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Documentary details the life of the Clash's Joe Strummer
San Francisco Chronicle
Filmmaker Julien Temple went to great lengths to avoid anything even close to a cliche in making his documentary biography of his old friend Joe Strummer of the Clash, "Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten,"...
11.02.07Pixar's own tale - Audio Clip Included
TheReporter.com
Listen to a panel discussion at the Mill Valley Film Festival with Ed Catmull, John Lasseter and documentary filmmaker Leslie Iwerks led by Bay Area movie reviewer Jan Wahl.Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer
Hollywood Reporter
Bottom Line: Should have a good run on the festival circuit and a second life on television.
11.01.07In Search of a Midnight Kiss
Hollywood Reporter
The film, which also screened at the Mill Valley Film Festival, has been acquired by IFC First Take.
10.22.07
Web delivers new audience to short films
San Francisco Chronicle
Earlier this month, Withoutabox.com's Straus spoke at the Mill Valley Film Festival.Variety's Reviews at MVFF 30
WORDS AND MUSIC BY JERRY HERMAN
DOUBLETIME
RIDING SOLO TO THE TOP OF THE WORLD
ANITA O'DAY
COMPOUND EYE
10.21.07
Radio Waves
San Francisco Chronicle
BAY AREA RADIO, 1967: Eric Christensen retired last year after 40 years of work in music, television (at KGO, as an entertainment and sports producer) and radio (producer and program director at KGO-FM and its reincarnation as KSFX in the early '80s). But he didn't just go away. He produced an impressive documentary, "The Trips Festival," about how that seminal 1966 event in San Francisco helped open the doors to the perception of the '60s. The film had a successful premiere at the Mill Valley Film Festival on Oct. 10…
10.18.07
BUZZiW NEWS | Mill Valley Announces Awards
Indiewire.com
The 30th annual Mill Valley Film Festival came to a close last Sunday (see our dispatch) after a largely successful ten days of cinematic celebration. Audience awards were announced in various categories shortly thereafter, and winners included Gavin Hood's "Rendition" for best narrative feature, Tricia Regan's "Autism: The Musical" for best documentary feature and Don McBrearty's "Luna: The Spirit of the Whale" for best children's film
10.16.07
Leah Garchik's Column
SF Chronicle- San Francisco, CA
The Mill Valley Film Festival's two Sunday evening showings of "The Kite Runner" were so crowded - almost every supporter with an all-access pass showed up - that a third showing was arranged three hours later...
10.15.07
A Great Run for Mill Valley Film Festival Finale
The Marin Independent Journal
THE 30TH ANNUAL Mill Valley Film Festival closed with an unforgettable finale: three screenings of the controversial new film "The Kite Runner," scheduled for general release in December, and a huge after-party at the Mill Valley Community Center. More than 500 people attended the party…
Mill Valley Film Festival 30 (Oct 15, 2007)
SF360.org
Like its late-'70s-birthed classmate Sundance, the Mill Valley Film Festival has a long-standing emphasis on American independent cinema...Mill Valley Film Festival viewers weigh in on controversial 'Kite Runner' scene
Marin Independent Journal
Sunday's closing-night festivities at the 30th annual Mill Valley Film Festival, which kicked off with a film adaptation of the best-selling book "The Kite Runner," was a mix of sizzle and steak.'The Kite Runner' Makes Debut At Mill Valley Film Festival
ABC 7/KGO NEWS- San Francisco, CA
A movie that premiered at the finale of the Mill Valley Film Festival last night is forcing three of its Afghan child actors to avoid their homeland.
10.14.07
Mill Valley Film Festival Features Kite Runner - Videos - KNTV
NBC.11.com
10.12.07
'Kite Runner' screening will proceed at Mill Valley Film Festival, despite controversy
The Marin Independent Journal
If you're a fan of the "The Kite Runner" and have been awaiting the movie version of the best-selling novel to come to the big screen, you'll have to wait a little longer. That is, unless you have tickets to Sunday night's sold-out screening at the Mill Valley Film Festival.
10.10.07
Leah Garchik's Column
San Francisco Chronicle- San Francisco, CA
...At Saturday's sold-out Mill Valley Film Festival screening of Wendy Slick and Emiko Omori's "Passion and Power: The Technology of Orgasm" (to be shown again Saturday), Karen Davis announced, "Everyone who has a cell phone, put them on vibrate."
