Peter Wong

15 Feb 2019

Where to See Indian Films in the Bay Area

There’s an embarassment of riches for anyone who loves to see Indian films in the Bay Area. Here’s a break down of the many spots playing these flicks.

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08 Feb 2019

Why to You Should Watch More Mainstream Asian Films

Guest post by Peter Wong Why should you watch the more commercial Asian films?  Let’s paint some word pictures: *Because you’ll see some terrified passengers crawl along the car’s luggage rack to avoid the zombies which have packed a train’s passenger car (“Train To Busan”). *Hong Kong action cinema legend Chow Yun-Fat

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27 Jan 2024

The San Francisco Beer Passport is Here!

Step into a world of adventure with the San Francisco Beer Passport. There’s no better way to explore San Francisco than to literally drink it in. This passport is amazing! Each one contains 27 coupons to buy one beer, get a second beer FREE at 27 of the finest locally

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28 Jan 2019

Hooray! The SF Independent Film Festival is Here!

Guest Post by Peter Wong Love independent film but too broke to head out to Park City for either Sundance or Slamdance?  Such local film-lovers are in luck, as the 21st San Francisco Independent Film Festival (aka IndieFest) returns to the Roxie and Victoria Theatres to bring both fun and

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17 Jan 2019

All the Women’s March Bay Area Info & Beyond

Info on Women’s marches from SF to Contra Costa.

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19 Nov 2018

Incredibly Weird Films to See this Holiday Season

GUEST POST BY PETER WONG If it’s entertainingly weird, it’s San Franciscan.  This rule of thumb doesn’t mean the San Francisco holiday season doesn’t have its improvised ice rinks or its Starbucks Christmas Lattes.  But in San Francisco and other simpatico places around the Bay Area, you can cinematically mark

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31 Oct 2018

Check Out All These Mini Film Fests in the Bay Area

The San Francisco Bay Area is a wonderful place to be for those who know Hollywood does not offer the beginning or the end of cinema’s possibilities.  At certain weekends of the year, several differently-themed small festivals present their annual offerings simultaneously

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04 Oct 2018

Giving Trump The Cinematic Middle Finger

Want to see thirteen filmmakers come out against Donald Trump and the hateful and oppressive America he embodies?  Then you need to check out the upcoming short film anthology Filmmakers Unite. This anthology runs October 5-11, 2018 at the Roxie Theater!

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27 Sep 2018

Chinese & Japanese Film-a-Palooza

this weekend and the following two weeks offer opportunities in both San Francisco and Berkeley to catch new films from Hong Kong and Japan as well as a small series of Chinese cinema classics.

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