Documentaries

Arthouse Movie Listings May 2-8, 2012

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Arthouse Movie Listings January 25-31

Arthouse Movie Listings January 11-17

The Full-Length Jerry Garcia Doc Is Go

Jerry Garcia, the San Francisco-born guitarist of the Grateful Dead, will be the subject of a new feature-length documentary film released this spring, according to a report today in Deadline Hollywood. Spearheading the project are music documentary producer Malcom Leo (This Is Elvis, The Beach Boy ... More >>

Arthouse Movie Listings January 4-10

Jerry Garcia, the San Francisco-born guitarist of the Grateful Dead, will be the subject of a new feature-length documentary film released this spring, according to a report today in Deadline Hollywood. Spearheading the project are music documentary producer Malcom Leo (This Is Elvis, The Beach Boy ... More >>

Arthouse Movie Listings November 16-22

Jerry Garcia, the San Francisco-born guitarist of the Grateful Dead, will be the subject of a new feature-length documentary film released this spring, according to a report today in Deadline Hollywood. Spearheading the project are music documentary producer Malcom Leo (This Is Elvis, The Beach Boy ... More >>

Arthouse Movie Listings November 9-15

Jerry Garcia, the San Francisco-born guitarist of the Grateful Dead, will be the subject of a new feature-length documentary film released this spring, according to a report today in Deadline Hollywood. Spearheading the project are music documentary producer Malcom Leo (This Is Elvis, The Beach Boy ... More >>

Arthouse Movie Listings November 2-8

Jerry Garcia, the San Francisco-born guitarist of the Grateful Dead, will be the subject of a new feature-length documentary film released this spring, according to a report today in Deadline Hollywood. Spearheading the project are music documentary producer Malcom Leo (This Is Elvis, The Beach Boy ... More >>

Arthouse Movie Listings Sept. 28-Oct. 4

Jerry Garcia, the San Francisco-born guitarist of the Grateful Dead, will be the subject of a new feature-length documentary film released this spring, according to a report today in Deadline Hollywood. Spearheading the project are music documentary producer Malcom Leo (This Is Elvis, The Beach Boy ... More >>

"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" HBO Documentary: Free Premiere Tonight

​Next Tuesday is a big day for gay and lesbian members of the armed forces. But HBO documentary filmmakers Randy Barbato and Fenton Baily want to celebrate a little early -- with the world premiere of their documentary, The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, tonight at the Castro Theatre a ... More >>

"The Arbor": True Story of Tragic Teenage Playwright Andrea Dunbar

​Next Tuesday is a big day for gay and lesbian members of the armed forces. But HBO documentary filmmakers Randy Barbato and Fenton Baily want to celebrate a little early -- with the world premiere of their documentary, The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, tonight at the Castro Theatre a ... More >>

Arthouse Movie Listings June 15-21

​Next Tuesday is a big day for gay and lesbian members of the armed forces. But HBO documentary filmmakers Randy Barbato and Fenton Baily want to celebrate a little early -- with the world premiere of their documentary, The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, tonight at the Castro Theatre a ... More >>

Arthouse Movie Listings for April 27-May 3, 2011

​Next Tuesday is a big day for gay and lesbian members of the armed forces. But HBO documentary filmmakers Randy Barbato and Fenton Baily want to celebrate a little early -- with the world premiere of their documentary, The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, tonight at the Castro Theatre a ... More >>

An Unnerving Look Back at the Meltdown

​Next Tuesday is a big day for gay and lesbian members of the armed forces. But HBO documentary filmmakers Randy Barbato and Fenton Baily want to celebrate a little early -- with the world premiere of their documentary, The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, tonight at the Castro Theatre a ... More >>

An Unnerving Look Back at the Meltdown

​Next Tuesday is a big day for gay and lesbian members of the armed forces. But HBO documentary filmmakers Randy Barbato and Fenton Baily want to celebrate a little early -- with the world premiere of their documentary, The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, tonight at the Castro Theatre a ... More >>

Arthouse movie listings for December 15-21, 2010

​Next Tuesday is a big day for gay and lesbian members of the armed forces. But HBO documentary filmmakers Randy Barbato and Fenton Baily want to celebrate a little early -- with the world premiere of their documentary, The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, tonight at the Castro Theatre a ... More >>

