24 City RATING: (SNOOZING VIEWER) Drama. Directed by Jia Zhang-Ke. Starring Joan Chen and Zhao Tao. In Mandarin with English subtitles. (Not rated. 107 minutes. At the Lumiere in San Francisco and Shattuck in Berkeley.) Jia Zhang-Ke is, like it or not, one of...
Archive for July, 2009
Review: ‘Until the Light Takes Us’
by Peter Hartlaub July 31st, 2009 | Movie Reviews
Until the Light Takes Us RATING: (ALERT VIEWER)Drama. Starring Varg Vikernes, Gylve Nagell and Hellhammer. Directed by Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell. (Not rated. 93 minutes. At the Roxie Theater in San Francisco.) For a movie about the Norwegian black metal...
Worth Seeing: Which movies to see this weekend
by SFGate: Movie Reviews July 31st, 2009 | Movie Reviews
In the Loop: The lead-up to the Iraq war forms the inspiration for this incredibly fast-paced and literate British comedy about how war preparation plays out on the staff level. Extremely funny throughout, the film also has a serious edge that the laughs don'...
Review: Singer, music soar in ‘Youssou N’Dour’
by Jonathan Curiel July 31st, 2009 | Movie Reviews
Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love RATING: (WILD APPLAUSE)Documentary. Directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi. In French, Wolof, Arabic and English, with English subtitles. (PG. 110 minutes. At the Stonestown Twin.) In 2007, when Time magazine named Youssou N'...