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In the late morning of the first day of the new semester at John O'Connell High School of Technology, two boys stage their finely choreographed escape. While the security...
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Some San Franciscans make a Mission burrito run as soon as they return to town. Rapper and producer Richie Cunning just takes a deep breath and says, "Oh, thank God." He loves...
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There's something grounding about a plate of food we know we can't possibly finish. Perhaps it's that atavistic feeling of abundance and generosity it engenders. Perhaps it's...
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As personal assistant to the U.S. Ambassador to France, James Reese (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) can keep himself in well-tailored suits and keep his terrific-looking kittenish...
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A quintet of pathetic pals are sized up in this often sharp, nasty expose of masculinity, written by Sexy Beast scripters Louis Mellis and David Scinto, reuniting them with...
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Opening with balalaikas, scurrying agrarians in collarless shirts, and helpful intertitles announcing that Tolstoy was "the most celebrated writer in the world," The Last...
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If you've noticed some especially confusing traffic signs around downtown San Francisco in the past year or so, you may have witnessed the work of Anthony Discenza. Through his...
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It's hard to imagine that there was a time when Western popular culture was obsessed with saints, an era when devotees would pay big bucks for the supposed milk of the Virgin...
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In 2002, Nina Paley's husband moved from San Francisco to India for a six-month contract, an upheaval that ended with him dumping her via e-mail. Paley, an animator with a long...
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Dancer Erica Chong Shuch is going to try to out-cute everybody. She's a lady who works very, very hard to get what she wants, note, and she and her dance company are already...
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Some people are impressed by artificial intelligence and strides in robotics. Other people spend all day in bars. If they were ever to be impressed by a robot, it would be one...
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The hive mind, the cloud, the wisdom of the crowd, open source, the long tail, anonymity — these are soothing buzzwords to Web 2.0 digerati, their cheerleaders in the...
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Her deglamorized, no-bullshit portrayal of a middle-aged single mother in grim financial straits earned Melissa Leo a Best Actress nomination for Frozen River (2008). The Oscar...
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Needing to prove himself simply on account of being Steve Earle’s son, Justin Townes Earle did just that with his old-soul sparker of a debut album, The Good Life. He...
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The opening weekend of this year’s SF Sketchfest was compromised by cancellations, with Michael Cera and Clark Duke backing out of their Comedy Death-Ray obligations and...
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Comedy about suicide is so rare. Oh, sure, you've got your jokers in the comments on SFGate, but they're not funny. Paolo Sambrano brings it, though. As part of the two-day...
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In the fuzz-infested waters of garage rock, none rules supreme-er than Sic Alps. The local trio is just back from a tour with Sonic Youth, for example. Musically, the Alps come...
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A certified San Francisco character (notwithstanding his indestructible New York accent and attitude), Marc Huestis is best known as the caustic dynamo behind a string of...
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Tonight, if you choose a nice prix-fixe Valentine’s Day dinner, you’re going to gaze around the room and have any number of special thoughts, from “Are we that...
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They're going on a duck boat tour, and playing bingo, of course. They're touring the Old Mint Building, just because it's pretty. Sign language interpretation is provided at...
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