"Dirty" Harry Callahan

The Zen Buddha of the N-Judah: Rapper Richie Cunning

John Zorn’s wild imagination takes root at Yoshi’s

Forgiven

Clint Eastwood finds salvation in Gran Torino.

The Chief Is In (for Now)

With homicide cases going unsolved and morale in the police department sinking, Heather Fong's days as chief may be numbered.

Cop Out

Boys will be boys in Street Kings' shallow look at dirty police.

Oxbow's Eugene Robinson chokes rowdy concertgoers

So, how will he behave on his new book tour?

The Popcorn King

Rush Hour 3 director Brett Ratner has been called a fauxteur, a womanizer and, worse, over budget. Why you should take him seriously anyway.

Repertory Film Listings

Rush Hour 3 director Brett Ratner has been called a fauxteur, a womanizer and, worse, over budget. Why you should take him seriously anyway.

Repertory Film Listings

Repertory Film Listings

Killer Instinct

David Fincher's Type-A approach to filmmaking pays off

The Longest Yawn

Heavily padded football movie hits all the familiar notes

No. 1 With a Bullitt

San Francisco's murder rate is at its highest level in a decade. Whose fault is that?

Sin City

Two new books on San Francisco noir tell vastly different stories

Top Five Spots Made Famous in the Movies

Two new books on San Francisco noir tell vastly different stories

Reps Etc.

Two new books on San Francisco noir tell vastly different stories

Fajita the Night

Were the cops really innocent of assault, or is our DA's Office just lame?

A Few Dollars Left

Eastwood's latest Baby proves he's still a money player

Reps Etc.

Eastwood's latest Baby proves he's still a money player

Reps Etc.

Eastwood's latest Baby proves he's still a money player

Keeping Occupied

Did The Battle of Algiers teach the Pentagon tactical lessons?

Dog Bites

An Anniversary for the Rest of Us

Five Best San Francisco Movies

An Anniversary for the Rest of Us

Trash Gawk

Looking in on the bucolic fun at the Springtime Egg Sucking fest and the Sadie Hawkins Dance

Survival

When the captain brought the journalist along on the whale hunt, the elders predicted trouble. The elders were right. The whale tried to kill them all.

Letters

Letters from September 27, 2000

Saving Private Mad Max

Mel Gibson stars in The Patriot

Good Cop, Bad Cop

Jim Carrey stars in Me, Myself & Irene

Mecklin

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The Grid

Blank Slate

City of Angles

How Curtis Hanson brought James Ellroy's epic crime novel L.A. Confidential to the screen

Totems Are Taboo

But if the court's crucifixation is overblown, let a thousand icons bloom

Dome and Dumber

Q: How's it possible to spend $244 million to renovate one city building? A: Do the words "toilet partition metal head assembly" mean anything to you?

Smell the Magic

Taking a whiff of the Stinky Puffs