Jim Thompson

Film Showtimes for the week of August 18-24, 2010

Film Showtimes for the week of August 11-17, 2010

"The Killer Inside Me"

Simplifying Thompson's tormented self for the screen.

(100) Days of Summer Movies

Simplifying Thompson's tormented self for the screen.

Psychos and sour grapes at the Casanova

Simplifying Thompson's tormented self for the screen.

Diamonds in the Rough

Simplifying Thompson's tormented self for the screen.

Out of the Shadow

The DJ who works out of S.F. has crafted both exquisite beats and a carefully cultivated mystique. Find out from him why the lush trip hop is being replaced by a local hyphy sound.

Repertory Film Listings

The DJ who works out of S.F. has crafted both exquisite beats and a carefully cultivated mystique. Find out from him why the lush trip hop is being replaced by a local hyphy sound.

Nice Guys Finish First

The Positive Coaching Alliance asks hard-bitten coaches to fill out workbooks and recite management jargon. It also has them saying things like, "I want to go back and relive my childhood and be coached like this."

Uneasy Listening

Oxbow drags experimental rock into the heart of darkness

Best Selection of Nero Wolfe Mysteries

San Francisco Mystery Book Store

The Tenderloin's Burden

New homeless shelter proposal splits neighborhood

Tender Box

Inflamed by crime, drugs, and rising rents, Tenderloin residents are now launching lawsuits to clean up the city's dumping ground

The House of Tudor

Inflamed by crime, drugs, and rising rents, Tenderloin residents are now launching lawsuits to clean up the city's dumping ground

Slap Shots

Inflamed by crime, drugs, and rising rents, Tenderloin residents are now launching lawsuits to clean up the city's dumping ground

What's Playing at the Roxie?

Inflamed by crime, drugs, and rising rents, Tenderloin residents are now launching lawsuits to clean up the city's dumping ground

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.

Forgive Us Our Press Passes

The deadbeat parking practices of Chronicle and Examiner reporters

Recordings

The deadbeat parking practices of Chronicle and Examiner reporters

Press Parking Perk

Chronicle and Examiner reporters break the rules to park for free