REBELS, RABBIS, REUBENS and FILM: Catch the alliteration there? It’s this years SFJFF theme. Word trios toying with inclusiveness, diversity, stereotypes. Welcome to year 32 of the largest and longest running Jewish Film Festival in the country. I’ve been told that the reason the 32nd place is blank on the program cover is for you…
TRUE ART TRANSCENDS TIME: Celebrating it’s 17th year, the San Francisco Silent Film Festival returns to the Castro Theatre July 12-15. I’m guessing this is the only Film Festival to have it’s opening reception in a mattress factory. For real. Founded in 1899, the historic McRoskey Mattress Company opens it’s fab loft space on Market…
FIND YOUR STORY: For the 36th year, Frameline brings us the longest running film festival dedicated to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender programming. This year’s theme is “Find your story.” That story is somewhere in the more than 217 films from 30 countries. One of the most buzzed about is a documentary called “Love Free…
Calling all music festival lovers! Calling all music festival lovers! Outside Lands, held in Golden Gate Park on August 10-12, 2012 brings together great music, amazing San Francisco food and drink, art and other various performances for one unforgettable weekend. Music Headling this year’s Outside Lands will be Metallica, Stevie Wonder, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Jack White and…
DON’T STOP BELIEVING This was a rough year for the San Francisco Film Society. Besides the usual stress of putting together the 55th annual film festival program, the staff was in deep mourning after the loss of their beloved executive director. Graham Leggat resigned his post last year and passed away soon afterwards of cancer….
Are You A Digital Native? Everyone knows that if you can’t fix your computer, ask a twelve year old. These kids who were born and raised on YouTube and instant messaging are pushing aside the baby boomer grasp on the media. It hit me whack upside the head the night I showed up at the…
Fashion bad-boy, Jean Paul Gaultier’s provocative multi-media exhibition, “From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk” will be on show in San Francisco March 24 – August 19 and any fashionista within a plane ride away should buy a ticket now. I was fortunate enough to have been invited to the press opening, where Gaultier regaled us…