Henry James

Brothers in Arms

She Got Game

Jacques Rivette's Duchess puts a postmodern spin on the oldest of love stories.

Patterns of Abuse

A methodical look at how and why we torture in Taxi to the Dark Side

Fury-ous

A methodical look at how and why we torture in Taxi to the Dark Side

Vanishing Act

A pair of culottes takes center stage in A.C.T.'s Hedda Gabler

Rocky V. Ahmadinejad

Another sequel, another chance for Rocky to persevere for America

Repertory Film Listings

Another sequel, another chance for Rocky to persevere for America

Repertory Film Listings

Another sequel, another chance for Rocky to persevere for America

Big-name premieres and local documentaries shine at this year's event

Another sequel, another chance for Rocky to persevere for America

Film Capsule Reviews

Another sequel, another chance for Rocky to persevere for America

Failed Experiment

David Mamet's Dr. Faustus doesn't lack for talent, but the wooden performance of its main character kills any interest in the story

Dispossession

LaBute deprives viewers the passion of Byatt's book

Hail the Conquering Hero

Why is a Bay Area filmmaker who cherishes his independence about to direct a $40 million studio film?

Nothing Remains the Same: Rereading and Remembering

An honest, witty collection of memoirs and essays on how we derive meaning from literature

Dang Those Nuances

Merchant and Ivory return, as rarefied as ever -- this time with Henry James

Stage Capsules

A Black Nativity, Noh Christmas Carol '99, The Turn of the Screw

Theater Sports

The first SF Weekly Black Box Awards

A Screwed-Up Screw

The first SF Weekly Black Box Awards

Kooky Proles and Gucci Buddhism

A neo-noir, an Ur-neo-noir, and a black political satire color a pallid year of retreads, bogus events, and charity cases.

Stage

A neo-noir, an Ur-neo-noir, and a black political satire color a pallid year of retreads, bogus events, and charity cases.

Stage

A neo-noir, an Ur-neo-noir, and a black political satire color a pallid year of retreads, bogus events, and charity cases.

For Love and Money

A neo-noir, an Ur-neo-noir, and a black political satire color a pallid year of retreads, bogus events, and charity cases.

Stage

A neo-noir, an Ur-neo-noir, and a black political satire color a pallid year of retreads, bogus events, and charity cases.

Valley Ho!

A critical guide to week two of the Mill Valley Film Fest

Speech Effects

A critical guide to week two of the Mill Valley Film Fest

All About Kissing

A critical guide to week two of the Mill Valley Film Fest

The Fan and the Movie Camera

A critical guide to week two of the Mill Valley Film Fest

A Four-Star Waste

A critical guide to week two of the Mill Valley Film Fest

Second Time Around

A critical guide to week two of the Mill Valley Film Fest

Klump, Gump, and Chump

The Nutty Professor Directed by Tom Shadyac. Starring Eddie Murphy and Jada Pinkett. Phenomenon Directed by Jon Turteltaub. Starring John Travolta and Kyra Sedgwick. Purple Noon Directed by Rene Clement. Starring Alain Delon and Maurice Ronet.

Damp, Dirty Drama

The Nutty Professor Directed by Tom Shadyac. Starring Eddie Murphy and Jada Pinkett. Phenomenon Directed by Jon Turteltaub. Starring John Travolta and Kyra Sedgwick. Purple Noon Directed by Rene Clement. Starring Alain Delon and Maurice Ronet.

More harmonious than tumultuous, Bright Star is an ode to John Keats' great love affair

The Nutty Professor Directed by Tom Shadyac. Starring Eddie Murphy and Jada Pinkett. Phenomenon Directed by Jon Turteltaub. Starring John Travolta and Kyra Sedgwick. Purple Noon Directed by Rene Clement. Starring Alain Delon and Maurice Ronet.

From Paris with Love, John Travolta's cowboy diplomacy

The Nutty Professor Directed by Tom Shadyac. Starring Eddie Murphy and Jada Pinkett. Phenomenon Directed by Jon Turteltaub. Starring John Travolta and Kyra Sedgwick. Purple Noon Directed by Rene Clement. Starring Alain Delon and Maurice Ronet.

Blind Date Blues

Being stood up sucks, but Bouncer finds solace inside Yancy's Saloon.