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No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos USA, 2008, 97 Minute Running Time Topics: Art/Architecture/Film, Documentary, History Programs: True Stories, Valley ViewsLanguage: English No Subtitles Necessary traces the lives and careers of legendary cinematographers Laszlo Kovaks and Vilmos Zsigmond using archival … Continue reading →

Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius ShulmanUSA, 2008, 84 Minute Running Time Topic: Art/Architecture/Film Programs: True Stories, Valley ViewsLanguage: English In his eight-decade career, California-based Julius Shulman became the world’s preeminent architecture photographer and the man who defined the way … Continue reading →

Kabei Japan, 2008, 133 Minute Running Time Topics: Asian, Drama, Political Program: Modern MastersLanguage: Japanese English Sub-Titles Set in 1940 Tokyo, veteran Yoji Yamada’s 80th (!) feature is a deeply affecting drama centering on mother and wife Kayo (Sayuri Yoshinaga), … Continue reading →

I’m in Palm Springs again working the Annenburg Theater, I’ll keep a log here of the films I see & show at the festival.

NumbCanada, 2007, 93 Minute Running Time Topics: Comedy, Science Fiction Hudson Milbank (Matthew Perry) is a screenwriter who smokes a too-strong joint that sends him over the edge into what is diagnosed as “depersonalization disorder,” the sense that everything around … Continue reading →

Tell No OneNe le dis à personneFrance, 2006, 126 Minute Running Time Topics: Drama, ThrillerLanguage: French Popular American mystery writer Harlan Coben’s novel Tell No One finally makes it to the silver screen in this action-packed adaptation directed by heartthrob … Continue reading →

A Man Named PearlUSA, 2006, 78 Minute Running Time Topics: Documentary, Family Friendly This charming documentary (akin in tone to The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill) follows a factory worker and self-taught topiary artist who transformed his South Carolina yard … Continue reading →

Lagerfeld ConfidentialFrance, 2007, 87 Minute Running Time Topic: DocumentaryLanguage: French/English English Sub-Titles Fashionistas and non-fashionistas alike will enjoy this documentary about the prolific and eccentric German-born designer Karl Lagerfeld, reviver of the Chanel brand, stylish to the tips of his … Continue reading →

Under the Same MoonLa Misma LunaUSA, 2007, 109 Minute Running Time Topic: DramaLanguage: English/Spanish English Sub-Titles A nine-year-old Mexican boy has himself smuggled across the border in order to find the Los Angeles-based mother he hasn’t seen in four years. … Continue reading →

I’ve seen so many great films so far, and I’m catching up on the blog here while there’s singing and dancing on the screen, 162 min. of such…yes, you guessed it, a Bollywood film is playing. Some thoughts that come … Continue reading →