G. Allen Johnson

SF Chronicle movie journalist, copy editor, Indiana-born [email protected]

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Metallica finally took the stage at Sphere in Las Vegas — and the Bay Area metal legends wasted little time turning the futuristic venue into one giant heavy-metal fever dream. https://t.co/Wt22T5ByQx

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Metallica’s “Life Burns Faster” residency at Las Vegas Sphere runs through March 13, with 24 shows and different set lists on Thursday and Saturday performances. https://t.co/8fGwjGwgCW

[G. Allen Johnson @BRfilmsAllen]

Aaron Sorkin's #TheSocialReckoning is a pulse-pounding “All the President’s Men”-level tribute to the seemingly lost art of shoe-leather journalism that will make you want to quit Facebook. It also is a harsh assessment of Zuckerberg. https://t.co/PpDqazYB24

[山崎貴 Takashi Yamazaki @nostoro]

Thank you for the wonderful response.

[Kaiju No. 14 @14_kaiju]

‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ has already had private screenings in the U.S. prior to its premiere.

Viewers have reportedly said the film is "amazing"

(via: @DanielRPK et al.)

[G. Allen Johnson @BRfilmsAllen]

Tip o’ the cap!

[Marco Cerritos @BigDumbMale]

Seated for THE ODYSSEY round 4 before it gets yanked from the SF IMAX house next week.

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The 49th Mill Valley Film Festival’s lineup consists of 94 features and 80 short films from 45 countries. https://t.co/s9UxKrWp9t

[USC Trojans @USC_Athletics]

George Lucas had @USCCinema students in the front row of the @lucasmuseum opening ceremony and invited them to be the first visitors of the new museum ✌️

[Guillermo del Toro @RealGDT]

This is one of my very favorites - top ten Toho. This and- obviously- War of the Gargantuans as a pair.

[Chase 'Hutch' Hutchinson @EclecticHutch]

NEW: The Grand Illusion Cinema lives! The single-screen movie house that'd been in Seattle’s University District for more than 50 years before closing in January 2025 is coming home. It will be taking over at the Varsity Theatre later this year. Read my story @seattletimes below.

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San Francisco Film Preserve’s Re:Vision Festival showcases restored global films unseen in the Bay Area for years. https://t.co/H0P1J9BMCw

[Carlos Aguilar @Carlos_Film]

For Rotten Tomatoes, I wrote this piece on 10 essential Mexican films.

If you are an avid watcher of Mexican cinema, you likely know all these, but I think some people might discover some titles they weren’t aware of. Or it might encourage others to revisit them. Link below 🇲🇽

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Aaron Sorkin insists he doesn’t want to make a third movie about Mark Zuckerberg and his social media company. Yet he still sounds drawn to one of Silicon Valley’s most famous characters. https://t.co/4qbgpkySil

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The first public screening of the follow-up to Sorkin’s “The Social Network” featured former and current Facebook employees. https://t.co/zzFbxmQQd7

[James L. Neibaur @JimLNeibaur]

Caught the end of SOYLENT GREEN on TCM. Eddie G's death scene is so powerful and moving, and as it is his last scene in his final film, it is also the culmination of a magnificent career. #TCM

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Syufy Enterprises plans to take over Mountain View 16 after Cinemark exits, reopening the Silicon Valley multiplex open for the holidays. https://t.co/4XicmXOgSO

[G. Allen Johnson @BRfilmsAllen]

I loved this doc

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In “The Oldest Person in the World,” filmmaker Sam Green meets supercentenarian women and reflects on aging, grief and life. https://t.co/c3QWa1h4bh

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As California continues to mount a campaign to keep film and television production from leaving the state, San Francisco is reaping the benefits of its recently revamped film incentive program. https://t.co/2CLuD0aIew

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The San Francisco Silent Film Festival honors the 1926 classic on its 100th anniversary with a screening at the Orinda Theatre backed by a live orchestra. https://t.co/6dsFRG6npJ

[Kristen Lopez @kristenklopez]

As an actual disabled critic, BEING HEUMANN is a landmark for disabled representation that abled audiences aren't going to immediately grasp its power. An essential piece of disability history in an era when our rights are being eroded. My review is live:

https://t.co/YGhopNgtkQ