Feb 1, 2014
The Film, Video
and Moving Image
Magazine of Northern
California
Breaking News
Berkeley Doc Short Gets Oscar Nod
by Doug Oakley/courtesy Oakland Tribune
Jason Cohen's harrowing story of violence and forgiveness up for Oscar.
Bay Area Film Scene
Urban Youth Eyes State of the Nation
by Joanne Butcher
Our intrepid reporter covers Brothers on the Rise, an Oakland group into helping boys become men thru storytelling.
SF PROSPERS POST-RECESSION
Beyond Pix Going Great Guns
by Kim McCreedy
Beyond Pix is hard at work expanding facilities, projects and management.
Filmmaker Interviews
Celik Kayalar: Man About Many Towns
by Don Schwartz
Local filmmaker, actor and acting school director Celik Kayalar surveys the scene.
LOCAL CINEMA'S NEXT GENERATION
Born with a Camera in His Mouth
by Don Schwartz
Alex Herz, a 16 year-old Marin County filmmaker, has been making movies—many very interesting—since he was five.
Cohen's Cartoon Corner
Pixar Problems and IndieFest
by Karl Cohen
Pixar hits some bumps while IndieFest highlights great animation and Ridgeway, Corrie and Colcard create interesting work.
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Film Market Loses Luster
by Ben Yennie
Although films for 15 million were finding buyers at this year's America Film Market, the same cannot be said for lower ranges.
Spot-On with Hitch Biographer Donald Spoto
by Doniphan Blair
The discrete but indepth biographer penetrates his subjects, including breaking open the Hitchcock story.
Was Hitchcock a Misogynist or a Feminist: See Chart
by Doniphan Blair • Survey by Davell Swan
CineSource asks the experts and then researches the exact number and quality of Hitchcock's female-centric films.
Tackling the Tough Palestinian Story
by Doniphan Blair
Arab Film Fest's Opener is beautifully made but does it answer tough questions?
Mohamed Diab: Feminist, Sufi & Blockbuster Egyptian Director
by Doniphan Blair
One of Egypt's biggest screenwriters, now director, discusses everything from film to religion and the delicate political situation.
by Ben Yennie
Although films for 15 million were finding buyers at this year's America Film Market, the same cannot be said for lower ranges.
Spot-On with Hitch Biographer Donald Spoto
by Doniphan Blair
The discrete but indepth biographer penetrates his subjects, including breaking open the Hitchcock story.
Was Hitchcock a Misogynist or a Feminist: See Chart
by Doniphan Blair • Survey by Davell Swan
CineSource asks the experts and then researches the exact number and quality of Hitchcock's female-centric films.
Tackling the Tough Palestinian Story
by Doniphan Blair
Arab Film Fest's Opener is beautifully made but does it answer tough questions?
Mohamed Diab: Feminist, Sufi & Blockbuster Egyptian Director
by Doniphan Blair
One of Egypt's biggest screenwriters, now director, discusses everything from film to religion and the delicate political situation.
Film Manifestos: Hot or Just Hot Air
by Doniphan Blair
Although art manifestos are often flamboyant fluff, their fascinating history shows entrenched ideologies can be effected through 'mere' words.
Oakland Stammer WoManifesto
by Doniphan Blair
Reconciling the contradictions is the object of the Oakland Film Stammer.
The Hitchcock Manifesto
by the HitchCult Collective
Alfred Hitchcock is not The Master of Suspense but simply The Master.
The Antonioni Manifesta
by Davell Swan
Antonioni expresses maximum cinema data through the most minimal means.
by Doniphan Blair
Although art manifestos are often flamboyant fluff, their fascinating history shows entrenched ideologies can be effected through 'mere' words.
Oakland Stammer WoManifesto
by Doniphan Blair
Reconciling the contradictions is the object of the Oakland Film Stammer.
The Hitchcock Manifesto
by the HitchCult Collective
Alfred Hitchcock is not The Master of Suspense but simply The Master.
The Antonioni Manifesta
by Davell Swan
Antonioni expresses maximum cinema data through the most minimal means.
