Movie Review: Compliance
In 1961, Stanley Milgram, a Harvard-educated psychologist began a series of behavioral experiments to test the limits, if any, of authority.
MATCHA: Shamanism This Thursday
Dohee Lee, current artist-in-residence at the Headlands Center for the Arts, fuses Korean Kyunggi-Do dance, percussion and vocals with contemporary elements and the shamanic traditions of her birthplace–Jeju Island in South Korea.
Last-Minute Screening Announced for ‘The Master’ at Castro Theatre
A last-minute, preview screening of Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film The Master, which was filmed in and around the Bay Area, is planned—in glorious 70mm—for August 21 at San Francisco’s Castro Theatre.
Movie Review: ParaNorman
Three years ago, name Laika meant little or nothing to most moviegoers and/or movie critics, but after Coraline (2009), the Oregon-based production company’s take on ParaNorman was highly anticipated.
San Francisco Arts Town Hall Festival
The third annual San Francisco Arts Town Festival is happening again–giving the members of the art community a chance to engage with members of local government and demonstrate the immeasurable value of arts education.
Conducting an Afternoon Photo Shoot of the San Francisco Bay Railroad
With the advent of the automobile at the turn of prior century, the railroad faded into the background as the people of the United States became less reliant on the railroad to get them from one place to another.
Litquake Presents Writer Joshua Cohen in Conversation With Ethan Nosowsky
The author of A Heaven of Others and Witz, writer Joshua Cohen, comes to the Epicenter for a conversation with McSweeney‘s editorial director Ethan Nosowsky about his latest book Four New Messages.
Celebration for Philip Choy’s Release of Guide to the History of Chinatown
Renowned architect, lecturer and historian of Chinese America, Philip P. Choy, celebrates the release of his new book with an appearance at the Chinese Historical Society of America Museum.
Movie Review: The Campaign
Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis go head to head in a political race dominated by the lowest common denominator. It provides the expected laughs but also an unexpected undertone about the big business state of contemporary American politics.
Movie Review: The Bourne Legacy
The new installation of the Bourne franchise is lacking more than just Jason Bourne himself.
SOMA Bad Art Gallery Presented by SF Indie Fest Opens
While there’s arguably an exhausting amount of bad post-modern art continuing to crop up in SOMA art galleries, SF Indie Fest is hosting a new event to recognize what they deem to be good local art.
