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2003 Stories by Michael Fox

• waydowntown

  published February 12, 2003

  In the (unisex) restroom at Pizzetta, an Italian restaurant at 23rd Avenue and California, patrons sit and watch a Super 8 film that Christian... More >>

• Zoom Lens

  published February 5, 2003

  True independent film -- not the middle-of-the-road Indiewood crap but transgressive, taboo-busting movies inspired by John Waters, George A.... More >>

• American Hot Wax

  published February 5, 2003

  Their goal may be recognition or wealth, but mostly it's the urge to hear their idiosyncratic words set to music. For decades, folks all over this... More >>

• sex, lies, & videotape

  published January 29, 2003

  An astonishing number of first-time filmmakers are indefatigable self-promoters -- witness the just-wrapped Sundance egofest -- but not S.F. State... More >>

• Desert Blue

  published January 22, 2003

  Around 15 percent of American water is privately owned, with the rest in the hands of public systems. There are those in commerce and government... More >>

• Entre Nous

  published January 15, 2003

  East Bay filmmaker Lauren Himmel's debut feature, Treading Water, played more than 30 festivals around the world, including Mill Valley in... More >>

• Sign o' the Times

  published January 8, 2003

  Editor's note: Elliot Lavine, longtime programmer and man about town at the Roxie, will leave the theater after 13 years; his last... More >>

• My Favorite Year

  published January 1, 2003

  Whether it's the champagne buzz or my natural ebullience I can't say, but I'm always optimistic on Jan. 1. OK, we avid moviegoers are enthusiastic... More >>