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Global tension
Noir City 12 widens its focus — but it still ain't afraid of the darkDown by the sea: a young Richard Attenborough stars in Brighton Rock (1947).PHOTO COURTESY OF THE FILM NOIR...
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Mann up
PFA lures Anthony Mann's crime noirs out of the shadows'He Walked By Night' (1949)arts@sfbg.comRead more »
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England made him
A Michael York tribute highlights this year's Mostly British Film FestivalMichael York hand-picked "England Made Me" (1973) for his in-person tribute.arts@sfbg.comRead more »
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Constructing change
Despite bureaucratic frustrations, an innovative high-school program elevates lives in 'If You Build It'A Studio H student works on a project.COURTESY OF LONG SHOT FACTORYarts@sfbg.comFILM Two of the...
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Sturm und drang
German mini-series 'Generation War' offers a sudsy look back at WWIIVolker Bruch as Wilhelm in Generation WarPHOTO COURTESY OF MUSIC BOX FILMSarts@sfbg.comRead more »
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Smotherly love
The twisted family dynamics of Romanian 'Child's Pose'Mama drama: Luminita Gheorghiu in Child's PosePHOTO COURTESY OF ZEITGEIST FILMSFILMRead more »
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Lost in space
A new doc reveals 'the greatest film never made'H.R. Giger poses with "Dune" concept artFILM Read more »
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Freedom of expression
A PFA series pays tribute to Czech New Wave filmmaker Jan NemecA Report on the Party and the Guests (1966) was "banned forever" by the Czech government.arts@sfbg.comRead more »
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Devil's advocate
Sokurov's 2011 'Faust' finally makes its local debutSoul brothers: Muller (Anton Adasinsky) and Faust (Johannes Zeiler)arts@sfbg.comRead more »
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Manscape
The male protagonists of 'Fading Gigolo' and 'Locke' do what they gotta doDrive time: Tom Hardy in LockePHOTO COURTESY OF A24arts@sfbg.comRead more »
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Skin deep
BFFs: Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Sarah Gadon in BellePHOTO COURTESY OF FOX SEARCHLIGHTarts@sfbg.comRead more »
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Stony lonesome
'I Wake Up Dreaming' unspools rare, hard-boiled talesPurr-ty poison: Ann Sheridan plays a San Francisco chanteuse in 1947's Nora Prentiss.arts@sfbg.comFILM Prison should be the most natural setting for...
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Peculiar thrills
Barbie art, wicker kittens, Harry Who, and jingle bells at DocFest 13Nature calls: 'When My Sorrow Died'PHOTOS COURTESY OF DOCFEST 13arts@sfbg.comRead more »
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Anxious art
Striking 'Masterpieces of Polish Cinema' at the PFAI>Ashes and Diamonds arts@sfbg.comFILM Poland had not been a major hub of film production in the early decades of the medium, and its industry...
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Puff piece
Music-manager doc 'Supermensch' doth gush too muchShep Gordon with Anne Murray in an archival photo from Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon.arts@sfbg.comFILM Sometimes a movie can only be called a...
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It's alive!
The Vortex Room keeps on keepin' on — for now — with the weirdest flicks you'll see all summerSlurp! A sand-dwelling beastie preys on bikini babes in Blood Beach (1980).PHOTO COURTESY OF THE VORTEX...
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Endless Don
The Roxie celebrates the roller-coaster career of an erstwhile Hollywood hunkPet project: The Hoodlum Priest (1961)arts@sfbg.comFILM"Introducing Hollywood's newest hunk-a-man!" crowed the ads for...
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Blurry portrait
'Llyn Foulkes One Man Band' takes on an inscrutable artistLlyn Foulkes and his massive musical sculpturearts@sfbg.comRead more »
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Framing fame
Entertainers take center stage in SF Jewish Film Festival docsA Life in Dirty MoviesRelated: What she seesarts@sfbg.comRead more »
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Inglorious bastards
'The Kill Team' brings an ugly chapter in US military history to lightAdam Winfield (center) defied his parents when he enlisted in the military, but they supported him throughout his legal...
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