Legendary director and actor to be honored with MVFF Award following onstage conversation.

Organizers of the Mill Valley Film Festival have released the first slate of major film announcements. It's a lengthy reveal, featuring international and domestic entries. A quick scan suggests a quality line-up, including many stand-out titles, and performances. Of note the top Cannes award winners -- Palme d'Or, Gran Prix,...

Stark Insider will be on location to cover a very special edition of the famed Mill Valley Film Festival.

The Japan Film Festival of San Francisco is the first and only film celebration dedicated to Japanese cinema. In its fifth year, the festival in 2017 will feature a variety of genres, presented in the Japanese language with English subtitles. The film festival runs September 1st through 10th, ending with...

Sofia Coppola received the best director award at the Cannes Film Festival for her film version of The Beguiled, adapted from a 1966 southern gothic novel by Thomas Cullinan. Her intriguing interpretation is complex and haunting, and impressive. Barely had her film been released when critics and the viewing public...

Filmmakers Mark and Jay Duplass announce new program to help fund up to $25,000 for narrative films made in local communities.

TV reinvented. Again.

In the age of Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and other streaming services, does things like Nielsen ratings matter anymore?

New featurette gives us closest look yet at upcoming sequel to Blade Runner.

The 12th annual Mendocino Film Festival invites you to “travel the world from the edge of your seat,” with venues this year in Mendocino Village, Fort Bragg and Philo. Running from June 1st to 4th, the festival features 65 films from 23 nations. Guest curators in 2017 include Larry Laboe (from SXM...