Kyle Mooney and Dave McCary Bring Us BRIGSBY BEAR
Click here to listen to the interview. Kyle Mooney and Dave McCary, friends since childhood, have concocted BRIGSBY BEAR, a sweet paean to imagination, childhood, and the power of both … Continue reading
Dunkirk
I could not contain myself when writing about Christopher Nolan’s DUNKIRK ( full review here). It’s going to be a major contender during awards season, with perhaps another nod to … Continue reading
Bye, George
Click here to listen to the interview. It was May 13, 2010. I was sitting the lobby of the 4 Seasons hotel here in San Francisco, and I was so happy … Continue reading
Joe Wright Takes No Prisoners in San Francisco (and Elsewhere).
I’ve loved Joe Wright movies since falling under the spell of his version of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. He found a way to take this oft-filmed story and give it a … Continue reading
The San Francisco Mime Troupe’s Latest: WALLS.
The Troupe’s resident playwright Michael Gene Sullivan talks Wall, politics, and the myth of the middle class. Click here to listen. Four performers (Rotimi Agbabiaka, Velina Brown, #LizzieCalogero and Marilet Martinez) with both passion … Continue reading
Frameline 41, The Pop Quiz: Part 2
FRAMELINE 41 initiated a pair of press days for those of us covering the festival, and it offered me a rare opportunity to talk to many of the participating filmmakers … Continue reading
Frameline 41, The Pop Quiz: Part 1
FRAMELINE 41 initiated a pair of press days for those of us covering the festival, and it offered me a rare opportunity to talk to many of the participating filmmakers … Continue reading
Why Frameline Matters
Last night at the closing night of Frameline 41, during the Q&A following the screening of After Louie – A Film by Vincent Gagliostro, a young man ran onto the … Continue reading
Trudie Styler and James St. James Light Up Frameline 41
Green Room scenes at the Castro Theater on June 24, 2017 just before the Frameline screening of Trudy Styler’s film FREAK SHOW, starring the fabulous James St. James. Styler celebrates … Continue reading
Memory and Activism at Frameline 41
Specifically two films, AGAINST THE LAW and AFTER LOUIE. The former a docu-drama about the reluctant activist, Peter Wildeblood, whose imprisonment for being gay led to a book and the … Continue reading
