Film

"Give Me the Ball" photo by Ellen Griesedieck/courtesy Sundance Institute   The 32nd edition of the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival has announced this year’s lineup, led by the…

Update April 2, 2026: The City of San Luis Obispo has reopened Monterey Street in front of the historic Fremont Theater after determining it is safe to restore vehicle traffic…

Director and screenwriter Óliver Laxe opens his latest film, Sirāt ("path" in Arabic), with closeups of rave dancers moving in Shaker style to loud drumming sounds. The ravers look punk…

© 2025 Disney/Pixar   Over time, children’s films have gone from something adults bring their kids to and then fall asleep in, to something that is to be enjoyed by…

Kal Penn went from late-night fast food runs in the film Harold & Kumar to policy meetings in the White House, and now he’s bringing that unlikely journey to Cal…

Perhaps the most surprising thing about the new romantic comedy Solo Mio is how surprisingly good this film actually is. On the surface, the storyline seems all-too-familiar: Matt (Kevin James)…

Combine intimate acting, an intriguing set, and a script based on the infamous filming of the real-life very first summer blockbuster, and the play you get is The Shark Is…

Cambria Film Festival Best Animated Film Help Me Tom   A film on which Francis Ford Coppola served as executive producer won best feature film at the ninth annual Cambria…

Rebecca Zlotowski’s new film, A Private Life, is billed as a psychological thriller, but lest you be fooled by the advertising gods, this intriguing film is much more interested in…

And now for something completely different: Spend your Valentine’s Day with plants that trap, digest, and kill their prey—on screen and in real life. The SLO Film Center at the…