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North Bay Art & Film Festival returns to Benicia this weekend

October 5, 2017 by George Johnston Leave a Comment

(This article has been updated from the print edition.) It’s a film lover’s chance to experience cinema paradiso in Benicia as Carter’s Biz Cafes hosts the North Bay Art & Film Festival. The festival is an annual three-day event which screens films created by independent filmmakers and select artists from around the globe. Independent filmmakers created […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News, The Arts Tagged With: Benicia, Carter'z Biz cafes, Casablanca, film festival, north bay art and film festival

Benicia Film Festival offers Labor Day weekend fun

August 31, 2017 by George Johnston Leave a Comment

People go to the movies for escapism. The film audiences flock to see everything from thrilling adventure, pulse-pounding horror or thought-provoking arthouse cinema. The Benicia Film Festival offers moviegoers young and old a chance to experience different types of motion pictures. The film festival will take place over Labor Day weekend, Sept. 1 to 3. […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News, The Arts Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia Film Festival, film festival, Majestic Theatre, St. Paul's Square

Benicia Film Festival returns for third year

August 23, 2016 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

Benicians have often lamented the fact that there is no place in town to see movies. For decades, this function was served by the Majestic Theatre on First Street— also known as The State at various points during its run. From its inception in 1920, it was the place in Benicia to see first-run movies, […]

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