Benito Mussolini

Valentino, Mussolini and the 12th Annual San Francisco Silent Film Festival: Notes on Day Two

Barack Obama Sworn-In as President -- Of LEGOLAND!

This is, as Mom would say, "Cute with two u's." Cuute, that is. Legoland California in Carlsbad this week will feature a Lego version of the Obama inauguration. That's right, a Lego Barack, Michelle, Malia, and Sasha Obama, Joe Biden, John Roberts, the Rev. Rick Warren, Oprah, and even George Bush a ... More >>

Bolinas? Baloney!

The effort of one small town to remain untouched by time has bred enmity and disaffection as surely as it has produced anything else

Packard Jennings Giddy, Anarchic at the Catharine Clark Gallery

The effort of one small town to remain untouched by time has bred enmity and disaffection as surely as it has produced anything else

Those Were the Days

Coppola romanticizes his source material in the not entirely terrible Youth Without Youth

Repertory Film Listings

Coppola romanticizes his source material in the not entirely terrible Youth Without Youth

BART’s Radar Dreams

Coppola romanticizes his source material in the not entirely terrible Youth Without Youth

Watching World Cup at Pompei's Grotto

Coppola romanticizes his source material in the not entirely terrible Youth Without Youth

Fortunate Son

Sahara has no reason to exist, until you see who made it

Artbeat

Our critics weigh in on local exhibits

The Grapes of Mirth

Jonathan Nossiter's wine documentary is subversive, funny, and humane

We're Sold

Tomfoolery and entertainment in the sanitized supermarket lanes

Up From the Underworld

This year, blood-soaked extreme metal took its rightful place in the world of heavy music.

Oh, God

Forgive them, Father

Reps Etc.

Forgive them, Father

Reps Etc.

Forgive them, Father

Secret Rivera

Four decades after it was rescued from a storage shed, Diego Rivera's magnificent City College mural remains a hidden treasure

Cabaret Voltaire

The Living Legends
Mix-Up
The Voice of America
Red Mecca (Mute)

Ship of Fools

The setting is the only real star in the cliché-ridden Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Boo Hoo

The Man Who Cried doesn't engender much sympathy

House Of Tudor

Silke Tudor explores sensual songbirds, chaotic mandalas, and constipated tyrants

The 10-Minute Masterpiece

Short-film maker Jay Rosenblatt has devoted 20 years to making remarkable movies that almost no one will ever see

Capsule Reviews

April; Beau Travail; But Forever in My Mind; Bye Bye Africa; Charisma; Darkness and Light; First Person Plural; Hamlet; Journey to the Sun; Kikujiro; The Letter; Missing Boy; Moloch; Set Me Free

Muckraking Hero

George Seldes

Night + Day

George Seldes

Stage

George Seldes

Past Perfect

George Seldes

Who Owns Muni's Arrival and Departure Times? That Depends on Whom You Ask.

Jim HerdIs the city having a NextBus meltdown?It was Benito Mussolini who was credited for making Italy's trains run on time -- even though he didn't, and the notion of an Italian train running on time is rather novel. The notion of San Francisco trains running on time is quaint as well, which is wh ... More >>

How Green Was My Thespian Wormhole

Jim HerdIs the city having a NextBus meltdown?It was Benito Mussolini who was credited for making Italy's trains run on time -- even though he didn't, and the notion of an Italian train running on time is rather novel. The notion of San Francisco trains running on time is quaint as well, which is wh ... More >>

Your Thespian Wormhole

Jim HerdIs the city having a NextBus meltdown?It was Benito Mussolini who was credited for making Italy's trains run on time -- even though he didn't, and the notion of an Italian train running on time is rather novel. The notion of San Francisco trains running on time is quaint as well, which is wh ... More >>

Let Freedom Ring: Federal Judge Rules That, Yes, You Are Entitled To Mail Out Pictures of Your Enemies Altered to Look Like Hitler

No worries, Basil. It's 'fair use!' ​In the past few years, it seems the powers that be have found so many devious new ways to restrict our freedoms. They're reading our e-mails, listening to our phone calls, and calling up incessantly to try to get us to donate to their "Police Athletic Leagues" ... More >>

Kicking ass for Jesus: The Book of Eli is a little warped

No worries, Basil. It's 'fair use!' ​In the past few years, it seems the powers that be have found so many devious new ways to restrict our freedoms. They're reading our e-mails, listening to our phone calls, and calling up incessantly to try to get us to donate to their "Police Athletic Leagues" ... More >>

Masterminds 2010 Finalists Named, Winners Announced Wed.

We received more than 100 submissions this year from local artists vying to be named a Mastermind (and, perhaps, get a $2,500 grant). The quality of the entries was truly inspiring. That's why we've named 12 finalists this year instead of the usual 10--read up on this 2010's picks below. You can s ... More >>

Masterminds 2010

Meet the talented Bay Area artists competing for our $2,500 grants.