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Embarcadero Center Cinema closing (temporarily) for renovations
Adios, Embarcadero; see you (and your awesome new snack bar) in NovemberVia www.embarcaderoshop.comDon't panic, art-house fans: you can still get your subtitle fix at Landmark's other San Francisco...
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Flagging
Action fluff 'White House Down' is red, white, and redundantYippee ki-yay, Mr. President: White House Down's Jamie Foxx and Channing TatumPHOTO BY REINER BAJOcheryl@sfbg.comFILM Ah, the mid-1990s: a...
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Still beating
Laura Albert and the ballad of JT LeRoy About a boy? The Heart is Deceitful Above All ThingsPHOTO COURTESY OF WILD BUNCHcheryl@sfbg.comFILM/LIT A few weeks before our scheduled interview, Laura Albert...
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Buddy cops, a one-man army, a boozy doc, and more: new movies!
Bang-up comedy: 'The Heat'COURTESY OF TWENTIETH CENTURY FOXThis week: two musicdocs, a buddy-cop movie starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy, and America's Sweetmeat Channing Tatum saves the...
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Hi-yo, stinker
The Lone Ranger: WTF happened to Johnny Depp's career?Put a bird on it: Tonto (Johnny Depp) confers with the Lone Ranger's horse, Silver.FILM Pop-culture historians who study 2005's top movies will...
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Depp stinks but Death rules: new movies!
Zoe Levin, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Sam Rockwell, and Liam James in 'The Way, Way Back'Photo courtesy of Fox SearchlightBy now you've heard how much The Lone Ranger sucks (for more on that, my...
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Once upon a time in Oakland
Director Ryan Coogler talks about Fruitvale Station, his acclaimed new film about Oscar GrantMichael B. Jordan, Octavia Spencer, and Ryan Coogler on the Fruitvale Station setcheryl@sfbg.comFILM By now...
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'Fruitvale Station' opens! Plus, giant monsters, giant robots, and more new...
Michael B. Jordan (second from left) as Oscar Grant in 'Fruitvale Station'Photo by Ron KoebererThis week marks the opening of Ryan Coogler's Fruitvale Station, a moving look at Oscar Grant's final...
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Glamour revival
Vintage stars and restored celluloid gleam at the SF Silent Film FestivalPrix de Beautécheryl@sfbg.comFILM The 18th San Francisco Silent Film Festival opens with Augusto Genino's 1930 Prix de Beauté,...
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Brutal murder, wrenching trial: HBO's must-see doc "The Cheshire Murders"
It was, people said, Connecticut's version of the In Cold Blood murders. In July 2007, Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her two daughters, 11-year-old Michaela and 17-year-old Hayley, were murdered by a pair...
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Silent films, racing snails, haunted houses, and more in weekend movies!
Marion Davies stars as a lovelorn misfit in 1928's 'The Patsy,' screening tonight at the SF Silent Film Festival.Those long, well-dressed lines wrapping around the Castro Theatre signal the advent of...
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The death aquatic
'Blackfish' investigates the many tragedies of SeaWorldBeast of burden: Tilikum at SeaWorldPHOTO BY GABRIELA COWPERTHWAITEcheryl@sfbg.comFILM The 911 call placed from SeaWorld Orlando on February 24,...
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The truth hurts
Weighty themes permeate SF Jewish Film Festival docsBrave Miss Worldcheryl@sfbg.comSAN FRANCISCO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL The 33rd San Francisco Jewish Film Festival broadens its scope this year with a...
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Film listings are edited by Cheryl Eddy. Reviewers are Kimberly Chun, Dennis Harvey, Lynn Rapoport, and Sara Maria Vizcarrondo. For rep house showtimes, see Rep Clock.SAN FRANCISCO JEWISH FILM...
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SF Jewish Film Festival, Hugh Jackman, killer whales, and more: new movies!
Don't hate me because I'm beautiful: 'The Wolverine,' starring Hugh Jackman's torso, opens today.PHOTO BY BEN ROTHSTEINThis week: the 33rd San Francisco Jewish Film Festival takes off with screenings...
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Made-for-sleazy
A 1990s tabloid princess rides again in 'Triple Fisher'Blame it on Amy: Barrymore, Parker, and Milano get into character.cheryl@sfbg.comFILM Before Nancy Grace and 24-hour news channels turned every...
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Woody does SF in "Blue Jasmine" ... plus more new movies!
Big trouble in little China: Cate Blanchett (far left) in Woody Allen's "Blue Jasmine"Photo by Merrick MortonRemember that brief, exciting period last year when Woody Allen sightings were being...
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Buuuurrrrp! Comedy Central's "Drunk History" stumbles through San Francisco
Calling all boozehounds! Tomorrow night, Comedy Central's popular Drunk History series takes on the great, liquid courage-infused city of San Francisco. Host Derek Waters — a veteran guest of the San...
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The killer inside me
'The Act of Killing' examines the psychological effects of mass murderMurder fantasies: The Act of KillingPHOTO COURTESY OF DRAFTHOUSE FILMScheryl@sfbg.comFILM What does Anwar Congo — a man who has...
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Midsummer mayhem
Four beyond-the-mainstream treats for genre fansLouis Koo breaks bad in 'Drug War'PHOTO COURTESY OF VARIANCE FILMScheryl@sfbg.comFILM It's been a zzz summer at the multiplex. The number one movie of...
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