Scarlett Johansson

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Arthouse Movie Listings November 21-27, 2012

"Hitchcock": The Making of "Psycho" Should Be More Interesting

Get Hitched

"The Avengers": Superheroes Need Rescue From Predictability

The 10 Greatest Music Video Babes of All Time

From the dawn of the music video, there has been the music video babe. Perhaps she's the star of the video, perhaps she's a backup dancer, maybe she just looks longingly at a musician. Most of the music is terrible, a lot of the videos are insipid, and yet somehow these women make it all worthwhile ... More >>

Ten films to watch for in 2011

Film director Sofia Coppola's journey to "Somewhere"

Watch TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek Get Chased By A Dragon

After releasing a few highly touted albums with his band TV on the Radio, and producing a couple more for the likes of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Scarlett Johansen, and Foals, Dave Sitek must find it difficult to distance himself from his particular sonic stylings and usual bag of trademark production tricks. ... More >>

@sk Jamie Varon: Is it Okay to Tweet While My Wife is in Labor?

​ Dear Jamie, My wife is due to have our baby any day now. When she goes into labor, I want to document the process in real time on Twitter, which I think would make compelling reading. That probably sounds horrible, but I'm a writer, and like many writers, my life often serves as material. I mean ... More >>

@sk Jamie Varon: Is it okay to tweet while my wife is in labor?

"Iron Man 2" will lead to 3, but that doesn't mean it's good

Last Night: Trashcan Sinatras at Cafe du Nord

Action Jackson​Trashcan Sinatras Thursday, July 30, 2009 Café Du Nord Better Than: Any other Scottish band on a wet weeknight in San Francisco The Trashcan Sinatras are one of pop's--and Scotland's--best-kept secrets. They've been around for two decades, winning fans via extensive college rad ... More >>

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Dating

We're just not that into He's Just Not That Into You.

Arthouse movie listings for November 19-25

Last Night: She & Him at Bimbo's

Hey, Beer Man: S.F. Writer Manages to Land Greatest Job in the World

Pre-Toronto, Post-Telluride Film Festival Musings

Films on Location

The fall lineup features sex, lies, secrecy and Milk.

The Young Man's Dream

Woody Allen is back from his European vacation. Next, he directs Larry David in N.Y.C. and Puccini for L.A. Opera.

Mighty Aphrodites

Penélope Cruz and Scarlett Johansson join forces in Woody Allen's (winning!) latest.

Scarlett Johansson

Anywhere I Lay My Head (Atco)

Summer Grows Up

The season of big budget bangs uses its brain

Outside Lands Festival Adds Marquee Names to Its Lineup: Wilco, Manu Chao, and Beck, and many more

Sister Act

Sibling rivalry in all its royal glory in The Other Boleyn Girl.

Twelve Ways the Hives Could've Made a Better Record for Interscope

Burnout Paradise Rekindles Auto Erotica on PS3, XBOX 360

Scarlett Johansson Covering Tom Waits???

Life Stinks, Blah, Blah, Blah

It's more of the same in Woody Allen's Cassandra's Dream

Take Cover

Patti Smith offers a beacon of light in '07's slew of dismal tributes

Juices Flowing

French Confection

Sofia Coppola pays opulent tribute to the innocent boredom of a teen queen

Ghost World

True-crime noir goes searching for Hollywood's heart of darkness

London Fog

Woody Allen's second straight English excursion is a failed return to comedy

My So-Called Night

The black and white came and crushed my groove (again)

Mild Wilde

A Good Woman would benefit from a good actor or two

Double Fault

Woody Allen's Match Point can't return serve

Repertory Film Listings

Send in the Clones

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

Suddenly This Summer

John Travolta and Scarlett Johansson face off in a Southern Gothic indie

Saint Etienne

Travel Edition 1990-2005

Hip to Be SquarePants

There's nothing absurd about the appeal of SpongeBob's first movie

Cinema Synergy

Combining moviegoing with appropriate meals increases our pleasure

What Dreams May Come

Life after Party of Five, training for Latin American military officers, and the "Godfather of Gore"

First Person Plural

A refugee returns to his native Cambodia, kisses for Robin Williams, and a Sofia Coppola update

Cain and Very Able

Billy Bob doesn't say much, but he's the perfect Man for the Coens' con job

American Without Tears

Éva Gardos delivers an autobiographical culture clash in her debut feature, An American Rhapsody

The Bitch of Kitsch

Terry Zwigoff and Daniel Clowes trap us with a raptor in Ghost World