Let's All Go to the Movies
Theatrical Releases April 13th, 2007
Of the major releases, we think the most interesting is Mike White’s directorial debut: Year of the Dog. White continues with his tradition of dealing with sexual/social awkwardness (a la Chuck and Buck), humor about the bizarreness of development (Freaks and Geeks, School of Rock) and the conflict of “where we come from” (Orange County and Nacho Libre). It’s well put together and worth the time. This film proves itself to be one in a long career: White will certainly direct again.
Also, a major highlight in the local wisdom section: The Ken Anger Restorations. That will be one wicked great screening!
LOCAL WISDOM
Artist Television Access (922 Valencia St.) has the SF Premiere of Micahel Trigilio’s newest Thanks for Giving my Number Back with director in attendance. As far as funk factor is concerned, this is a pretty nifty looking screening. Watch the trailer here
Tuesday ATA has a repeat screening of ATV Big Screen which is a great recap if you were sad you missed anything from the ATA Film & Video Fest run back in ’06. Finally, on Thursday they’re showing DEEVEEDEE, a pithy compilation of new video artistry by emerging video artists. For past DEEVEEDEE collections see http://www.deeveedee.no/
The Balboa is showing Blades of Glory and The Namesake.
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The Castro (429 Castro St.)
The 13th’s Midnights for Maniacs is all about high school tragedies with Pretty in Pink, Carrie and Prom Night. The 14th through the 17th Castro has some beautiful Classic double features. Saturday is about Gene Kelley with Singin in the Rain and On the Town, Sunday is Fred and Ginger with two of their greatest: Swing Time and Top Hat (1937’s biggest box office!). Monday is two musicals that play up the old days: see Jones and Zellweger Chicago and Peters and Martin in Pennies from Heaven. Tuesday is about Abbot and Costello and the Andrews Sisters with Buck Pirates and In the Navy. The tide then turns on the 18th with more Antonioni features: The Passenger and Identification of a Woman.
The Cinemateque at YBCA is showing Fragments, Reworkings, Trials and Unifinished…with Graham Weinbren in person. Read about the piece here
Other Cinema see has a screening on Saturday at ATA, called Dis-Oriented: Hong + Chen + Ligon +: more from their historical revisionism series this program contains film that outwardly challenge if not dispel so called “official” histories of wartime. Sounds as timely as it is thought provoking.
Pacific Film Archive (2575 Bancroft Way) As part of PFA’s tribute the SF International, they’re playing Mambéty’s The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun (gorgeous and poignant!) and Sunday follows in the tribute with Ning Ying film On the Beat. I’ll see you at the Ken Anger Restoration talk and screening on Tuesday (I’m pretty thrilled about that one). Wednesday’s Film Class is on Kore-eda’s After Life with lecture by Marilyn Fabe.
As part of the Sounding Off series, PFA is showing 8 Bit, about artists who use early Atari and Nintendo consoles to make art; Thursday has What’s Love Got to do with It? a program of Film and Video Makers revolving around the theme of love; Friday
The Red Victorian shows Pan’s Labyrinth Friday and Saturday, Tears of the Black Tiger on Sunday and Monday and finishes it’s week with the first two of Matthew Barney’s Cremaster series and The Big Lebowski.
The Roxie continues with Police Beat.
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (701 Mission Street) is showing I Don’t Wan’t to Sleep Alone by Tsai Ming-Liang – this film has been made available by Strand Releasing and shouldn’t be missed on 35mm!