New cinema opens this week
The first schedule for True West Film center will include Academy Award-winner Kathryn Bigelow’s "A House of Dynamite," Luca Guadagnino’s "After the Hunt" with Julia Roberts and Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut, "Eleanor the Great." The earliest screening time is 11am, and the latest is 8pm...
Who will win Oscars this year? Read our predictions
"Two weeks ago, I would have said Timothee Chalamet had this one won, but he’s been a desperate weirdo in his press tour, so now I think Michael B. Jordan might take the the Best Actor statuette home..."
Movies a year-round obsession, not seasonal
“There are usually some fun surprises for us in the line-up of our ‘Audience Favorites’ program,” said co-founder Pamela Demorest. “Some films resonate more with our audience than they did with our celebrity jury, and we always want our guests to feel like a vital part of the process.”
Zombie sequel raises hopes
Ralph Fiennes returns as Dr. Ian Kelson, a solitary man researching the virus that turned most of Scotland’s population into rage-fueled zombies, the subject of the original movie, 28 Days Later (2002).
A festival of love at local film center
While some 17 films and three “surprise screenings” are spread out over the four-day festival, that obscure majority is outweighed in impact by four classic love stories, including 'Roman Holiday,' 'The Birdcage,' 'Umbrellas of Cherbourg' and none other than Nick Cage and Cher in 'Moonstruck.'
Best and worst movies of 2026 … so far
By this time last year we already had the dizzying peaks of Sinners and On Becoming a Guinea Fowl and the subterranean lows of Jurassic Park: Rebirth and Snow White. Will 2026 ultimately prove to be a more artistically daring year at the cinema?
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Songwriters find ‘paradise’ in Healdsburg again
SIP founder Patrick Davis and his wife, Lauren Jenkins, are big fans of Healdsburg, Davis said, noting that every time he visits, he is impressed by the friendliness of the locals. He was introduced to the city by Mike Brennan, board member of the Chamber of Commerce and director of sales at Mills District, Davis said.
