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    March 28, 2012
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    March 14, 2012
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    March 7, 2012
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    February 29, 2012
  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    History Overlooked: Actress Hedy Lamarr Helped Invent Valuable Radio Technology

    Hedy Lamarr may be best remembered as the glamorous, scandal-plagued star of such hits as White Cargo and Samson and Delilah. But there's a largely forgotten aspect to Lamarr's life that's much more compelling: The Austrian-born actress, alongside avant-garde composer George Antheil, invented what ... More >>

  • Film

    October 19, 2011

    Arthouse Movie Listings October 19-25

    Hedy Lamarr may be best remembered as the glamorous, scandal-plagued star of such hits as White Cargo and Samson and Delilah. But there's a largely forgotten aspect to Lamarr's life that's much more compelling: The Austrian-born actress, alongside avant-garde composer George Antheil, invented what ... More >>

  • Film

    September 7, 2011

    Arthouse Movie Listings September 7-13

    Hedy Lamarr may be best remembered as the glamorous, scandal-plagued star of such hits as White Cargo and Samson and Delilah. But there's a largely forgotten aspect to Lamarr's life that's much more compelling: The Austrian-born actress, alongside avant-garde composer George Antheil, invented what ... More >>

  • Film

    September 8, 2010

    Film Showtimes for the week of September 8-14, 2010

    Hedy Lamarr may be best remembered as the glamorous, scandal-plagued star of such hits as White Cargo and Samson and Delilah. But there's a largely forgotten aspect to Lamarr's life that's much more compelling: The Austrian-born actress, alongside avant-garde composer George Antheil, invented what ... More >>

  • Film

    March 10, 2010

    Arthouse movie listings for March 10-16, 2010

    Hedy Lamarr may be best remembered as the glamorous, scandal-plagued star of such hits as White Cargo and Samson and Delilah. But there's a largely forgotten aspect to Lamarr's life that's much more compelling: The Austrian-born actress, alongside avant-garde composer George Antheil, invented what ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 2, 2009

    December Book Events: "Is the Book Dead? High Tech and the Written Word," Michael Medved, Norman Podhoretz, Dave Eggers, San Francisco Panorama, Writers with Drinks at the Make-Out Room

    Hedy Lamarr may be best remembered as the glamorous, scandal-plagued star of such hits as White Cargo and Samson and Delilah. But there's a largely forgotten aspect to Lamarr's life that's much more compelling: The Austrian-born actress, alongside avant-garde composer George Antheil, invented what ... More >>

  • Film

    September 2, 2009

    Arthouse movie listings for September 2-8, 2009

    Hedy Lamarr may be best remembered as the glamorous, scandal-plagued star of such hits as White Cargo and Samson and Delilah. But there's a largely forgotten aspect to Lamarr's life that's much more compelling: The Austrian-born actress, alongside avant-garde composer George Antheil, invented what ... More >>

  • News

    May 13, 2009

    Chessmasters take their fight to S.F. courts

    Hedy Lamarr may be best remembered as the glamorous, scandal-plagued star of such hits as White Cargo and Samson and Delilah. But there's a largely forgotten aspect to Lamarr's life that's much more compelling: The Austrian-born actress, alongside avant-garde composer George Antheil, invented what ... More >>

  • Film

    September 3, 2008

    Art House

    Hedy Lamarr may be best remembered as the glamorous, scandal-plagued star of such hits as White Cargo and Samson and Delilah. But there's a largely forgotten aspect to Lamarr's life that's much more compelling: The Austrian-born actress, alongside avant-garde composer George Antheil, invented what ... More >>

  • Film

    August 20, 2008

    Art House

    Hedy Lamarr may be best remembered as the glamorous, scandal-plagued star of such hits as White Cargo and Samson and Delilah. But there's a largely forgotten aspect to Lamarr's life that's much more compelling: The Austrian-born actress, alongside avant-garde composer George Antheil, invented what ... More >>

  • Film

    October 10, 2007

    Repertory Film Listings

    Hedy Lamarr may be best remembered as the glamorous, scandal-plagued star of such hits as White Cargo and Samson and Delilah. But there's a largely forgotten aspect to Lamarr's life that's much more compelling: The Austrian-born actress, alongside avant-garde composer George Antheil, invented what ... More >>

