other People's Money

  published March 20, 2002

  Other People's Money In a surprising reversal, Gorilla Sports withdrew its Planning Commission application to expand its health club at... More >>

• Decodings

  published March 13, 2002

  Decodings In 1997, local experimental filmmaker David Sherman got married at a pagan church and retreat in Geyserville called Isis Oasis.... More >>

• Land Without Bread

  published March 6, 2002

  Land Without Bread He's a poet, a puppeteer, and a provocateur. Fernando Birri, a venerated Argentine documentary and experimental... More >>

• Word Is Out

  published February 27, 2002

  Word Is Out The envelope, please: The winners of the S.F. International Film Festival's esteemed Golden Gate Award for Bay Area Documentary... More >>

• Grand Illusion

  published February 20, 2002

  Grand Illusion In early October, local filmmakers Jay Rosenblatt and Caveh Zahedi put out a call to 100 peers for short pieces inspired by... More >>

• Tongues Untied

  published February 13, 2002

  Tongues Untied "Ralph Ellison never allowed Invisible Man to be made into a movie, a play, or an opera, although he got appealing... More >>