Film

 He’s “Dave” Congalton on the radio, but “David” when he writes. Despite years writing newspaper columns and books, his preferred output remains screenplays. After years of trying, Congalton finally hit…

Since the weeds in the back are getting really tall, I avoided pulling them by watching the 1944 film Passage to Marseille, or at least the last half, the other day.…

"Late Nite Cinema" panelists Greg Young, Clinton Cornwell, Lily Kennedy, J.M. Kallet   Friday night, February 7, at the recently concluded Cambria Film Festival, marked the first-ever late-night block of…

The theatre was packed, no one could sit still, and everyone clapped at the end. Becoming Led Zeppelin was a long time coming: finally, a documentary about the origins of…

From the late 1960s to the early 1980s, Brazil was governed by a far-right military dictatorship. Rulers enforced strict censorship, reduced freedom of speech, and imprisoned, tortured, and killed many…

The awards ceremony Saturday night at the 2025 Cambria Film Festival was intense and inspiring, with filmmakers, staff, volunteers, judges, and sponsors in attendance. The Cambria Center for the Arts…

The Brutalist—a three-part, three-and-a-half-hour film depicting the life of a Hungarian-Jewish immigrant architect—covers a lot of ground. It starts with his entry into the United States (fresh from the Holocaust),…

The San Luis Obispo International Film Festival is gearing up for its 2025 edition, scheduled April 24-29. Organizers say that popular traditions like Surf Nite, Skate Night, and the King…

Filmmakers Aaron Goffman, Sheri Davenport, and Richard Bruce Stirling [caption id="attachment_8073" align="alignleft" width="162"] "Big White Dog" screens at the Cambria Film Fest[/caption] The 2025 Cambria Film Festival’s Friday schedule was…

Larry Morgan talks with Sy Rosen at the Cambria Film Festival's opening night gala. The 2025 Cambria Film Festival is honoring Sy Rosen, a producer and writer living in Los Angeles who…