The Marx Brothers

Underbelly Laughs: With Two S.F. Companies, You Can Never Be Sure that the Fellatio Isn't Real

"Hello I Must Be Going": Melanie Lynskey's Low-Key Greatness

Crazy Headlines of 1900 -- a Weirder and Deadlier San Francisco

This week's cover story is the tale of the deadliest sports tragedy in American history -- which is something they don't tell you about in San Francisco travel brochures. Researching the Nov. 29, 1900, disaster required days of sifting through the newspapers of the era. This was an unexpectedly luri ... More >>

Arthouse Movie Listings May 23-29, 2012

"The Anatomy of Harpo Marx": Singular Actor Singularly Celebrated

War: What Is It Good For? Film

Get Bent with the Beastie Boys' Hot Sauce Committee, Part 2

​This week: Get bent with the Beastie Boys' Hot Sauce Committee, Part 2 (Explicit)​Behind the buzz: There are weeks when the choice for audio bongload is obvious, and this is one such. The censor-approved "clean" version of the new Beasties' album was prematurely released onto the Internet, leav ... More >>

Musicals Get a Gay Tune-Up

How Do I Get a Slow Waiter's Attention?

This would be a no.​Today's question comes from Martin, who has been spending a little too much time lately waiting for his check: I sometimes get frustrated by slow service. It especially irks me in upscale places where I think I'm paying for quality, efficient service. Is it okay to gesture to w ... More >>

The Informant! gets cute with massive corporate scandal and blows the story

Do We Know How Many Spare Fire Rigs S.F. Has? Maybe. Will We Be Getting Money For Any More? Don't Count On It.

There's one! Count it! ​ Fire rigs are big, red, and noisy. You'd think that counting them would be a task roughly as difficult as tracking a bleeding elephant in the snow. Well, you'd be wrong. Last week, SF Weekly broke the story that, down to its last two spare rigs, the San Francisco Fire Depa ... More >>

SFGate Article on 'Diaper-Free Babies' Craps Out Debunked Notion that Diapers are Overwhelming Our Landfills

But the cute bear wants me to buy disposable diapers...​Like many of you, I was more than a bit amazed at an article yesterday on SFgate, in which a woman with the Marx Brothers-worthy name of Willow Lune explained her raison d'etre: Pushing a diaper-free lifestyle in which one's children can be t ... More >>

The Gift of Admission

Dead Language Society

Traveling Jewish Theatre's homage to Yiddish is nothing to kvetch about.

Warhol's Jews

Visual Arts Picks

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.

Robots in Love

WALL-E blasts off to the future by boldly going where every sci-fi movie's gone before. And that's a good thing.

Also Playing

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Revenge of the Nerds

Judd Apatow's pretty good year

Our top DVD picks scheduled for release this week:

Duck Soup

If you're looking for a downright silly 80 minutes, this Marx Bros. adaptation is just the ticket

Myth Maker

A familiar tale, told well, is a thing to behold

Crash Test Dummy

The loudest, boldest comic actor around takes an endless victory lap

Some Kind of Joke

Surreal Life

A challenging, confusing gender-bender of a play strikes a brilliant note

Sin and Dumplings

Exploring the Richmond's riches during a tempting film series

Reps Etc.

Jokes? What Jokes?

The Hitchhiker's Guide is harmless -- well, mostly harmless

Brothers in Charms

Minnie's Boys is worth reviving, despite its original flop

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Crash and Yearn

Howard Hughes gets what he wants, in this case a fun and loving biopic

DVD Gift Box

Feels Like 80 Days

Jackie Chan takes a long trip without going anyplace new

Playing on Fear

Spielberg and Hanks spawn a daring new genre: the post-9/11 comedy

Kung Pao Chuckling

A San Francisco holiday institution for Jews and their alienated friends

Reps Etc.

House of Tudor

Gorgeous gams, Country Teasers, and a smattering of sin

Sister Act

A local writer wins a contest to help lesbians jump-start their film careers

Blue Man Group

Blue is the color of my true love's head

House Of Tudor

Bebel Gilberto; Phantom Chords; Dadafest; Go-Nuts

A Puff of Smoke

Paul Wesolowski knows the secret word: Groucho

S.F. Jazz Festival

Recordings

Slap Shots