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sffs.org - 10/26/2008

San Francisco Film Society

— sffs.org — Matteo Garrone ( Gomorra , Italy 2008) BACK TO NEW ITALIAN CINEMA Hard-hitting, complex and filmed in... a fluid fly-on-the-wall style, Garrone s Cannes Grand Prize winner, adapted from Roberto Saviano s controversial award-winning book, examines in ... (more) San Francisco Film Society

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sffs.org - 10/26/2008

San Francisco Film Society

— sffs.org — Each year New Italian Cinema celebrates the rich cinematic tradition of Italy and brings the country's newest... directors and films to audiences in San Francisco. The 2008 edition features seven films by up-and-coming filmmakers, a trio of titles from ... (more) San Francisco Film Society

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theeveningclass.blogspot.com - 10/30/2008

Film International Special Issue on Film Festivals (Vol. 6, Issue 4)

— theeveningclass.blogspot.com — Regular readers of The Evening Class are, no doubt, aware at this point that I am an... affirmed film festival junkie. I credit this addiction to the influence of Michael Hawley who introduced me to my first film festival—the San Francisco ... (more) Film International Special Issue on Film Festivals (Vol. ...

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So Many Festivals It's Almost Scary
Hell On Frisco Bay — ... ultimately glad he pointed to my piece on October's film festival glut here on Frisco Bay, for one because it provides an opportunity to point out that most of November is looking hardly less glutted with appealing festgoing options. DocFest and the SFJFF continue into the month, and I've also already mentioned that third i and the San Francisco Film Society are both bringing festivals the weekend of November 13-16. In addition, the SFFS's Animation Festival leads right into their New Italian Cinema presentation November ...

November Spawned (Another) Monster—Michael Hawley Cringes, Cowers and Faces His Fears
The Evening Class — ... Fresh off the success of its inaugural French Cinema Now series, the San Francisco Film Society presents two back-to-back festivals in November—the 3rd San Franciscso International Animation Festival (Nov. 13–16) and ...

VINYL IS PODCAST #6: A waltz is a fault; like, falling.
VINYL IS HEAVY — ... as the final film in the 3rd Annual SF International Animation Festival. It took us even longer to get home this time but, after some food, we talked on digital tape again. Last week's podcast saw us working through a very common reaction to Kaufman's film. This week we were more hesitant and disparate, largely because of Waltz With Bashir's traumatic ending. Juxtaposed with stunning animation, we struggled to account for the shock of its ultimate loss. Or at least, some of us did.... Ry's earlier thoughts can be read ...