The Thrill and the Agony

​Next Tuesday is a big day for gay and lesbian members of the armed forces. But HBO documentary filmmakers Randy Barbato and Fenton Baily want to celebrate a little early -- with the world premiere of their documentary, The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, tonight at the Castro Theatre a ... More >>

"Freakonomics": Morgan Spurlock, Alex Gibney, and others make shorts based on the pop-math book

​Next Tuesday is a big day for gay and lesbian members of the armed forces. But HBO documentary filmmakers Randy Barbato and Fenton Baily want to celebrate a little early -- with the world premiere of their documentary, The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, tonight at the Castro Theatre a ... More >>

Video: Ukulele Lovers Swarm Castro Theatre By the Hundreds for Epic Strum-Off and 'Mighty Uke' Screening

Creatures of the ukulele cult in their natural habitat.This past Sunday, September 26, hundreds of ukulele devotees packed the Castro Theatre for a shot at breaking the world record with a mass strum-off. Their occasion? A screening of Mighty Uke, a new documentary on the history of the Hawaiia ... More >>

Rosie the Rodeo Rider

Creatures of the ukulele cult in their natural habitat.This past Sunday, September 26, hundreds of ukulele devotees packed the Castro Theatre for a shot at breaking the world record with a mass strum-off. Their occasion? A screening of Mighty Uke, a new documentary on the history of the Hawaiia ... More >>

Top 5 Most Excruciating Moments in Music Documentaries

We've yet to see Joaquin Phoenix documenting his own nervous breakdown in new movie I'm Still Here, but critics have been largely disgusted by what's on view. With that in mind, here are five other moments in music documentaries that have left us feeling queasy and depressed.5. Jim Morrison Having H ... More >>

The War at Home

We've yet to see Joaquin Phoenix documenting his own nervous breakdown in new movie I'm Still Here, but critics have been largely disgusted by what's on view. With that in mind, here are five other moments in music documentaries that have left us feeling queasy and depressed.5. Jim Morrison Having H ... More >>

Restrepo

We've yet to see Joaquin Phoenix documenting his own nervous breakdown in new movie I'm Still Here, but critics have been largely disgusted by what's on view. With that in mind, here are five other moments in music documentaries that have left us feeling queasy and depressed.5. Jim Morrison Having H ... More >>

Arthouse movie listings for April 28-May 4, 2010

We've yet to see Joaquin Phoenix documenting his own nervous breakdown in new movie I'm Still Here, but critics have been largely disgusted by what's on view. With that in mind, here are five other moments in music documentaries that have left us feeling queasy and depressed.5. Jim Morrison Having H ... More >>

Arthouse movie listings for April 21-27, 2010

We've yet to see Joaquin Phoenix documenting his own nervous breakdown in new movie I'm Still Here, but critics have been largely disgusted by what's on view. With that in mind, here are five other moments in music documentaries that have left us feeling queasy and depressed.5. Jim Morrison Having H ... More >>

Preview the New Banksy Documentary (Opens in SF 4/16)

Of course you know this movie's gonna go over huge in San Francisco, where every neighborhood is marked up with a mix of bad tags and bad-ass graffiti and mural art. Exit Through the Gift Shop, the new documentary about internationally-revered street artist Banksy, tells the story of the elusive ... More >>

Arthouse movie listings for January 27-February 2, 2010

Of course you know this movie's gonna go over huge in San Francisco, where every neighborhood is marked up with a mix of bad tags and bad-ass graffiti and mural art. Exit Through the Gift Shop, the new documentary about internationally-revered street artist Banksy, tells the story of the elusive ... More >>

Soul Power

Of course you know this movie's gonna go over huge in San Francisco, where every neighborhood is marked up with a mix of bad tags and bad-ass graffiti and mural art. Exit Through the Gift Shop, the new documentary about internationally-revered street artist Banksy, tells the story of the elusive ... More >>

The Art of the Crease

Of course you know this movie's gonna go over huge in San Francisco, where every neighborhood is marked up with a mix of bad tags and bad-ass graffiti and mural art. Exit Through the Gift Shop, the new documentary about internationally-revered street artist Banksy, tells the story of the elusive ... More >>

