movies

Bay seniors learned long ago that our country cousins are no longer( if they ever were) hayseeds. At the Napa Valley Opera House they offer a full schedule of film and theater (including a current widely lauded presentation of “Cymbeline) and this summer will be the home of the Blue Note Club offering classic jazz. […]

Bay seniors feeling cheated on having missed the illegal excitements of Prohibition may want to try the Noir Lounge in Hayes Valley. It’s a cross between a reasonable facsimile of a speakeasy and a dark, comfy men’s club. There are two bars, a small plates menu and, enticingly, a screening room which they show old films. […]

Bay seniors are feeling flattered now that Hollywood is taking us seriously as a audience that prefers watching movies in theaters rather than on phones. Just for starters coming soon is “And So It Goes” with Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton, “Philomena” with Judi Dench, “Fading Gigolo” with Woody Allen playing a pimp, “Grudge Match” […]

Bay seniors who love movies should know that the latest cinematic innovation is not HD 3-D. It ‘s a theater with sofas instead of seats, a kitchen instead of a snack bar, $6 tickets instead of $10 ones, and wine and beer not just supersized sodas. Welcome to the New Parkway. You’ll find it tucked […]

Bay seniors with fond memories of their youthful infatuations with Italian movie divas can relive their cinematic seductions over the next few weeks at Pacific Film Archives in Berkeley. The series is called “Belissima” and features the films of Anna Magnani, Sophia Loren, Claude Cardinale and Gina Lollobrigida. Directors include Fellini, Visconti and Antonioni. Senior […]

Bay grandparents who prefer the scents of nature rather than the hot perfume of popcorn wafting through a multiplex, should consider taking their little ones to an outdoor movie. This Friday, Disney’s farcical fairy tale “Enchanted” plays in the sylvan glen that is Mill Valley’s Old Mill Park. The screening starts at 8 and is […]

Bay seniors who have not cancelled their Netflix memberships might want to check out these Geezer applauded titles: Rise of the Planet of the Apes: Who knew SF had such an enormous simian population ready to take over the town? Awesomely inventive SFX, edge of your seat fun. Shameless Season One: Another reason to maybe […]