John Malkovich

Arthouse Movie Listings January 16-22, 2013

Weekend Parties: Egyptian Lover at 1015 Folsom, Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson at Public Works, and More

Egyptian Lover demonstrates the proper attire -- and vehicle -- for "I Love The 80s" at 1015 Folsom​ It just doesn't stop, does it? We're two steps shy of winter and it seems that nightlife in San Francisco is still going off. Sure, it's getting colder, but with weekends this consistently good ... More >>

"Transformers: Dark of the Moon": The Enjoyable Hum of Your Brain Cells Dying

Egyptian Lover demonstrates the proper attire -- and vehicle -- for "I Love The 80s" at 1015 Folsom​ It just doesn't stop, does it? We're two steps shy of winter and it seems that nightlife in San Francisco is still going off. Sure, it's getting colder, but with weekends this consistently good ... More >>

Helpful Advice for Dealing with Security at S.F.'s Music Venues

It's not easy working security. Your job basically entails keeping drunk people safe, keeping minors sober, patting down strangers you probably don't want to touch, enforcing trivial rules you didn't think up in the first place, and pretty much freezing your ass off all night. All of the above thing ... More >>

"Red": Helen Mirren and Bruce Willis are comedic trained killers

It's not easy working security. Your job basically entails keeping drunk people safe, keeping minors sober, patting down strangers you probably don't want to touch, enforcing trivial rules you didn't think up in the first place, and pretty much freezing your ass off all night. All of the above thing ... More >>

(100) Days of Summer Movies

It's not easy working security. Your job basically entails keeping drunk people safe, keeping minors sober, patting down strangers you probably don't want to touch, enforcing trivial rules you didn't think up in the first place, and pretty much freezing your ass off all night. All of the above thing ... More >>

Paul Giamatti's wit is the heart of Cold Souls

It's not easy working security. Your job basically entails keeping drunk people safe, keeping minors sober, patting down strangers you probably don't want to touch, enforcing trivial rules you didn't think up in the first place, and pretty much freezing your ass off all night. All of the above thing ... More >>

S.F. Examiner Op-Ed Crosses Into Looney Tune Territory, Claims Obama Fomenting Bloody Class Warfare in U.S.

We've noted before that the San Francisco Examiner is not exactly a paper in step with the rest of this city. This is no knock on the paper's hard-working local reporters -- they do good work and God knows they write fast. But the editorial direction of the paper appears synonymous with the views of ... More >>

The Great Buck Howard

We've noted before that the San Francisco Examiner is not exactly a paper in step with the rest of this city. This is no knock on the paper's hard-working local reporters -- they do good work and God knows they write fast. But the editorial direction of the paper appears synonymous with the views of ... More >>

Unknown facts about Noise Pop performers

We've noted before that the San Francisco Examiner is not exactly a paper in step with the rest of this city. This is no knock on the paper's hard-working local reporters -- they do good work and God knows they write fast. But the editorial direction of the paper appears synonymous with the views of ... More >>

I Think I'm Getting a Kauf

We've noted before that the San Francisco Examiner is not exactly a paper in step with the rest of this city. This is no knock on the paper's hard-working local reporters -- they do good work and God knows they write fast. But the editorial direction of the paper appears synonymous with the views of ... More >>

The World Is a Stage

Art imitates life imitating art in Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche, New York.

Intolerable Cruelty

Remarkably consistent, the Coens make another mockery with Burn After Reading.

Move Along, Kids

Remarkably consistent, the Coens make another mockery with Burn After Reading.

Repertory Film Listing

Remarkably consistent, the Coens make another mockery with Burn After Reading.

Tomorrow's Misery Today

Remarkably consistent, the Coens make another mockery with Burn After Reading.

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Bond in a Bikini

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Our critics weigh in on local theater

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Our critics weigh in on local theater

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Burn This

The script about an animalistic love affair focuses too much on a dead character

Our critics weigh in on local theater

The script about an animalistic love affair focuses too much on a dead character

Encore

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Dangerous

A reworked masterpiece features great acting, but feels like a soap opera

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

A reworked masterpiece features great acting, but feels like a soap opera

Mind Gamey

Dot the I wants to mess with your head. Yep, it's a mess all right.

Leaning Sideways

In a year when small movies came up big, picking the best was a Payne

The Great Unknown

The minifestival "A Tribute to Ingmar Bergman" offers a chance to get acquainted with the still-living legendary director

Entertain Your Brain

The new docudrama What the #$*! Do We Know!? is a real mind-bender

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The new docudrama What the #$*! Do We Know!? is a real mind-bender

Reps Etc.

The new docudrama What the #$*! Do We Know!? is a real mind-bender

Hear This

Malkmus, Malkmus, Malkmus! Stephen and his Jicks hit the pavement

Delicious Wickedness

Special effects aren't necessary to make Les Liaisons Dangereuses current

Of Mice and Men

John Malkovich on acting: "You're treated like a recalcitrant, moody, trained organ-grinder monkey"

Being Leon Barlow

Big Bad Love spends two hours inside a writer's tortured mind

Less vs. Moor

Three strong performances can't save an Othello stripped of context

The Bitch of Kitsch

Terry Zwigoff and Daniel Clowes trap us with a raptor in Ghost World

House Of Tudor

Devil-Ettes fund-raiser; Love Psychedelico; "Sound Effects: The Magic of Foley"

Drag King

Actor-comic Eddie Izzard just wants to be loved

Puppets Packing Heat

The Wrapping Paper Caper

Trouble in Mind

The Cell dives into the brain of a killer, but it's a shallow pool

Reel World

International Film Financing Conference, George Kuchar, Write It

A Quality Year

After years of creative drought, inspiration was again in long supply

Ruined in Rouen

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The Golden Spike

Actor and rock video director Spike Jonze's Being John Malkovich is an odd masterpiece. So why is Jonze scared of his own shadow?

War Is Heck

Actor and rock video director Spike Jonze's Being John Malkovich is an odd masterpiece. So why is Jonze scared of his own shadow?

Know When to Fold 'Em

Actor and rock video director Spike Jonze's Being John Malkovich is an odd masterpiece. So why is Jonze scared of his own shadow?

The House of Tudor

Actor and rock video director Spike Jonze's Being John Malkovich is an odd masterpiece. So why is Jonze scared of his own shadow?

All About Kissing

Actor and rock video director Spike Jonze's Being John Malkovich is an odd masterpiece. So why is Jonze scared of his own shadow?

Shortchanged

Two Bits swindles with syrupy sentimentality; The Convent turns out stone cold