Matt Dillon

And on the third day of Pumpkins, our Corgan gave to thee….

Milking It: Gus Van Sant, Sean Penn And SFist's Open Casting Call

Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Dick Vivian

Rooky Ricardo's Records: good vinyl goes to heaven hereThis week we have a very special guest taking on the A's in our weekly DJ Q&A. It's Richard Vivian, the owner of over 60,000 45s, not counting the rows upon rows he sells in his store, the irreplaceable Rooky Ricardo's Records. That Lower Ha ... More >>

Hearing Voices

The vocal wizardry of Bjsrk and Jeff Buckley

Repertory Film Listings

The vocal wizardry of Bjsrk and Jeff Buckley

Free Kicks

Once in a Lifetime remembers when soccer players lived like rock stars

Freeloader

You, Me and Dupree overstays its welcome

Get Inside!

Your forecast of the summer's top movies

SFIFF Film Capsules

Your forecast of the summer's top movies

Some Kind of Joke

Your forecast of the summer's top movies

Behind the Muzak

What do you mean you didn't keep score while watching the Grammys? We did.

New releases available this week

What do you mean you didn't keep score while watching the Grammys? We did.

Car Trouble

Herbie the Love Bug's back, and he bites

We're No Angels

In Paul Haggis' Los Angeles, good and evil Crash into one another

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

The year in local film, plus the passing of a cinematic champion

Reps Etc.

The year in local film, plus the passing of a cinematic champion

My Favorite Year

It's easy to be positive about the upcoming year in local film

It Should Happen to You

A suddenly timely doc about terrorism -- plus other S.F. Sundance contenders

Return to Chinatown

You don't have to be a tourist to be entranced by a tour of old Chinatown's alleys

Best Tour of Chinatown

Chinatown Community Development Center's Youth-Led Underground Tours

Keeper of the Flame

It was a bad year for local independent movie theaters

Reel World

Rocker Stephan Jenkins of Third Eye Blind dabbles in acting

Reel World

Arbor Vitae; Beneath the Banyan Trees filming; The Homeboy

Side Dish

Arbor Vitae; Beneath the Banyan Trees filming; The Homeboy

Night + Day

Arbor Vitae; Beneath the Banyan Trees filming; The Homeboy

House of Tudor

Arbor Vitae; Beneath the Banyan Trees filming; The Homeboy

Night+Day

Arbor Vitae; Beneath the Banyan Trees filming; The Homeboy

Dunciad and Illeanad

Arbor Vitae; Beneath the Banyan Trees filming; The Homeboy

In Store: Rooky Ricardo's (New Record Shop Column)

​In Store is a new All Shook Down column in which we find San Francisco's quirkiest, most beloved, weirdest, and/or otherwise-most-interesting record stores, talk to people there (employees, volunteers, customers, cops, whoever) and find out what's up. Along the way, we hope to paint a fun little ... More >>

(100) Days of Summer Movies

​In Store is a new All Shook Down column in which we find San Francisco's quirkiest, most beloved, weirdest, and/or otherwise-most-interesting record stores, talk to people there (employees, volunteers, customers, cops, whoever) and find out what's up. Along the way, we hope to paint a fun little ... More >>

We Chat with Actor Idris Elba of 'The Wire' and 'Takers', Who DJs at Vessel Tonight

Tamara PalmerIdris Elba at the Ritz-Carlton San Francisco.​It's not that Idris Elba doesn't appreciate the adulation of hardcore fans of Stringer Bell, the pivotal character he played on the HBO series The Wire. It's just that he's sick of still talking about it, six years after Bell's untime ... More >>

After 20 Years, the Vinyl Still Spins -- And Sells -- at Groove Merchant Records

Ian S. PortGroove Merchant owner Chris Veltri with a rare record.​Chris Veltri stands behind the cluttered wood counter at Groove Merchant record store. Dressed in a navy peacoat and Levis, with sandy blond bangs draped over his blue eyes, he watches three customers browse his small Lower Haight s ... More >>