Harry Houdini

Magical Death Match

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Arthouse Movie Listings Oct. 26-Nov. 1

… Or Die Trying

Friday: Foster the People Makes a Case for Itself as the Next Maroon 5 at the Fillmore

Foster the People at the Fillmore​ Foster the People Cults Oct. 14, 2011 The Fillmore Better than: Seeing Maroon 5 in concert (and they're not bad) There was a gigantic "Woo!" from the crowd at the mere sight of Mark Foster walking across the stage while instruments were being set up. In a f ... More >>

Artifacts of Escape

Foster the People at the Fillmore​ Foster the People Cults Oct. 14, 2011 The Fillmore Better than: Seeing Maroon 5 in concert (and they're not bad) There was a gigantic "Woo!" from the crowd at the mere sight of Mark Foster walking across the stage while instruments were being set up. In a f ... More >>

Fall Arts: Eight Visual Art Exhibits You Must See This Season

Foster the People at the Fillmore​ Foster the People Cults Oct. 14, 2011 The Fillmore Better than: Seeing Maroon 5 in concert (and they're not bad) There was a gigantic "Woo!" from the crowd at the mere sight of Mark Foster walking across the stage while instruments were being set up. In a f ... More >>

Devil's in the Details - Literally

Foster the People at the Fillmore​ Foster the People Cults Oct. 14, 2011 The Fillmore Better than: Seeing Maroon 5 in concert (and they're not bad) There was a gigantic "Woo!" from the crowd at the mere sight of Mark Foster walking across the stage while instruments were being set up. In a f ... More >>

Devil Literally in the Details

Foster the People at the Fillmore​ Foster the People Cults Oct. 14, 2011 The Fillmore Better than: Seeing Maroon 5 in concert (and they're not bad) There was a gigantic "Woo!" from the crowd at the mere sight of Mark Foster walking across the stage while instruments were being set up. In a f ... More >>

Muni's Expensive New Fare Gates Easily Eluded: Call it 'GateGate'

Michael Rhodes, SF StreetsblogYou needn't be Houdini nor Capone to elude this fare gate​By now, everyone and his fare-evading Uncle Phil knows that Muni's brand-spanking-new, $30 million Metro station gates can be evaded with a wave of the hand. Please allow us to be the first to christen this "Ga ... More >>

Flower Drum Songstress

Michael Rhodes, SF StreetsblogYou needn't be Houdini nor Capone to elude this fare gate​By now, everyone and his fare-evading Uncle Phil knows that Muni's brand-spanking-new, $30 million Metro station gates can be evaded with a wave of the hand. Please allow us to be the first to christen this "Ga ... More >>

The Demystifying Adventures of the Amazing Randi

Michael Rhodes, SF StreetsblogYou needn't be Houdini nor Capone to elude this fare gate​By now, everyone and his fare-evading Uncle Phil knows that Muni's brand-spanking-new, $30 million Metro station gates can be evaded with a wave of the hand. Please allow us to be the first to christen this "Ga ... More >>

The Doggy Bag: Today's Odds and Ends

Our favorite morsels from the food blogs and beyond. Down and out in Rockridge: Living out his Heat dreams, Sac Bee editorial writer Stuart Leavenworth trades in an English degree for a French apron -- he's in the midst of a six-month apprenticeship at Oakland's Oliveto. His most trenchant takeaway ... More >>

Pixel Flicks

Our favorite morsels from the food blogs and beyond. Down and out in Rockridge: Living out his Heat dreams, Sac Bee editorial writer Stuart Leavenworth trades in an English degree for a French apron -- he's in the midst of a six-month apprenticeship at Oakland's Oliveto. His most trenchant takeaway ... More >>

Sonic Youth and the Melvins

Album revivalists score with the indie geeks for the Don't Look Back tour series

Chron 2.0

Album revivalists score with the indie geeks for the Don't Look Back tour series

Downtuned Apocalypse

The Melvins prove getting Senile ain't so bad

Welcome to the Grand Illusion

Memento director plumbs the depths of magic and loss

Björk to the Future

Matthew Barney's girlfriend inspires his most coherent film yet

Voilà – the Magic Castle

Where only magicians – and their special friends – are allowed

Funny Business

Week 2 of the 47th San Francisco International Film Festival

Reps Etc.

Week 2 of the 47th San Francisco International Film Festival

Reps Etc.

Week 2 of the 47th San Francisco International Film Festival

The Spectre Inspectors

When it's a question of spectral orbs -- or ectoplasm, or cold spots, or plain old ordinary ghosts -- who are you going to call? Why, Bay Area Paranormal Investigations, of course.

The Man of Ink

Creator of Wonder Boys and supermen, Michael Chabon is a literary hero

House Of Tudor

Nightmare Alley, Fantastic Plastic Machine, Nerves, Love as Laughter, and Beth Custer

Out of Their Heads

What is the Brian Jonestown Massacre doing in L.A.? Same thing they were in San Francisco -- causing trouble.

Retouching Evil

Using detailed instructions from Orson Welles, film editor and sound designer Walter Murch has remade "the best B-movie ever" -- Welles' Touch of Evil

Hear This

Using detailed instructions from Orson Welles, film editor and sound designer Walter Murch has remade "the best B-movie ever" -- Welles' Touch of Evil

Night+Day

Using detailed instructions from Orson Welles, film editor and sound designer Walter Murch has remade "the best B-movie ever" -- Welles' Touch of Evil

Stage

Using detailed instructions from Orson Welles, film editor and sound designer Walter Murch has remade "the best B-movie ever" -- Welles' Touch of Evil

Grope for Merit

How the Melvins have perverted the indie process with Honky

The House of Tudor

How the Melvins have perverted the indie process with Honky

Aisle Seat

How the Melvins have perverted the indie process with Honky

REAL ASTROLOGY for an unreal world

How the Melvins have perverted the indie process with Honky