KODACHROME: “Everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car.” — E.B. White, One Man’s Meat Kodachrome imagines one such road trip, inspired by a 2010 true story in a New York Times article chronicling the imminent demise of Kodachrome and the frantic race to Dwayne’s Photo, the last Kodachrome processing…
Combine your love of travel and films with a visit to the San Francisco International Film Festival April 4-17. Besides the almost 200 films, including 66 directed by women, there are several special moments, like the tributes to Wayne Wang and Charlize Theron. Here’s the Tango Diva shortlist: CLAIRE’S CAMERA: Isabelle Huppert (The Piano Teacher,…
Just in time for Earth Day, “Bill Nye: Science Guy” screened at the 60th San Francisco International Film Festival. In this documentary, we go behind-the-scene to rocket launches, a giant creationist wood arc, a robot competition, and an ice cave, where scientists monitor global warming. Once a children’s show host, Nye is now CEO of…
Keeping in mind the travel theme of Tango Diva postings, I chose the film “The Visitor” to review. Even though the entire film takes place in and around NYC, a major subtext is how lucky we are to have the freedom to travel. If you are a US citizen you can also experience the guilt…
Most of the films out right now are two-plus hours long andfull of enough psychological drama to keep you sleeping with the night light on. Here’s something completely different. 106 minutes of weirdness, wrapped up with an amusing bow. For starters, it’s about a socially awkward young man who lives in the garage behind his…