  • Film

    September 26, 2007

    Repertory Film Listing

    Hedy Lamarr may be best remembered as the glamorous, scandal-plagued star of such hits as White Cargo and Samson and Delilah. But there's a largely forgotten aspect to Lamarr's life that's much more compelling: The Austrian-born actress, alongside avant-garde composer George Antheil, invented what ... More >>

  • Film

    September 19, 2007

    Repertory Film Listing

    Hedy Lamarr may be best remembered as the glamorous, scandal-plagued star of such hits as White Cargo and Samson and Delilah. But there's a largely forgotten aspect to Lamarr's life that's much more compelling: The Austrian-born actress, alongside avant-garde composer George Antheil, invented what ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 1, 2007

    Ladies Who Launched

    Hedy Lamarr may be best remembered as the glamorous, scandal-plagued star of such hits as White Cargo and Samson and Delilah. But there's a largely forgotten aspect to Lamarr's life that's much more compelling: The Austrian-born actress, alongside avant-garde composer George Antheil, invented what ... More >>

  • Film

    April 4, 2007

    Repertory Film Listings

    Hedy Lamarr may be best remembered as the glamorous, scandal-plagued star of such hits as White Cargo and Samson and Delilah. But there's a largely forgotten aspect to Lamarr's life that's much more compelling: The Austrian-born actress, alongside avant-garde composer George Antheil, invented what ... More >>

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    March 28, 2007

    Repertory Film Listings

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    March 21, 2007

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    March 7, 2007

    Repertory Film Listings

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    February 7, 2007

    Repertory Film Listings

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    January 10, 2007

    Repertory Film Listings

    Repertory Film Listings

  • Film

    March 2, 2005

    Reps Etc.

    Repertory Film Listings

  • Calendar

    January 5, 2005

    Daring Truth

    Reality meets the movies

  • Culture

    December 22, 2004

    Artbeat

    Reality meets the movies

  • Film

    September 1, 2004

    Reps Etc.

    Reality meets the movies

  • News

    June 23, 2004

    Dog Bites

    "Jesus spoke out about tax collectors and politicians, and we're supposed to do the same."

  • Film

    June 9, 2004

    Reps Etc.

    "Jesus spoke out about tax collectors and politicians, and we're supposed to do the same."

  • Film

    March 10, 2004

    Reps Etc.

    "Jesus spoke out about tax collectors and politicians, and we're supposed to do the same."

  • Film

    February 25, 2004

    Reps Etc.

    "Jesus spoke out about tax collectors and politicians, and we're supposed to do the same."

  • Calendar

    January 28, 2004

    Sticking Around

    A system for the rest of us

  • Calendar

    January 7, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    A system for the rest of us

  • Holiday

    November 19, 2003

    Shops and Gifts

    A system for the rest of us

  • Film

    November 19, 2003

    Triumph of the Will

    With the dough he spent on this film, he could have bought a BMW

  • Calendar

    September 17, 2003

    Am Misbehavin'

    Read, think, and drink at the same time

  • Film

    July 30, 2003

    Reps Etc.

    Read, think, and drink at the same time

  • Film

    July 9, 2003

    Reps Etc.

    Read, think, and drink at the same time

  • Film

    May 28, 2003

    Reps Etc.

    Read, think, and drink at the same time

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 14, 2003

    Best Chess Club

    Mechanics' Institute Library

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 14, 2003

    Best Movie Snacks

    "CinemaLit Film Series" at the Mechanics' Institute Library

  • Calendar

    April 23, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    "CinemaLit Film Series" at the Mechanics' Institute Library

  • Film

    April 23, 2003

    Reps Etc.

    "CinemaLit Film Series" at the Mechanics' Institute Library

  • News

    February 12, 2003

    We Catch Up With Laurel Wellman, So You Won't Have To

    She always wanted to be a Red Hot Single. And now – finally – she is.

  • Calendar

    July 10, 2002

    Ooh-La-La

    You don't have to be French to celebrate Bastille Day in San Francisco

  • Film

    May 15, 2002

    Reps Etc.

    Film Events at Smaller Venues

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 23, 2001

    Best Private Library

    The Mechanics' Institute Library

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 17, 2000

    Best Private Library

    Mechanics' Institute Library

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