At age 12 I finally watched the film and it felt like it was made for me. I recognised and appreciated, unlike its critics, the hodgepodge. It is not so much a chick flick with magic as a genre chimera: romance, gothic melodrama, small-town satire, ghost story and feminist parable. I grew up in Hong Kong during the 1990s, a city defined by its complex history with traditions shaped by diverse communities and displaced refugees like my Beijing-born father.
For non-binary trans photographer Laurence Philomene, art, life and identity are intimately entwined. Though drawing from art history, their photographs strike a distinctive note with their pastel colours; capturing queer subjects, including Philomene themself, in restful poses, these portraits bloom in soft hues of pink, purple, blue the full rainbow. This style seems to seep into Catherine Legault's intimate documentary, which captures not only the artist's creative process but also their daily life with vibrancy.
The profile also explains why "Ambersons," while much less famous than Welles' first film "Citizen Kane," remains so tantalizing - Welles himself claimed it was a "much better picture" than "Kane," but after a disastrous preview screening, the studio cut 43 minutes from the film, added an abrupt and unconvincing happy ending, and eventually destroyed the excised footage to make space in its vaults.
But there's a Saturday night screening that really slapped our polka face. You may recall back in early 2023 when an SF-based burlesque group was running a Kickstarter to make a documentary about their Weird Al' Yankovic-themed burlesque troupe. Welp, they actually raised their $115,000 and made the damned thing, and now the documentary will have its West Coast premiere Saturday night at The Roxie at 8:30 pm.
For the first time since the advent of the Animated Feature category in 2002, the Oscars have a new trophy: It's the award for Achievement in Casting, which will have two years as the Academy's shiny new toy until the Best Stunts Oscar comes along to steal its thunder in 2028. Since it's never existed before, the Casting Oscar was the subject of much pre-nomination scuttlebutt. Would this be yet another craft category that would be entirely filled with Best Picture nominees?
Normally $18, the museum offers free admission to the art galleries and public programs on the first Thursday of every month (PFA Theater programs excluded). Berkeley Art Museum Gallery Admission Gallery admission includes access to scheduled tours, lectures, readings, and other programs unless otherwise noted in the program description. $18 General admission $12 Discounted admission Senior citizens (65+) Visitors with disabilities* College students (non-UC Berkeley) UC Berkeley alumni and retirees All UC faculty and staff (UC Berkeley faculty and staff are always free!)
The UC Berkeley Art Museum is the visual arts center of the University of California, Berkeley. Through art and film programs, collections, and research resources, the University aspires to be locally connected and globally relevant, engaging audiences from the campus, community, and beyond. Normally $18, the museum offers free admission to the art galleries and public programs on the first Thursday of every month (PFA Theater programs excluded).
Happy Birthday: Concentrate on your prospects. Invest in your health and fitness routine, and revise outstanding contracts before they come due. Staying ahead is your ticket to smooth transitions and making the most of whatever situation you encounter. It's a good year to tip the scales in your favor. Make a point of outperforming and outdoing, and you will find yourself in a leadership position with the leverage to reach your goals. Your numbers are 2, 18, 20, 26, 31, 37, 43.
We're deep into Strangers lore now, but last girl standing Maya (Riverdale graduate Madelaine Petsch, who surely hoped this was her Neve Campbell moment) continues to scurry about a devout woodland community like a bloodied fieldmouse with resting iPhone face; the masked thrill-killers previously three, now two have now gained ulterior motives for pursuing her. Also present: tatted survivor Gregory (Gabriel Basso, who must have been hoping for more to do) and ever-shifty Sheriff Rotter (Richard Brake), whose link to the killers is finally made.
Some years ago, Akinola Davies Jr received a short story written by his brother Wale, who was then living in Nigeria and working as a screenwriter for TV. The result of a writing exercise, Wale Davies's story was titled My Father's Shadow. "He sent it to me, really unprompted," Davies Jr remembers. "I cried, as you can imagine, because our father passed when we were really young. I would have been 20 months and I think he would have been about three years old." That story would become Davies Jr's Bafta-nominated debut feature My Father's Shadow, a magical portrait of two young brothers enjoying a rare day out in Lagos with their beloved, enigmatic father, told from the boys' perspective.
