“Worst in Show,” an hour-long documentary by two local filmmakers about the annual, wildly popular "World's Ugliest Dog Contest" in Petaluma, will be shown four times at Boulevard Cinemas in Petaluma this month. Show times are 7 p.m. Saturday (Nov. 5), Tuesday (Nov. 8 ) and Thursday (Nov. [...]
John Lasseter has been a star since he made his directorial debut with “Toy Story,” the first feature-length, computer-animated film, in 1995. But now the Hollywood Walk of Fame is going to make it official at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday with a ceremony awarding Lasseter his own star on [...]
Sonoma State University offers to send you to Naples — culturally, not physically — at a very low price. On Friday, Oct. 21, SSU’s Sonoma Film Institute will screen “Passione,” John Turturro’s 2010 documentary on the music of Naples, at 8 p.m. at Warren Auditorium in Ives Hall [...]
Filmmaker Michael Moore's previously announced speaking engagement Sept. 17 at Sonoma State University will not take place after all. Sonoma State University Associated Students Productions announced the show prematurely last week, before arrangements were finalized, said Program Coordinator Bruce Berkowitz. Ultimately, the scheduling could not be worked out, he said. [...]
Michael Moore, the award-winning director of the films “Roger & Me,” “Bowling for Columbine” and “Fahrenheit 9/11” will speak at the Sonoma State University main gym on campus in Rohnert Park at 8 p.m. Sept. 17. Moore won an Academy Award for “Bowling for Columbine,” and an Emmy [...]
Small commercial fisheries and their role in a local, sustainable seafood industry are the subject of “Wild Caught: The Life and Struggles of an American Fishing Town.” The documentary will be shown at the Jenner Community Center at 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 7. The film’s director, Matthew Barr, will lead [...]
Film actor and comedian Rob Schneider will be the guest of honor at a fund-rasing dinner and silent auction Wednesday, July 20, at Franco’s Ristorante, 501 Mendocino Ave., in downtown Santa Rosa. A Northern California native, Schneider starred in “Hot Chick,” “Deuce Bigalow” and “Grownups.” There will be [...]
Warm weather is here at last, and it’s the season for outdoor movie series. Films will be shown at a variety of venues, including wineries. Here are a couple of samples: — “Big Night”: St. Francis Winery and Vineyards opens its second annual “Stars Under the Stars” outdoor [...]
Summerfield Cinemas in Santa Rosa will present a big-screen, high-definition, live simulcast of "MacBeth," from the Royal Opera House in London, at 11:30 a.m. Monday, June 13. The movie house also has scheduled two encore presentations of this production of Giuseppe Verdi's opera, based on the William Shakespeare play, at [...]
Swordfish Productions will present a live reading of the script for its dramatic feature film, “Special,” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 10, at the Pelican Art Gallery, 143 Petaluma Blvd. N., Petaluma. The story follows six women from high school through their later years. Its director and producer, Ann P. [...]
What is art? Whether it’s oil on canvas or actors on stage, dancers on their toes or comedians doing stand-up, Press Democrat staff writer Dan Taylor covers the fine and lively arts in Northern California. Meet the people, go behind the scenes and get ahead on what’s coming up.