Analysts and crank theorists of Academy Award politics should find much to discuss in this poised thriller, for which filmmaker Hany Abu-Assad has earned…
Watching the Oscars can be exasperating. When a film that should have won didn't, or an actor who shouldn't have won did, the temptation…
518 Valencia. 11th Annual Big Lebowski Party: Costume party hosted by SF IndieFest, with the Coen Brothers' cult comedy screening at midnight. Sat., Feb….
Mitt Romney has just announced that, sadly, he will not be running for president in 2016. I guess he figured that if you can't…
I've tried more pickles in the past two weeks than the average person will try in a lifetime. I've dispatched a small forest's worth…
Observable trends in this year's batch of Oscar-nominated narrative shorts include child endangerment, as usual, tending away from comedy, as usual, and being from…
Clay Theatre. The Past (Le Passé): A new dramatic mystery from Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi (A Separation). Daily. 2261 Fillmore St., San Francisco,…
The United Film Festival has been screening “exceptional independent films” for 12 years. It's developed a pretty good eye — this year's festival doesn't…
When Shotwell's first opened over 120 years ago it had the adorable sobriquet, the Schlichtmann & Bredhofy Grocery Saloon, which was some sort of…
It'll happen to you, if you're lucky: You'll be in the shower, and you'll notice a liver spot on the back of your hand…
