Brian De Palma

"Gangster Squad": Just Some Crap, Ma'am

The Year in Film: 10 Movies to Watch in 2013

Arthouse movie listings for March 16-22, 2011

Sidekick: SFMOMA's Live Pop-Up Magazine Looks at Wine

​In only four issues, Pop-Up Magazine, San Francisco's quarterly live magazine, has grown so quickly that issue five is destined for the San Francisco Opera House this spring. The live performance series, which brings together writers, radio producers, artists, and filmmakers, has become such an a ... More >>

The Five Weirdest Movie Performances By Rock Musicians

Putting rock musicians in movies has been a catchpenny ploy since about fifteen minutes after rock music began to hit nationwide in the mid-1950s. The crusty-nosed brats buying all the records were, after all, the very same unruly vermin clogging American drive-ins every weekend. At first, acts were ... More >>

Sold, Soul, Rock, Roll

Putting rock musicians in movies has been a catchpenny ploy since about fifteen minutes after rock music began to hit nationwide in the mid-1950s. The crusty-nosed brats buying all the records were, after all, the very same unruly vermin clogging American drive-ins every weekend. At first, acts were ... More >>

Arthouse movie listings for July 21-27, 2010

Putting rock musicians in movies has been a catchpenny ploy since about fifteen minutes after rock music began to hit nationwide in the mid-1950s. The crusty-nosed brats buying all the records were, after all, the very same unruly vermin clogging American drive-ins every weekend. At first, acts were ... More >>

Arthouse movie listings for January 27-February 2, 2010

Putting rock musicians in movies has been a catchpenny ploy since about fifteen minutes after rock music began to hit nationwide in the mid-1950s. The crusty-nosed brats buying all the records were, after all, the very same unruly vermin clogging American drive-ins every weekend. At first, acts were ... More >>

Inside the Frame

Putting rock musicians in movies has been a catchpenny ploy since about fifteen minutes after rock music began to hit nationwide in the mid-1950s. The crusty-nosed brats buying all the records were, after all, the very same unruly vermin clogging American drive-ins every weekend. At first, acts were ... More >>

Regular Fellas

The Average Giuseppes of organized crime in Gomorrah.

Hearts and Minds

Nick Broomfield and his actors use both in this sympathetic re-creation of the Haditha massacre.

Director Michael Haneke Makes Us Feel Guilty For Watching Funny Games

Nick Broomfield and his actors use both in this sympathetic re-creation of the Haditha massacre.

The Signal Brings Zombies to the HotLanta

Nick Broomfield and his actors use both in this sympathetic re-creation of the Haditha massacre.

The Media Is a Mess Age in George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead

Nick Broomfield and his actors use both in this sympathetic re-creation of the Haditha massacre.

Disaster Ahead

Cloverfield is a big dumb monster movie about nothing

Mr. Schrader Goes to Washington

A gay escort finds himself at the center of a classic D.C. scandal in The Walker

Eyes Wide Open

De Palma's Redacted never flinches from the casualties of war. Will you?

Brian De Palma's Redacted Rated R for Righteous Rage

De Palma's Redacted never flinches from the casualties of war. Will you?

Torture Flick Rendition' Makes Us Water-Bored

De Palma's Redacted never flinches from the casualties of war. Will you?

'The Kingdom' Posits CSI: Riyadh with a Jamie Foxx Twist

Peter Berg sends Foxx to fight the enemy over there

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Peter Berg sends Foxx to fight the enemy over there

Good Clean Smut

Peter Berg sends Foxx to fight the enemy over there

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Good Clean Smut

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Juices Flowing

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Suicide Club

Ethically questionable documentary spent a year on the Golden Gate

Ghost World

True-crime noir goes searching for Hollywood's heart of darkness

Slithering Heights

The year's most shameless B-movie delivers exactly what it promises

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The year's most shameless B-movie delivers exactly what it promises

Scared Stiff

Wayne Kramer's latest casts a Paul over the proceedings

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Wayne Kramer's latest casts a Paul over the proceedings

Like Hell

Paul Schrader's Exorcist prequel is a damned soul

Reps Etc.

Paul Schrader's Exorcist prequel is a damned soul

After Midnight

Paul Schrader's Exorcist prequel is a damned soul

Reps Etc.

Paul Schrader's Exorcist prequel is a damned soul

Fatale Detraction

Beyond cheap turn-ons, there's nothing to recommend Brian De Palma's latest

Sights and Sounds

A small show at SFMOMA produces big thrills

He Scores

Ennio Morricone has written great music for good, bad and ugly films

Emotion in Motion

With Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Ang Lee reinvents the martial arts movie for the art house crowd

M:I-2 Gets the Job Done

Mission: Impossible 2

STUFF: The Final Cut

DVDs pull back the curtain on the movies, but do you really want to see the Wizard?

Mission Implausible

DVDs pull back the curtain on the movies, but do you really want to see the Wizard?

Zoom Lens

DVDs pull back the curtain on the movies, but do you really want to see the Wizard?

Hot and Bothered

DVDs pull back the curtain on the movies, but do you really want to see the Wizard?

Reel World

DVDs pull back the curtain on the movies, but do you really want to see the Wizard?

Second Time Around

DVDs pull back the curtain on the movies, but do you really want to see the Wizard?

A Four-Star Waste

DVDs pull back the curtain on the movies, but do you really want to see the Wizard?

Second Time Around

DVDs pull back the curtain on the movies, but do you really want to see the Wizard?

Night+Day

DVDs pull back the curtain on the movies, but do you really want to see the Wizard?