True West Film Center, the non-profit film organization, today announced its opening dates for the Cinemas at True West, the newest destination for North Bay movie goers. The cinemas are the focal point of the film center’s James Redford Campus located at 371 Healdsburg Avenue. Cinema doors will open to the public on Friday, October…
I’ve always loved the movies. Some of my earliest childhood memories are of being dropped off at the American Theater in Pittston, PA to see such films as Tales of Terror, The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t, McHale’s Navy Joins the Air Force, The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, and The Aristocats. When my father moved the…
It’s been a while since I’ve attended a film festival, so an invitation to attend the Healdsburg International Short Film Festival after a radio interview with Festival co-founder Patricia Demorest got me back in the film fest mood. The Festival began in 2011 as the Bodega International Short Film Festival, then moved to the now…
Much has been written about the recently released Steven Spielberg/Tony Kushner version of West Side Story. While the reviews have been rapturous, its box office can be described as lukewarm at best, and the term “flop” has been bandied around by some. Its failure to find an audience (at least so far) has been attributed…
I’ve been going to the movies a lot recently and have been dismayed at the empty houses I’ve encountered. I’ve seen a variety of movies at a variety of times on a variety of days and have never been sitting with more than three other patrons. If you’re inclined to go out to the movies…
My guest on the Wednesday, September 22 segment on KSRO’s The Drive with Steve Jaxon was Ky Boyd, proprietor of the Rialto Cinemas to discuss their COVID vaccination policy and the current state of film exhibition. Click below to listen: ***********
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