Get off your couch, fellow potatoes. Go to the cinema, sit with real people not staring at their phone (much). Picture this… watching “The Man With A Movie Camera”, at the beautiful Castro Theatre, accompanied by the live band, DeVotchKa. Thank you, San Francisco International Film Festival. Seriously, pure bliss. Who knew, this 1929, black…
by Cynthia English Despite dynamic shifts and strife occurring globally, is this not the opportune moment to take our time on earth and foster the momentum that was fueled as far back as 1865 and 1899 when we came together as nations to build collaborations–not war? To honor one another. To help one another. In…
The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival has perfected the art of keeping you so entertained that you don’t notice you’re being educated in the process. You don’t have to be a Jew to enjoy the 31st annual SFJFF.In 2010 the festival explored the role of Jews in popular culture, including a wonderfully curated collection of…
In the year 1900, at the International Exhibition in Paris, three world-renowned designers of luxury objects, Fabergé, Lalique, and Tiffany, were brought together for the first time. The event was meant to celebrate the technological and artistic achievements of the last century and look forward into the next. But it was also a way to…