Fog City Mavericks

Over the past 150 years, San Francisco had been the base of operations for Eadweard Muybridge and Philo T. Farnsworth-inventors of the zoopraxiscope and television, respectively-as well as filmmakers as well-known as George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola, and as... ... Full Article

an Francisco has a long and diverse film history, yet most roads in Fog City Mavericks seem to lead to either the Skywalker Ranch or Pixar Studios. ... Full Article

THE FILM Innovation through location is the theme of "Fog City Mavericks." A diligent documentary on the illustrious alumni of the Bay Area cinema movement, the picture takes an affectionate look at those visionaries who not only originated from the... ... Full Article

It's comforting to know that even when small independent theaters are being swallowed up by impersonal multiplexes around the nation, San Francisco and the Bay Area have done much to foster a safe haven for some of our most unique... ... Full Article

While Los Angeles has been the capital of major studio filmmaking in America since the early ears of the 20th Century, in the northern part of California, San Francisco has become home to a different breed of filmmaker -- artists... ... Full Article

"Mavericks" is not a documentary charting the individual explosion of success. With a diverse range of directors such as George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola, Saul Zaentz, Philip Kaufman, John Lasseter, and Clint Eastwood, there's certainly the temptation to explore the... ... Full Article