Channing: Thanks for your mini-report on the San Francisco Festival's 50th birthday. When I think SF and movies I always think of Bullitt and little else, though I know Coppola's Zoetrope was based there in the 70s.
Didn't know SF was the first US fest or that Muybridge worked there. Sounds like it was a great evening. Dave Posteropolis www.posteropolis.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "channinglylethomson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 2:05 AM Subject: [MOPO] An Amazing Night at the 50th Annual San Francisco International Film Festival! > 4/29/07 > > I went to a terrific event tonight at the Castro Theatre in San > Francisco. This week celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the San > Francisco International Film Festival. Many of you may not know it, > but the San Francisco Festival was the very first film festival in the > United States. The first year included such films as PATHAR PANCHALI > (FIRST OF S. RAY'S APU TRILOGY), IL GRIDO by ANTONIONI, THRONE OF BLOOD > by KUROSAWA, AND VISCONTI'S SENSO (with ALIDA VALLI). > > This evening, the festival-goers were treated to a new documentary > called FOG CITY MAVERICKS about the San Francisco Bay Area's influence > on film from the early experimental works by Eadweard Muybridge to the > digital revolution created by Lucas and Industrial Light and Magic . > The highlight of the event was a q-and-a session with a very > influential panel: > > George Lucas (AMERICAN GRAFFITI/STAR WARS) > Chris Columbus (HOME ALONE, RENT, HARRY POTTER, MRS. DOUBTFIRE) > Saul Zaentz (Producer of THE ENGLISH PATIENT, ONE FLEW OVER THE > CUCKOO'S NEST, THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING, AMADEUS) > John Lasseter (of Pixar and now head of Walt Disney Animation, director > of CARS) > > Unfortunately, neither Francis Ford Coppola or Sofia Coppola appeared > but there was a surprise guest in the audience. None other than Madame > Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi! > > It was quite an evening for mavericks of all sorts! > > Channing Thomson in San Francisco > > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
