February 2009

February 26; Jeanne Dielmann, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (BELGIUM/FRANCE: Chantal Akerman, 1975) 35mm - 1 reel, DV replacement; SFMOMA; introduced by Gina Rosso
February 23; /Double Indemnity (USA: Billy Wilder, 1944)/ DVD; Universal; CCSF
February 21; Lion's Den (ARGENTINA: Pablo Trapero, 2008) 35mm; Broadway Cinema; Portland International Film Festival
February 20; 24 City (CHINA: Jia Zhang Ke, 2008) DVD; screener
February 19; Sugar (USA: Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden, 2008) 35mm; Whitsell Auditorium; Portland International Film Festival; filmmakers in person
February 18; Lake Tahoe (MEXICO: Fernando Eimbcke, 2008) 35mm; Broadway Cinema; Portland International Film Festival
February 17; Great Speeches From a Dying World (USA: Linas Phillips, 2008) projected DV; Little Roxie; IndieFest
February 17; the Chaser (SOUTH KOREA: Na Hong-jin, 2008) 35mm; Kabuki; SFIAAFF press screening
February 17; They Had to See Paris (USA: Frank Borzage, 1929) DVD; Fox
February 14; the Cat and the Canary (USA: Paul Leni, 1927) 35mm; Castro; Silent Film Festival; introduced by Jesse Hawthorne Ficks; accompanied by Dennis James and Mark Goldstein
February 14; fragment of The Pit and the Pendulum (USA: Alice Guy Blache, 1913) 35mm; Castro; Silent Film Festival; introduced by Jesse Hawthorne Ficks; accompanied by Dennis James
February 14; /Sunrise (USA: F. W. Murnau, 1927) 35mm; Castro/ Silent Film Festival; introduced by Richard Meyer; accompanied by Dennis James
February 14; /Falling Leaves (USA: Alice Guy Blache, 1912)/ 35mm; Castro; Silent Film Festival; introduced by Stephen Salmons; accompanied by Philip Carli
February 14; a Kiss From Mary Pickford (USSR: Sergei Komarov, 1927) 35mm; Castro; Silent Film Festival; introduced by Hugh Munro Neely; accompanied by Philip Carli
February 14; /Matrimony's Speed Limit (USA: Alice Guy Blache, 1913)/ 35mm; Castro; Silent Film Festival; introduced by Stephen Salmons; accompanied by Philip Carli
February 14; /Our Hospitality (USA: John G. Blystone & Buster Keaton, 1923)/ 35mm; Castro; Silent Film Festival; introduced by Frank Buxton; accompanied by Philip Carli
February 14; the Detective's Dog (USA: Alice Guy Blache, 1912) 35mm; Castro; Silent Film Festival; introduced by Stephen Salmons; accompanied by Philip Carli
February 11; Gomorrah (ITALY: Matteo Garrone, 2008) 35mm; Variety club press screening
February 10; Tokyo Sonata (JAPAN: Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2008) 35mm; Kabuki; following 27th SFIAAFF press conference
February 10; /Pootie Tang (USA: Louis C.K., 2001)/ 35mm; Red Vic; introduced by Sam Sharkey
February 9; the Battle (USA: D.W. Griffith, 1911) DVD; Kino
February 9; Le Jour se Leve (FRANCE: Marcel Carne, 1939) DVD; Janus; CCSF
February 8; Cairo Station (EGYPT: Youssef Chahine, 1958) 35mm; Pacific Film Archive
February 8; Cairo as Told By Chahine (EGYPT: Youssef Chahine, 1991) 35mm; Pacific Film Archive; introduced by Kathy Geritz
February 8; /fragment from The Case of Lena Smith (USA: Josef von Sternberg, 1929) 35mm; Pacific Film Archive; introduced by Janet Bergstrom/
February 8; fragment from The Case of Lena Smith (USA: Josef von Sternberg, 1929) 35mm; Pacific Film Archive; introduced by Janet Bergstrom
February 8; the Salvation Hunters (USA: Josef von Sternberg, 1925) 35mm with accompaniment by Judith Rosenberg; Pacific Film Archive; introduced by Susan & Oxtoby & Janet Bergstrom
February 7; Dishonored (USA: Josef Von Sternberg, 1931) 35mm; Pacific Film Archive
February 7; an American Tragedy (USA: Josef Von Sternberg, 1931) 35mm; Pacific Film Archive
February 7; Never Too Young to Die (USA: Gil Bettman, 1986) 35mm; Castro Theatre; introduced by Jesse Hawthorne Ficks
February 6; the Fugitive (USA: D.W. Griffith, 1910) DVD; Kino
February 6; /Frankenweenie (USA: Tim Burton, 1984)/ DVD; Touchstone
February 2; /Scarlet Street (USA: Fritz Lang, 1945)/ projected DVD; Passport; CCSF
February 1; /Sweet Smell of Success (USA: Alexander Mackendrick, 1957) 35mm/ Castro; Noir City 7; introduced by Eddie Muller
February 1; Wendy and Lucy (USA: Kelly Reichart, 2008) 35mm; Embarcadero