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Journalist learns truths about herself writing story on upscale sex trade

Anne (Juliette Binoche) is working on a story that requires her to interview two young college women who finance their education through the relatively upscale sex-for-money business.She appears to be the perfect homemaker, preparing a dinner party...

Bobcat Goldthwait walks tightrope directing provocative 'God Bless America'

“God Bless America” is a new movie written and directed by Bobcat Goldthwait that asks the question: Can an alienated teenage girl and a recently divorced middle-aged man dying from an inoperable brain tumor embark on a...

Bobcat Goldthwait on movies, mojo, stand-up comedy and 'God Bless America'

Not long after Bobcat Goldthwait unleashed his maniacal satire of stand-up comedy on an unsuspecting San Francisco comedy scene, People Magazine said he was the hottest up-and-coming comic of 1984.Hollywood beckoned, and Goldthwait was soon cast...

'Headhunters' – Another intensely paced thrill ride from Scandinavia

Add "Headhunters" to the burgeoning Scandinavian Noir genre that includes the "Hornets Nest" trilogy.Roger Brown (Aksel Hennie) is a corporate Oslo recruiter whose self-admitted Napoleon complex compels him to mix business with upscale burglary...

Enchantingly silly movie about a 'Fairy' who is down but not out

Even sprightly supernatural nymphs are not immune to the current economic malaise, or so it seems in the new Belgian movie, “The Fairy.”Fiona Gordon, Dominique Abel and Bruno Romy – an off-kilter Belgian-French-Canadian trio...

Courtney Love’s former Hole drummer ‘Hit so Hard’ in new rock documentary

Just when it looks like Patty Schemel’s story is going to turn into another interminable documentary about a musician’s Mach-5 assent into fame ‘n flameout, “Hit so Hard” becomes something else.Director...

Val Kilmer and crew struggle to explain 'The Fourth Dimension'

“The Fourth Dimension” had its world premiere at the San Francisco International Film Festival Friday night.Director Harmony Korine, executive producer and Vice media mogul Eddy Moretti made red-carpet appearances, as did Val Kilmer, who also stars...

In Conversation: Harold Crooks talks about ‘Surviving Progress’

Surviving Progress is award winning writer and producer Harold Crooks' latest film. Among his many screenwriting credits, Crooks also wrote The Corportation (2003) and Bhopal: The Search for Justice (2004).Progress (co-directed with Mathieu Roy) draws as...

55th San Francisco International Film Festival off and running

The 55th annual San Francisco International Film Festival begins April 19, 2012 and runs through May 3. Over 200 films will be screened at five Bay Area locations. Filmmakers and actors from all over the world will also be attending...

‘The Turin Horse’ – simple story makes profound statement

The Turin Horse is a filmmaker’s film – a grim, cinematic poem comprised of cinematographer Fred Kelemen’s meticulously shot black-and-white images that tells a simple but profoundly tragic story about the end of a...

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Journalist learns truths about herself writing story on upscale sex trade

Bobcat Goldthwait walks tightrope directing provocative 'God Bless America'

Bobcat Goldthwait on movies, mojo, stand-up comedy and 'God Bless America'

'Headhunters' – Another intensely paced thrill ride from Scandinavia

Enchantingly silly movie about a 'Fairy' who is down but not out

Courtney Love’s former Hole drummer ‘Hit so Hard’ in new rock documentary

Val Kilmer and crew struggle to explain 'The Fourth Dimension'

In Conversation: Harold Crooks talks about ‘Surviving Progress’

55th San Francisco International Film Festival off and running

‘The Turin Horse’ – simple story makes profound statement

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