Back in 2007, the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown was big news. It was a National Geographic cover...
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2nd Annual Surf Film Festival opened to full house+
Opening night of the 2nd Annual Surf Film Festival sold out on Friday, and pro surfers Kekoa Cazimero, Jason Shibata,...
Oscar winner to attend Rainbow Film Fest 5/24+
Dustin Lance Black, left, took the Oscar for best original screenplay for “Milk.” Now he drops into paradise for the...
Meet ‘Herb and Dorothy’ at next Friends of Film Friday+
In November I posted an item about the Academy having the honor of being named the recipient of 50 works...
Richie Mehta coming to Friends of Film Friday 2/20!+
Film Curator Gina Caruso just got word that Indian-Canadian filmmaker Richie Mehta, whose “Amal” was the hit of last year’s...
Buy the auteur theory? Come see Alain Robbe-Grillet’s films+
Alain Robbe-Grillet is best known as the creator of the Nouveau Roman and screenwriter of Alain Resnais’ cinegeek wetdream ‘Last...
Liked ‘Slumdog’? Try the Bollywood Film Festival+
After recounting the harrowing childhoods of two orphaned street urchins, current international movie hit “Slumdog Millionaire” bursts into a song-and-dance...
Who do they think they are?+
If you missed the documentary “Who Does She Think She Is?” at Friends of Film Friday this month, your second...
‘America the Beautiful’ dissects the beauty industry at Doris Duke this week+
Filmmaker Darryl Roberts was at the Academy in October to present his documentary “America the Beautiful” at Friends of Film...
Don Ed Hardy goes to Doris Duke Theatre+
Don Ed Hardy, the tattoo godfather and artist, came to Friends of Film Friday at Doris Duke Theatre on Nov...