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THROWBACK THURSDAY: THE BUMP INTERVIEW WITH EALDOR BEALU
Between the vicissitudes of the Internet and the short life spans of independent street magazines, much of my writing of the past decade and a half has evaporated like dew on a summer morning....
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THROWBACK THURSDAY—The SF360 Interview with Edward Millington Stout, III
Wurlitzer ad in Exhibitor's Trade Review. Launched in 2006, SF360 began as a copublishing effort between the San Francisco Film Society (now known as SFFILM) and indieWIRE. Until its closure in 2011,...
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THROWBACK THURSDAY—The SF360 Fivepick for Another Hole In the Head (2007)
With early confirmation of the filmic slate being offered at the 19th edition of S.F. IndieFest’s genre sidebar Another Hole In the Head, I look back at my SF360 write-up for the festival’s fourth...
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THROWBACK THURSDAY—The SF360 Interview With Dennis Nyback
Photo: © S.W. Conser.Dennis Nyback, respectfully remembered by S.W. Conser for his Oregon Artswatch profile, passed away at the age of 69 on October 2, 2022 following a long battle with cancer. I...
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AHITH 2022—LINE-UP ANNOUNCEMENT
The 19th edition of Another Hole In The Head Film Festival (“AHITH”) will take place December 1 to 17, 2022 at the Roxie Theater, 4 Star Theatre, Stage Werks, Eventive, and Zoom. Offering 17 days of...
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BAM/PFA—Pier Paolo Pasolini Retrospective (2022)
Nine years ago the Bay Area celebrated a Pier Paolo Pasolini (2013) retrospective that provided the welcome opportunity to view most of his films. Enthused, at The Evening Class I assembled a listing...
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AFF 2022—Queer Lens Shorts (Diaspora & Displacement)
Like paper flowers in water, short films possess the capacity to expand small intimate stories into larger dimensions of meaning and relevance. “Short” and “small” convert into narrative snapshots of...
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AFF 2022—OPENING NIGHT: The Blue Caftan (2022)
Husband and wife Halim (Saleh Bakri) and Mina (Lubna Azabal) run a traditional caftan store in one of Morocco’s oldest medinas. In order to keep up with the commands of the demanding customers, they...
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW (IL VANGELO SECONDO...
My response to the casting and narrative elements of Pier Paolo Pasolini’s The Gospel According to Matthew (Il Vangelo Secondo Matteo, 1964) ("Matthew") was originally published on Keyframe, Fandor’s...
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THROWBACK THURSDAY—A Resonant Friendship: Ninetto Davoli on Pier Paolo Pasolini
Ninetto Davoli. Photo: Unknown."Everything about him has a magical air ... an endless reserve of happiness."—Pier Paolo Pasolini on Ninetto Davoli. Nine years ago in 2013 Luce Cinecittà and Fondo Pier...
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REVIEW—SALVATORE: SHOEMAKER OF DREAMS (2020)
Not since Prince Charming fitted the glass slipper onto Cinderella’s foot has a rags-to-riches story been so compelling as Luca Guadagnino’s affectionate portrait of Salvatore Ferragamo, the “shoemaker...
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REVIEW: IKIRU (1952) / LIVING (2022)
In the program notes for the California premiere of Living (2022) at the 45th edition of the Mill Valley Film Festival, David Riedel synopsized: “This beautiful drama, written by Kazuo Ishiguro (The...
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THROWBACK THURSDAY—DAVID CROSBY: REMEMBER MY NAME (2019)—BOISE, IDAHO...
With his first directorial feature David Crosby: Remember My Name (2019) emerging as a Sundance darling picked up by Sony Pictures for theatrical distribution, I was touched by A.J. Eaton's invitation...
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GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO (2022)—An Evening Class Question For Guillermo...
As I approached the Christmas season this past December, I became curious about painterly representations of the Annunciation and discovered James Tissot’s version of the Biblical event, which depicts...
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TREEFORT 11 (2023)—TEN BANDS TO SEE
With 500+ musical acts scheduled for Treefort 11, the task of shaping an itinerary of what I’m hoping to catch at this year’s edition has been a bit overwhelming; but, here are ten acts I’m looking...
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TREEFORT 11 / WINDOW WALK—The Evening Class Profile of Walter Gerald
It’s the Window Walk on First Thursday that, for me, annually launches Treefort where muralists and downtown businesses combine forces to offer Boiseans a street gallery throughout the month of March....
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PORCELAIN WAR (2024)—REVIEW
Porcelain War (2024), the documentary film directed by Brendan Bellomo and Slava Leontyev that won this year’s Sundance Festival Grand Jury Prize, follows the experience of Ukrainian artists as they...
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THURSDAY THROWBACK: INLAND EMPIRE—The San Rafael Film Center Q&A With David...
"Transcendental meditation speaks of inner preservation. Transcendental meditation gives you peace of mind."—“Jesus Children of America”, Stevie Wonder. In the September-October 2006 issue of Film...
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REVIEW—ERNEST COLE: LOST AND FOUND (2024)
Directed, written and produced by Raoul Peck (whose 2016 documentary I Am Not Your Negro impressed me) Ernest Cole: Lost and Found (which had its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival)...
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TREEFORT INDEX
THE EVENING CLASS: MUSIC Treefort 2014—Bay Area > Boise Treefort 2014—Fave PicksTreefort 2015—The Evening Class Interview With Sun Blood Stories Treefort 2015—Jumping the Shark / The Evening Class...
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