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Arthouse movie listings for July 28-August 3, 2010

Taqueria San Francisco: Worth a Trek Down the Taco Trail

Phillie Casablanca/FlickrA satisfyingly plush tube.​Taqueria San Francisco sits at the end of what we think of as the Taco Trail ― the bustling, masa-and-beans-fraught stretch of 24th Street between Mission and Potrero. Fording the array of enticing offerings to find one's meaty match is a ... More >>

La Cocina Tapped to Operate Food Carts in Dolores Park, Justin Herman Plaza

Phillie Casablanca/FlickrLa Cocina would be able to operate one cart on weekdays, two on weekends.​La Cocina has gotten the initial nod for a contract to do pushcart food sales in both Dolores Park and Justin Herman Plaza, said director Caleb Zigas. Pending final approval by the seven-member R ... More >>

Bingo! San Francisco Court Rules Against Gambling-Loving Charities, Disabled Groups.

Not so fast, Gramps! This ain't Guadalcanal, it's bingo -- there are rules. ​San Francisco's 9th Circuit Court of Appeals last week did not call the numbers a consortium of  charities and disabled activists were hoping for, quashing an order that had been keeping police from enforcing state b ... More >>

Stiff Competition Shaping Up for Food Vendor Contracts in Dolores Park

Phillie Casablanca/FlickrWith weekday foot traffic and proximity to the 18th Street food scene, Dolores Park is prime ground for vendors.​Yesterday's deadline to submit proposals for mobile food vending in San Francisco parks suggested there's stiff competition for the steep swath of green tha ... More >>

Beyond the Keffiyeh

Phillie Casablanca/FlickrWith weekday foot traffic and proximity to the 18th Street food scene, Dolores Park is prime ground for vendors.​Yesterday's deadline to submit proposals for mobile food vending in San Francisco parks suggested there's stiff competition for the steep swath of green tha ... More >>

San Francisco Lobbyists' Failure to Report Their Activities -- For Years -- Was No Secret

​The San Francisco Examiner this week reported that while the lobbyists San Francisco employs to push for the city's interests in Sacramento and elsewhere are required to file reports detailing how they're spending nearly half a million dollars of public money four times a year, they have, in ... More >>

Fun Times from Uncle Sugar

Fifteen fabulous ways to stimulate the local economy.

Top 10 Albums That We Hope Will Actually Come Out in 2009 (But Probably Won't)

(Dr. Dre might need an intervention in order to release his long-awaited Detox album)With the music industry in a continued state of shambles, even the average consumer is starting to understand that it's a risky venture to release an album and that this holds true for newcomers as well as those who ... More >>

The Best Little Cookbook Store in San Francisco: Or, A Room With a View

By Meredith Brody This may seem like a quixotic time to open an independent book store, but we can thank our lucky stars that Celia Sack didn't let a little thing like the economy get in the way of her dream. Which is also ours: a cookbook store that honors the past along with the present. At Om ... More >>

Behind the Caftan

By Meredith Brody This may seem like a quixotic time to open an independent book store, but we can thank our lucky stars that Celia Sack didn't let a little thing like the economy get in the way of her dream. Which is also ours: a cookbook store that honors the past along with the present. At Om ... More >>

Ten Points Just for the Name

By Meredith Brody This may seem like a quixotic time to open an independent book store, but we can thank our lucky stars that Celia Sack didn't let a little thing like the economy get in the way of her dream. Which is also ours: a cookbook store that honors the past along with the present. At Om ... More >>

Our top DVD picks scheduled for release this week

By Meredith Brody This may seem like a quixotic time to open an independent book store, but we can thank our lucky stars that Celia Sack didn't let a little thing like the economy get in the way of her dream. Which is also ours: a cookbook store that honors the past along with the present. At Om ... More >>

'Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles' Sucks, Bites, Not in Good Way

By Meredith Brody This may seem like a quixotic time to open an independent book store, but we can thank our lucky stars that Celia Sack didn't let a little thing like the economy get in the way of her dream. Which is also ours: a cookbook store that honors the past along with the present. At Om ... More >>