10.08.07
Jamie Meltzer, welcoming us to "Nollywood"
SF360.org- San Francisco, CA
A good chunk of "Welcome to Nollywood" screened at a benefit for Film Arts Foundation last November at the Castro, and the finished film is on view Oct. 7 and 9 in the Mill Valley Film Festival...
10.07.07Ang Lee interviewed on Bay Area CBS 5 - Video Clip
KPIX-TV - CBS5.com
Ang Lee promoting Lust, Caution and talking about Mill Valley Film Festival on Bay Sunday
Ben Affleck behind the camera in 'Gone Baby Gone'
San Francisco Chronicle- San Francisco, CA
Local audiences can judge for themselves when "Gone Baby Gone" plays Tuesday at the Mill Valley Film Festival with the filmmaker in attendance. Affleck, who was born in Berkeley in 1972 and spent his toddler years there...
Lee comes home to northern California film fest
Reuters.com
The tribute to Ang Lee at the Mill Valley Film Festival was something of a homecoming for the Oscar-winning director of "Brokeback Mountain" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."
10.06.07
Cinemasports - Mill Valley Film Festival
Cinemasports.com
The Mill Valley Film Festival welcomes Cinemasports back after a wildly successful event last year. Don't miss your opportunity to screen your movie at one of North America's most prestigious film festivals.
10.05.07
MOVIE REVIEW . Compound Eye [Mill Valley Film Festival]
Dreamlogic.net
...Compound Eye proves that reality, in all its mundane detail, can be just as interesting and compelling as fantastical drama. Cinema verite is not dead, it’s just taken up residence across the bay...
The Marin Symphony and Mill Valley Film Festival present "The Battleship Potemkin"
Backpage.com
Sergei Eisenstein's brilliant 1925 silent black-and-white film classic (1976 restoration print) with live, orchestral score by Shostakovich, Alasdair Neale conducting.
Sizzling Starlet Heats Up Film Festival Opener
Marin Independent Journal
Wearing a stunning, low-cut gown, Tang Wei, the gorgeous young star of the controversial erotic thriller "Lust, Caution," stepped out of a black sport utility vehicle at Thursday night's opening of the 30th Mill Valley Film Festival and, in that electrifying instant, generated enough sexual voltage and pure star power to keep the festival going for another 30 years.
The Ultimate Hippie Flashback
The Marin Independent Journal
IN HIPPIE LORE, the Trips Festival is regarded as nothing less than the launching pad of the psychedelic '60s. It was so revolutionary, so freeform and creative and communal that it still resonates in popular culture 40 years later.
Overheard: The past is written: Rock, art and the Strummer style
The Pacific Sun
Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten' screens Oct. 12 at 6:30pm at the Sequoia Theatre in Mill Valley. Following the film is a performance of Strummer/Clash classics by Pearl Harbour who, with her band Pearl Harbour and the Explosions, toured with the Clash in the late 1970s…
The List - Nine questions for Rob Nilsson
SF360- San Francisco, CA
…Rich, humane, unpredictable, the "9" movies have been premiering individually at Mill Valley since 2000 -- and this year the last-finished segments "Used" and "Go Together" will take their bow…
Critic’s Pick
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose, CA
10.04.07
Faces and film -- With 212 movies from 49 countries, 30th annual event offers chances for celebrity sightings on- and offscreen
Santa Rosa Press Democrat - San Rosa, CA
Everybody likes to spot famous faces and drop some celebrated names, and few Northern California events offer more chances than the Mill Valley Film Festival.
Fliqz Powers Mill Valley Film Festival's First Online Videos
SF360- San Francisco, CA
The Film Arts Foundation and the Mill Valley Film Festival Add Online Video to Web Sites Fliqz, a leading provider of instant online video solutions, today announced that the Film Arts Foundation and the Mill Valley Film Festival are using its technology to enable online viewing of select film clips.
Experience - Mill Valley Film Festival at 30 (Oct 4, 2007)
SF360- San Francisco, CA
10.04.07
Jan Wahl Visits Mill Valley Film Festival with Director Ang Lee
UC Santa Cruz News & Events
UCSC professor's documentary to premiere at Mill Valley Film Festival
UC Santa Cruz News & Events
Que Viva la Lucha (Wrestling in Tijuana)--a documentary by UC Santa Cruz assistant professor of film and digital media Gustavo Vazquez--will make its premiere at the 30th annual Mill Valley Film Festival...
