AltWeeklies Wire
Lights, Camera, Gospel!new
San Francisco's Voice of Pentecost is a church with a mission to take on Hollywood. Its production company, Christian WYSIWYG Filmworks, is working on a retelling of the Bible story of Joseph, set in a science-fiction world of the future.
2004 Was a Good Year in Theaters and for DVDsnew
Because of some high-quality DVD releases, a person could have had a very good movie year in 2004 without ever setting foot in a movie theater.
Chico News & Review |
Juan-Carlos Selznick |
01-04-2005 |
Movies
Stuntman Turns to Roach Wranglingnew
Most people try to get rid of roaches, but stuntman Alan Hutton welcomes them. The actor, stuntman, fight choreographer, pyrotechnician, historical adviser and weapons master has to be a jack-of-all-trades, and he's even wrangled roaches and delivered them to filmmakers.
Houston Press |
Michael Serazio |
01-03-2005 |
Movies
2004 Movies: Damaged Men and Second Chancesnew
With American authority at a low ebb, the movies of 2004 were full of damaged men struggling to define themselves in a world that seemed to have no use for them.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
12-30-2004 |
Movies
The Snow Globenew
Bay Area filmmakers who are bound for Sundance in January name some of their favorite films of 2004.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Bay Area producers and filmmakers |
12-29-2004 |
Movies
Discovery Channelnew
Our critic takes a look at some undiscovered and undistributed gems of 2004.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Bay Area filmmakers and critics |
12-29-2004 |
Movies
Taking Sidesnew
As Nov. 2 slopes away and Americans dig in for four more years, one wonders what to make of the innumerable hours documentary filmmakers spent parked at editing stations, determined to dethrone George W. Bush.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Max Goldberg |
12-29-2004 |
Movies
Behind the Celebritynew
The trouble with music documentaries today is they go behind the music instead of stay with it.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Kimberly Chun |
12-29-2004 |
Movies
Reasons to Disbelievenew
Torture reigned inside and outside movie theaters in 2004.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Susan Gerhard |
12-29-2004 |
Movies
Toga Partynew
An academic takes a gimlet-eyed view of Troy, The Passion of the Christ and Alexander.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
David Larsen |
12-29-2004 |
Movies
Region Bullnew
With enforcement of copyright laws being lax in Southeast Asia, many unreleased American gems can be found on DVD.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Chuck Stephens |
12-29-2004 |
Movies
Baby, It's Cold Inside the Theaternew
Despite the coming of Kinsey and company, sex was paltry, ominous, and perverse at the movies.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Dennis Harvey |
12-29-2004 |
Movies
Men on Firenew
A Bay Guardian critic reports on the many macho movies of 2004 and finds that films carved from the craggy rocks of dude-dom hogged the lion's share of marquee space.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Cheryl Eddy |
12-29-2004 |
Movies
New American Romanticism Wins Hearts of Alt Criticsnew
Before Sunset, directed by Richard Linklater, was the decisive winner of the 2004 poll of alternative press film critics, as the new American romanticism bucked electoral disaster.
The Village Voice |
J. Hoberman |
12-29-2004 |
Movies
Best Performers Named in 6th Annual Film Critics' Pollnew
Imelda Staunton was ranked the best performer in Village Voice's film critics' poll. She starred in the film Vera Drake. Critics ranked film performers from 1 to 93.
The Village Voice |
Staff Writers |
12-29-2004 |
Movies
