Film

The fairy tale is a tricky genre for viewers and filmmakers. The type most familiar to contemporary audiences comes through a Disney Studios shaping mechanism: lovable, cleaned up, and stylized.…

The Cambria Film Festival returns Wednesday, February 4 through Sunday, February 8, 2026, for its ninth year. The festival will again feature independent feature-length and short narrative, documentary, and student…

The San Luis Obispo International Film Festival has announced dates for its 32nd annual run: Thursday, April 23 through Tuesday, April 28, 2026. Submissions are now open for films in…

“In a mad world only the mad are sane.”—Akira Kurosawa As part of its “Re-Releases” series, the SLO Film Center at the Palm Theatre recently screened Akira Kurosawa’s 1985 Academy…

You don’t have to be a fan of the Great White Way to enjoy Everything’s Going To Be Great, a sweet little movie that premiered at the Tribeca Festival this…

Celebrating the synergistic connection between music and film, Festival Mozaic and the SLO Film Center jointly present the Summer of Music film series, a selection of curated music films exclusively…

The elements that make a romantic relationship last have been debated since the dawn of human mating and the beginnings of language. Celine Song’s second feature film, Materialists, takes up…

The Phoenician Scheme: the story of a father and daughter’s love—with complimentary hand grenades! The latest and very ambitious offering from director and auteur Wes Anderson seems to have confused…

Jane Austen Wrecked My Life is a charming and visually enchanting film that blends the spirit of Jane Austen with a fresh, modern voice. At its heart is Agathe (Camille…

Set in fantastical mountain settings, screenwriter/director Isaiah Saxon’s The Legend of Ochi begins with a group hunt led by a mountain man, Maxim (a typically wild-eyed, frantic, and grubby Willem Dafoe).…