To the Wonder runs 119 min and opens April 14 at Landmark’s Embarcadero Center Cinema in San Francisco and Landmark’s Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley.

Academy Award-winning actress Jodie Foster is a featured guest this year.

Affleck’s third directorial outing, following Gone Baby Gone (2007) and the Town (2010), has been well-received by critics and fans. I checked Metacritic and Argo is currently sitting with a strong 84 rating.

The 35th edition of MVFF opens October 4 with films Silver Linings Playbook and On the Road and runs for ten days.

There’s a distinct global flavor to the Wine Spectator video contest that gives this collection almost an indie film-like quality – much like you’d see at a film festival like Cinequest or Mill Valley.

“This represents special effects makeup at its most refined,” says Close. “What happens to a woman’s face if she’s lived the life of a man?”

“She didn’t let me down. She worked so hard, both at the body language externals of Marilyn and also the psychology and interior of Marilyn. It was a privilege every day to watch her work.”

The Duplass brother’s new films, Jeff Who Lives at Home starring Jason Segel, Ed Helms and doc Kevin have been burning up the indie film circuit including the Mill Valley and Napa Valley Film Festivals.

Thanks to Sean Durkin’s mesmerizing direction and fascinating cinematography, this independent film is a unique, stubborn, and ultimately memorable film-going experience.

The Decendants has the honor of opening the festival. Nothing like a little taste of Hollywood… the film stars Academy Award-winner George Clooney as a father who tries to reconnect with his daughters after his wife suffers a boating accident.