Cheryl Eddy

Gruesome discovery

'V/H/S' filmmakers discuss the bros and cons of found-footage horror

10.02.12 - 5:56 pm | Cheryl Eddy |

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FILM In the summer of 1999, horror fans hungered for something, anything, that wasn't a Scream-inspired self-aware slasher.

Though it had no stars, a microscopic budget, and was filmed in nausea-inducing shaky-cam, The Blair Witch Project burst into cinemas with a novel set-up — filmmakers lost in the woods record supernatural goings-on before falling victim to evil themselves — and scares galore. Towering box-office receipts, a Time magazine cover, and legions of rip-offs ensued.Read more »

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10.02.12 - 5:49 pm | Cheryl Eddy |

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Schedules are for Wed/3-Tue/9 except where noted. Director and year are given when available. Double and triple features marked with a •. All times pm unless otherwise specified.

ARBOR 4210 Telegraph, Oakl; www.shapeshifterscinema.com. Free. "Shapeshifters Cinema: Tommy Becker," Thu, 8. Read more »

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Indie indeed

MILL VALLEY FILM FEST: Allison Anders stays true to her roots with lo-fi 'Strutter'

10.02.12 - 5:26 pm | Cheryl Eddy |

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FILM The 35th Mill Valley Film Festival is a star-studded affair, with tributes to Dustin Hoffman and 1977's Star Wars and celebrity guests (Ben Affleck! Ang Lee! Stevie Nicks!), but indie cinema fans won't want to miss Strutter. It doesn't have any movie stars, but it comes courtesy of indie heroes Allison Anders (1992's Gas Food Lodging, 1993's Mi vida loca) and Kurt Voss, Anders' co-director and co-writer on 1987's Border Radio and 1999's Sugar Town.Read more »

To be Dee

Ms. Wallace talks aliens and zombies

10.02.12 - 5:12 pm | Cheryl Eddy |

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'LOOPER' IS HERE! Plus: a boatload of other new movies

09.28.12 - 9:54 am | Cheryl Eddy and Guardian Staff Writers |

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Wait, what are you doing reading this? Why aren't you watching Looper, the best time-travel movie to come out of Hollywood in ages? Check out Lynn Rapoport's review below, go see the damn thing (it's gonna be huge, like Inception huge), and start planning your "Gat Man" Halloween costume this instant.

In this week's film column, I check out the Northern California Action/Sports Film Festival (a new venture from SF IndieFest, which, by the way: just another month or so until DocFest!), let's-talk-about-our-feelings indie Liberal Arts, and docs Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel and Peter Ford: A Little Prince.

Marke B. takes on another doc, Detropia, and dubs this look at his hometown "important and beautiful;" full review here.

Two more from H-wood open this week (3D animated monster comedy Hotel Transylvania and YA young-angst tale The Perks of Being a Wallflower), as yet unreviewed — but there's a bunch more short reviews, including Dennis Harvey's take on the Vortex Room's "Aerobicide" triple feature, after the jump.

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09.25.12 - 5:08 pm | Cheryl Eddy |

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Schedules are for Wed/26-Tue/2 except where noted. Director and year are given when available. Double features marked with a •. All times pm unless otherwise specified.

ARTISTS' TELEVISION ACCESS 992 Valencia, SF; www.atasite.org. $6. "Other Cinema:" Who Bombed Judi Bari? (Cherney, 2012), plus shorts, Sat, 8:30. More info on this event, www.othercinema.com. Read more »

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Chronic youth

'Liberal Arts' and other new releases take on aging (gracefully and otherwise). Plus: a new action-sports film fest.

09.25.12 - 4:21 pm | Cheryl Eddy |

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FILM It can't be a coincidence that within a week, a pair of films have been released about 35-year-olds who contemplate hooking up with 19-year-olds. That 16-year age gap — with an immature or other otherwise emotionally stunted thirtysomething on one end, and a precocious millennial on the other — is narrow enough to be plausible, but just wide enough to be awkward.Read more »

Frenemies in this life, enemies in the next: 'The Master' and other new films

09.21.12 - 10:59 am | Cheryl Eddy and Guardian Staff Writers |

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It's here at last! Clear your mind and join the Cause!

Yep, The Master opens today, along with a pair of cop movies (one set in gritty LA, the other set in an even grittier megacity of the future). Already in progress is the 3rd i's San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival. Check out my take on all of the above right herre.

The most excellent Caitlin Donohue takes on Stephen Elliott's porn-themed About Cherry (screening at the Castro tonight!) here.

As-yet unreviewed due to various reasons (two being: aversions to PG-13 horror flicks, and Channing Tatum overload ... seriously, guy, take a vacation!), but most certainly opening today, are House At the End of the Street (alas, not the House Hunters suspense thriller we've all been waiting for) and high-school reunion comedy 10 Years. I didn't make it to my 10-year reunion but I feel confident saying that NOBODY in my class (go Tigers!) showed up with Magic Mike-style abs.

But wait, there's more! Read on for the rest of the best (and meh-st) of the week.

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09.18.12 - 6:27 pm | Cheryl Eddy |

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Schedules are for Wed/19-Tue/25 except where noted. Director and year are given when available. Double and triple features marked with a •. All times pm unless otherwise specified. Read more »