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NIA DACOSTA: LITTLE WOODS (2018)
In this Tribeca debut feature opening in theaters in April, two sisters struggle to survive economically in a North Dakota oil boom town. One has an unexpected pregnancy; the other was arrested for selling prescription drugs illegally that she ran down from the Canadian border. They're forced to return to lawlessness to save a house and protect their futures. Socially conscious but relentlessly unfun. The two actresses, Tessa Thompson, Lily James, are attractive and talented.
(02/8/2019) 7:00PM Victoria Theater
Last edited by Chris Knipp; 02-09-2019 at 11:16 AM.
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DENNIS COOPER, ZAC FARLEY: PERMANENT GREEN LIGHT (2018)
A Bressonian (Cooper, primarily a writer, is a big admirer of the French auteur) film with a queer sensibility about a youth who decides to blow himself up. He and his young visual collaborator, Zac Farley, an American he originally met in Paris, are primarily focused on making movies now. An austere film that rewards close attention and repeated viewings.
SF Idiefest showtimes:
* Feb. 3, 9:30 pm: San Francisco @ SF IndieFest/Roxie Theater
* Feb. 4, 9:15 pm: San Francisco @ SF IndieFest/Roxie Theater
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MELORA WALTERS: WATERLILY JAGUAR (2018)
Melora Walters has ninety-nine acting credits, including Magnolia and Boogie Nights, and Paul Thomas Anderson, the creator of those brilliant films, is executive director of this, Walters' debut as a feature director and writer. The film concerns the meltdown, or crisis, or rebirth, it's never quite clear which, of Bob (James LeGros), a highly successful author of "airport" novels who wants to do something more original and personal and does so, with a vengeance. A full-dress story of artistic crisis. And Bob's wife, Helen, is a painter, and she's played by Mira Sorvino. This has been chosen as the closing night film of the SF Indiefest. I didn't quite get the point of it, but you can go to the Roxie on Valentine's Day and decide what you think.
SF IndieFest: Waterlily Jaguar: Upcoming Showtimes
February 14 7:00 PM SF IndieFest at the Roxie
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CAROL BRANDT: PET NAMES (2018)
Big contrast. No pretension here, only a precise ear, wit, and emotional honesty. A young couple through high school and most of college, now estranged, reunite for a short camping trip in a Wisconsin park in the summertime. In claustrophobic intimate 4:3 aspect ratio. This quietly devastating little film is the absolute gem of the festival. it's Carol Brandt's third feature and Meredith Johnston's impressive debut as writer and lead actress. It's shown at SXSW, Mill Valley, and Rotterdam, and gotten raves. I wish you could see it tonight at nine at the Roxie (Tues. 5 Feb. 2019) but I have good news: it's now available in VOD on Amazon Prime.
SF INDIEFEST showtime: Tue, Feb 5 9:15 PM Roxie Theatre
Last edited by Chris Knipp; 02-05-2019 at 08:43 PM.
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WILDLAND (Alex Jablonski, Khalil Hudson 2018)
A small documentary about a crew of men who come to southern Oregon to fight forest fires. Timely and authentic, it sticks close to the men, explores who they are, and follows the crew as it's sent to California to fight the big one. Boredom, exhaustion, frustration, excitement, fear, and a sense of redemption and self-worth are some of the feelings explored as the men, mostly young, some out of jail, some out of bible school, take on the toughest job they'll ever love and give it their all in 12- or 16-hour days or worse, over two seasons.
Showtimes:
Fri, Feb 8 - 5:01 PM Roxie Theatre
Sat, Feb 9 12:30 PM Roxie Theatre
Last edited by Chris Knipp; 02-09-2019 at 11:17 AM.
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WILDLAND (Alex Jablonski, Khalil Hudson 2019)
Showing today at 12:30
This documentary about the lives and work of forest fire fighters in south Oregon who wind up fighting the big one in California is is timely and essential, especially for California residents.
Showtimes:
Fri, Feb 8 - 5:01 PM Roxie Theatre
Sat, Feb 9 12:30 PM Roxie Theatre
THE FILMMAKERS
Last edited by Chris Knipp; 02-09-2019 at 11:25 AM.
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