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Elm Street state of mind
FRAMELINE 2013: Gay horror icon Mark Patton revisits 'Nightmare 2'Related: Lives less ordinaryMore to grow onFRAMELINE FILM FEST In 1985, a new family moved into Nancy Thompson's house on Elm Street....
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Still beating
Laura Albert and the ballad of JT LeRoy About a boy? The Heart is Deceitful Above All ThingsPHOTO COURTESY OF WILD BUNCHcheryl@sfbg.comFILM/LIT A few weeks before our scheduled interview, Laura Albert...
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We are the weirdos, mister
Invoking that teen goth witch drag spirit: Peaches Christ raises 'The Craft' with Sharon Needles and Alaska ThunderfuckThe coven rises: Sharon Needles, Peaches Christ, Alaska Thunderfuck, Honey...
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Once upon a time in Oakland
Director Ryan Coogler talks about Fruitvale Station, his acclaimed new film about Oscar GrantMichael B. Jordan, Octavia Spencer, and Ryan Coogler on the Fruitvale Station setcheryl@sfbg.comFILM By now...
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Glamour revival
Vintage stars and restored celluloid gleam at the SF Silent Film FestivalPrix de Beautécheryl@sfbg.comFILM The 18th San Francisco Silent Film Festival opens with Augusto Genino's 1930 Prix de Beauté,...
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The truth hurts
Weighty themes permeate SF Jewish Film Festival docsBrave Miss Worldcheryl@sfbg.comSAN FRANCISCO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL The 33rd San Francisco Jewish Film Festival broadens its scope this year with a...
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Made-for-sleazy
A 1990s tabloid princess rides again in 'Triple Fisher'Blame it on Amy: Barrymore, Parker, and Milano get into character.FILMBefore Nancy Grace and 24-hour news channels turned every vaguely salacious...
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Reel to real
Revisiting Shirley Clarke's 1967 'Portrait of Jason'"One beautiful something:" Portrait of JasonPHOTO COURTESY OF MILESTONE FILMSarts@sfbg.comFILM At a moment when gay people and gay rights have never...
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Silver screen playbook
FALL ARTS; FILM Hollywood and rep-house picks for the seasonBradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner, Christian Bale, and Jennifer Lawrence star in "American Hustle."FRANCOIS DUHAMELcheryl@sfbg.comFALL ARTS In...
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Provoc-auteur
A multi-venue series highlights edgy filmmaker Pier Paolo PasoliniA rare chaste moment in 1971's ribald Decameron.FILM It still boggles the mind that perhaps the most important single figure in the...
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Highway to hell
'Blue Caprice' explores the murky motives of the Beltway snipersHelter skelter: Muhammad (Isaiah Washington) and Malvo (Tequan Richmond) plot a murder spree.COURTESY OF IFC FILMSarts@sfbg.comFILM On...
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The observer
Jem Cohen talks art, photography, and 'Museum Hours'Museum guard Johann (Bobby Sommer) finds beauty in a painting's details.COURTESY OF CINEMA GUILDcheryl@sfbg.comFILM Filmmaker Jem Cohen is known for...
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Camp classic
Bloody long, and bloody fun: 'Crystal Lake Memories' documents the 'Friday the 13th' franchise in its gory entiretyWarm glow: cast and crew of "Crystal Lake Memories"cheryl@sfbg.comFILM Daniel...
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This stuff'll kill ya
Feed your genre needs at Another Hole in the HeadA shut-in's filthy bathroom spawns a new frenemy in Motivational GrowthCOURTESY OF SF INDIEFESTcheryl@sfbg.comFILM Clad only in a dingy T-shirt and...
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Year in Film: Jesse Hawthorne Ficks' Eclectic 2013 Countdown
COPYRIGHT PINE DISTRICT, LLCAdam Driver and Greta Gerwig in Frances Ha16. Oldboy (Spike Lee, US) and DrugWar (Johnnie To, China/Hong Kong) Two films from two of the hardest-working filmmakers in the...
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Pop psychology
This year, fathers loomed large (and caused havoc) at the multiplexPHOTO BY FRANÇOIS DUHAMELOh father: Annie Buckley and Colin Farrell in Saving Mr. BanksBy Sara Maria Vizcarrondoarts@sfbg.comRead more »
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Breaking points
New films from China teem with 21st century angstExplosive: Dahai (Jiang Wu) grabs a snack before fighting corruption in A Touch of Sin.PHOTO COURTESY OF KINO LORBER, INC.cheryl@sfbg.comRead more »
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Death and life
Archetypal tales and vibrant cinematic voices reign at the African Film FestivalMwas (Joseph Wairimu, center) and friends live on the edge in Nairobi Half Life.cheryl@sfbg.comRead more »
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Global tension
Noir City 12 widens its focus — but it still ain't afraid of the darkDown by the sea: a young Richard Attenborough stars in Brighton Rock (1947).PHOTO COURTESY OF THE FILM NOIR...
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Goldies 2014 Dance/Film: San Francisco Dance Film Festival
After starting small, the ambitious festival had a banner 2013 (with even bigger plans for the future)San Francisco Dance Film Festival's Randall Heath, Greta Schoenberg, and Judy FlanneryGuardian...
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