Madrid

Anne Frank, The Musical

Love Junkie

Pedro Almodovar's The Flower of My Secret pits romance against reality

Iberican Boys

Pedro Almodovar's The Flower of My Secret pits romance against reality

Art Collab

Pedro Almodovar's The Flower of My Secret pits romance against reality

Big Sad Men

Pedro Almodovar's The Flower of My Secret pits romance against reality

Film Flam

Pedro Almodovar's The Flower of My Secret pits romance against reality

The Man Who Loved Women

Gynocentric director returns with a lighthearted ghost story

Unamerican Dream

Goal! follows an immigrant's pursuit of a European fantasy

Reps Etc.

Goal! follows an immigrant's pursuit of a European fantasy

Outside the Ordinary

Even when it's foggy, there's great, comfortable alfresco dining in San Francisco. Here are some of our current favorites.

Tar and Feathers

Ecological disaster inspires fine art

Real to Reel

Jesse Kipp's job in the emerging field of commercial ethnography could make you the star of your very own advertisement

Leaning Sideways

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

Den of Iniquity

A gay "bear" learns to parent his nephew in a delightful Spanish drama

Reps Etc.

A gay "bear" learns to parent his nephew in a delightful Spanish drama

The Post-Jaded Life

Singer/songwriter Bart Davenport dares to ditch irony for the downright soft

The Zero Effect

Km. 0 is a "people-friendly" summer movie to cheer

House of Tudor

A Deadhead's Songcatchers and the best rock band in America

Cello Shots

Creativity in collaboration

Reps Etc.

Creativity in collaboration

East Meets Zest

Oritalia

Now Showing!

Shockheaded Peter & Noche Flamenca

West Coasters

Cliff House

Abbey's Road

The stones of a 13th-century Spanish monastery lie crumbling in Golden Gate Park, a forgotten legacy of William Randolph Hearst. Trappist monks now hope to resurrect part of what Hearst tore asunder.

Just Eat It

Ton Kiang

A Masterpiece Returns

Ton Kiang

Film

Ton Kiang

Night + Day

Ton Kiang

Hacienda de Happiness

Ton Kiang

Night+Day

Ton Kiang

Riff Raff

Ton Kiang

Spanish Mainstream

Looking for that big break at Barcelona

Dog Bites

Looking for that big break at Barcelona

Abbey Road

Hearst got his rocks off in Spain - now they're headed to Chico

Wandering Spain with the lone wolf of Jim Jarmusch's Limits of Control

Hearst got his rocks off in Spain - now they're headed to Chico

A Bausch in Your Step

Hearst got his rocks off in Spain - now they're headed to Chico

I Heart Street Art: Moroccan Sports Fans

This week, an exclusive dispatch from San Francisco artists Telephone and Soup (most notable for having unleashed Shitty Kitty on the world), who are currently doing time in Morocco:We're in the city of Rabat for the next four months, finishing up our upcoming graphic novel ("To Timbuktu") and resea ... More >>

Congratulations, San Francisco -- Tens of Thousands of Out of Towners Feel We're 'Happy'

Can you see the happiness? ​If ever there were an inane list of cities that place well in inane lists -- San Francisco would, inanely, make a hell of a showing. And there's something seemingly even more inane than normal about the latest elite list the city has found itself on -- apparently, D ... More >>

A Savage Ere

Can you see the happiness? ​If ever there were an inane list of cities that place well in inane lists -- San Francisco would, inanely, make a hell of a showing. And there's something seemingly even more inane than normal about the latest elite list the city has found itself on -- apparently, D ... More >>

Weekend Chatter: Buraka Som Sistema Q&A

​Lisbon-based Buraka Som Sistema headlines Mezzanine Saturday night, bringing its mashup of vocal percussion with zombified, broken-legged dance contortions. The foursome who leapt into global view with 2008's Black Diamond is now making its second SF visit. The group will batter crowds with dis ... More >>

Broken Embraces: Twice as fun as it ought to be

​Lisbon-based Buraka Som Sistema headlines Mezzanine Saturday night, bringing its mashup of vocal percussion with zombified, broken-legged dance contortions. The foursome who leapt into global view with 2008's Black Diamond is now making its second SF visit. The group will batter crowds with dis ... More >>

Broken Embraces

​Lisbon-based Buraka Som Sistema headlines Mezzanine Saturday night, bringing its mashup of vocal percussion with zombified, broken-legged dance contortions. The foursome who leapt into global view with 2008's Black Diamond is now making its second SF visit. The group will batter crowds with dis ... More >>

If BART reopens its public restrooms, then the terrorists win

​Lisbon-based Buraka Som Sistema headlines Mezzanine Saturday night, bringing its mashup of vocal percussion with zombified, broken-legged dance contortions. The foursome who leapt into global view with 2008's Black Diamond is now making its second SF visit. The group will batter crowds with dis ... More >>

Baby Thugs Accused of Pilfering Muni Driver's Jacket and Transfers

  Driver-passenger relations aren't always so chummy.   Muni drivers have image problems these days, so it seems a stretch that anybody would actually want to dress up like one. Yet, the Excelsior baby thugs who steal Muni jackets struck again  ... More >>

Corner/Parada 22 Chef Alex Jackson Talks About Black Sheep, Due This Summer

​Alex Jackson, chef and partner in The Corner, is accomplishing the rare feat of opening two restaurants at once. The first, a small Puerto Rican restaurant named Parada 22, opened in the Upper Haight six weeks ago ― check back next week for more information on that project. The second, Black S ... More >>

Globetrotting DJ Maga Bo Recorded Goats in Sudan; Cleared the 'Floor in Zanzibar

Maga Bo​Most of us spend our days planted in a cubicle fantasizing about beaches, historic monuments, and maybe seeing a penguin in its natural habitat. That latest jealousy comes from a conversation with musician, producer, composer, sound engineer -- and non-desk-bound frequent traveler -- DJ Ma ... More >>

MS-13 Gang Members Plead Guilty to RICO Charges Before Upcoming Trial

Gang Busters​A Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang member involved in a drive-by shooting pled guilty this week to racketeering conspiracy and conspiracy to commit murder charges. Wilbert "Cypress" Castillo, 29, admitted Tuesday he's been an MS-13 member since 2004.  He confessed that he agreed wit ... More >>

Google Art Project Snubs Hometown SF Museums

Nothing to see here​Google Art Project, the company's new technology feature that allows you to see street views of museums, is offering 3D tours of galleries in Amsterdam, New York, and 15 other sites -- but not in San Francisco. That's right, Google is snubbing museums in its own backyard, inclu ... More >>

Google Maps Now Tracks BART in Real-Time

GoogleBART riders, kneel before Google​No need to rush out the door to catch that next BART train. We all know it will probably be late anyway. But to temper your anger over this often frustrating transit system, Google has rolled out its real-time tracking system for public transportation that's ... More >>

Saturday: Two Gallants Make a Poignant Homecoming at the Independent

Two Gallants at the Independent Saturday night. ​ Two Gallants Sept. 24, 2011 The Independent Better than: Holing up in a cheap motel with a fifth of Old Crow and a shotgun. San Francisco hometown heroes Two Gallants wrapped up a massive summer tour that took the duo all the way to Madrid by ... More >>