BAMPFA’s ‘Watch From Home’ series celebrates independent cinema from a distance
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BAMPFA’s ongoing “Watch From Home” series hopes to support the work of filmmakers and the art museum itself.
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Patricio Guzmán’s ‘The Cordillera of Dreams’ pays homage to Chilean mountainscape
“The Cordillera of Dreams” focuses on the mountainscape, or cordillera, of the Andes and the way that it has impacted and defined life in the surrounding areas.
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‘Band of Outsiders’ is cinematic emblem of French New Wave icon Jean-Luc Godard
Along with all of Godard’s work in the 1960s, the film became a paradigm of the French New Wave style for its innovative style and romantic air.
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‘Rififi’ is essential viewing for heist movie fans
The film shines not only as a compelling thriller but also as a documentary-like study of human fallibility.
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‘What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael’ is tribute to legendary film critic
“What She Said” strikes a balance between discussing Kael’s ability to either empower or destroy a movie.
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‘Spaceship Earth’ is optimistic portrayal of environmental activism
“Spaceship Earth” — a documentary following a group of countercultural entrepreneurs and their eccentric leader — feels in some ways like an anti-“Tiger King.”
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BAMPFA’s Lawrence Rinder talks art in times of crisis, online exhibition
BAMPFA opened its display of Tompkins’ works in February, but in light of shelter-in-place orders due to the coronavirus, this exhibition has had to adapt to virtual-only viewing.
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Best of Berkeley: City 2020
The Berkeley Fire Trails are just a stone’s throw away from anywhere on campus and can provide an adventure for just a few minutes or for hours on end.
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Introducing ‘Friday Eve’: Best places to go to on a Thursday night
If you’re looking for something to do on Thursday evenings in Berkeley, check out this guide to spice up your weekday nightlife.
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Agnès Varda: Mother of French New Wave and cinematic feminist
Varda was called the mother of French New Wave since her work is highly regarded in this period of cinema that was largely male-dominated.
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