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Karl Brandes kneels on the main deck of the old wooden steam schooner Wapama as if cradling a fallen lover. A lean, sandy-haired shipwright with expansive hands, Brandes...
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Studio Time Jeff Cleland, booking manager of Hyde Street Studios, gets excited when you mention the International Center to him. He sighs longingly when he's talking about the...
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Under Yer Kilt
Just in time for St. Paddy's, it's a new Irish pub and restaurant. No, it's not out on Geary with all the others -- it's located at 530 Jackson (near the...
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Universal Hitchcock
In celebration of the centenary of Alfred Hitchcock's birth, Universal is presenting 13 of his films, though the studio is waiting until Aug. 13,...
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Wednesday
March 17
Erin Go Bragh-Less This isn't Boston, where you could get clobbered for less than the "Trailer Trash Twisted St. Patrick's Bash." This is the Bay...
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Cult Awareness
Hundreds of Sisters and One Big Brother. Written and directed by Deborah Swisher; starring Swisher. At Brava Theater Center, 2789 24th St. (at York), through...
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The Chamber Strings
Gospel Morning
(Bobsled)
If your idea of heaven is a place where the rock singers wear eyeliner, then this is your music. The Chamber Strings excel...
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It might be overstating the case to call Caffe Ponte Vecchio the perfect trattoria, but you certainly can't beat it for the price. It is utterly unflashy, and tiny and cozy...
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The Magnificent Ambersons
With Citizen Kane, this truncated Orson Welles masterpiece of 1942 forms a diptych of American life over a 50-year period, from the 1890s through...
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Aries (March 21-April 19): Do you have the guts to retire a symbol that's guided and protected your journey for years, Aries? I believe that's the only way you'll be able to...
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The potential for comedy and scandal at this year's Academy Awards is high enough to justify tuning in, even if Steven Spielberg walks off with most of the statuettes. Comedy...
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Death on Capp Street
I write as a Capp Street resident in dismay. Dumbfounded by the disregard for fact checking in the "East Side Story" article (March 3), I am here to...
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How do you celebrate the birth of the fearless San Francisco producer who brought us Incredibly Strange Wrestling, "Stinky's Peep Show," and "Cosa Nostra"? You start with the...
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Anzu
Hotel Nikku, Second Floor, 222 Mason (at Ellis), 394-1100. Open for breakfast weekdays 6:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., lunch 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sunday "Smooth Jazz" brunch 10...
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Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Written and directed by Guy Ritchie. Starring Nick Moran, Jason Statham, Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, and P.H. Moriarty. At area...
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Ever since writer David Sedaris moved to France, children have teased him and adults have bullied him. Gallic urchins have taught him to say ridiculous things and then laughed...
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Jungle Brothers
Since their 1987 debut Straight Out the Jungle, New York's Jungle Brothers have been a driving force behind the positive hip-hop movement. Then, MCs Mike G...
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Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth
Written and directed by Robert B. Weide. Narrated by Robert De Niro. At the Roxie Theater, March 19 through April 1.
The Academy of...
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Hey, Dan: There are two reasons you shouldn't drop your "Hey, Faggot" salutation. First, "Hey, Faggot" is much more your brand identity than "Savage Love." It's certainly...
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No, Not That Pseudonymous, Postering Anarchist ...
Everyone's favorite half-cracked freelance enforcer of city tidiness codes, Rick Thurber -- oh, you know, the guy who...