Fliqz Powers Mill Valley Film Festival's First Online Videos
Marketwire
The Film Arts Foundation and the Mill Valley Film Festival Add Online Video to Web Sites Fliqz, a leading provider of instant online video solutions, today announced that the Film Arts Foundation and the Mill Valley Film Festival are using its technology to enable online viewing of select film clips.
The Star Making Machinery – Mill Valley Film Festival Offers the Big Picture
The Bay Area Reporter
This 30th Mill Valley Film Festival (October 4-14) pulls out all the stops to make the option of getting a room up there (Mill Valley's Sequoia Twin Cinemas, and the Rafael Film Center in San Rafael) seem attractive.
Down in The Valley
SF Weekly- San Francisco, CA
The fest marks its 30th year with a loyal audience, a stellar rep, financial stability, and a boatload of name filmmakers and actors…
Your Mill Valley Film Fest Guide
Gen Art Pulse
From Craig's List love stories to a look at one of the most influential punk bands of the '80s, we've got a flick for you!
Mill Valley to Fete Ang Lee
Indiewire.com
Film festivals have consistently boosted "Lust, Caution" director Ang Lee's directing career, but the Mill Valley Film Festival has had a special impact because of its early support.
You rescued my "Battleship"!
SF Bay Guardian- San Francisco, CA
Eisenstein's step-laden Potemkin gets new life at the Mill Valley Film Festival…
10.03.07
Mill Valley at 30
SF360- San Francisco, CA
The 30th Annual Mill Valley Film Festival kicks off Thursday, and Dennis Harvey offers a detailed look at what's to come. Tributes to Ang Lee, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Terry George, as well as double-header opening night of Tamara Jenkins' The Savages and Lee's Lust, Caution are among the highlights....
10.02.07
Flavorpill
Flavorpill SF- San Francisco, CA
Unlike those who dread turning 30, the Mill Valley Film Festival does so with the aplomb and originality befitting a series that distinguishes itself as a filmmakers' festival…
Head north: Terry George makes a return to the Mill Valley Film Festival with his latest, "Reservation Road."
SF360.org- San Francisco, CA
Cineastes head north in the fall for festivals -- so perhaps it'll feel natural to head over the Golden Gate Bridge later this week for the annual Mill Valley Film Festival. At 30, it's a venerable institution…
10.01.07
Leah Garchik’s Column
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco, CA
At a pre-Mill Valley Film Festival screening of "Into the Wild," director Sean Penn presented his star, Emile Hirsch, with the first Mill Valley Film Festival Award…
10.07
JOIN US FOR THE WORLD PREMIERE OF 'PRESQUE ISLE', OUR FIRST FEATURE FILM TO SCREEN AT THE MILL VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL
www.sfdigifilm.com
…The World Premiere of PRESQUE ISLE, our first feature film, has been given a prime time Friday night slot at the Cine Arts Sequoia Theatre in Mill Valley….
Stargaze in Mill Valley, California
Sunset Magazine
Great films shine at October's festival in the heart of Marin County
Mill Valley Film Festival Turns 30 – Celebrating three decades of outstanding cinema
Marin Magazine
Last year’s Mill Valley Film Festival not only screened The Queen and The Last King of Scotland, which both went on to garner widespread acclaim; it also featured appearances by their respective stars, Helen Mirren and Forest Whitaker, who later won Oscars for their roles…
09.30.07
Good As Gold
San Francisco Chronicle Sunday Datebook Section- San Francisco, CA
Film festivals have consistently boosted Lee's directing career, but Mill Valley's had a special impact because of its early support. "One of the things we are most proud of is that we introduced Ang's first film, 'Pushing Hands,' in 1992," said Mark Fishkin, festival co-founder and director…Highlights of the Mill Valley Film Festival
San Francisco Chronicle Sunday Datebook Section- San Francisco, CAA Brief History of The Mill Valley Film Festival
San Francisco Chronicle Sunday Datebook Section- San Francisco, CA
09.29.07
The People's Advocate’ To Premiere At Mill Valley Film Festival
The Armenian Weekly
The 30th annual Mill Valley Film Festival will feature the world premiere of “The People’s Advocate: The Life & Times of Charles R. Garry.” The feature length documentary chronicles the gripping story of one of the 20th century’s most influential civil rights attorneys, Charles Garry (1909-91), an Armenian-American who gained national prominence during the 1960s for his defense of notorious anti-establishment icons.
