by Richard von Busack
(Playing Mar 12 at 2pm in San Jose at the California Theatre.
Also playing at SF International Asian-American Film Festival: March 13 at 8:00pm (Pacific Film Archive Theatre – Berkeley), March 17 at …

By Richard von Busack
The mood of Blue Valentine is like the Dave Alvin song “Fourth of July” set to film. It’s July 3 for a working couple in Scranton, PA.: Cindy (Michelle Williams) is a …

by Richard von Busack
As Jean Sibelius once wrote, “once you get to the last Lapp, you’re at the Finnish line”. Jalmari Helander’s Rare Exports (in limited release) is set in the land of the Sami, …

by Richard von Busack
Whether one is a fan of his or not, most would agree that Jack Black is about as big as he ought to get. The computer effects to make Black vast in …