The San Francisco International Film Festival officially kicks off today. The Festival runs from today, April 20th, 2006 until May 4th. Most of the movies will be showing at The Kabuki, The Castro, the Pacific Film Archive (Berkeley) or the Aquarius (Palo Alto). If you haven’t checked out the website for a list of films and calendar or showings, you can find it on the sffs.org website. Tickets for are available on the website as well as info on venues and other events taking place during the festival. I will be part of Kevin Smokler’s Citizen Media Corps, covering the festival via our zippy blog bloggy blogs. Thanks Kevin!
Movies I am most excited about:
Art School Confidential
Showing:
Wednesday April 26th 6:30pm, Kabuki Theatre.
Directed by Terry Zwigoff (Ghost World). Let’s see, a movie about art school, co-starring John Malcovich, yeah, gotta see it.
Factotum
Showing:
Saturday, April 22nd, 9pm at the Kabuki
Sunday, April 30th, 3pm at the Kabuki
Matt Dillon and Lili Taylor star in this adaptation of a Bukowski book by the same name. Weee! drunks and sex and writing! Oh boy!
The Sun
Showing:
Thu, Apr 27 9:15 pm, Kabuki
Sat, Apr 29 3:15pm, Kabuki
Wed, May 03 7pm PFA
A movie about the surrender of Emperor Hirohito in WWII. When did I become so interested in WWII? I blame my Western Civ teacher and all of Tom’s books and PBS watching. Read article in the NY Times movies section.
Heaven and Earth Magic
Showing:
Thursday April 27th at 1pm and 7pm at the Castro Theatre.
Local darlings, Indie band Deerhoof will be playing their original score live during the screening of this “avant-guarde” 1962 Herry Smith film. More about the film on Upcoming.org. Did I really just use the term “avant-guarde” in a sentence? Oh crap, I just did it again. Two sentences!
Also, PARTY!!!! at Edinburgh Castle Monday April 24th. There will be much drinking and rejoicing as well as some International Remix watching.
Edinburgh Castle
950 Geary Street between Polk and Larkin
International ReMix. 21 and over only
Monday, April 24, 10:00 pm. Free admission.