09.28.07
Spout.com
The Mill Valley Film Festival will host the U.S. premieres of Woody Allen’s Cassandra’s Dream and Things We Lost in the Fire, as well as a number of special events, including a performance of Shostakovich’s original score by the Marin Symphony alongside a screening of Battleship Potemkin; and a concert of Bob Dylan covers following a screening of Todd Haynes’ I’m Not There…Happy 30th MVFF! Ang Lee, John Korty, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Laura Linney, Terry George, Denys Arcand, Doris Dorrie, Rob Nilsson, Julien Temple invited for cake and ice cream...
Pacific Sun
When a film festival turns 30—which happens about as often as Saturn completes a full-blown revolution around that lucky ol' sun—it means the star gazers who put these flickering light shows together each season know a thing or two about crowd-pleasing cinema...
09.27.07
Mill Valley Film Festival, Oct. 4-14
USA Today Travel
What started out 30 years ago as an entertaining but not particularly important film festival has grown into one of the industry’s heavy hitters, drawing big names, big crowds and big movies during its two-week run...Mill Valley Anniversary To Feature 212 Films
Indiewire.com
The 30th Annual Mill Valley Film Festival will run from October 4-14, 2007 and feature 212 films from 49 countries…Israeli films in Mill Valley touch kids, adults
The J News Weekly
The bucolic burg of Mill Valley is not often listed alongside Los Angeles, New York and Miami as a hotbed of Israeli movie fans. But you’d never know it from the contingent of Israeli flicks included in this year’s Mill Valley Film Festival.California's Mill Valley Film Festival
Los Angeles Times Travel Section- Los Angeles, CA
The noncompetitive film festival marks its 30th year with a roster of more than 100 films30th anniversary fest clings to its indie focus
Variety- Los Angeles, CA
The Mill Valley Film Festival remains a homey, locally beloved celebration of the small and adventuresome, independent-minded theatrical releases, and international cinema cherry-picked from competitive A-list fests like Cannes.
09.26.07
Mill Valley festival hits milestone – Event opens with 'Lust, Caution'
Variety- Los Angeles, CA
Hitting the 30th anniversary mark is a milestone for any film festival, particularly one that¹s been showcasing indie cinema just as long as the more buzz-about Sundance Film Festival.Come Celebrate the 30th Year!
SFStation.com- San Francisco, CA
Mill Valley Film Festival: 30 years of cinematic innovation
The Novato Advance- Novato, CA
09.25.07
Yelping the Days Away in Mill Valley
Yelp.com- San Francisco, CA
09.24.07
What is it about Mill Valley?
ActiveRain.com
Recently I ran across a nice little article in Sunset Magazine called Stargazing in Mill Valley. In this case, the stars referred to are not of the celestial type. They are the members of Hollywood’s A-list who will sweep into town next month for Mill Valley’s annual film festival.
09.20.07
Omori Documents the Vibrator’s ‘Power and Passion’
Nichi Bei Times
“Passion and Power: The Technology of the Orgasm,” a new documentary by Wendy Slick and Emiko Omori (“Rabbit in the Moon”), explains that in Texas, where gun laws are lax, the mentally retarded are put to death and cats chase dogs, it is illegal to sell vibrators.
Omori Documents the Vibrator’s ‘Power and Passion’
Nichi Bei Times
“Passion and Power: The Technology of the Orgasm,” a new documentary by Wendy Slick and Emiko Omori (“Rabbit in the Moon”), explains that in Texas, where gun laws are lax, the mentally retarded are put to death and cats chase dogs, it is illegal to sell vibrators.
09.19.07
Mill Valley Bulletin
Mill Valley Herald
…From the campy to the scary, the dramatic to comedic, the annual Mill Valley Window Display Contest has become a tradition as merchants use their storefront windows to create film scenes for prizes, recognition and the sheer fun of it. With the Mill Valley Film Festival celebrating its 30-year anniversary, participation by town merchants in the contest is high….
Crazy Clara is a Troublemaker
Mill Valley Herald
…It’s a DVD of a movie being shown in the Mill Valley Film Festival. C.C. was on target in that one of the filmmakers, Wendy Slick, is from Mill Valley, so it’s a nice local story. You see, the M.V. Film Fest draws movies from around the world, so a local entry is worth noting. But then, there’s the movie itself — “Passion and Power: The Technology of Orgasm…”
09.16.07
Mill Valley Film Fest Going Strong
San Jose Mercury News- San Jose, CA
Turning 30 can be traumatic, but this October the Mill Valley Film Festival will take the plunge into its fourth decade with a lot of help...
