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Mill Valley Film Festival Announces Tribute to Academy Award Winning French Filmmaker Costa Gavras

BY MONICA TURNER — 08.22.2013

Costa-Gavras is a Greek-born naturalized French filmmaker, who lives and works in France, best known for films with overt political themes.

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Chris Lowell’s directorial debut to have world premiere at Mill Valley Film Festival

BY MONICA TURNER — 08.12.2013

'Beside Still Waters', an emotionally potent 'Big Chill' for the Millennial Generation.

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Mel Brooks, an entertainment icon

BY MONICA TURNER — 06.28.2013

Brooks had graduated to directing films by the early 1970s, and in 1974 he had two separate critical and box offices successes with 'The Producers'…

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Little Fugitive

BY CLINTON STARK — 04.19.2013

I had the opportunity to screen a remastered 1080p Blu-ray transfer ($34.95) of the classic on a on a 120-inch screen. Thankfully The Museum of…

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Film Review: ‘Room 237’ heaps on ‘Shining’ conspiracy theories

BY CLINTON STARK — 04.04.2013

Oh, also The Shining is really about the holocaust. Why? Because the typewriter that Jack Nicholson so maniacally pounds away on in the lounge is…

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Stark Insider TV Interview: ‘Vikings’ star Jessalyn Gilsig

BY LONI STARK — 03.13.2013

Jessalyn Gilsig spent 5 months in Ireland shooting 9 episodes for the first season of 'Vikings'. She talks to Stark Insider about the mini-series, acting,…

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Terrence Malick’s ‘Tree of Life’ followup film ‘To the Wonder’ starring Ben Affleck coming to San Francisco

BY MONICA TURNER — 03.12.2013

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.

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Cinequest Film Festival winners announced

BY MONICA TURNER — 03.11.2013

'The Saphhires' (Director Wayne Blair) named audience favorite narrative. 'Wampler's Ascent' (Elizabeth Wampler) wins for best documentary.

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Film Interview: Navi Rawat, ‘The Playback Singer’ (Video)

BY LONI STARK — 03.05.2013

Navi Rawat talks to Stark Insider about 'The Playback Singer', her successful television career, and the big secret: what she can't stop doing on her…

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Jessalyn Gilsig, from ‘Glee’ to ‘Vikings’ and ‘Somewhere Slow’ (Outtakes)

BY LONI STARK — 03.02.2013

I caught up with Jessalyn Gilsig today at the Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose. We chatted about Vikings, Glee, Somewhere Slow, her role as…