tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531345904528580427.post8810346579850040420..comments2024-03-24T20:01:47.103-07:00Comments on Hell On Frisco Bay: Now MuseumBrian Darrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17693169310367670898noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531345904528580427.post-75419056203777528522008-10-04T22:22:00.000-07:002008-10-04T22:22:00.000-07:00Thanks, Gary. I mentioned the Stanford series in ...Thanks, Gary. I mentioned the Stanford series in very brief passing in my <A HREF="http://hellonfriscobay.blogspot.com/2008/09/vinyl-ly-posting.html" REL="nofollow">previous post</A>, but it deserves to be highlighted more strongly. I'm not sure I'm the guy- I've never seen any and have barely heard of any of these films. Hopefully I can get to at least a few though. Here's the <A HREF="http://www.stanfordtheatre.org/stf/calendars/British%202008.html" REL="nofollow">program link</A>.Brian Darrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693169310367670898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531345904528580427.post-18688268714779454262008-10-04T22:10:00.000-07:002008-10-04T22:10:00.000-07:00Great to have Brian's coverage. I was away last mo...Great to have Brian's coverage. I was away last month so may have missed mention of it but the current series of rare British films at the Stanford deserves attention. You will not likely see many of these films ever again.<BR/>http://www.stanfordtheatre.org/stf/calendars/British%202008.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531345904528580427.post-26873245977818667582008-10-04T11:37:00.000-07:002008-10-04T11:37:00.000-07:00You're right- Rocco And His Brothers has been canc...You're right- <I><B>Rocco And His Brothers</B></I> has been canceled. See you at the PFA that night, then?Brian Darrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693169310367670898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531345904528580427.post-23189390695568203352008-10-04T09:22:00.000-07:002008-10-04T09:22:00.000-07:00I'm pretty sure that the Castro is hosting the ope...I'm pretty sure that the Castro is hosting the opening night of the Arab Film Festival on the 16th. Was ROCCO originally scheduled on that date? I just learned this morning that the AFF opening night film is now available on screener, which frees me up for the Soviet musicals.<BR/><BR/>I REALLY dug seeing THE DEVILS at the Castro last night...beautiful new 35mm print and a good-sized crowd, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531345904528580427.post-41227089943345320912008-10-03T17:05:00.000-07:002008-10-03T17:05:00.000-07:00I know! And that night they're showing Rocco and ...I know! And that night they're showing <I><B>Rocco and His Brothers</B></I> as part of the Nino Rota series at the Castro, to boot! Impossible. I'm leaning toward <I><B>Tractor Drivers</B></I> myself, but not without a sense of inevitable regret...Brian Darrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693169310367670898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531345904528580427.post-11913868640703801012008-10-03T07:50:00.000-07:002008-10-03T07:50:00.000-07:00Brian, it's so great to have you back and doing yo...Brian, it's so great to have you back and doing your thing.<BR/><BR/>It's insane how many choices we have in October...eight festivals I can think of, plus all the stuff at PFA, YBCA, SFMOMA, Castro etc. (Can't wait for tonight's screening of THE DEVILS, which I haven't seen since it came out in '71).<BR/><BR/>The choice that's keeping me awake nights is what to do on Thursday, October 16 - the Arab Film Festival's opening night screening of WAITING FOR PASOLINI (no other screening and not available on screener) or the two Soviet-era musicals at the PFA, TRACTOR DRIVERS and CARNIVAL NIGHT (also no other screenings).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531345904528580427.post-90320834083817383852008-09-30T15:51:00.000-07:002008-09-30T15:51:00.000-07:00it is a gloriously fork'd, whine-y, toe-singeingly...it is a gloriously fork'd, whine-y, toe-singeingly hellish path the SF cinephile must wander this month...often it breaks down to which theatre i'd rather go to, in which case the castro always wins. plus, hopefully, "let the right one in" will see distribution, and when it comes to british directors, Ken Russell ALWAYS trumps David Lean. sorry haters!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531345904528580427.post-46757411178699709172008-09-30T12:56:00.000-07:002008-09-30T12:56:00.000-07:00I resemble that remark. And you resemble that emo...I resemble that remark. And you resemble that emoticon! Uncanny!Brian Darrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693169310367670898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531345904528580427.post-84572193058149791902008-09-30T12:32:00.000-07:002008-09-30T12:32:00.000-07:00What a whiner. 8^)What a whiner. 8^)Michael Guillenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464792353062386579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531345904528580427.post-38195864893396617042008-09-30T12:29:00.000-07:002008-09-30T12:29:00.000-07:00That's the theme of October, Ben: forks. Devil's ...That's the theme of October, Ben: forks. Devil's pitchforks, if you will. Especially with all the festivals in town at the same time. Too many choices, too much to see, too much to blog. If there was any doubt as to why I call it "Hell" on Frisco Bay...Brian Darrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693169310367670898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531345904528580427.post-29128520223427082872008-09-30T12:05:00.000-07:002008-09-30T12:05:00.000-07:00good to see (read) you back in action brian!!! "t...good to see (read) you back in action brian!!! "the devils" is very exciting. i wish it was playing with something besides "rosemary's baby", which i love but could probably quote in verbatim at this point. tough choice with "the passionate friends" at the PFA and "let the right one in" at the roxie at or around the same time. what to do, what to doAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com