Mill Valley Film Fest Going Strong
San Jose Mercury News- San Jose, CA
Turning 30 can be traumatic, but this October the Mill Valley Film Festival will take the plunge into its fourth decade with a lot of help...
09.14.07
Newsgrams
Pacific Sun
Cinephiles take heed—the lineup for the 30th annual Mill Valley Film Festival was announced earlier this week...
Mill Valley Film Fest Offers Eclectic slate
Willitis News
Downtown Mill Valley—quintessential Marin TURNING 30 can be traumatic, but this October the Mill Valley Film Festival will take the plunge into its fourth decade with a lot of help from its friends…
09.13.07
New Logos Unveiled for 30th Mill Valley Film Festival
PR Web
The California Film Institute (CFI) today unveiled its new identity -- including new logos for the Institute, its Education program and the popular, long-running Mill Valley Film Festival.
09.12.07
Hell on Frisco Bay Blog
Yesterday morning I attended a screening of Tamara Jenkins' the Savages following a press conference announcing the full program of films, parties, and other events for the Mill Valley Film Festival, which celebrates its 30th year of existence this year.
Mill Valley Fest Ready to Roll
The Hollywood Reporter- Los Angeles, CA
The 30th Mill Valley Film Festival will kick off Oct. 4 with a pair of features: Ang Lee's erotic espionage tale "Lust, Caution" and Tamara Jenkins' family drama "The Savages."
Mill Valley Film Fest Still Fabulous at 30
San Francisco Examiner- San Francisco, CA
It started small, but it grew and grew, and now the Mill Valley Film Festival is turning 30 as a major film event not only in the Bay Area, but recognized internationally.
At 30, Mill Valley Film Festival unafraid to take risks
San Francisco Chronicle- San Francisco, CA
Festival co-founder and director Mark Fishkin said this year's lineup is notable for the number of high-profile movies with challenging issues and characters.
Children's FilmFest: Because "Underdog" will melt your brain
SF Gate – The Poop Baby Blog- San Francisco, CA
…One great alternative is the Children's FilmFest, which is running in October at the Rafael Film Center and Sequoia Theater as part of the Mill Valley Film Festival…
09.11.07
The Marin Independent Journal
Stars will be on hand to celebrate 30th year of Mill Valley Film Festival
09.09.07
"Lust'' Has Ang Lee Flying All Over the Place
SFGate Culture Blog- San Francisco, CA
Bay Area audiences will get an early peek at "Lust'' when it opens the Mill Valley Film Festival on October 4, followed the next night by a well-deserved tribute to Lee…
09.07.07
Feature film: Reeling in the year
Pacific Sun
Marin's cinema—at 24 frames per second The county's film festivals were once again a rousing success, with the Mill Valley incarnation attracting not one but two about-to-be royal Oscar winners.
09.03.07
'Wild' about Hirsch
San Francisco Chronicle- San Francisco, CA
Marin County resident Sean Penn is showing his neighborly side by appearing today at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center…to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Mill Valley Film Festival…
08.26.07
Mill Valley Film Festival 2007
CitizenCinema.net
Thanks once more to the Mill Valley Film Festival, 2007, not only are they conducting the World Premiere of PRESQUE ISLE…
08.24.07
30th Mill Valley Film Festival Coming Up
Mill Valley Herald
The 30th Mill Valley Film Festival, running Oct. 4-14, will offer 212 films (105 features, 107 shorts) from 49 countries, including 14 world premieres, 11 North American premieres and 13 U.S. premieres.
02.26.07
Home: Down by the ol' Mill stream
Pacific Sun
Downtown Mill Valley—quintessential Marin Every October for almost 30 years, the downtown has been transformed by the nationally known Mill Valley Film Festival, which screens many of its movies at the historic Sequoia Theatre, at 25 Throckmorton.
02.07.07
Overheard: Good golly, Miss Molly
Pacific Sun
Marin author and Soto Zen Buddhist priest and teacher Edward Brown is the subject of a film that premiered this month at the Berlin Film Festival called How to Cook Your Life. …The film is being considered for the Mill Valley Film Festival this fall…
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