Arthouse movie listings for August 12-18, 2009

Of course you know this movie's gonna go over huge in San Francisco, where every neighborhood is marked up with a mix of bad tags and bad-ass graffiti and mural art. Exit Through the Gift Shop, the new documentary about internationally-revered street artist Banksy, tells the story of the elusive ... More >>

Arthouse movie listings for April 1-7, 2009

Of course you know this movie's gonna go over huge in San Francisco, where every neighborhood is marked up with a mix of bad tags and bad-ass graffiti and mural art. Exit Through the Gift Shop, the new documentary about internationally-revered street artist Banksy, tells the story of the elusive ... More >>

Arthouse movie listings for November 12-18

Of course you know this movie's gonna go over huge in San Francisco, where every neighborhood is marked up with a mix of bad tags and bad-ass graffiti and mural art. Exit Through the Gift Shop, the new documentary about internationally-revered street artist Banksy, tells the story of the elusive ... More >>

Arthouse movie listings for November 5-11

Of course you know this movie's gonna go over huge in San Francisco, where every neighborhood is marked up with a mix of bad tags and bad-ass graffiti and mural art. Exit Through the Gift Shop, the new documentary about internationally-revered street artist Banksy, tells the story of the elusive ... More >>

High Wire Act

Of course you know this movie's gonna go over huge in San Francisco, where every neighborhood is marked up with a mix of bad tags and bad-ass graffiti and mural art. Exit Through the Gift Shop, the new documentary about internationally-revered street artist Banksy, tells the story of the elusive ... More >>

Iran Through the Lens

Of course you know this movie's gonna go over huge in San Francisco, where every neighborhood is marked up with a mix of bad tags and bad-ass graffiti and mural art. Exit Through the Gift Shop, the new documentary about internationally-revered street artist Banksy, tells the story of the elusive ... More >>

Surfwise

Of course you know this movie's gonna go over huge in San Francisco, where every neighborhood is marked up with a mix of bad tags and bad-ass graffiti and mural art. Exit Through the Gift Shop, the new documentary about internationally-revered street artist Banksy, tells the story of the elusive ... More >>

Surfwise

Of course you know this movie's gonna go over huge in San Francisco, where every neighborhood is marked up with a mix of bad tags and bad-ass graffiti and mural art. Exit Through the Gift Shop, the new documentary about internationally-revered street artist Banksy, tells the story of the elusive ... More >>

Body of War

Of course you know this movie's gonna go over huge in San Francisco, where every neighborhood is marked up with a mix of bad tags and bad-ass graffiti and mural art. Exit Through the Gift Shop, the new documentary about internationally-revered street artist Banksy, tells the story of the elusive ... More >>

Young @ Heart

Of course you know this movie's gonna go over huge in San Francisco, where every neighborhood is marked up with a mix of bad tags and bad-ass graffiti and mural art. Exit Through the Gift Shop, the new documentary about internationally-revered street artist Banksy, tells the story of the elusive ... More >>

Soothing Screenings

Of course you know this movie's gonna go over huge in San Francisco, where every neighborhood is marked up with a mix of bad tags and bad-ass graffiti and mural art. Exit Through the Gift Shop, the new documentary about internationally-revered street artist Banksy, tells the story of the elusive ... More >>

Revealing History

Of course you know this movie's gonna go over huge in San Francisco, where every neighborhood is marked up with a mix of bad tags and bad-ass graffiti and mural art. Exit Through the Gift Shop, the new documentary about internationally-revered street artist Banksy, tells the story of the elusive ... More >>

The Doc Is In

Of course you know this movie's gonna go over huge in San Francisco, where every neighborhood is marked up with a mix of bad tags and bad-ass graffiti and mural art. Exit Through the Gift Shop, the new documentary about internationally-revered street artist Banksy, tells the story of the elusive ... More >>

Happy Birthday, Herzog

Of course you know this movie's gonna go over huge in San Francisco, where every neighborhood is marked up with a mix of bad tags and bad-ass graffiti and mural art. Exit Through the Gift Shop, the new documentary about internationally-revered street artist Banksy, tells the story of the elusive ... More >>

Obsession Junction

Fishing with Morgan Spurlock, survivor of the 30-day McDonald's diet