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‘Pieces of a Woman’: A Stunningly Complete Portrait of A Woman Under The Influence Of Grief [Venice Review]

September 5, 2020 12:29 pm

Sometimes – not often enough – a movie doesn't play on a screen in front of you so much as it happens to you. And while I can't guarantee everyone's mileage will be the same, from about five minutes in, from ...

Searching ‘The Last Black Man In San Francisco’ With Its Star And Inspiration Jimmie Fails [Podcast Interview]

Chance Solem-Pfeifer

June 30, 2019 4:27 pm

Interviews, News, Podcasts

Striking an unlikely balance between gentrification treatise and Great American fantasy, "The Last Black Man In San Francisco" is among 2019’s most memorable debut films. READ MORE: The Best Films Of 2019… So ...

Joe Talbot Beats The Odds With ‘The Last Black Man In San Francisco’ [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

June 6, 2019 10:27 am

Awards Campaign, Features, Interviews, News

Imagine dropping out of high school, never attending college, but still dreaming of making a feature-length film. Imagine the thousands, maybe tens of thousands of other filmmakers looking for their chance at g...

‘The Last Black Man In San Francisco’ Trailer: This Dramatic Sundance Winner Looks Stunning

Julia Teti

March 21, 2019 9:01 am

News, Trailers

It feels like the Sundance Film Festival was ages, not months, ago. But the one selection we still cannot shake is "The Last Black Man In San Francisco." The film was lauded by critics just a few months ago whe...

‘The Last Black Man In San Francisco’ Is A Haunting Triumph [Sundance Review]

Gregory Ellwood

January 26, 2019 7:07 pm

Awards Campaign, Festivals, News, Reviews

PARK CITY - Joe Talbot's "The Last Black Man in San Francisco" opens on a young black girl beaming with a smile that could launch a thousand stars at someone out of frame. As the camera pans back it reveals a m...

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