Film Review | Aug 19, 2008

The Judge and the General

The Judge and the General tells the story of Judge Juan Guzman, who prosecuted the first criminal cases against the general of the title, Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet. By Emily Wilson

Film Review | Aug 15, 2008

In Search of a Midnight Kiss

There's a nostalgic quality to In Search of a Midnight Kiss. Maybe it's the black and white cinematography, or maybe it's because the film is oddly reminiscent of classic screwball comedies. By Mark Taylor

Festival Report | Aug 06, 2008

SF Shorts 2008

You might think of short films as, at best, mere trifles, or warm-ups to more sophisticated and complete-seeming films of feature length. You might think, movie-wise, that shorter means lamer. By Jonathan Kiefer

Film Review | Aug 04, 2008

1000 Journals

1000 Journals, unlike most films about art and artists, has little interest in probing the mysterious process of creation. By Michael Fox

Film Review | Aug 01, 2008

Baghead

It's hard, sometimes, to be a movie critic. A critic is supposed to be objective; discerning and shrewd, sure, but objective. By Jeffrey Gilliland

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  • Restored Film Gives Life to Native American Story

    A landmark film about the lives of Native Americans in 1950s Los Angeles has been given a new life. Thanks to the efforts of filmmaker Charles Burnett and award-winning author Sherman Alexie, the 1961 film The Exiles has been restored. Burnett and Alexie speak about the film's significance and relevance more than 40 years after its release.

  • 'The Exiles' Portrays Woman's Real-Life Struggle

    In the late 1950s and early 1960s, American Indians began leaving reservations in search for a better life in big cities. Yvonne Williams was one of them, and her story was depicted in the 1961 movie The Exiles, which has since been restored. Williams opens up about the film, and describes its impact on her life.

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    Some historians say Mobile, Ala., is home to the oldest Mardi Gras celebration in the country. Mobile native Margaret Brown trained her cameras on the city's Mardi Gras tradition, and she found two worlds shaped by racial segregation.

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    Hollywood has always recognized the potential drama inherent in elections — think The Manchurian Candidate. Bob Mondello and Michele Norris talk about the intersection of ballot box and box office.