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What’s Happening: Mill Valley Film Festival 2021 returns this Fall with hybrid format

BY MONICA TURNER — 08.04.2021

One of the region’s preeminent festivals returns this Fall. Organizers of the Mill Valley Film Festival — presented by the California Film Institute (CFI) —…

Film Reviews

Film Revew: ‘Minari’ an elegiac but life-affirming story

BY JEANNE POWELL — 08.03.2021

Minari 4 out of 5 stars – ‘Highly Recommended’ Written and Directed by Lee Isaac Chung Starring Steven Yeun, Yeri Han, Alan S. Kim 2020…

FILM REVIEW: 'The Mauritanian' - Tahar Rahim

Film Reviews

Film Review: ‘The Mauritanian’ a quietly powerful biography

BY JEANNE POWELL — 07.15.2021

If just one person speaks up, stands up, the whole world may change...

Carla-STEPHANIE BEATRIZ; Vanessa-MELISSA BARRERA; Usvani-ANTHONY RAMOS

Film Reviews

Film Review: Talented cast brings ‘In The Heights’ to the screen flawlessly

BY JEANNE POWELL — 07.14.2021

So let’s cut to the chase: SEE THIS FILM.

Dreamland: the Burning of Black Wall Street on CNN and HBO

Film Reviews

Film Review: ‘Dreamland’ a beautifully produced, moving documentary about the Tulsa race massacre

BY JEANNE POWELL — 06.01.2021

The search for what happened to Greenwood is essential to help heal the wounds.

Destiny Muhammad curates and performs in SoundBox Resilience

News

San Francisco Symphony launches Soundbox series on its SFSymphony+ video streaming platform

BY JEANNE POWELL — 05.26.2021

On demand performances available through Apple and Android apps and also web.

'Linsanity' film, playing at CAAMFest San Francisco film festival

Independent Film

Indie Film: Asian American CAAMFest film screenings underway in San Francisco

BY JEANNE POWELL — 05.20.2021

CAAMFest, a San Francisco-based film festival, runs May 13-23, 2021. Best in Asian and Asian American stories. Live virtual film screenings. On-demand screenings. Also at…

Independent Film

Film News: Sundance Film Festival returns in-person for 2022

BY MONICA TURNER — 05.13.2021

Some good news for those who enjoy attending film festivals the old fashioned way: in-person. Sundance today announced that it would be shifting to a…

Film Reviews

Living on borrowed time in ‘Concrete Cowboy’ – Netflix review

BY JEANNE POWELL — 05.11.2021

A warm and engaging portrait of a working-class community with deep roots.

'Naked Singularity' starring John Boyega, directed by Chase Palmer

Independent Film

San Francisco International Film Festival kicks off April 9, features both live events and streaming programs

BY JEANNE POWELL — 03.31.2021

In addition to being the longest-running film festival in the Americas, the San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM Festival) is, per organizers, “a showcase of…