Siciliano Trevino held a screening Aug. 27 of her new documentary at the Rialto Cinemas Elmwood theater. Photo: Ted Friedman The film that was found at the Berkeley dump of the 1965 opening night party for Moe’s Books on Telegraph Avenue now has a film of its own. Thursday night was the premiere of New […]
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Big Screen Berkeley: ‘We Come as Friends’
The award-winning ‘We Come as Friends” opens on Friday Aug. 28 at Rialto Cinemas Elmwood in Berkeley The award-winning ‘We Come as Friends” opens on Friday Aug. 28 at Rialto Cinemas Elmwood in Berkeley Hubert Sauper, apparently, is a man of many talents. First, he spent two years building his own ultra-light aircraft, which he […]
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Big Screen Berkeley: ‘3 1/2 Minutes 10 Bullets’
3 ½ Minutes, 10 Bullets, a documentary opening at Rialto Cinemas Elmwood Friday is a “wrenching examination of perception, truth, and a culture”, a documentary opening at Rialto Cinemas Elmwood Friday is a “wrenching examination of perception, truth, and a culture” For a brief period in late 2012, it was front page news from coast […]
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Preview: San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival
Vergine giurata (Sworn Virgin): An impressive first feature for Laura Bispuri It’s time once again for the San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival, which – in addition to screenings in Berkeley – expands its East Bay presence into Oakland this year. The festival (produced, as in years past, by Frameline) comes to both Rialto Cinemas […]
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Big Screen Berkeley: ‘I Am Big Bird’; ‘100 Year Old Man’
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story: opening Friday May 15 at the Rialto Cinemas Elmwood Fancy feeling warm, fuzzy, and feathery next time you go to the movies? Then make plans to see I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story, a delightful piece of cinematic iconography opening at Rialto Cinemas Elmwood on […]
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Big Screen Berkeley: ‘Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten’
Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten opens at Rialto Cinemas Elmwood on Friday May 8, 2015 I wrote a brief capsule review for Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock and Roll when it played CAAMFest earlier this year. Generously received at the festival, the film now gets a general release, opening at Rialto Cinemas Elmwood on […]
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‘Cheatin” showcases Bill Plympton’s remarkable animation
The characteristics of Bill Plympton’s work — ballpoint pen drawings and grotesque characterizations — are instantly recognizable in Cheatin‘, showing at the Rialto Cinemas Elmwood‘, showing at the Rialto Cinemas Elmwood The animation of Bill Plympton is definitely an acquired taste. If you spent a lot of time watching MTV in its early days, you’re […]
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The Asian-American Film Festival comes to town
Nuoc 2030 is a wonderful piece of speculative filmmaking about the near-future inundation of the Mekong Delta as a result of climate change If it’s March (and unless someone is playing cruel games with my calendar, it is), it’s time once again for the Asian American Film Festival. As in previous years, 2015’s festival includes […]
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Berkeley movie theater under scrutiny for staff safety
Rialto Cinemas Elmwood has not changed its marquee signs for over a month following a safety investigation. Photo: Seung Y. Lee The Rialto Cinemas Elmwood has been ordered not to change the movie titles on its marquee until it develops a safe way for employees to switch out the letters. The state’s Division of Occupational […]
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‘The Babadook’: Australian thriller aims to chill
Australian thriller The Babadook opens at Rialto Cinemas Elmwood on Friday, Dec. 12 Happy Halloween! Oh, I’m sorry – is my calendar off? Last week’s dabbling in the vampire genre must have got me into the seasonal mood a little late this year, because Australian thriller The Babadook is coming to Rialto Cinemas Elmwood on […]
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
Students at Le Conte Elementary enjoy persimmons from the school’s tree. Photo: @BerkeleyDineOut on Twitter BERKELEY DINE OUT Berkeley schools district-wide incorporate gardening and cooking into the curriculum. The idea is that the school gardens produce healthy habits and interdisciplinary lessons, along with the fruits and vegetables. But the program has lost federal funding and needs […]
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‘Jealousy’: Beautifully shot, affecting and to the point
Jealousy, directed by Philippe Garrel, lives up to its title by considering jealousy in all its painful glory Sometimes a one-word title doesn’t tell you much about a film, but sometimes — Todd Solondz’ 1998 feature Happiness, of course, being a prime example — that single word can be downright duplicitous. For better or worse, truth […]
