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Don't miss 'The Institute' movie at Saturday's midnight showing in Oakland (Preview)

Blog entry by Mariah Carle.

Last updated at Fri, 27 Apr at 11:29am.

With the San Francisco screening already sold out, you have one more chance to experience the alternate art reality documentary - "THE INSTITUTE" - at the Oakland Grand Lake Theater.

This experience in existentialism that defines life imitating art in the fourth dimension of the creative left brain. Join the cult at midnight.

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Oakland native to start filming movie about Oscar Grant's killing this summer, Octavia Spencer may star

Article by Susan Mernit.

Last updated at Thu, 19 Apr at 8:36am.

Will Hollywood folks be filming a big-budget picture on the murder of Oscar Grant in Oakland this summer? If today's items from the Hollywood Reporter and other national press are any indication, it sure looks like it.

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Temescal's summer film series returns - this Thursday, June 9

Article by Susan Mernit.

Last updated at Tue, 7 Jun at 1:46am.

This Thursday, June 9, is opening night for the Fourth Annual Temescal Street Cinema - a free outdoor movie series featuring films by Bay Area artists in the heart of the Temescal business district.

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New black independent film, 'I Will Follow,' starts this week in Bay Area

Blog entry by Susan Mernit.

Last updated at Wed, 23 Mar at 6:25am.

We received an email from Rocky Seker of AFFRM - the African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement - asking that we share information about a new black independent film called "I Will Follow" that's showing in the Bay Area for one week, beginning Friday.

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Will the New Parkway end up in North Oakland?

Article by Susan Mernit.

Last updated at Fri, 25 Feb at 7:47am.

J. Moses Caesar and the New Parkway crew - who had been trying to lease the former New Parkway Theatre from the original owners without any success to date - have been looking at he former Audi dealership at 2345 Broadway (Auto Row) and at the former Omni Nightclub at 4799 Shattuck Ave. in Temescal.

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Casting call is this weekend for Matt Damon movie in SF: You going?

Blog entry by Susan Mernit.

Last updated at Fri, 28 Jan at 10:36am.

Matt Damon's production company has put the word our they need extras for scenes in his new film, Contagion, being filmed in San Francisco, Feb. 9-19, 2011.

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