"The Last Match (La Partida)," opening Friday, kicks off the 2014 film season with a bang. It’s a gorgeously filmed, tragic melodrama about Cuban rent-boys who break the rules of their exceedingly rough trade.
The Sundance Film Festival, the year’s first great film party and celebrity bash, ignites atop Robert Redford’s sacred mountain. Prepare to battle wannabe Llewyn Davis types for a spot near the beer-filled fridge in somebody’s pricey condo!
The 18th annual Berlin & Beyond Film Festival is back in its old January time-slot at the Castro Theatre (January 15-19) and the Goethe-Institute San Francisco (January 20-21).
