It's been forty-nine years of great cinema for the SF International Film Festival (SFIFF), and starting April 26 through May 10 2007, it'll be fifty! To celebrate their gold anniversary, the SFIFF is not only presenting the always-dazzling film festival itself, but hosting a huge array of events as well: from tributes to Spike Lee (and a screening of When The Levees Broke), and awards to locals George Lucas and Robin Williams, an address about......

This year is the 250th anniversary of the birth of Mozart, and obviously, everyone loves some Mozart. Don't get us started on the unrequited obsession of the only classical radio station in the bay area who drools over --and cannot think of anyone else but-- Mozart like a teenage girl over Ashton Kushner. So it is a relief to see that, while Mozart will be deservedly honored, the symphony 2006-07 season will cover some new......