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Film (28)

• Roy Lichtenstein in Context

  Daily (except Wednesdays) October 23, 2004 - February 22, 2005
  noon
  

  
  October 23 - December 31, 2004:
  Weekdays (except Wednesdays): 3:00 p.m.
  Weekends: 1:00 p.m.

  January 01 - February 22, 2005:
  Weekdays (except Wednesdays): 4:00 p.m.
  Thursdays: 7:30 p.m.
  …

• Glamour in Context

  Daily (except Wednesdays) November 01, 2004 - January 17, 2005
  11:00 a.m.
  

  This series of videos reflects on facets of historical and contemporary concepts of glamour.

• Yves Saint Laurent: His Life and Times

  January 01 - January 17, 2005
  11:00 a.m.
  

• Free Tuesday Program

  Video Screening: Roy Lichtenstein

  Tuesday, January 04, 2005
  11:00 a.m. - noon
  

  By Michael Blackwood, 1996, 53 min.

  Lichtenstein narrates this informative documentary, discussing his inspirations, artistic process, and stylistic evolution.

• Artist at Work: Robert Bechtle

  February 12 - June 05, 2005
  11:00 a.m.
  

• Jack Stauffacher, Printer

  February 24 - April 17, 2005
  11:00 a.m.
  

• Ana Mendieta: Fuego de Tierra

  February 24 - March 11, 2005
  11:00 a.m.
  

• Film Series: Jeremy Blake

  McCabe and Mrs. Miller

  Thursday, March 10, 2005
  6:00 p.m.
  

  By Robert Altman, 1971, 120 min.

  In Altman's masterful anti-Western, individuality is expunged by the irrepressible power of mythic American iconography, also a concern in Blake's Winchester trilogy. Warren Beatty…

• John Szarkowski: A Life in Photography

  Daily (except Wednesdays) March 12 - May 15, 2005
  11:00 a.m.
  

• Film Series: Jeremy Blake

  Hannie Caulder

  Thursday, April 14, 2005
  7:00 p.m.
  

  By Burt Kennedy, 1971, 85 min.

  Blake notes a parallel between the plight of rifle heiress Sarah Winchester and that of Hannie Caulder, both of whom struggle to rectify wrongs caused by gun violence. Raquel Welch…

• Gary Hill: Transcending the Senses

  April 18 - May 30, 2005
  noon
  

• Film Series: Jeremy Blake

  Junior Bonner

  Thursday, May 12, 2005
  7:00 p.m.
  

  By Sam Peckinpah, 1972, 100 min.

  Junior Bonner returns to his hometown hoping to win in its annual rodeo, but his homecoming takes a disappointing turn when he discovers his family has unraveled and sold the…

• Video as Art

  Daily (except Wednesdays) May 16 - May 30, 2005
  noon
  

• Paul Klee

  Daily (except Wednesdays) June 02 - June 30, 2005
  noon
  

• Dark Shadows: Episodes 214 and 222

  Daily (except Wednesdays) June 02 - June 30, 2005
  noon
  

• Photographers in Focus

  Daily (except Wednesdays) June 02 - September 05, 2005
  noon
  

  Daily (except Wednesdays): 11:00 a.m.
  Titles and lengths vary.

• Film Series: Jeremy Blake

  Punch-Drunk Love

  Thursday, June 09, 2005
  7:00 p.m.
  

  By Paul Thomas Anderson, 2002, 95 min.

  Blake created the hallucinogenic animation sequences for this quirky love story, which earned filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson a Best Director honor at the Cannes Film Festival. Adam…

• Dark Shadows: Episodes 236 and 365

  Daily (except Wednesdays) July 01 - August 14, 2005
  noon
  

• Free Tuesday Program

  Film Screening: Matisse Picasso

  Tuesday, July 05, 2005
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  By Philippe Kohly, 2002, 52 min.

  The dynamic rivalry and mutual admiration between Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso shaped one of the most fascinating artistic relationships of the 20th century. This double…

• Gilbert & George (theEYE)

  Daily (except Wednesdays) August 15 - August 30, 2005
  noon
  

• Art:21: Structures

  Daily (except Wednesdays) September 01 - September 23, 2005
  noon
  

• Richard Tuttle: Never Not an Artist

  Daily (except Wednesdays) October 03 - October 16, 2005
  noon
  

  Making its world premiere at SFMOMA in conjunction with The Art of Richard Tuttle, this documentary offers an intense, intimate profile of the singular artist. Filmed at Tuttle's…

• Paul Strand: Under the Dark Cloth

  Daily (except Wednesdays) October 03 - October 20, 2005
  noon
  

  Although his influence on the history of photography has been profound, Paul Strand remains a mysterious and paradoxical figure. While passionately devoted to humanity, he was…

• Interactive Presentation

  The Magical Worlds of Joseph Cornell

  Daily (except Wednesdays) October 17 - November 18, 2005
  noon
  

  In a special interactive presentation, Koret Center staff lead visitors through the Voyager Foundation's interactive DVD, showcasing 250 of Cornell's finest box constructions,…

• Panel Discussion and Screening

  My Eyes Were Fresh: The Life and Photographs of John Gutmann

  Thursday, October 20, 2005
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Nathaniel Dorksy, editor, My Eyes Were Fresh
  Marvin Heiferman, curator, writer, and editor
  Mark Johnson, gallery director and professor, San Francisco State University
  Sandra S. Phillips, senior curator of photography, SFMOMA
  Jane Reed, director and producer, My Eyes Were Fresh

  In 1933 Gutmann left his native Germany and set out for the United States. In 1938 he joined the faculty at San Francisco State, where he started the photography department and was…

• My Eyes Were Fresh: The Life and Photographs of John Gutmann

  Daily (except Wednesdays) October 21 - November 18, 2005
  noon
  

  In 1933, John Gutmann fled the Nazi regime in Germany to start a new life in the United States, leaving behind a promising career as a painter. This filmic profile celebrates…

• Art:21: Stories: Kiki Smith

  Daily (except Wednesdays) November 19, 2005 - January 29, 2006
  11:00 a.m.
  

• Chuck Close: A Portrait in Progress

  Daily (except Wednesdays) November 19, 2005 - February 28, 2006
  11:00 a.m.
  

  Since 1969, when Close's first series of black-and-white portraits was exhibited, his paintings have fascinated the public. Working from Polaroid photographs, Close paints colossal…