Movie Review: The Words
The names Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal probably don’t mean much to general moviegoers or critics for that matter and they probably won’t after their debut feature-film, The Words, arrives in movie theaters this weekend.
Movie Review: Arbitrage
The 2008 financial crisis came and went, but the Great Recession continues, if not in the statistics kept by government and academic economists, then by everyone else.
SF Film Society Reopens Filmhouse Residency Program
The San Francisco Film Society has announced it is reopening FilmHouse, a residency program which provides filmmakers access to office space for all stages of film production, access to a plethora of filmmaking tools and a collaborative work environment.
The Art and Science of Poker at the California Academy of Sciences
Upcoming at the weekly Nightlife at the California Academy of Sciences is a lecture series with Stanford researchers and casino-game experts being called a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the statistics and artistry behind gambling.
Apolitical Election Cycle Comedy at the Palace of Fine Arts
The Chicago-based comedy brigade Second City is coming to San Francisco to showcase their unique brand of straightforward political satire that they advertise as a relief to partisans of all affiliations weary of election year name calling and mistruth.
Trainspotting Author Irvine Welsh in Conversation
As a part of the upcoming Litquake festival, and in honor of the release of his new novel, Skagboys, Irvine Welsh will be making an exclusive appearance at Z Space for a reading and conversation about his latest work.
Movie Review: Lawless
The Prohibition-era thriller Lawless looks pretty but has trouble making it to the finish line.
Movie Review: Sleepwalk with Me
Mike Birbiglia’s mostly true tale of the unraveling of an eight-year relationship, his struggle with a serious sleep disorder and his attempts to make it as a comic is deeply heartfelt and bitingly hilarious.
New Black Comedy From FoolsFury Troupe to Premier
Coinciding with the end of summer fun and vacations comes the latest production from foolsFURY, Port Out, Starboard Home, which takes place in the strange space that is a cruise ship and promises to capture the unique aura cruise ship greenhorns experience.
Open Tryouts Announced for Beach Blanket Babylon
The folks from Steve Silver’s Beach Blanket Babylon have recently announced that anyone, à la American Idol, can now tryout for a part in San Francisco’s world famous theatrical production.
Movie Review: Premium Rush
Premium Rush is basically a B-action film on bikes. There’s not much under its surface and that’s OK.
