SIFF Double Take: Tornado Alley and The Bengali Detective
Tornado Alley is pretty standard IMAX documentary fare: extremely well-produced, slightly slender on detail, and laden with breathtaking shots of its titular subject—in this case,…
Recommended SIFF: Damien Jurado and the Russian Avant-Garde {6/8}
Dearest Imaginaries - I can't tell you how excited I am that the SIFF event I have been waiting for is FINALLY almost here! Our…
SIFF Take: The Off Hours
Pretty waitress Francine (doe-eyed Amy Seimetz) sleepwalks through diner shifts and time spent playing video games with her foster brother/roommate Corey (Scoot McNairy, Monsters), and…
SIFF 2011: Week Three Highlights
SIFF 2011's concluding week is upon us, and the festival's wily programmers have saved some of their best cinematic treats for last. Tickets will move…
Recommended SIFF: The Whisperer in Darkness
Filmmakers Sean Branney and Andrew Lehman have kicked some serious ass once again with their stylish interpretation of HP Lovecraft's short story, The Whisperer in…
SIFF Double Take: Detective Dee & Marrow
I have two SIFF recommendations today at the complete opposite ends of the cinematic spectrum. Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame is…
SIFF Take: Vampire
{Vampire screens at SIFF on Wednesday, June 1, 6:30pm and Thursday, June 2, 4pm at the Egyptian; and again on Sunday, June 5, 8:30pm at…
SIFF Take: Finisterrae
The other day I was talking to a fellow festival attendee on line at a SIFF press screening. When he heard I'd seen Finisterrae it…
SIFF Take: Surrogate Valentine
Goh is San Francisco musician Goh Nakamura, and he is living the life you are, your comrades, or your indie singer-songwriter heroes are. Creating songs…
SIFF 2011: Week Two Highlights
We're nearing SIFF's halfway point, and if you've attended more than a few screenings this year I congratulate you on surviving the queues, tolerating any…