Summer of Love

By Meredith Brody This may seem like a quixotic time to open an independent book store, but we can thank our lucky stars that Celia Sack didn't let a little thing like the economy get in the way of her dream. Which is also ours: a cookbook store that honors the past along with the present. At Om ... More >>

Repertory Film Listings

By Meredith Brody This may seem like a quixotic time to open an independent book store, but we can thank our lucky stars that Celia Sack didn't let a little thing like the economy get in the way of her dream. Which is also ours: a cookbook store that honors the past along with the present. At Om ... More >>

Repertory Film Listings

By Meredith Brody This may seem like a quixotic time to open an independent book store, but we can thank our lucky stars that Celia Sack didn't let a little thing like the economy get in the way of her dream. Which is also ours: a cookbook store that honors the past along with the present. At Om ... More >>

Nostalgia Trip

Steven Soderbergh tries, and largely fails, to make 'em like they used to

Repertory Film Listings

Steven Soderbergh tries, and largely fails, to make 'em like they used to

Some Kind of Joke

Steven Soderbergh tries, and largely fails, to make 'em like they used to

Repertory Film Listings

Steven Soderbergh tries, and largely fails, to make 'em like they used to

Tarnished Ivory

The White Countess writes an inglorious final chapter for a dynamic filmmaking duo

Repertory Theaters

The White Countess writes an inglorious final chapter for a dynamic filmmaking duo

Repertory Theaters

The White Countess writes an inglorious final chapter for a dynamic filmmaking duo

Repertory Film Listings

The White Countess writes an inglorious final chapter for a dynamic filmmaking duo

Gemini Descending

A coming-of-age comedy whose dramatic structure is less than engaging

Reps Etc.

A coming-of-age comedy whose dramatic structure is less than engaging

Reps Etc.

A coming-of-age comedy whose dramatic structure is less than engaging

Reps Etc.

A coming-of-age comedy whose dramatic structure is less than engaging

That's Entertainment

A rollicking Bollywood love story mixes progressive politics with its music

Reps Etc.

A rollicking Bollywood love story mixes progressive politics with its music

Reps Etc.

A rollicking Bollywood love story mixes progressive politics with its music

Paradise Found

Two years ago, the Velvet Teen took the road less traveled, and -- as Elysium proves -- that has made all the difference

Reps Etc.

Two years ago, the Velvet Teen took the road less traveled, and -- as Elysium proves -- that has made all the difference

Checked Out

There's a story behind the Main Library's sluggish DVD lending policy, and it ain't pretty

Reps Etc.

There's a story behind the Main Library's sluggish DVD lending policy, and it ain't pretty

Reps Etc.

There's a story behind the Main Library's sluggish DVD lending policy, and it ain't pretty

Reps Etc.

There's a story behind the Main Library's sluggish DVD lending policy, and it ain't pretty

Sights and Sounds

A small show at SFMOMA produces big thrills

Reps Etc.

Film Reps List for 12-19-2001

Best Block for a Culinary Tour of the World

Valencia Between 16th and 17th Streets

The More Things Change

The Circle is a powerhouse of a film about women in Iran

REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

The Circle is a powerhouse of a film about women in Iran

Night+Day

The Circle is a powerhouse of a film about women in Iran

Night Crawler

The Circle is a powerhouse of a film about women in Iran

Hommes en Noir: Film Blanc

The Circle is a powerhouse of a film about women in Iran

The Text, the Film, the Director, and His Talk

Peter Greenaway on The Pillow Book, the death of narrative, and the end of cinema as we know it

CyberTowne U.S.A.

Tired of computer gimmickry and gadgetry for Christmas? Prepare for exhaustion!

Night Crawler

Tired of computer gimmickry and gadgetry for Christmas? Prepare for exhaustion!

Night+Day

Tired of computer gimmickry and gadgetry for Christmas? Prepare for exhaustion!