Film

Memoir of a Snail is the latest animated movie from Australian auteur Adam Elliot, who refers to his films as "clayographies," a portmanteau combining clay and biographies. It’s a fitting…

MovieMaker has designated the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival as one of the “25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World.” What makes a festival cool? “A cool festival is…

Courage often gets confused with bravado, especially in titles. Sometimes it takes a little risk to encounter true greatness, and in the case of Marielle Heller’s new film, we hope…

The holidays are approaching quickly and there are so many news items I want to share with you, but so little time as we hurtle towards 2025. So here are…

Festival Mozaic is hosting a special benefit screening of the soon-to-be-released film Maria at The SLO Film Center at the Palm Theatre on Friday, December 13 at 4 p.m. Academy…

A young exotic dancer in a higher-end strip club meets an even younger millionaire from Russia who simply requests a girl who can speak Russian. The dashing young socialite is…

Ninety minutes isn’t very long in the grand scheme of things. But writer-director-producer-star Jesse Eisenburg makes the most of the hour-and-a-half film for which he is primarily responsible, and which…

This week gives movie-goers who love the new film Anora a chance to sample writer-director Sean Baker’s acclaimed earlier work, The Florida Project, on the big screen. The award-winning movie,…

A sold-out crowd packed the Harold J. Miossi Cultural and Performing Arts Center at Cuesta College on Sunday afternoon to watch Orchestra Novo bring to life the silent film Safety…

The winner of the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival “Best Documentary Short” category in 2025 may qualify to win an Oscar at the Academy Awards. The Academy of Motion…