October 2012
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Thanks to IndieWire for the kind words...  →
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WatchWatch
CFI Founder/Executive Director chats with screenwriter Chris Terrio and actor Bryan Cranston following the MVFF35 screening of Argo. Check out daily Festival coverage at the Community Media Center of Marin website
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September 2012
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Sep 30th
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Sep 29th
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THE INSTITUTE
Methinks we are in for a bit of a discordian dalliance as the legions are being rallied for the screening of Spencer McCall’s The Institute on Thursday, Oct. 11th at the Smith Rafael Film Center in San Rafael… (and what of the Mill Valley screening at the CinéArts@Sequoia on the 14th ?) What mischief Octavio has in the works, we dare not speculate! Read Wired’s take on...
Sep 29th
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Sep 27th
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FX Teams With Joel & Ethan Coen And Noah Hawley... →
Sep 25th
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All Bay Area locals are well aware that this is bike country, but we’re more accustomed to seeing this sorta thing… than this sorta thing… Yep, we love our bikes. We also heartily embrace the creative and quirky… MVFF35 5@5 Shorts ‘Lifetime Piling Up’ program brings Brian Loper’s Unwieldy Beast to you on Wednesday 10 October at 9:45pm at...
Sep 25th
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Melanie Nichols, CFI Education Assistant THE SAPPHIRES Melanie says, “I am looking forward to The Sapphires because I am intrigued with the idea of how far music can travel, and that music can cross cultures.”   Directed by Wayne Blair Starring: Chris O’Dowd, Deborah Mailman, Jessica Mauboy, Shari Sebbens, Mirando Tapsell Produced by: Rosemary Blight & Kylie Du Fresne ...
Sep 25th
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Argo: How the CIA Used a Fake Sci-Fi Flick to...
Excited to screen Argo at MVFF35… roadshowfilms: By Joshuah Bearman, Wired Magazine, April 2007. November 4, 1979, began like any other day at the US embassy in Tehran. The staff filtered in under gray skies, the marines manned their posts, and the daily crush of anti-American protestors massed outside the gate chanting,“Allahu akbar! Marg bar Amrika!” [[MORE]] Mark and Cora Lijek, a...
Sep 25th
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Sep 23rd
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MVFF35 Closing Night: Ang Lee and Life of Pi
MVFF35 welcome back Academy Award winning director Ang Lee and a Closing Night screening of his latest masterwork, Life of Pi. LIFE OF PI Directed by Ang Lee Starring: Gerard Depardieu, Suraj Sharma, Shravanthi Sainath, Irrfan Khan, Tabu Produced by: Ang Lee, Gil Netter, David Womark Director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) creates a groundbreaking movie event...
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Jennie-Marie Adler, CFI Membership Manager: FLICKER (FLIMMER) Because, says Jennie, “I love Swedish films. They do comedy right!” Directed by Patrik Eklund Starring: Kjell Bergqvist, Allan Svensson, Anki Larsson From Sweden (by way of the Coen Brothers, The Office and Napoleon Dynamite) comes this hilariously deadpan tale of a utility company determined to modernize, though fate...
Sep 22nd
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KD Davis, MVFF Senior Programmer: LONG DISTANCE REVOLUTIONARY: A JOURNEY WITH MUMIA ABU-JAMAL I’d say I’m most looking forward to the World Premiere of LONG DISTANCE REVOLUTIONARY, the film exploring the writings and thoughts of incarcerated journalist and writer Mumia Abu-Jamal.  The film offers a very unique look at Mumia’s background and rise as a promising young writer...
Sep 21st
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Sep 20th
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KD Davis, MVFF Senior Programmer: TO CHRIS MARKER: AN UNSENT LETTER I’m totally excited that MVFF is hosting the World Premiere of beloved local cinematographer/filmmaker Emiko Omori’s newest film: TO CHRIS MARKER: AN UNSENT LETTER. For any true cinephile (and I count all the MVFF audiences as “official cinephiles”), this beautiful and poetic film pays homage to one of...
Sep 20th
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John Morrison, CFI Education Director and Master of all that is MVFF Children’s FilmFest: HOLY MOTORS World Cinema • France 2012  DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Leos Carax Starring: Denis Lavant, Edith Scob, Kylie Minogue, Eva Mendes, Elise Lhomeau, Michael Piccoli Given the Quixotic title of French provocateur Leos Carax’s wild tour de force, it’s tempting to think he views his leading man,...
Sep 20th
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August 2012
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Our 2012 Festival Trailer, with big help from...
True to the ethos of our parent organization California Film Institute — Promoting film as art and education — The Mill Valley Film Festival Trailer Project 2012 was completed by students and faculty (credited below) of Ex’pression College for Digital Arts in Emeryville, CA!  [[MORE]] Production & Post-Production Manager: Joanne Fong Camera Crew: Katie Bull, Glen Mercado, Caitlin...
Aug 31st
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LIBRARY OF DUST
Seeing dadsamoviecritic’s post of images from One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest reminded me of one of my favorites from MVFF34 — a documentary short titled Library of Dust by directors Ondi Timoner and Robert James. Per IMDB: “In 2004 the Oregon State Hospital, former site of the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, revealed the existence of thousands of corroded copper...
Aug 31st
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ASCAP and California Film Institute Launch Mill...
New York, NY, August 27, 2012: The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and the California Film Institute are pleased to announce today a new partnership to produce the first-ever Mill Valley ASCAP Music Café, a series of music showcases at this year’s Mill Valley Film Festival, being held October 4-14. [[MORE]]The Mill Valley ASCAP Music Café will take place over the...
Aug 28th
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The Art of Fincher
One of our favorite sites, Art of the Title, has a new & exclusive feature discussion with Director David Fincher on filmmaking and title design… Check it out here. The Art of a Title Sequence - David Fincher from FilmFreaks on Vimeo.
Aug 27th
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Aug 26th
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“As a documentarian, I happily place my fate and faith in reality. It is my...”
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Aug 26th
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How to Find and Work With the Right Publicist to... →
Aug 26th
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What Film Crews Can Teach You About Running A... →
Aug 25th
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In honor of the 101st anniversary of the Mona...
MVFF35 offers yet another sneak peek at a documentary included in this year’s line-up— The Missing Piece
Aug 22nd
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MVFF35... A Sneak Peek!
Kelly J. Richardson’s Without A Net [[MORE]] Without A Net-2 minute trailer from Kelly J Richardson on Vimeo.
Aug 22nd
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Aug 11th
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“… sometimes it seems to me that Klaus himself turns into a butterfly.”
– - Werner Herzog Clip from Mein liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski So what does an MVFF staff member do after a long day of thinking about film? Apparently, she returns home to relax and amuse herself by thinking some more about film and wishing that her life could have a Werner Herzog voice-over.
Aug 11th
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Aug 10th
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Aug 9th
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