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10 years later, H.P. Mendoza’s ‘Fruit Fly’ plays a very changed San Francisco

Pam Grady - May 21, 2020

What Fruit Fly writer/director H.P. Mendoza originally had in mind for the film's 10th anniversary screening at this year's CAAMFest was a replay of...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: ‘5 Blocks’ delves into Mid-Market development quandary

Dennis Harvey - May 12, 2020

Many everyday things have been notable for their absence during the shutdown, so something that stood out was construction—because it never seemed to stop,...

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Screen Grabs: Two of SF’s biggest acting exports light up screens again

Dennis Harvey - May 9, 2020

One of the first cultural casualties of the pandemic was, of course, live theater, with many local productions stopped mid-run, others’ openings canceled, and...

Culture

Tom Ammiano’s feisty new memoir tells all, from Milk to mayoral run

Marke B. - May 7, 2020

In 'Kiss My Gay Ass,' the eminent politico, activist, comedian, teacher, and personality spills the tea.

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: How Weird (that everything is virtual now)

Marke B. - April 30, 2020

As we move farther toward festival season, it's really dawning that our hugest events will take place on our screens. It's not like we...

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Screen Grabs: New flicks (yes, they still exist)

Dennis Harvey - April 20, 2020

As a change of pace from our recent columns compiling lists of choice home-viewing items from the celluloid past, this week we’ll take a...

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: We can do this!

Marke B. - April 17, 2020

We may be going through tough times, but we're still producing the art, music, culture, deep inquiry, and joy that continue to sustain us....

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Screen Grabs: More marathon movies to help sustain you

Dennis Harvey - April 15, 2020

Part 2 in our survey of really, really long films for your sequestrian pleasure casts its big net over films from around the globe,...

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Screen Grabs: Horse Feathers!—and even more great comedy streaming

Dennis Harvey - April 10, 2020

Before winding up, for the time being at least, our survey of cinematic comedies that will lighten up your house arrest sojourn (part one...

Culture

Need a quick lift? Meet our favorite locals on TikTok

Tamara Palmer - April 9, 2020

With many of us homebound and in the mood to master new media formats ("one-minute videos—how tough can that be?"), there’s now time to...

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10 years later, H.P. Mendoza’s ‘Fruit Fly’ plays a very changed San Francisco

Screen Grabs: ‘5 Blocks’ delves into Mid-Market development quandary

Screen Grabs: Two of SF’s biggest acting exports light up screens again

Tom Ammiano’s feisty new memoir tells all, from Milk to mayoral run

Arts Forecast: How Weird (that everything is virtual now)

Screen Grabs: New flicks (yes, they still exist)

Arts Forecast: We can do this!

Screen Grabs: More marathon movies to help sustain you

Screen Grabs: Horse Feathers!—and even more great comedy streaming

Need a quick lift? Meet our favorite locals on TikTok

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