Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight by Amy Crocker FILM: The 8th Annual Film Noir Festival continues at Castro Theatre with a double feature of "bad girl" themed films. In One Girl's Confession from 1953, Cleo Moore plays a
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight by Amy Crocker SCIENCE: Ever been to a cocktail party and wished you had some bit of information to share that would be so fascinating, so relevant, and so unique that you'd be
Arts & Entertainment Beyond Ipanema: Brazilian Waves in Global Music, 1/16 by Rachel Brodsky There is no exact way to measure the massive success Brazillian boss nova and Tropicalia has seen around the world, except to discuss with those who knew it best. Tropicalia,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight by Amy Crocker FILM: Quentin Tarantino's Holocaust re-imagining Inglorious Basterds screens at The Independent as part of their "Best of 2009" Monday night film series. The revenge fantasy features Nazi scalping. 8 p.
SF News Video: Muni Footage From 19 Polk Accident Oh geez. Be sure to watch this this with the volume at a comfortable level. (The crash is loud. Very loud.) On Monday, if you recall, a 19 Polk Muni line and a
Arts & Entertainment <em>Avatar</em> Lands by Amy Crocker Avatar took in $73 million in it's first weekend at the U.S. box office, $232 million worldwide, making it the number one movie and the biggest debut for a
Arts & Entertainment This Weekend: Silent Film Festival by Rachel Brodsky When it gets cold outside, there are a few activities in which to engage. You could A) go coat shopping, B) stock up on soup and spirits, C) never leave
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight by Amy Crocker THEATER: Fat Pig, a contemporary play by Neil LaBute, tells of the forbidden love between a handsome young man and a smart, funny, but overweight young woman. Can Tom withstand
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight DANCE: It's the last night of the 11th Annual Hip Hop Dance Fest, which has was the first event of its kind and has played host to dance companies throughout the world. The
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: CineKink: San Francisco, a touring version of NYC's "kinky film festival," has been at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts this weekend. Tonight's films include The Auteur at 7 p.m., a
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: The Oakland Underground Film Festival presents the San Francisco premiere of Black Dynamite, an action-packed comedy rooted in the traditions of American Blaxploitation and Kung Fu films, such as Shaft (1971), Super
SF News Cops Get Tough With UC Berkeley Protesters Oh dear. We found this charming video, which you can view after the jump, over at SF Appeal. It seems that during today's UC Berkeley fee-hike protest, some students got a bit rowdy.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: Director Barry Jenkins joins SF Film Society Director Graham Leggat for a screening of Medicine for Melancholy and a conversation afterwards. M4M, which was shot in a mere three weeks and made
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: Multimedia artist Carter riffs off of Robert Rauschenberg's iconic drawing Erased Willem de Kooning in Erased James Franco, in which contemporary actor, James Franco, is stripped of the sureties of his craft
Arts & Entertainment San Francisco Black Film Festival Tomorrow It wouldn't be a weekend in San Francisco without at least two film festivals going on. (What a great town we live in!) The 11th Annual Black Film Festival honors festival founder and
Arts & Entertainment This Weekend: SF International Animation Festival by Amy Crocker This year’s San Francisco International Animation Festival, running through Sunday, explores the decidedly un-Hollywood side of the art form. From demonstrating Los Angeles traffic scenarios, to an anime documentary
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: Soul legend Bill Withers (of "Ain't No Sunshine," "Lean on Me," and "Just the Two of Us" fame) is profiled in the new documentary Still Bill, which will be screening in San
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: Filmmaker Nara Denning will be celebrating the release of her new DVD Neurotique with a premiere screening. Neurotique is a collection of six silent and tragic love stories set to live musical
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: Tonight's the monthly First Thursday Art Walk, in which local galleries are open late for casual open houses. Some exhibitions of note are Lawrence Ferlinghetti: Evolution of a Painter at George Krevsky
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight THEATER: It's the first night of Ghosts of the River at Brava Theater, which runs through November 8. Incorporating actors, shadow puppets, and music with the epic writing of Octavio Solís, the play
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: San Francisco 1958 San Francisco 1958 from Jeff Altman on Vimeo. Jeff Altman of Chicago discovered this beautiful old film reel of his grandfather's, entitled "Alameda 1958." Altman's grandfather, who is pictured in front of the
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: The eccentric, musical genius of Daniel Johnston takes some getting used to, but his sincerely sweet and simple vocals and arrangements win his fans over for life. The melodic Hymns open. 8
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight COMEDY: Margot Leitman and Giulia Rozzi present Stripped Stories, a touring night of sex-themed stories. Each show features a comedian, a non-comedian, and a musical act revealing hysterically honest stories about their sex
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: SF DocFest is going strong! Waiting for Hockney profiles Baltimore artist Billy Pappas, who has spent the past eight and a half years creating a portrait that requires drawing for seven hours
Arts & Entertainment SF DocFest Starts Friday It's time for all you non-fiction junkies out there to get your fix. The 8th Annual SF DocFest, "the film festival that provides a manageable amount of the truth," will showcase over 50
