Che Guevara

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Hikin' With Che

By John Geluardi Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to see a special screening of Stephen Soderbergh’s epic movie, Che. Usually my stunted attention span makes it tough to sit through Pee Wee Herman clips on YouTube, but this film was so engaging I was riveted to the screen for the entire ... More >>

Night+Day

By John Geluardi Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to see a special screening of Stephen Soderbergh’s epic movie, Che. Usually my stunted attention span makes it tough to sit through Pee Wee Herman clips on YouTube, but this film was so engaging I was riveted to the screen for the entire ... More >>

Che

By John Geluardi Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to see a special screening of Stephen Soderbergh’s epic movie, Che. Usually my stunted attention span makes it tough to sit through Pee Wee Herman clips on YouTube, but this film was so engaging I was riveted to the screen for the entire ... More >>

One-Ton Guerrilla

Soderbergh's two Che Guevara films in one four-hour sitting.

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Soderbergh's two Che Guevara films in one four-hour sitting.

Train Wreck

Major public transit agencies around the country — including San Francisco's — may pay billions for risky deals with bankers.

Art House

Major public transit agencies around the country — including San Francisco's — may pay billions for risky deals with bankers.

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Major public transit agencies around the country — including San Francisco's — may pay billions for risky deals with bankers.

Che In Spain

Major public transit agencies around the country — including San Francisco's — may pay billions for risky deals with bankers.

Presenting the only Cannes awards that really matter: Ours.

Major public transit agencies around the country — including San Francisco's — may pay billions for risky deals with bankers.

Shots in the Dark

Reflecting its moment, Cannes 2008 takes a decidedly serious tone

Brains, Brawn, and Balls

A few choice selections from Rock the Bells' lineup

Golf in Myanmar

A few choice selections from Rock the Bells' lineup

Dr. Feelgood

Michael Moore's pill goes down easy, but his diagnosis of U.S. healthcare still devastates

Repertory Film Listings

Michael Moore's pill goes down easy, but his diagnosis of U.S. healthcare still devastates

Check Nate

A friendly game of chess makes for arresting theater

Repertory Film Listings

A friendly game of chess makes for arresting theater

Repertory Film Listings

A friendly game of chess makes for arresting theater

Repertory Film Listings

A friendly game of chess makes for arresting theater

Repertory Film Listings

A friendly game of chess makes for arresting theater

Repertory Theaters

A friendly game of chess makes for arresting theater

Louder Than Bombs

For MC Immortal Technique, planting the seeds of revolution ain't nothin' but a g-thang

Reps Etc.

For MC Immortal Technique, planting the seeds of revolution ain't nothin' but a g-thang

Crash and Yearn

Howard Hughes gets what he wants, in this case a fun and loving biopic

Cinema Paradiso

The sprawling International Latino Film Festival covers a lot of ground

Of Asterisks and Small Pols

When the city government tries to play satire police with the press, everyone with a sense of humor -- and a belief in the Constitution -- should be concerned

The Importance of Being Ernesto

The Motorcycle Diaries explores Che Guevara's formative years

Pop-Punk Confessional

We've all thought about it, but one man finally went and confessed his love of pop-punk

Prick

Don't hate me because I'm corporate

Meat Heaven

Diving into the divine parrillada at Villa del Sol

House of Tudor

Rejuvenated West Coast hip hop, Apocalyptic movement-theater, and Jack Palance as Fidel Castro

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Rejuvenated West Coast hip hop, Apocalyptic movement-theater, and Jack Palance as Fidel Castro

House of Tudor

Auditory cataclysms, TV theme-song hell, and a Grimm opera

Fun Down There

Sex without death in gay director Todd Wilson's Under One Roof

Octavio Grande

Thick Description's operatic Dreamlandia strains to realize its complex vision

Peace Wars

The bitter battle over piloting a campus peace movement that hasn't even left the ground

House Of Tudor

Teenage Frames, Neomythic, Austin Lounge Lizards, Alan Kaufman, Lowbrow

Dog Bites

Teenage Frames, Neomythic, Austin Lounge Lizards, Alan Kaufman, Lowbrow

Tibetmania!

Teenage Frames, Neomythic, Austin Lounge Lizards, Alan Kaufman, Lowbrow

Disposable Heroes of Hypocrisy

Teenage Frames, Neomythic, Austin Lounge Lizards, Alan Kaufman, Lowbrow

Night+Day

Teenage Frames, Neomythic, Austin Lounge Lizards, Alan Kaufman, Lowbrow

One-Shot Wonder

Teenage Frames, Neomythic, Austin Lounge Lizards, Alan Kaufman, Lowbrow

Hinckle, Hinckle, Little Star (Part I)

There are two joys in life -- making things and breaking things -- and pirate journalist Warren Hinckle has excelled at both

In Praise of Chris Daly's Hypocrisy

Supervisor Chris Daly​Those of us who don't fancy ourselves to be Che Guevara have had a lot of fun this past week attacking Chris Daly for being a hypocrite. Those of us who believe that someday we will lead the revolution have praised Daly by saying he remains ideologically pure. Both si ... More >>

Couple Biking from Alaska to Argentina Make San Francisco Stopover To Assemble Pot Pies

Roland and Belinda Hinmueller ​​At the central Salvation Army kitchen in SoMa Wednesday morning, two line cooks wore cycling jerseys along with their hairnets. You could consider kitchen hands Roland and Belinda Hinmueller a type of extreme migrant worker: a New Zealand couple pedaling from Alas ... More >>

He What?

Roland and Belinda Hinmueller ​​At the central Salvation Army kitchen in SoMa Wednesday morning, two line cooks wore cycling jerseys along with their hairnets. You could consider kitchen hands Roland and Belinda Hinmueller a type of extreme migrant worker: a New Zealand couple pedaling from Alas ... More >>

M.I.A.'s diluted politics

Roland and Belinda Hinmueller ​​At the central Salvation Army kitchen in SoMa Wednesday morning, two line cooks wore cycling jerseys along with their hairnets. You could consider kitchen hands Roland and Belinda Hinmueller a type of extreme migrant worker: a New Zealand couple pedaling from Alas ... More >>

M.I.A.'s Shock Tactics Dilute Her Politics

Image Courtesy of: Grant Gilliland​ M.I.A. thrives on misinterpretation. Her debut album, Arular, was named after her Tamil Tiger dad and released in the midst of the War on Terror with a lead track taunting, "I've got the bombs to make you blow." Her antagonistic resolve arrived at a time when ... More >>

"Carlos": Olivier Assayas on his movie about the Jackal terrorist

Image Courtesy of: Grant Gilliland​ M.I.A. thrives on misinterpretation. Her debut album, Arular, was named after her Tamil Tiger dad and released in the midst of the War on Terror with a lead track taunting, "I've got the bombs to make you blow." Her antagonistic resolve arrived at a time when ... More >>