Denis Villeneuve Retrospective & Positive-ly Go to Hale

Academy Award-nominated French-Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve gets SBIFF’s superstar treatment via a curated career retrospective of seven of the director’s important movies, including Incendies, Prisoners, Sicario, Arrival, Blade Runner 2049 and Dune Parts One & Two. The films – which have garnered a collective 28 Oscar nominations (with Dune 2 still pending) will screen in repertory October 18-24 at SBIFF’s Riviera Theatre, and Villeneuve will do a Q&A session with SBIFF executive director Roger Durling following the 2:15 pm screening of Dune: Part Two on Sunday, October 20. Visit https://sbiffriviera.com/denis for the details, schedule, and tickets. 

The umpteenth edition of “Go to Hale: Quips & Clips” – the long-running series featuring film clips, stories and more from former Capitol Records CEO Hale Milgrim and, more recently, local music lover Richard Salzberg – is set for October 19 at the Lobero. Dubbed “Positive Vibrations” this time – in recognition that “music possesses a special power to raise our spirits and create uplifting shared experience” – the show boasts even more rare concert footage curated from the producers’ private archives, with Milgrim also sharing personal stories from his years in the music industry and his relationships with many of the artists. Got to have a good vibe! Visit www.lobero.org.