Dirty Harry

Go Round and Round: Muni's Weird Relationship with Ads, Guns, and Middle Eastern Politics

Arthouse Movie Listings May 16-22, 2012

Unreality Realized

Louis' Restaurant Lives to Grill Again

Rosencruz SumeraHello again ... ​The amber tile motif in the bathroom of Louis' Restaurant was the 1970s, every bit as much as the five-note theme of Close Encounters, Oscar Gamble's 'fro, or all the places Dirty Harry shot people that aren't there anymore.   Well, the tile is gone. In o ... More >>

Tonight: Free Wine Tasting and Movie at Top of the Mark

Bullitt screens tonight at Top of the Mark.​Wine and a Movie at the Mark Where: Top of the Mark Lounge, 999 California (at Mason), 616-6916 When: Tonight, 8-11:30 p.m. Cost: Free The rundown: We know you're always jealous when your friends come to town and spend an evening at the Top of th ... More >>

World's Worst Junior High Cheater Busted (PIC)

CogDogA regular Einstein...​If you're bad at school and worse at cheating, you're in a bind. As Dirty Harry opined, "A man's got to know his limitations." The seventh-grader in question did not. Your humble narrator has unearthed the odd document or two, but never one as hilarious as this. You can ... More >>

Muni Beefs Up Service For Giants NLCS Game

Dirty Harry and the cops motor past the present-day site of AT&T Park​Aficionados of Dirty Harry movies can gleefully point to spots near AT&T Park as the climax of the motorcycle-vs. tremendous blue car chase scene in Magnum Force. But the completion of Pacific Bell Park in 2000 changed e ... More >>

Last Call for the Chinatown Night Market

Luis ChongSmaller than some night markets, but a good source for boba teas and knickknacks.​October 9 is the last scheduled evening for the Chinatown Night Market Fair. This small night market pales in comparison to the huge multiblock events of Vancouver, Hong Kong, mainland China, and many o ... More >>

List: Signs you are a bad cop

San Francisco Giants' Bastille Day Celebration Is Très Bizarre

​San Francisco, it seems, is a place where we think of new ways to celebrate Bastille Day. New ways that are très fou. Last year we noted that one of the area celebrations of the holiday was a "messe officielle du 14 juillet" -- the official mass of July 14. Yes, it is odd for a Catholic church ... More >>

Arthouse movie listings for March 31-April 6, 2010

Room With a View

Food? What food? We're distracted by the beauty of San Francisco from on high.