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'Slumdog Millionaire' Gracefully Slides Between Fairy Tale Romance and Gritty Drama

San Francisco Bay Guardian | November 12, 2008

It's a credit to the filmmakers that every moment, from the harsh street scenes to a Bollywood-style song-and-dance number, is integral to the story. In the end, that juxtaposition is what helps the film capture a sense of the "real" India, however tenuous the concept.

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Tags: Danny Boyle, India, Slumdog Millionaire

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'Flash of Genius' is Well Done but Depressingnew

Little man fights big business -- you've seen this story before. But that doesn't mean it's not effective when done right. There may be a formula to Flash of Genius, but in this case it works.

San Francisco Bay Guardian | Louis Peitzman | 10-01-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Greg Kinnear, Bob Kearns, Flash of Genius, Marc Abraham

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Joyous Bluesnew

New doc spotlights the musical wanderings of Arhoolie Records founder Chris Strachwitz.

San Francisco Bay Guardian | Nicole Gluckstern | 09-22-2014 | Profiles & Interviews

Bee True: the documentaries of Berlin and Beyondnew

Three German-language documentaries (More Than Honey, Miles and War, and Redemption Impossible) stand out in San Francisco's annual Berlin and Beyond film festival.

San Francisco Bay Guardian | Nicole Gluckstern | 01-17-2014 | Movies

Tags: Austrian film, Berlin and Beyond, German film, German-language film, Marcus Imhoof, Anna Thoma, Christian Rost, Claus Strigel, More Than Honey, Miles and War, Redeption Impossible, Swiss film

This Ain't a Wrapnew

This Ain't California, an unexpectedly controversial film about East German skaters, challenges the establishment in more ways than one.

San Francisco Bay Guardian | Nicole Gluckstern | 12-28-2012 | Movies

Killer-Nature Flick 'The Canyon' Inadvertently Advocates Staycationsnew

A first feature for director Richard Harrah and writer Steve Allrich, The Canyon falls firmly within that vacation-from-hell subgenre recently capped by the very clever, funny, and fairly freaky A Perfect Getaway. (None of which adjectives apply here, alas.)

San Francisco Bay Guardian | Dennis Harvey | 10-28-2009 | Reviews

Tags: Richard Harrah, The Canyon

The Notorious Subject of 'Bronson' Inspires a Star-Making Performancenew

Bronson is utterly revved up in a way that's showy but not at all dumbed-down. Tom Hardy's prankster-rageaholic portrayal emerges amid several flavors: ironic Pulchinella à la contemporary music-theater sensation Anthony Newley; Tom of Finland bad-muscle-daddy fantasy; and adrenaline exercise of mainstreamed, po-mo directorial testosterone.

San Francisco Bay Guardian | Dennis Harvey | 10-21-2009 | Reviews

Tags: Bronson, Michael Gordon Peterson, Nicolas Winding Refn, Tom Hardy

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