Arts & Entertainment The Philistine Interview: There Has Got To Be A Twist, S'got Such A Supple Wrist. Still, he keeps coming back to his roots here in the Bay, and will perform this Friday, May 11 at 8pm at the Florence Gould theater and the day after, Saturday, May 12
Arts & Entertainment SFIFF: <i>Private Fears In Public Places</i> We knew very little about the SF Int'l Film Fest's Private Fears in Public Places but were intrigued by the title. Turns out the play is based on an English play by the
Arts & Entertainment SFIFF: <i>Fay Grim</i> --- Funniest Spy Thriller Ever Featuring everybody's favorite indie starlet, Parker Posey plays the title role as a hilariously dazed single mother who falls into a web of international espionage like Alice falling down the rabbit hole. A
Arts & Entertainment Conan the Triumphant Conan O'Brien's week in San Francisco came to a close today with his final taping at the Orpheum Theater, and the line to get in reached from the front of the theater, all
Arts & Entertainment Warning: "Contains Trolls." Here's how the story of "East of the Sun and West of the Moon" begins: "Once upon a time ... there lived a kind and beautiful girl named Tove whose greedy family gave her
Arts & Entertainment SFIFF: All The <i>Rage</i> The film that followed Capelito, though, turned out to be one of the most disturbing, provocative films we’ve seen at this year’s festival thus far. , a made-for-television German thriller/drama by
Arts & Entertainment SFIFF: <i>Fog City Mavericks</i> -- Can You Feel The Love Tonight? Sunday night, the SF International screened the world premiere of the film Fog City Mavericks at the Castro Theater. There were shades of Sundance as many of the films featured filmmakers and actors,
Arts & Entertainment Eric McCormack Sings! Alas, Drew reports that scheduled guest Annette Bening didn't make it, but a source who was there tells us that Nancy Pelosi did. Pelosi missed the performances, but was surrounded by an entourage
Arts & Entertainment SFIFF: <i>Stories From The SF Film Frontiers</i> The SF Int'l Film Festival isn't just about great national and international movies -- they've got music events, gala events, talks about the state of cinema, an online presence through SF360.com, and
Arts & Entertainment Conan the Conquerer Did you get your tickets? We are speaking, of course, about free tickets to "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" which will be taping a week of shows at the Orpheum Theater starting on
Arts & Entertainment Willie Mays Plays the Richmond It's too bad we had to lose the old-school Coronet, which could handle the largest of crowds what with its 1230 seat capacity. Yes kids, that's a little bit bigger than what you
Arts & Entertainment SFIAAFF: Snoozing Through The <i>Century</i> Recipe for a nice nap: A beer and a whopping bbq turkey sandwich from Tommy’s Joynt followed by last night’s SFIAAFF film by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, actually titled Syndromes and a Century.
Arts & Entertainment SFIAFF: <em>Air Guitar Nation</em> Long-time readers of SFist will know that we love (love!) all things Air Guitar, both for its obvious silliness and its devotion to the rawk. So when we heard that Air Guitar Nation
Arts & Entertainment SFIAAFF: <i>The Great Happiness Space: Tales Of An Osaka Love Thief</i> As SFist Mihi so wisely put it in her review, "Don't hate the player, hate the game." As we got totally caught up in the -like mind games between the host men and
Arts & Entertainment SFIAAFF: Looking For Love at <i>Summer Palace</i> and <i>Mistress of Spices</i> This was a good weekend, thanks in large part to the Asian-American film festival. We spent part of the past two days at the Castro checking out a couple of remarkably different films:
Arts & Entertainment SFIAAFF: <i>Na Kamalei: The Men Of Hula</i> The moving and inspirational has the distinction of being the first movie to sell out in this year's San Francisco Int'l Asian-American Film Festival -- and the buzz only got better once the
Arts & Entertainment SFIAAFF: Opening Night! On our tightly-packed MUNI ride to the Castro to the opening night festivities for the San Francisco International Asian-American Film Festival, we were squooshed next to three thrilled Asian-American film lovers eagerly listing
Arts & Entertainment Conan O'Brien Coming to San Francisco, Hopes For Appearance By Horny Manatee Rise What kind of San Francisco-centric guests would you like to see on the show, aside from the obvious Gavin and Jen pairing? When Letterman came to town way back in 1996 we were
Arts & Entertainment What’s There to Love About the East Bay: Lots! Next Up: The Troubled Tale of the Speakeasy Theaters But apparently all is not well in the land of discount movies and cheap beer. The Contra Costa County Times is reporting that the new Cerrito Theater is having some trouble trying to
Arts & Entertainment Review: Indestructible at Cinequest The narrative of Indestructible is focused on Byer’s search for hope via treatments all over the world and on his interactions with his young son. After undergoing a risky and experimental surgery
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews "One Man Star Wars" When we first heard about the show, "One Man Star Wars", we weren't sure whether it was the dumbest idea ever or the awesomest idea ever. After seeing it, we can say with
Arts & Entertainment Dinner First, and then TheaterFIRST in Old Oakland There's a little theater company doing some pretty big plays on 9th Street in downtown Oakland AND offering dining discounts at neighboring restaurants for ticket holders. Part philosophical exploration, part 11th-Century Middle Eastern
Arts & Entertainment IndieFest: <i>The Substance Of Things Hoped For</i> We’re sure there are a lot of great films at Indiefest, but we screened one of the best on Wednesday night at the Roxie - The Substance of Things Hoped For. Daphne
Arts & Entertainment Indiefest: Stalking Santa What, you don't believe in Santa Claus? Don't tell that to Dr.Lloyd Darrow, a self-proclaimed 'Santa-ologist', whose life's mission is to uncover the truth about the elusive fat man who visits us
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Cocola is a No-No-La. . . At Least For The Coffee There are many fine examples of patisseries and boulangeries that make wonderful coffee. Cocola, located in the Westfield, that wondrous new monstrosity of a shopping complex, is not one of them. While we're
