Wednesday, April 25, 2012 Hollywood may have some movies. But the longest running international film festival in the Americas is in San Francisco. Last Thursday, the SF Film Society kicked off its 55th annual San Francisco International Film Festival at the Castro Theatre with a screening of "Farewell, My Queen," Benoît Jacquot's portrayal of court life at Versailles during the final days of the French Revolution, followed by an equally lavish party at Terra Gallery. Since then, nearly 200 films have flickered across SF screens. BLOG POSTS | Michael Greger, M.D.: Mad Cow California: Stop Weaning Calves on Cattle Blood Let's hope that the newly reported case of mad cow disease in a California dairy cow will renew interest in closing the loopholes in feed regulations that continue to allow the feeding of slaughterhouse waste, blood and manure to farm animals in the United States. | | Mariska Hargitay: There Is No Excuse We hope you will join people across the country tomorrow who will be wearing jeans as a show of their confidence in the power of an enlightened, courageous community that stands together and declares: "There is no excuse for and never an invitation to rape." | | Bill Meadows: Your Newest National Monument: Obama Protects California's Fort Ord Just 48 hours before Earth Day, President Obama designated Fort Ord, California, a national monument. This did not come as a surprise to the citizens of California's central coast, and those who supported preserving the former military base's rich history and lush nature. | | Warren Leight: Law & Order: SVU -- A Look Inside the Season Sometimes we were ripping from the headlines, but just as often it felt like the headlines were ripping from us. Either way, we were trying to explore issues that were increasingly in the zeitgeist. | | Marshall Fine: Movie review: Bernie Based on a true story about events and people in a small Texas town in the mid-1990s, Bernie is a dark joke with a straight face -- and the surprising deadpan in this movie belongs to Jack Black. | | MOST POPULAR ON HUFFINGTONPOST.COM |
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