In theory, movies are more accessible than ever before. You are literally reading this on a device that likely has access to a dozen or more streaming video apps and stores, like Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime, Tubi, and Hulu. And yet, in reality, things are dire. Movies can be pulled instantly from a service, bad versions can be uploaded and replace what existed before, and trying to manage multiple apps is expensive and annoying. It all sucks so much.
Unusually for a political period drama that is not in the English language, runs nearly three hours and peppers its authentic portrayal of a military dictatorship with sight gags and gory shootouts, The Secret Agent has transpired to be quite the awards magnet. Best picture and best actor, for its star Wagner Moura (who recently won a Golden Globe), are two of the four categories in which it will compete at next month's Oscars.
Amazon has reportedly demanded that a local Oregon movie theater pull screenings of its documentary Melaniaafter the establishment made a series of jokes about its controversial subject, the First Lady. Ahead of the movie's recent global release, the Lake Theater & Café in Lake Oswego, a suburb of Portland, lightheartedly promoted the title on its marquee, saying: "Does Melania wear Prada? Find out Friday!" and "To defeat your enemy. You must know them. Melania."
Melling plays Colin, a certified beta whose deepest desire is to serve. He gets his wish when he meets Ray (Skarsgård), a toppy, Tom of Finland -esque biker with an attitude so icy it could preserve food. The two enter into a full-time power-exchange relationship that fuels both of their desires, until their connection evolves to a heart-wrenching breaking point.
To keep the hype train rolling, Illumination and Universal Pictures have dropped a short new teaser. It's exactly 30 seconds long, so you'll probably be seeing it again on TV this Sunday during the Super Bowl. It does feature some nifty footage that we haven't seen before, including a hungry Yoshi absolutely devouring a Magikoopa. There are also shots highlighting the star cannons from The Super Mario Galaxy games and one shot that shows Rosalina bodying Bowser Jr.
It wasn't about the person. It was about me. It was so scary. I didn't know then how to go, 'Hey, can I talk to you privately?' Now, I would want to believe that I could have taken this person aside," she argued. "A lot of people say that we've become too woke, but I think, no, it's great. The pendulum needs to swing to the other side so that we can find a balance in between.
Versant, the parent company of the review aggregation website, said in a statement to Variety this week that there is no bot manipulation behind the fact that Melania carries a 99% approval rating with audience members, but only 7% with critics. There has been no bot manipulation on the audience reviews for the Melania documentary, Versant said. Reviews displayed on the Popcornmeter are VERIFIED reviews, meaning it has been verified that users have bought a ticket to the film.
I'm in Philadelphia. I've just smoked a joint in a back alley and then checked into my hotel. My room is on the 10th floor: a corner room with a beautiful view of downtown Philly in front of my bed and to the right of it. I plop down on the hotel bed and close my eyes, taking in the late afternoon sun blasting through the windows.
Richard Marcinko was a gentleman that trained CIA officers and special-ops people how to endure torture. He gave me a litany of things that I could do when I began to spiral. Like punch myself in the leg as hard as I can. Have a friend that I trust and punch him in the arm. Eat everything in sight. Changing patterns in the room,
Explore Southern Thai-Burmese fusion when James Beard Award-nominated and Michelin-recognized chef Arnold Myint takes up two-week residency at the Lazeaway Club to share recipes from his new cookbook; through Sunday February 15th. // Lazeaway Club, The Flamingo Resort and Spa, 2777 4th St. (Santa Rosa);reservations at opentable.com Keep up with more independedent flicks at the SF Indie Fest screening of Before the Call, which follows a Korean American who returns to Seoul and chooses to enlist in a search for what it means to belong;
At only 357 pieces, it's technically designed for ages 9 and up. But don't let the small size and kid-friendly assembly fool you; it's still packed with details. You can also build the car two ways: either as the DeLorean from the original movie or the flying version with sideways wheels. Either way, the vehicle has a time calculator, rear air vents-and, of course, the flux capacitor. Can't time travel without that.
