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Kelly Vance, who reviewed Titanic but would rather spend his afternoons looking at films by Kiyoshi Kurosawa or Jean-Pierre Melville, never got over the closing of the UC Theatre in Berkeley. His biggest movie-world thrill was meeting Pam Grier at the Pacific Film Archive. He looks forward to the day when movies... more

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Movies, Movie Review, May 15, 2013
Something in the Air

They're paving stones.
- by Kelly Vance
- Tags: Movie Review

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Movies, Movie Review, May 15, 2013
Midnight's Children

Present at the birth.
- by Kelly Vance
- Tags: Movie Review

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Movies, Movie Review, May 8, 2013
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Iron Man 3

Stark reality.
- by Kelly Vance
- Tags: Movie Review, Video

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Movies, Movie Review, May 8, 2013
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The Great Gatsby

West Egg salad.
- by Kelly Vance
- Tags: Movie Review, Video

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Movies, Movie Review, May 3, 2013
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Iron Man 3

Stark reality.
- by Kelly Vance
- Tags: Movie Review, Shane Black, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Iron Man, Jon Favreau, Marvel Comics

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Movies, Movie Review, May 1, 2013
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Bert Stern: Original Mad Man

Mad about the girls.
- by Kelly Vance
- Tags: Movie Review, Bert Stern, Shannah Laumeister, Marilyn Monroe, Video

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Movies, Movie Review, May 1, 2013
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Wall Street capitalist or mujahid? Decisions, decisions.
- by Kelly Vance
- Tags: Movie Review, Mira Nair, Kate Hudson, Liev Schreiber, Video

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Movies, Movie Review, Apr 24, 2013
A Sassy, Irreverent Film Festival

A new executive director brings a fresh perspective to the 56th edition of the San Francisco International Film Festival.
- by Kelly Vance
- Tags: Movie Review, San Francisco International Film Festival, San Francisco Film Society

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Movies, Movie Review, Apr 24, 2013
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Mud

Not Hud. Mud.
- by Kelly Vance
- Tags: Movie Review, Jeff Nichols, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland, Michael Shannon, Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Sam Shepard, Mark Train, Video

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Movies, Movie Review, Apr 24, 2013
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Blancanieves

Snow White in the bullring.
- by Kelly Vance
- Tags: Movie Review, Snow White, Pablo Berger, The Artist, Video

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Movies, Movie Review, Apr 17, 2013
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Disconnect

Smoky links.
- by Kelly Vance
- Tags: Movie Review, Alexander Skarsgård, Jason Bateman, Max Thieriot, Video

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Movies, Movie Review, Apr 17, 2013
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Room 237

They checked in, but they didn't check out.
- by Kelly Vance
- Tags: Movie Review, Stanley Kubrick, The Shining, Stephen King, Jack Nicholson, Video

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Movies, Movie Review, Apr 10, 2013
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The Place Beyond the Pines

The dad zone.
- by Kelly Vance
- Tags: Movie Review, Derek Cianfrance, Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, Mahershala Ali, Ray Liotta, Video

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Movies, Movie Review, Apr 10, 2013
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To the Wonder

All tomorrow's Malicks.
- by Kelly Vance
- Tags: Movie Review, Ben Affleck, Olga Kurylenko, Terrence Malick, Video

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Blogs, Culture Spy, Apr 8, 2013
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Our Favorite Films by Les Blank
- by Kelly Vance
- Tags: People, Movies, Les Blank

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Movies, Movie Review, Apr 3, 2013
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The Sapphires

Soul from Down Under.
- by Kelly Vance
- Tags: Movie Review

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Movies, Movie Review, Apr 3, 2013
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Reality

Idol curiosity.
- by Kelly Vance
- Tags: Movie Review, Matteo Garrone, Aniello Arena, Cinecittá Studios

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Movies, Movie Review, Mar 20, 2013
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Admission

About another boy.
- by Kelly Vance
- Tags: Movie Review, Paul Weitz, Tina Fey, Paul Rudd, Nat Wolff, Michael Sheen, Video

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Movies, Movie Review, Mar 20, 2013
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Ginger & Rosa

Peace is hard to find.
- by Kelly Vance
- Tags: Movie Review, Elle Fanning, Annette Bening, Video

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Movies, Movie Review, Mar 20, 2013
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Olympus Has Fallen

Phantom of the White House.
- by Kelly Vance
- Tags: Movie Review

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West Egg salad.

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Wall Street capitalist or mujahid? Decisions, decisions.

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A new executive director brings a fresh perspective to the 56th edition of the San Francisco International Film Festival.

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