You'll recall way back in 2010 there were some Kirsten Dunst sightings in S.F. when the crew was here shooting this On the Road movie, directed by Walter Salles. Now we finally get a glimpse of the trailer, which is short on S.F. scenes but looks like it might be good. And Kristen Stewart looks like she's having a lot more fun as the 16-year-old Maryann, wife of Dean Moriarty (played by Garrett Hedlund), than Kirsten is. more ›

We mentioned last week that a film crew was in town shooting at a former train depot in the Richmond? The movie's Big Sur, based on the autobiographical novel by Jack Kerouac about his waning days as an already famous alcoholic writer, and Haighteration snapped some pics of the shoot they were doing this week in the Lower Haight, involving several vintage automobiles and one Kate Bosworth. Also, seated next to her in one photo, is a gentleman who we do not believe is Patrick Fischler -- he was the only cast member listed last week on the IMDB page for the film, and we're pretty sure he's playing Allen Ginsberg. Now, though, we see a whole cast fleshed out with Anthony Edwards as Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Josh Lucas as Neal Cassady, and Balthazar Getty as Michael McClure. more ›

Filmmaker Michael Polish (North Fork, Twin Falls Idaho) is shooting a scene from an upcoming film about Jack Kerouac today at Fulton and 7th Avenue, at a historic train terminal that's going to be a stand-in for a 1950s bus depot. RichmondSF got the word, and IMDB has the deets on the film, titled Big Sur after Kerouac's famous memoir of his own attempt to dry out in Big Sur and cope with his own alcoholism and growing fame. more ›

-- Greg Behrendt: SF-native, author of He's Just Not That into You (comfortingly known to many a confused single gal as a symptom of Peter-Pan Syndrome), and comedian takes a break from his talk show to make you snicker/slap your knee. The sheer hilarity starts at 8 p.m. at Cobb’s Comedy Club, 915 Columbus; tickets are $25. more ›

Ever since the Examiner has been bought by religious arch-conservative Philip Anschutz, everyone has been waiting to see how the Examiner would fit it's publisher's political views into a free daily in the most liberal city in America. Sometimes they manage to do it (sort of) but every once in awhile, the veil is lifted as it were and the Examiner goes a little nutty. Like today. For their main editorial, they implore San Francisco to honor economist Milton Friedman. more ›