Mill Valley Film Festival Announces Tribute to Academy Award Winning French Filmmaker Costa Gavras
Costa-Gavras is a Greek-born naturalized French filmmaker, who lives and works in France, best known for films with overt political themes.
Stark Insider TV: Gia Coppola brings teen nihilism to big screen thanks to James Franco (Video)
First time director Gia Coppola (PALO ALTO) sits down with Stark Insider to talk about meeting James Franco at a deli, the willingness to fail and ... cheeseburgers.
On Location: Mill Valley Film Festival opens with Danish Girl, Spotlight (Recap)
MVFF38 opens with heavy weight films about heavy weight topics.
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 a glimpse into the 39th edition of the Mill Valley Film Festival.
For the first time (that I can recall) at the annual press briefing there...
SFFILM: ‘The Wedding Ring’ a welcome and joyous remembrance (Review)
Stark Insider indie film review: The Wedding Ring (original title: (HAWSA) ZIN'NAARIYÂ!) which recently screened at the San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM).
Director Rahmatou Keïta has given us a delicious and timeless film in The Wedding Ring. It is a 2016 release from Niger, Burkina Faso and France under the original...
Stark Insider Interview: Director Petra Volpe, ‘The Divine Order’ and Suffrage
"God doesn’t want women to be in politics. God has created the world with clearly assigned roles and if we mix up that order it’s the apocalypse.”
‘Ask Jane’ a riveting independent film based on true events
Ask for Jane is a riveting independent film shown recently at the Napa Valley Film Festival. Written and directed by Rachel Carey and produced by Caroline Hirsch, the movie tells the story of a Chicago-based underground collective which provided pregnancy terminations for thousands of middle-class women in the late...
‘Slumdog Millionaire’ review: Clever and energetic with Bollywood dancing included
I thought for a moment it could not be true: a Bollywood movie with no musical dancing number? Say it ain't so. But then again, this was an edgier style of Indian movie, not just a feel good dance fest, so maybe it did suit the occasion to not...
Gone in 60 Seconds: Adobe Youth Voices Cinequest, Charitable Hearts, Rock ‘n’ Roll!
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Another week of San Francisco Bay Area living, west coast style. Here's the weekly video rewind, gone in 60 seconds.
Adobe Youth Voices kicked off this weekend. In partnership with the Cinequest film festival, the program brings together aspiring 13-18 year old fimmakers with mentors, professionals of the trade. Five...
