Five Reasons to See American Idiot the Musical
Since their meteoric rise to international punk-pop fame in 1994 with their hit album Dookie, Green Day has inspired fans locally in the Bay Area and around the entire world.
Movie Review: Rock of Ages
What do Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, Foreigner, Guns N’Roses, Journey, Poison, and Twisted Sister have in common? They represented the nadir of glam metal/hair bands, of pop rock and execrable Top 40s hits revisited in Rock of Ages.
Movie Review: Lola Versus
For a film that sets out to flip the romantic comedy on its ear, it doesn’t end up being as deep or intelligent as it thinks it is. Still, it does have its moments and it’s non-ironic tone is refreshing in the hipster/indie canon.
Pride Month: The National Queer Arts Festival
All throughout the month of June, events will be happening throughout the city celebrating the fifteenth annual National Queer Arts Festival.
Novelist Christopher Buckley in Conversation
American political satirist Christopher Buckley comes to town Tuesday, June 12 to discuss his newest novel They Eat Puppies, Don’t They? at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco.
Photographs from the Traina Collection at the de Young
San Francisco native Trevor Traina displays his personal collection of photos from some of the most eminent photographers of the past and current century starting June 9, 2012 at the de Young Museum.
Movie Review: Prometheus
Ridley Scott returns to sci-fi after nearly 30 years with Prometheus, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.
Movie Review: Magagascar 3
By the time a major or minor Hollywood studio releases the third entry in an unplanned trilogy or semi-planned series, it’s usually just a last-gasp money-grab. Exceptions exist, of course, but the rule of diminishing returns for sequels, prequels, remakes, and reboots exists for a reason too.
Cartoonist Ted Rall in Conversation
Cartoonist, writer, graphic novelist and independent journalist Ted Rall presents his latest effort The Book of Obama: From Hope and Change to the Age of Revolt at Modern Times Bookstore Collective Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 7:00 pm.
Artist Mary Button Durell Returns After Eight Year Absence
In an upcoming show at La Boutique, visual artist and sculpturist Mary Button Durell presents Flash: New Works, her first public exhibition in eight years.
The Past and the Future of Street Art
Coming soon to Intersection for the Arts is Motion Graphics: In and Beyond the Street, a group exhibition featuring six artists that make interactions with the public sphere an integral part of their craft.
