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13 Horror films worth re-watching

If you're planning a spook night, open your favorite bottle of wine, hold onto a loved one, turn off the lights and let yourself descend into madness.
Martha Marcy May Marlene

Martha Marcy May Marlene: A star is born in Elizabeth Olsen (review)

Olsen delivers an effortless performance, showing terrific range in a story that requires her to be humiliated, sodomized, chased, controlled. Many are talking Oscar nomination, and it's not a far-fetched proposition.
San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival

San Francisco: South Asian Film Festival lands next month

Sri Lanka will be a special focus for the 9th annual edition of the film festival.
My Week With Marilyn - Interview with director Simon Curtis

Stark Insider TV: My Week With Marilyn

"She's a once-in-a-lifetime movie star," director Simon Curtis tells Loni before the screening. "Above all, she was a sensational beauty."
Yao B. Nunoo wrote screenplay, stars in The Destiny of Lesser Animals.

The Destiny of Lesser Animals

Here's strong evidence that the West African cinematic tradition has an important place in the world of film, one that is adept at incorporating new wave influence.

Review: A Brush With the Tenderloin inspires neighborhood

Can art inspire change, and elevate the soul of a neighborhood?
Glenn Close - Mill Valley Film Festival

Stark Insider TV: Glenn Close

"Independent film is a movie that almost doesn't get made. They're called independent because they're not formula." -- Glenn Close, Mill Valley Film Festival.
Jason Segel and Ed Helms star in Jeff Who Lives at Home - I saw the screening at Dolby in SF last month and thought it was a hoot.

Mill Valley Film Festival preview

30th Anniversary: Raiders of the Lost Ark - the Spielberg blockbuster that reinvented the serial and created a lifetime of famous quotes and catchphrases - receives a special screening.
The Butcher's Wife

‘The Butcher’s Wife’ a gritty masterpiece (film review)

The acting is gritty and raw, none of the surreal gloss that covers big budget Hollywood numbers.
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

Stan Lee documentary highlights 10th annual DocFest

Stan Lee needs no introduction, having co-created over 500 legendary pop culture characters, including Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Iron Man, Thor, and The Hulk.