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Fritz Lang's delusions of grandeur

Fritz Lang's delusions of grandeur

  • by Sura Wood
  • Dec 4, 2018

An undisputed titan of cinema, Fritz Lang was a genius at luring unsuspecting audiences into his claustrophobic, nightmarish universes.

December comes to the Castro Theatre

December comes to the Castro Theatre

  • by David Lamble
  • Dec 4, 2018

December 2018 at the Castro Theatre is a collection of the fabled cinema palace's greatest hits that should have something for every movie fan.

Italian landscapes

Italian landscapes

  • by David Lamble
  • Nov 27, 2018

Now in its 22nd year, the 2018 edition of the New Italian Cinema Film Festival returns with a youth-must-be-served theme.

Teenage chefdom

Teenage chefdom

  • by David Lamble
  • Nov 20, 2018

In the new culinary film bio-doc "Chef Flynn" (opening Friday), a blond, lightly freckled teenager, Flynn McGarry, is seen working up a head of steam in his family's kitchen.

Transgender & fit to serve

Transgender & fit to serve

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Nov 20, 2018

The new documentary by Gabriel Silverman and Fiona Dawson "TransMilitary" shares the stories of four transgender people who serve in the U.S. military.

Rural realities

Rural realities

  • by David Lamble
  • Nov 20, 2018

You have a sense of what you're dealing with when the credits for "Hale County This Morning, This Evening" flash across the screen at the Roxie, where the ambitious, Alabama-shot film opens Friday.

Becoming Jane Fonda

Becoming Jane Fonda

  • by Brian Bromberger
  • Nov 13, 2018

When they turn 80, most people would probably love to look like Jane Fonda, who appears more like 50.

French Noir: Cinquieme Fois!

French Noir: Cinquieme Fois!

  • by Sura Wood
  • Nov 13, 2018

It would seem to defy the laws of probability that there could still be undiscovered gems in the vaults of Film Noir.

Women fighting back

Women fighting back

  • by David Lamble
  • Nov 13, 2018

With "Widows," Afro-British director Steve McQueen completes the fourth in his quartet of films on topics that have shaped our modern world.

Season of award contenders

Season of award contenders

  • by David Lamble
  • Nov 13, 2018

This time of year is rich with wannabe Golden Globe and Oscar contenders, films that are looking for some box-office love and awards-season hardware.

SF Transgender Film Fest inspires us

SF Transgender Film Fest inspires us

  • by Sari Staver
  • Nov 6, 2018

The opening-night feature of the SF Transgender Fim Fest is about performer Marsha "Pay it No Mind" Johnson's role.

Divine diva

Divine diva

  • by Jason Victor Serinus
  • Nov 6, 2018

Tom Volf's new documentary "Maria by Callas" is essential viewing for anyone who cares about classical music, opera, the human psyche, or the biases of American media.

Filipinos & other Asian American lives

Filipinos & other Asian American lives

  • by David Lamble
  • Nov 6, 2018

Presenting the 2nd Cinematografo International Film Festival. This Asian American-themed event presents an array of films and videos, many with LGBTQ content.

'Conversion therapy' & searing drama

'Conversion therapy' & searing drama

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Oct 30, 2018

Based on the memoir by Garrard Conley, "Boy Erased" is an emotionally riveting new film about a young man in Arkansas, a pastor's son, who goes to a conversion therapy camp.