https://vimeo.com/9533778 "We're doing a Zombie film about Zombies created from pollution," pitches Brianna Pereira from Boynton High School. And with that, week 1 of the Adobe Youth Voices program in partnership with Cinequest 2010 film camp kicked off last Saturday at Adobe HQ downtown San Jose. 31 next generation film-makers arrived...

Café Jacqueline, near the intersection of Grant and Union in San Francisco, has been a culinary legend for 27 years. This tiny restaurant in the heart of North Beach is the subject of a short documentary Perfect Note, Perfect Taste screened at the 2018 Napa Valley Film Festival. Chef Jacqueline grew...

It's happening again. David Lynch has revealed the lineup for the next Festival of Disruption. Read on for the details here on Stark Insider. And don't forget: keep your eye on the donut not on the hole. Famed filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and actress Amber Tamblyn are among those appearing on...

Stark Insider will be on location to cover a very special edition of the famed Mill Valley Film Festival.

"She's a once-in-a-lifetime movie star," director Simon Curtis tells Loni before the screening. "Above all, she was a sensational beauty."

NVFF, now in its second year, more than doubled in size.

More news of interest to indie film lovers in and around the San Francisco Bay Area from the good folks at the Mill Valley Film Festival (#MVFF39). A screening of Jackie has been added and director Pablo Larraín (Neruda, also a selection this year) is scheduled to attend. Jackie is Larraín's...

Here's a well-made film from Brazil. Called Paulista (Quanto Dura o Amor), the second Cinequest screener that Loni and I have watched, it follows the ups and downs of three relationships. It recently played at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. Sex, and sexual identity play a big role and...

Is the food system setting up low income individuals and families for failure? Is poverty linked to obesity?

Stark naked drama, to be sure. Checking out the holy grail of lost films on new streaming platform byNWR.