A Touching Drama from Brazil Film Review by Ron Merk This wonderful coming of age film from Brazil screened last night at the Castro Theater, part of this year’s Frameline [...]
By Ron Merk Run as fast as you can so The New Conservatory Theater in San Francisco to see Evan Johnson’s one-man show, “Pansy.” Evan Johnson created the show in [...]
By Ron Merk Indeed the title of this article references some famous titles in film history. I remember the advertising tag line for “The Boys in the Band.” It said The [...]
By Ron Merk Okay, okay. Plays on words are just part of the fun coming your way at the upcoming Frameline Film Festival. Double entendre is the lingua franca of the gay [...]
By Ron Merk and Ozgur Pamukcu “Show Boat” is based on the Edna Ferber novel, and is a classic of the American musical stage. Last night’s production of the show, [...]
By Ron Merk I’ve been in the motion picture and entertainment industry for nearly 45 years. I’ve watched as true independence has become merely a myth for the [...]
By Ron Merk Yes, yes, I know. I’ve written a couple of pieces for Indieplex about The Ready Rig. But I can’t help saying something more about it after seeing the [...]
By Ron Merk If you’ve never heard of director, Gerhard Lamprecht, then join the crowd. But thanks to the work of Martin Koerber and the Deutsche Kineathek, and this [...]
By Ron Merk Each time that French film collector, archivist, and raconteur extraordinaire Serge Bromberg comes to the San Francisco Silent Film Festival, it is always an [...]
Rudolph Valentino in The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Last night, at the opening of this year’s San Francisco Silent Film Festival, I had the rare opportunity to [...]