Not For Fun Only

This is a tumblr feed for the blog Not For Fun Only, documenting Axel Feldheim's cultural adventures in San Francisco.

[nffo]

The Incredibles 2

On Tuesday night I saw The Incredibles 2 at my local movie theater, with an audience mostly of adults. The show included the animated sho...

[nffo]

SF Opera Ring Cycle 2

After the rigamarole of claiming prime standing room spots for the 1st cycle of San Francisco Opera's Ring Festival , it was a relief to a...

[nffo]

SF Opera Götterdämmerung 1

Each time conductor Donald Runnicles appeared in the pit for the Sunday matinee of San Francisco Opera's Götterdämmerung , the audienc...

[nffo]

SF Opera Siegfried 1

The 1st act of San Francisco Opera's Siegfried on Friday seemed to go by much faster than its 80 minute running time. The orchestra under...

[nffo]

SF Opera Walküre 1

From the 1st moments of San Francisco Opera's Die Walküre on Wednesday evening, the orchestra played with vigor & a purposeful forward mo...

[nffo]

San Francisco Opera 2018 Ring

San Francisco Opera's 2018 Ring Cycle, a revival of their 2011 production, conducted by Donald Runnicles & directed by Francesca Zambell...

[nffo]

Vox Luminis Performs Bach Motets

Ten singers from the Belgian early music ensemble Vox Luminis are appearing in the Berkeley Festival & Exhibition , & on Friday evening I...

[nffo]

Voices of Music with the San Francisco Girls Chorus

Thursday night I attended a concert of the Berkeley Festival & Exhibition featuring the San Francisco Girls Chorus & Purcell's Dido & A...

[nffo]

SF Silent Film Festival Opening Night

When I entered the bustling lobby of the Castro Theatre for opening night of the SF Silent Film Festival , I was almost face to face with ...

[nffo]

§ San Francisco Silent Film Festival 2018 Program Castro Theatre Wednesday, May 30, 2018 7:00 pm THE MAN WHO LAUGHS 111 minutes | USA...

[nffo]

Up-Coming: San Francisco Silent Film Festival 2018

I'm looking forward to the San Francisco Silent Film Festival , which this year expands to 23 screenings over 5 days, from classics to rar...

[nffo]

Frameline 41 Festival Preview

The 41st Frameline Film Festival starts his week, running June 15-25 at the Castro , Roxie & Victoria Theatres, as well the Elmwood in ...

The 41st Frameline Film Festival starts his week, running June 15-25 at the Castro, Roxie & Victoria Theatres, as well the Elmwood in Berkeley & the Piedmond in Oakland.

[nffo]

SF Silent Film Festival - Day 3 - Continued

The afternoon of the 3rd day of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival , I stuck around for Tod Browning's 1920 Outside the Law , a film n...

The afternoon of the 3rd day of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival, I stuck around for Tod Browning's 1920 Outside the Law, a film noir with a touch of domestic comedy. 

[nffo]

SF Silent Film Festival - Day 3

I started my 3rd day at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival at a program of shorts , dedicated to the memory of film preservationist D...

I started my 3rd day at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival at a program of shorts, dedicated to the memory of film preservationist David Shepard, who died this year. 

[nffo]

SF Silent Film Festival Day 2

The afternoon of the 2nd day of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival , I attended the screening of The Dumb Girl of Portici , an hi...

The afternoon of the 2nd day of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival , I attended the screening of The Dumb Girl of Portici 

[nffo]

SF Silent Film Festival: Tales from the Archives

Jack's Joke. 1913. Edison Kinetophone. I started my 2nd day at the SF Silent Film Festival with Amazing Tales from the Archives , a fr...

I started my 2nd day at the SF Silent Film Festival with Amazing Tales from the Archives, a free program of highly informative presentations by film preservationists.

[nffo]

Opening Night of SF Silent Film Festival

The San Francisco Silent Film Festival had a packed house for their opening night on Thursday. The event started about 10 minutes late...

The San Francisco Silent Film Festival had a packed house for their opening night on Thursday.