Mill Valley Film Festival
By Ron Merk I’ve known Mark Fishkin for more than ten years, having encountered him at many Bay Area film-related events and festivals many times. Mark, who is the Founder, [...]
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The 37th Mill Valley Film Festival
By Ron Merk Most of us tend to put off decisions, to procrastinate about so many things, even when they are important. It’s just part of our nature… maybe something [...]
Silent Autumn
By Ron Merk If you love movies, then it’s pretty much a good bet that you love silent movies, too. After all, it’s where the movies began more than 100 years ago, without [...]
Not Much Magic in Woody Allen’s “Moonlight”
By Ron Merk When we think of magic and moonlight, we think of an enchanted evening when one sees a stranger from across the room, and falls in love. If only that was the case [...]
75 Years Old and Still Kicking Up Her Heels
By Ron Merk What can you say about Molly Picon that has not already been said? This diminutive performer is truly a force of nature. She is like a hurricane in this film, [...]
The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
By Ron Merk August 24th marked the opening of the 34th annual San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, with the documentary film, “The Green Prince,” based on the book “Son [...]
Keeping FILM Alive
By Ron Merk For those of ups who grew up with the movies, the term “film” is one that not only means the movie, itself, but also the stuff on which the movie was made and [...]
57TH SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
SFIFF57 Runs April 24 – May 8 The San Francisco Film Society announced the complete schedule of films and events that will make up the 57th San Francisco International [...]
Ray Harryhausen
By Ron Merk News of the passing of Ray Harryhausen hit me very hard. As a kid I grew up watching this master craftsman’s work in so many films, and while I never knew [...]
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