“Oh, Canada” Gives Us Great Acting
In Oh, Canada, director/screenwriter Paul Schrader has given his actors a stage on which to show their skills. The 95-minute film depicts an aging documentarian, Leo Fife (portrayed by Richard…
San Luis Obispo County's Connection to Arts and Culture
In Oh, Canada, director/screenwriter Paul Schrader has given his actors a stage on which to show their skills. The 95-minute film depicts an aging documentarian, Leo Fife (portrayed by Richard…
When Pansy awakes with a start early on in veteran director Mike Leigh’s new film Hard Truths, we get a close-up of her face tensed into a mask of confusion…
A short film chronicling local composer Brook Munro’s efforts to produce an album blending instrumentation with the sounds of harvest screens Saturday, January 25 at the Cambria Center for the…
The eighth annual Cambria Film Festival, scheduled February 5-9, features more than 80 films and special events, all designed to provide a platform for emerging filmmakers to showcase their work.…
In his first English language film, the Spanish writer/director Pedro Almodóvar presents a tale of friendship between two women as they together confront the near and expected death of one…
Interest in visiting Morro Bay might soon just shoot up to an "11," thanks to a long-awaited movie sequel due out later this year. Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean…
In the new Bob Dylan biopic, co-writers James Mangold and Jay Cocks present the young singer/songwriter's first years in the American folk music world of the early 1960s. The subject…
As the long, slow march to the first day of spring begins, the dog days of January, February and early March should offer some respite from the rain and cold…
I have been in heavy demand as a screenwriter lately. Seriously. My in-box is clogged with enticing invitations from all around the world—Venice, Barcelona, Tokyo, Brisbane, London, Berlin, even Kosice…
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…