Comedy-drama ‘Green Book’ comes up big at Mill Valley Film Festival
Some indie film news out of San Francisco today. Peter Farrelly’s Green Book has taken home the audience favorite award at the Mill Valley Film…
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Film Review: ‘Whistleblower of My Lai’ a memorable fusion of opera and documentary
Jeanne Powell reviews The Whistleblower of My Lai, an outstanding documentary from the 2018 Mill Valley Film Festival. Connie Field is the director of this…
Spike Lee and ‘Blackkklansman’: We cannot move forward until we can agree that the U.S. was built on genocide and robbery
Recently at the historic Castro Theatre in San Francisco, celebrated film director Spike Lee made an appearance. Favorable word of mouth and substantial press reviews…
‘The Old Man & the Gun’: Robert Redford shines in true heist account (Film Review)
The Old Man & the Gun is a sweet film, based on the true story of serial bank robber Forrest Tucker. David Grann’s article about…
The Mission Continues…
Short films shot on location by Clinton and Loni Stark. The Mission Continues… Stay tuned to the Stark Insider channels on YouTube and Vimeo to…
Fahrenheit 11/9 Film Review: Democracy takes work
Filmmaker Michael Moore fears the consequences of a loss of faith in our country, and says it could be the death knell of democracy.
Lost films byNWR: ‘Nest of the Cuckoo Birds’ is definitely quack love
Stark naked drama, to be sure. Checking out the holy grail of lost films on new streaming platform byNWR.
Latest Short Films: Vatican, David Lynch, 3 Days in Sonoma (Video)
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Director Terry Gilliam turns to crowdsourcing for movie poster votes
Terry Gilliam (Brazil) finally got his dream movie made. The director’s infamous Quixote project had many well-reported starts and stops. But somehow, someway The Man…
‘Night Comes On’ a somber, tender debut for director Jordana Spiro
Attending the San Francisco Film Festival is always an enjoyable experience, but the opportunity to discover talented new directors and writers is a separate delight…