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Porn, Skateboarding and True Love: the Chris Nieratko Long Interview

Uwe Boll Vs. Michael Bay: Hollywood Jerks Face Off

War Photographer

Golden Garden

Punk impresario Dirk Dirksen remembered in two-night stand

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Our critics weigh in on local theater

Conscientious Objector

Sadly, the city's most prestigious theater company disappoints again

Battleship Down

The USS Iowa was once considered a lock as a San Francisco tourist attraction. So why is the historic warship rusting in Suisun Bay?

East Wind, Rain

She's a talented action writer. If only her dialogue had the same power.

Origin of Innocence

The New World boldly reclaims the Pocahontas tale from Disney

Political Puppets

Napkins, chopsticks, and teapots bring a Japanese internment camp to life

Unknown Soldiers

The Great Raid's compelling story never comes to life

Send in the Clones

Michael Bay's up to his old tricks -- now older than ever

Reps Etc.

Michael Bay's up to his old tricks -- now older than ever

Cage Death Match

National Treasure makes us long for good Nic Cage movies ... like Con Air

U.S.A.-holes

Team America takes no prisoners and spares no swear words

Beating the Bush

Another documentary exposes the president as a right-wing imperialist

Reps Etc.

Another documentary exposes the president as a right-wing imperialist

Pitt and the Pabulum

Brad's ripped and The Iliad's shredded in the scintillating spectacle Troy

Reps Etc.

Brad's ripped and The Iliad's shredded in the scintillating spectacle Troy

War on War Songs

Iraq and roll don't go together well when rockers protest

Reps Etc.

Iraq and roll don't go together well when rockers protest

Reps Etc.

Iraq and roll don't go together well when rockers protest

Reps Etc.

Iraq and roll don't go together well when rockers protest

Dispossession

LaBute deprives viewers the passion of Byatt's book

Devil's Advocate

Audiences love Jerry Bruckheimer. Critics don't. Like he cares.

War on War Books

Donald Miller has (re)written one of the best books on World War II, but will anyone care?

Arabian Knight

Jack Shaheen crusades against cinema's depiction of Reel Bad Arabs

Reel World

Caveh Zahedi, who is making a video diary of his life, thinks even driving to the bank can be art

Rural Cleansing

Large numbers of Northern Californians really, truly believe that the government, the environmentalists, and the U.N. have joined forces in a plot so obvious, yet so subtle, so seemingly benevolent and fundamentally evil, that it can only be called ...

Law & Disorder

As one of TV's best and best-loved series launches a new spin-off, its creator grapples with the aftershocks of terror

Amused to Death

How will Hollywood react now that real life is more terrifying than fiction?

Too Close for Comfort

The weird coincidences between last week's terrorist attacks and David Hagberg's novels have been keeping the author up at night

Amused to Death

How will Hollywood react now that real life is more terrifying than fiction?

Skip It

Why the best teen movie of the year, based on a beloved novel, won't be in theaters

In Cold Blood

Novelist James Ellroy reshapes America's ugly history in his own image

Reel World

Opening Dates for Megamovies; Julian Schnabel

Reel World

Animal House; I Can't Sleep

White Out Online Exclusive

Snow Falling on Cedars

The House of Tudor

Snow Falling on Cedars

Tales of the Country

How Tokyo Rose, "Machine Gun" Kelly, and Amelia Earhart are endangered by money-saving moves at the National Archives in San Bruno

Creatures From the Black Leather Lagoon

How Tokyo Rose, "Machine Gun" Kelly, and Amelia Earhart are endangered by money-saving moves at the National Archives in San Bruno

Two If by Sea

How Tokyo Rose, "Machine Gun" Kelly, and Amelia Earhart are endangered by money-saving moves at the National Archives in San Bruno

Tropical Reigns

How Tokyo Rose, "Machine Gun" Kelly, and Amelia Earhart are endangered by money-saving moves at the National Archives in San Bruno

Suspicious Minds

How Tokyo Rose, "Machine Gun" Kelly, and Amelia Earhart are endangered by money-saving moves at the National Archives in San Bruno

Dog Bites

How Tokyo Rose, "Machine Gun" Kelly, and Amelia Earhart are endangered by money-saving moves at the National Archives in San Bruno

Movie Night With the 9/11 Truthers -- Conspiracy Theories, Bad Music, and, Hey! Free Popcorn!

​An evening at the 9/11 Film Festival -- sponsored by, among others, the San Francisco Bay Guardian -- which commenced last night at the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland. The vibe here is mild, friendly, and decidedly Baby Boomerish. The guy who takes my ticket jovially announces that there's "fre ... More >>

Will Supes Approve $600K Ramp in Board Chambers?

It'll be a hell of a lot nicer than that...​Tucked away among $48 million worth of funding, the Board of Supervisors Budget Committe yesterday approved the funding of a $600,000 ramp in City Hall. We've written a little bit about this -- the ramp was originally priced at more than $1.1 million, bu ... More >>

"Captain America": Hokey, Hacky Exercise in Franchise Building

It'll be a hell of a lot nicer than that...​Tucked away among $48 million worth of funding, the Board of Supervisors Budget Committe yesterday approved the funding of a $600,000 ramp in City Hall. We've written a little bit about this -- the ramp was originally priced at more than $1.1 million, bu ... More >>

On the Unifying Power of Angry 9/11 Songs: "It's Like Attending a Memorial"

Toby Keith at Shoreline last month.​ It's a scene that's played out innumerable times since 2002 -- and with the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11 here, it will now be executed with even more patriotic fervor and bicep-flexing machismo. Behold, a Stetson-wearing, sleeveless Toby Keith, his American ... More >>