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2011 Stories by Michael Fox

• Filmmaker Chris Marker -- who Inspired Terry Gilliam's 12 Monkeys -- Turns 90 This Week

  published Jul 25, 2011

  Fifty years after La Jetee -- the most radical and mesmerizing short work of speculative fiction in cinema history and the inspiration for Terry Gilliam's 12 Monkeys -- the world still hasn't caught ... More >>

• Local Filmmakers Feed at the Udder of
  a Scary Cow (Film Festival)

  published Jun 30, 2011

  Aspiring young directors have a choice these days: drop a serious wad on film school, or put the dough into making a feature, where they get a real-world, sink-or-swim education. Scary Cow, our town'... More >>

• S.F. Film Society Lands New Japantown Venue

  published Jun 23, 2011

  Say goodbye to SFFS Screen at the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas. As of Sept. 1, the San Francisco Film Society is relocating its theatrical exhibition outpost two blocks down Post Street at the New People c... More >>

• Milking the Budget

  published June 22, 2011

  Aspiring young directors have a choice these days: Drop a serious wad on film school, or put the dough into making a feature, where they get a... More >>

• See San Francisco Through the Eyes of Pro and Amateur 20th-Century Filmmakers

  published Jun 14, 2011

  It would be a mistake to accuse vaunted San Francisco film archivist and collector Rick Prelinger of living in the past. Sure, he's forever sifting through vintage reels and tapes of unedited material... More >>

• It’s Here, It’s Queer, It’s Really Big

  published June 15, 2011

  The buzz on the international festival circuit for the past several months presages a strong year for gay and lesbian cinema. That means a likely... More >>

• Strong Second Act

  published June 15, 2011

  The San Francisco Black Film Festival suffered a major setback two years ago with the death of founder and guiding force Ave Montague. Yet... More >>

• Excavated Celluloid

  published June 1, 2011

  It would be a mistake to accuse vaunted San Francisco film archivist and collector Rick Prelinger of living in the past. Sure, he’s forever... More >>

• Local Film with Local Talent:
  Contractor's Routine Opens at the Lumiere

  published Jun 03, 2011

  We love it when local talent gets a big break, and Contractor's Routine is a big example. The psychological thriller was shot in San Francisco. All the cast except Tom Sizemore is local. And it start... More >>

• Blades of Gory

  published May 25, 2011

  Jacob Borschevsky has big-time rage issues. A mother chatting on the phone and ignoring her crying infant or a hardware store clerk innocently... More >>

• Corner Store: An Immigrant Tries to Bring His Family 'Home' to S.F. But Finds It's Not Easy

  published May 19, 2011

  A decade ago, Yousef Elhaj left his home and family in the West Bank and came to San Francisco. He diligently and solitarily worked his tail off, paving the way -- or so he hoped -- for his family to... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Seven Brainy Movies for the Summer

  published May 18, 2011

  This microclimed town is more about summer sweaters than summer swelter, so San... More >>

• Shoestring Auteurs

  published May 18, 2011

  Say what you will about film students, but they exemplify the spirit of independent filmmaking. They contend with down-to-the-bone budgets,... More >>

• Long-Distance Father

  published May 18, 2011

  A decade ago, Yousef Elhaj left his home and family in the West Bank and came to San Francisco. He diligently and solitarily worked his tail off,... More >>

• Avant to Live!

  published May 11, 2011

  Fifty years ago this July, Bruce Baillie and Chick Strand set up a sheet in their backyard in the California town of Canyon to project avant-garde... More >>

• Restored Taxi Driver Print Screens at the Roxie

  published May 09, 2011

  Our national pastime is paranoia, not baseball. In the mid-1970s, when the Watergate revelations about the Nixon White House and a wave of conspiracy theories about JFK's assassination fueled a mood ... More >>

• You Talkin’ to Me?

  published May 4, 2011

  Our national pastime is paranoia, not baseball. In the mid-1970s, when the Watergate revelations and a wave of conspiracy theories about... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Oliver Stone Gets Political -- and Light-Hearted -- During Film Festival Interview

  published Apr 28, 2011

  Say what you will about Oliver Stone, he's a heck of a good sport. The recipient of this year's Founder's Directing Award from the S.F. International Film Festival was feted last night in the big ho... More >>

• Christine Vachon Is Short on Insight, Inspiration in 2011 State of Cinema Address

  published Apr 25, 2011

  A few years ago, Christine Vachon says, she visited a psychic. Baffled by what the cards spread before her indicated, the spiritualist asked, "Are you a general in the Armyr You're moving great groups... More >>

• Beth Lisick, Frazer Bradshaw Collaboration Featured at S.F. Underground Short Film Festival

  published Apr 15, 2011

  Peaches Christ doesn't show movies -- she stages events. Peaches is the longtime force behind Midnight Mass and director of last year's horror comedy All About Evil. Her spring salute to taboo-smashi... More >>

• Carnival of Bad Taste

  published April 13, 2011

  Peaches Christ doesn’t show movies — she stages events. Peaches is the longtime force behind Midnight Mass and director of last... More >>

• Heavy Rotation

  published April 13, 2011

  It’s hard to resist a “greatest hits” show, frankly, unless it’s a Neil Diamond tour or a Shia LaBeouf retrospective. No such... More >>

• Celluloid Kissed the Radio Star

  published April 6, 2011

  One person’s all-time favorite tune is another’s object of ridicule. (“Stairway to Heaven,” anyone, or “Papa Don’t... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  What to See at the S.F. International Film Festival

  published Mar 29, 2011

  Here's the first thing you should know after hearing that the San Francisco International Film Festival announced its full program this morning: Even hardcore film buffs and multilingual critics have ... More >>

• Behind the Great Wall

  published March 23, 2011

  In December 1994, the top primary-school students in Karamay, China, assembled at the town theater to perform for smiling Communist Party and city... More >>