Oliver Stone

The Summer Movie Rises: Twenty Films to Watch Out For

The Top 10 Best Music Biopics

The news that Alan Rickman will be portraying Hilly Kristal in a new CBGB biopic half excited us, then half scared us yesterday. He'll be good, but Lordy, who is going to play Debbie Harry? And The Ramones? Those are big shoes to fill... So we comforted ourselves with this -- a list of our top 10 fa ... More >>

Gavin Newsom's TV Debut Imminent: Flee While You Can

A public safety notice on SFGate today warned the general public of potential exposure to former San Franciscan Gavin Newsom's imminent television debut. Per the warning, our erstwhile mayor and apparently bored silly lieutenant governor will on May 18 commence chatting with "stars" such as Lance Ar ... More >>

"J. Edgar": Rich Script, Masterful Acting Weave Dense Historical Tale

A public safety notice on SFGate today warned the general public of potential exposure to former San Franciscan Gavin Newsom's imminent television debut. Per the warning, our erstwhile mayor and apparently bored silly lieutenant governor will on May 18 commence chatting with "stars" such as Lance Ar ... More >>

"Wall Street 2": Oliver Stone lets the bad guys off easy

A public safety notice on SFGate today warned the general public of potential exposure to former San Franciscan Gavin Newsom's imminent television debut. Per the warning, our erstwhile mayor and apparently bored silly lieutenant governor will on May 18 commence chatting with "stars" such as Lance Ar ... More >>

Oliver Stone, Zsa Zsa Gabor on Witness List in Gay Grifter Trial

Zsa Zsa Gabor in "The Diva Defense"​​Danny Garcia, the 27-year-old alleged San Francisco con man awaiting trial in Palm Springs on murder charges, has produced a defense witness list that reads like a Hollywood A- and B-list.Garcia is representing himself against murder, larceny, and other charg ... More >>

(100) Days of Summer Movies

Zsa Zsa Gabor in "The Diva Defense"​​Danny Garcia, the 27-year-old alleged San Francisco con man awaiting trial in Palm Springs on murder charges, has produced a defense witness list that reads like a Hollywood A- and B-list.Garcia is representing himself against murder, larceny, and other charg ... More >>

A conversation with "When You're Strange" director Tom DiCillio

Zsa Zsa Gabor in "The Diva Defense"​​Danny Garcia, the 27-year-old alleged San Francisco con man awaiting trial in Palm Springs on murder charges, has produced a defense witness list that reads like a Hollywood A- and B-list.Garcia is representing himself against murder, larceny, and other charg ... More >>

Rhea's Deli Serving Up Korean Taco Deliciousness

Lolia S./YelpKorean tacos began appearing a few months ago.​The relentless patter of rain sloshing the street outside our living room window has subsided, if only for a few minutes. There is a hopeful brightness behind the clouds, but we're wasting no time. We're pulling on our boots. Our favo ... More >>

Camelot Revisited

Lolia S./YelpKorean tacos began appearing a few months ago.​The relentless patter of rain sloshing the street outside our living room window has subsided, if only for a few minutes. There is a hopeful brightness behind the clouds, but we're wasting no time. We're pulling on our boots. Our favo ... More >>

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Lolia S./YelpKorean tacos began appearing a few months ago.​The relentless patter of rain sloshing the street outside our living room window has subsided, if only for a few minutes. There is a hopeful brightness behind the clouds, but we're wasting no time. We're pulling on our boots. Our favo ... More >>

A Tale of Two Movies

After decades in development hell, how Gus Van Sant finally got Milk.

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After decades in development hell, how Gus Van Sant finally got Milk.

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After decades in development hell, how Gus Van Sant finally got Milk.

The Son Also Rises

Oliver Stone on W. and the president who would be John Wayne.

W, Dengue Fever, Ghostland Observatory and the Red Bull Soap Box Races: Your Weekend Hitlist

Oliver Stone on W. and the president who would be John Wayne.

Bush's Brain

Oliver Stone assigns motive to Dubya's M.O., but at this point, who cares?

Sean Penn: 'Embarrassed, Even For The Chronicle'

Oliver Stone assigns motive to Dubya's M.O., but at this point, who cares?

Repertory Film Listing

Oliver Stone assigns motive to Dubya's M.O., but at this point, who cares?

Feeling Feverish?

Oliver Stone assigns motive to Dubya's M.O., but at this point, who cares?

Walk Through the Valley

Don't let Paul Haggis' heavy hand stop you from seeing his latest

Repertory Film Listings

Don't let Paul Haggis' heavy hand stop you from seeing his latest

Weed Killer

Don't let Paul Haggis' heavy hand stop you from seeing his latest

Farce of a Champion

Don't let Paul Haggis' heavy hand stop you from seeing his latest

One Day in September

A toned-down Oliver Stone finds uplift in the rubble of the Twin Towers

Repertory Film Listings

A toned-down Oliver Stone finds uplift in the rubble of the Twin Towers

Get Inside!

Your forecast of the summer's top movies

No Sympathy for the Demo

Presenting SF Weekly's definitive guide to making it in indie rock, without actually having to make it

Call Him Al

An epic story turns human -- and fallible -- in Oliver Stone's Alexander

Fight the Power

Siamese villagers blast their Burmese oppressors in Bang Rajan

Movie Meals

A strategy for eating near the San Francisco International Film Festival

Reps Etc.

Commentary by Gregg Rickman

Journey Into Fear

Like Law & Order, our column is ripped from the headlines

Just Say "Super-Size It!"

Summer 2002 sees the little guys getting up to a lot of big things

Being Leon Barlow

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

Sly Foxx

He steals Ali, but will Hollywood give Jamie Foxx a shot at the title?

A Kinder, Gentler Dope Fiend

In Ted Demme's Blow, Johnny Depp summons an American snowstorm

Popcorn

Ben Elton satirizes ultra-violent movie directors

A Quality Year

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

Super Sunday

Any Given Sunday

Stake Tartare

Any Given Sunday

Zoom Lens

Any Given Sunday

Films for a Tired and Cynical Age

Any Given Sunday

Identity Crisis

American movies once enthralled the world with their exuberance and clarity. What happened in the 1990s?

Dog Bites

American movies once enthralled the world with their exuberance and clarity. What happened in the 1990s?

Second Time Around

American movies once enthralled the world with their exuberance and clarity. What happened in the 1990s?

Unfinished Business

Who Killed Pasolini? re-examines a mysterious Italian murder; Mr. Holland's Opus is a one-note symphony

Flame Before the Fire

In Pauline Chan's Traps, Vietnam in 1950 glows with desire and death

Night+Day

In Pauline Chan's Traps, Vietnam in 1950 glows with desire and death

Slap Shots

In Pauline Chan's Traps, Vietnam in 1950 glows with desire and death