“Wasps & Lavender” – Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera or Canon C100 II? (Video)
Shooting wasps is an exercise in patience. That’s the first thing I learned. It’s also an exercise in liberal sunscreen. Squinting. And, waiting some more.…
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MVFF 39: Emma Stone, Amy Adams, Nicole Kidman among expected guests (Complete List)
MVFF 39 runs October 6-16 across five theaters in Mill Valley, just north of San Francisco.
Mill Valley Film Festival Line-up Revealed: Neruda, The Salesman, La La Land, Arrival, more
The style might have been more relaxed, but the content was as impressive as ever. Last night, at Dolby Labs in San Francisco, we got…
Test Shots: Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 telephoto lens on Canon EOS 80D DSLR
I’ve heard about the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 telephoto zoom lens for ages. Widely regarded as a legendary lens, it’s been on my lust list for as…
MVFF 39: Emma Stone, Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, Annette Bening among stars scheduled to appear
Oscar nominee Emma Stone. Nicole Kidman. Ewan McGregor. Annette Bening. Gael Garcia Bernal. Julie Dash. James Franco. Edward James Olmos. If you’re keeping score, that’s…
Stark Insider Best of Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF Video Roundup)
This week we learned that La La Land and Arrival will open the 39th edition of the Mill Valley Film Festival on Oct. 6th. More news…
‘La La Land’ and ‘Arrival’ to open Mill Valley Film Festival
More indie film festival news to report today. Organizers of the Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF) have announced that La La Land (Lionsgate) and Arrival (Paramount Pictures) will open…
The Neon Demon a surreal perfume commercial with blood, electronica, geometry (Review)
Smash or trash? Nicolas Winding Refn probably doesn’t care which you choose. My guess is the Danish director is content with you just having the very…
Apple iPhone 7 on mission to kill the DSLR
It looks like Apple is on a mission to kill more than just the headphone jack. Camera. Camera. Camera. For a relatively long segment of…
Coffee Lane: A Peanuts tribute by Clinton & Loni Stark (Video)
“Studies show it’s important to stay young at heart.” What better way to exercise that theory than to pay homage to the most famous —…