Julie Andrews

SF Main Library Bathroom: 'Glory Hole' No More'

A Fistful of Knowledge

The History Boys is intelligent and clever (but not dumb).

Repertory Film Listing

The History Boys is intelligent and clever (but not dumb).

What a Toad

Fairy-tale land and the real world collide to no good end in Enchanted

Romp and Circumstance

Ms. Austen has a fling in Becoming Jane

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Ms. Austen has a fling in Becoming Jane

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Ms. Austen has a fling in Becoming Jane

Masterful

A new production of a difficult Ibsen classic helps with the play's slippery heroine

More Than Words

Esteemed rock critic Michael Azerrad walks a fine line in his other job: drummer for pop rockers the King of France

Take This Woman

Piper Perabo plays a boring bride with an untimely lesbian streak

A Very Long Run

Piper Perabo plays a boring bride with an untimely lesbian streak

Reps Etc.

Piper Perabo plays a boring bride with an untimely lesbian streak

Reps Etc.

Piper Perabo plays a boring bride with an untimely lesbian streak

Accentuate the Negativ

Fathers hide your intellectual property: The Bay Area's original culture jammers are back

Same Old Song

Mr. Holland goes to France in a feel-good film that doesn't

A Royal Shame

The second Princess Diaries is a profligate commercial for materialism and privilege

Summer Film Previews

The second Princess Diaries is a profligate commercial for materialism and privilege

Nice Pussy

A killer cat steals a wonderful movie

Checked Out

There's a story behind the Main Library's sluggish DVD lending policy, and it ain't pretty

Just a Bowl Full of Sugar

Whether you love or hate the original, Sing-A-Long Sound of Music has found its proper home

Mel Sells Out

What Women Want is a better movie than this two-hour Nike ad

That Was the Wit That Was

Decades after he left the stage to teach math in Santa Cruz, the voice of legendary satirist Tom Lehrer still echoes

Ruined in Rouen

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Night + Day

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New York, New York

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Spoofing the run-up to war, In the Loop is political satire done right

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Rooney, The Young Veins and Black Gold at Slim's Last Night

Taylor FriedmanRobert Schwartzman, Rooney​RooneyThe Young VeinsBlack GoldJune 22, 2010@Slim'sBetter than: Random! punctuationFor the price of seeing Rooney and two opening acts, the audience at Slim's was also treated to half a Panic! at the Disco concert. Black Gold's Eric Ronick and Than Luu wer ... More >>

"Despicable Me"

Childish, funny, 3-D delights.

Top Chef: Just Desserts, Week 8: Mary Poppins Kicks Ass on Oprah

Don't mess with Mary.​Last night's Top Chef: Just Desserts wasn't all flowers and tea parties, though it appeared to be. The Quickfire Challenge was to create an edible bouquet, with guest judge Shinmin Li of shuttered I Dream of Cake in North Beach. Zac offered a warning: "She's very pretty b ... More >>

R.I.P. Billy Taylor, Bobby Farrell, and Agathe von Trapp, Musicians Who Died in the Last Days of 2010

Nothing gets you in the mood to start fresh in a new calendar year like a few last crappy things happening in the last one. Also, bad things come in threes. (Feel free to suggest any relevant truisms I've missed in the comments section.) Anyway, three more musical notables joined the ranks of Guru, ... More >>

Arthouse Movie Listings for March 9-15, 2011

Nothing gets you in the mood to start fresh in a new calendar year like a few last crappy things happening in the last one. Also, bad things come in threes. (Feel free to suggest any relevant truisms I've missed in the comments section.) Anyway, three more musical notables joined the ranks of Guru, ... More >>

Arthouse movie listings for March 16-22, 2011

Nothing gets you in the mood to start fresh in a new calendar year like a few last crappy things happening in the last one. Also, bad things come in threes. (Feel free to suggest any relevant truisms I've missed in the comments section.) Anyway, three more musical notables joined the ranks of Guru, ... More >>

Bouncer: How to Sneak into a Wine Bar

Nothing gets you in the mood to start fresh in a new calendar year like a few last crappy things happening in the last one. Also, bad things come in threes. (Feel free to suggest any relevant truisms I've missed in the comments section.) Anyway, three more musical notables joined the ranks of Guru, ... More >>

Bouncer: You Don't Need Money to Hang Out in a Wine Bar

​From this week's Bouncer column:... All around me, groups of upper-class professionals were buzzing and guzzling away, seemingly oblivious to my presence. The same went for the staff. I really wanted to stick around and listen to what folks were talking about, do some people-watching, and soak up ... More >>

Arthouse Movie Listings for March 30-April 5, 2011

​From this week's Bouncer column:... All around me, groups of upper-class professionals were buzzing and guzzling away, seemingly oblivious to my presence. The same went for the staff. I really wanted to stick around and listen to what folks were talking about, do some people-watching, and soak up ... More >>

"Heart of a Soldier": Opera Set on 9/11 Inert, Cluttered, and Inane

​From this week's Bouncer column:... All around me, groups of upper-class professionals were buzzing and guzzling away, seemingly oblivious to my presence. The same went for the staff. I really wanted to stick around and listen to what folks were talking about, do some people-watching, and soak up ... More >>

Von Trapped

​From this week's Bouncer column:... All around me, groups of upper-class professionals were buzzing and guzzling away, seemingly oblivious to my presence. The same went for the staff. I really wanted to stick around and listen to what folks were talking about, do some people-watching, and soak up ... More >>

Tea Party Princess: Victoria Jackson and the Rabid Right

​From this week's Bouncer column:... All around me, groups of upper-class professionals were buzzing and guzzling away, seemingly oblivious to my presence. The same went for the staff. I really wanted to stick around and listen to what folks were talking about, do some people-watching, and soak up ... More >>