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Mar 30, 2022
Automat Documentary Recalls 20th Century Self-Serve Restaurants
There was a time when, for the price of a nickel, diners could participate in a uniquely American food...
Feb 16, 2022
Audley Enough — ‘Strawberry Mansion’
By Kelly Vance
It’s February, and some strange items are floating into theaters, including a steady flow of horror quickies...
Dec 15, 2021
Freak Show—‘Nightmare Alley’ Shines
Nightmare Alley, starring Tyrone Power and directed by Edmund Goulding, was just about the darkest of film noirs when...
Dec 8, 2021
Buddhism in Film—A Conversation with International Buddhist Film Festival Executive Director Gaetano Kazuo Maida
I recently found out that the Bay Area is one of the top centers of Buddhist activity in the...
Mar 11, 2021
Israeli Film Festival Breaks the Mold with Virtual Screenings
Five films comprising dramas, comedies and a documentary are all coming to home audiences this month in the sixth...
.Arts
Feb 3, 2021
Heart and ‘Soul’: Marcus Shelby’s journeys through Healdsburg, Pixar and beyond
Near the start of Disney/Pixar’s latest animated film Soul, the character Ray Gardner encourages his son to appreciate live...
Jan 28, 2021
Stay Online with Weekend of Digital Events
Even as vaccines start rolling out in the North Bay, the Covid-19 pandemic continues to halt in-person gatherings in...
