MVFF: ‘Jackie’ screening added, director Pablo Larraín to attend
More news of interest to indie film lovers in and around the San Francisco Bay Area from the good folks at the Mill Valley Film…
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Google refreshes smartphone brand, launches “Pixel” phones starting from $649
Consumers are accustomed to paying a premium for an iPhone, but will it work for a Google phone?
MVFF First Looks: ‘The Salesman’ leads strong line-up from Iran
Iranian films scheduled for the 39th edition of the Mill Valley Film Festival (#MVFF39).
MVFF First Looks: The Architect, Death By Design, My Love Affair with the Brain
We've been working through advance screeners, and have some brief capsules on three films that made it through the rotation here on Stark Insider.
Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera – a compact winner for capturing filmic footage
Since I started shooting videos for Stark Insider in 2006 I’ve tried as hard as possible to make our stuff look like film. I haven’t…
Happy Halloween: Watch John Malkovich re-enact famous David Lynch characters (Video)
I didn’t see this one coming. Then again, when you’re talking about David Lynch and John Malkovich the word “predictable” doesn’t readily come to mind.…
MVFF Countdown: Loni Stark in ‘Movie Star’ (VIDEO)
Stark Insider is a major media sponsor of Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF) 39. Don’t miss a thing. Get your iPad, iPhone, Roku, Apple TV,…
Shadows and Light: A Gift From Me To You
Meanwhile, I'm trying to create as much as possible, to work my way through, and make at least 39 bad films as quickly as possible.
5 MVFF films with a connection to wine country
Being a fan of wine country, and all the interesting personalities that call the place home (and work), every year I like to skim the…
Coming Soon: Loni Stark is the (reluctant) Black Swan
For me the weekend is the perfect opportunity to rope Loni Stark into another experimental short film or pseudo music video.