317: Berlinale II

Archival Spaces 317 Berlinale II Uploaded 17 March 2023 Because of the closing of two major venues around the Potsdamerplatz, the Festival’s previous geographic center, this year’s Berlinale was a challenge, just in terms of getting from one theatre to the next, since they were spread out all over town, from the Kurfurstendam in theContinue reading “317: Berlinale II”

316: The Berlinale

Archival Spaces 316 Berlinale Competition Uploaded 3 March 2023 The 73rd Berlinale took place between 16 – 26 February. I attended for the first time since 2019 because the COVID pandemic had kept me away. The largest film festival in the world, after Cannes and Venice, the Berlinale presents approximately 450 films in various programs,Continue reading “316: The Berlinale”

297: Nitrate Film Fest

Archival Spaces 297 Nitrate Picture Show at George Eastman Museum Uploaded 10 June 2022 After a two-year hiatus, due to the COVID Pandemic, the 6th Nitrate Picture Show was held in Rochester, N.Y. between 2 – 5 June 2022 at George Eastman Museum. Organized by the GEM Film Department’s relatively new curator, Peter Bagrov, theContinue reading “297: Nitrate Film Fest”

295: SFSFF

Archival Spaces 295 San Francisco Silent Film Festival Uploaded 13 May 2022 The San Francisco Silent Film Festival celebrated its 25th Anniversary, 5-11 May 2022, and its first live iteration since before the pandemic in 2019. It may also be the last SFSFF at the storied Castro Theater, which the owners -rumor has it –Continue reading “295: SFSFF”