The 24th Annual San Francisco Silent Film Festival is back and runs from May 1 through May 5, 2019 at the Castro Theatre. This annual 5-day event is a wonderful tribute to the silent film era from the the 1920s and 1930s before talkies took over and became popular. The festival is studded with fantastic… Continue Reading
Ever wondered how to correctly pronounce actor John Turturro’s last name? I wondered about the correct way to pronounce his name since he is one of my favorite actors. I did and got an opportunity to ask Turturro that question in 2014. Turturro was in San Francisco for the press junket Fading Gigolo that he… Continue Reading
San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM Festival) is the longest running film festival in the US. This year marks its 62nd year and the festival runs from April 10 through April 23, 2019. San Francisco, Berkeley and Oakland are the 3 venues where you can catch the films and listen to filmmakers talk about their… Continue Reading
We bring you highlight of our conversation with Megan Smith, who was part of the team at General Magic. In the early 1990s General Magic was one of the hottest startups in Silicon Valley. Smith shares some of the hardware challenges the General Magic team faced in developing their pocket crystal or personal communicator. General… Continue Reading
We are excited to share about new 5-Part TV series with Silicon Valley pioneers Andy Hertzfeld and Bill Atkinson. They both joined Apple in the late 1970s when it was a young startup. Hertzfeld and Atkinson were members of the original Macintosh team and made significant contributions while they were at Apple. In 1990 Atkinson,… Continue Reading
San Francisco Bay area’s KPJK TV (previously it was KCSM TV) is airing our series on Women in Science and Technology from Silicon Valley on Sundays at 2.30 pm. On Sunday, March 10 you can catch watch our conversation with Celeste Ford who is an aeronautics engineer turned entrepreneur in Silicon Valley. This episode is… Continue Reading
Cinequest, an annual film festival in Silicon Valley is back this year from March 5 – March 17, 2019 in San Jose and Redwood City. Cinequest is not just about films, but it also features Virtual Reality (VR) experiences and conversations with actors and film makers like Nandita Das, Billy Nighy and others. The opening… Continue Reading
