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Mill Valley Film Festival Closes 49th Edition, Turns Toward 50th Anniversary
More than 40,000 attendees, 177 films and international honorees defined MVFF49 ahead of its 50th anniversary.
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Beau Behan is the lead film critic and entertainment reporter for Patch and a Tomatometer-approved critic whose work explores the intersection of emotion, theme, and cinematic craft. Through thoughtful, accessible criticism, he examines how films transform human experience into cinematic storytelling.
For more than a decade, he has covered film, television, and popular culture, bringing readers criticism that balances accessibility with insight. His reviews and interviews have been featured by NBC Bay Area, NBC News, The Boston Globe, and MSN, and he has contributed as an entertainment correspondent for the long-running television series "SideWalks Entertainment."
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