3/4 11:59 PM, Camera 12 3/8 9:30 PM, Camera 12 3/11 5:00 PM, Camera 12 “Bad Behavior” is the first film from Australian director Joseph Sims, and I will definitely be keeping my eyes peeled for more work from him. This Tarantino-esque, jubilantly vicious flick follows a pair of psychotic siblings as they murder their […]
Read more →3/5 4:30 PM, Camera 12 3/6 9:00 PM, Camera 12 3/8 4:15 PM, Camera 12 Every year there are a few Cinequest films I don’t care for, but it’s rare that I find one excruciating to sit through. “The Blind” is one of those few. It’s hard to tell if the acting is universally flat […]
Read more →3/2, 9:15 PM California Theatre 3/4, 12:30 PM Camera 12 When Babou is specifically told she’s not invited to her daughter’s wedding because the younger woman is embarrassed by her Bohemian ways, she becomes determined to grow up — to find and hold down a real job. Babou is someone it’s almost impossible not to […]
Read more →3/6, 10:00 PM Camera 12 3/8, 12:00 PM Camera 12 3/11, 4:30 PM Camera 12 A chance meeting leads to a date between Zoli and Eszti, which they both eventually have to admit was a bad idea. Once the weight of trying to impress each other is off their shoulders, they can start to truly […]
Read more →3/4, 9:30 PM San Jose Repertory Theatre 3/6, 6:45 PM Camera 12 3/11, 12:30 PM Camera 12 Jacob’s life is simple. He works nights as a security guard and spends days inside his lightproofed apartment painting the sun he can never see because of his skin disorder. As he nears his twenty-fifth birthday, though, things […]
Read more →3/4, 9:15 PM Camera 12 3/6, 5:30 PM Camera 12 3/8, 12:15 PM Camera 12 A mother tries to recover from the traumatic death of her father while struggling to build a relationship with her teenage son in this intense but ultimately unsatisfying psychological drama. “Marrow” borders on horror at times because its cinematography and […]
Read more →3/9, 7:00 PM, California Theatre This wonderful French comedy has only one screening so do not miss it! Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu star in this story of a trophy housewife (a “potiche”) who becomes fed up with her lot and takes on the barriers presented by her class and her sex. Suzanne Pujole is […]
Read more →3/3, 9:30 PM, San Jose Repertory Theatre 3/6, 9:30 PM, California Theatre This film appeared as a work-in-progress at last year’s Cinequest, and took the festival by storm. The final version is here this year, with all new effects, and it’s a blast. Eugene works for a party clown company, going to kids’ birthday parties […]
Read more →Whatever your angle, if you’re interested in independent film Cinequest is well worth checking out. With 173 films and 75 US, North American, and world premieres, the festival is the place to be if you want to see movies outside the Hollywood box.
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