Tel Aviv

"Khodorkovsky": A Compassionate Portrait of a Prisoner

"The Time That Remains": A pointillist portrait of Israeli Arabs

Friday Night: Monotonix Dumps Trash on People, and a Guy in a Wheelchair Goes Crowdsurfing at Rickshaw

Joseph SchellMonotonix frontman Ami Shalev at Rickshaw on Friday.​Monotonix Ty Segall, NODZZZ January 28, 2011 @ Rickshaw Stop Better than: The rinse cycle. There was hardly a place in the Rickshaw Stop that the mic didn't travel during Friday's Monotonix show. It went everywhere. Literally. Incl ... More >>

S.F. Rising: Three Challot for a Friday

Jonathan KauffmanMoscow and Tbilisi's challah (non-Kosher).​A weekly survey of bread in San Francisco ― the baked and the fried, the artisan and the novelty.Challah #1 Source: Moscow and Tbilisi Bakery, 5540 Geary (at 20th Ave.) 668-6959.Price: $4 for a large, $0.85 for a smallKosher? No Toast- ... More >>

Blogger Pat Murphy Passes Top Hat for $50K to Pay Hospital Bill, Move to Israel

Roshani Dhungana, via San Francisco SentinelShalom, Pat Murphy?​It's always interesting to see what stories San Francisco Sentinel founder Pat Murphy will be publishing. You never know -- it might be one you wrote. Yesterday, however, Murphy sent out a bit of a shocker. He's soliciting donations s ... More >>

True Bromance

Rogen and Franco, on the run and madly in love in Pineapple Express.

Firewater chases the perfect album to the end of the world

Rogen and Franco, on the run and madly in love in Pineapple Express.

Best of the Fest

Our critics' recommendations from this year's films.

Disturbing the Peace

The local conversation between pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian activists is getting less civil every day. And Lee Kaplan's tactics aren't helping.

View From the Top

The rare story of a powerful female politician whose private life is secondary

Can You Love a Love Parade?

Berlin's legendary -- but embattled -- Love Parade makes a San Francisco debut. But will thousands dance to its beat?

Reps Etc.

Berlin's legendary -- but embattled -- Love Parade makes a San Francisco debut. But will thousands dance to its beat?

Sex and the Single Psychologist

Should Dr. Al Cooper's fuzzy data and controversial subject stop him from becoming a media darling -- or getting a date?

Real to Reel

Week 2 of the 46th San Francisco International Film Festival

Reps Etc.

Week 2 of the 46th San Francisco International Film Festival

The Music Man

Beatboxer Yuri Lane sets the San Francisco story to music, using the only equipment he needs: his mouth

Capsule reviews

At All Costs; Close-Up; Eeny Meeny; The Jazzman From the Gulag; Mask of Desire; Handsome Arno; Nowhere to Hide; Our Song; Return of the Idiot; Seduced and Abandoned; This Years Love; Trixie; Voyages; Wisconsin Death Trip

Last Picture Shows

Week 2 of the Mill Valley Film Festival

Oral Histories and Pulp Fictions

Excavation, celebration, and provocation at the 18th annual Jewish Film Festival

Night + Day

Excavation, celebration, and provocation at the 18th annual Jewish Film Festival

The Quick Fix

A smack addict tries to become an overnight success

The Family Jewels

In life, Paul Kalmanovitz controlled every business decision related to his $500million brewery/real estate dynasty.He even made detailed plans forthe governance of his estateafter he died. So why is the Kalmanovitz fortune the center of two vituperative

Night+Day

In life, Paul Kalmanovitz controlled every business decision related to his $500million brewery/real estate dynasty.He even made detailed plans forthe governance of his estateafter he died. So why is the Kalmanovitz fortune the center of two vituperative