Stories about Film Noir
Homelessness and colonial media
People who live without houses are treated as social outcasts -- and that has an impact
Noir, n’est-ce pas?
With the Roxie's "The French Have a Name for It 3," a bonanza of midcentury thrillers comes to American shores.
Ficks’ Picks: The best films of 2015 (spoiler-free!)
Boxers, assassins, Star Wars, and Jem: Three dozen keepers that leapt off this year's screens.
Saving radical actions and spaces, virtually
Bay Area Society of Art and Activism "Collective Memory" project archives alternative history -- and wants you to contribute.
By Caitlin Donohue
ART LOOKS How to...
Guns, girls, gangsters storm Castro Theatre
From 'Chinatown at Midnight' to 'Dangerous Blondes,' the I Wake Up Dreaming series showcases rare noir films, Thu/6-Sept. 3.
By Dennis Harvey
SCREEN GRABS Elliot Lavine...
33rd SF Jazz Fest buzzes with diverse styles, global sounds
Ambitious sonic reach includes multicultural soul, rollicking boogie-woogie, experimental R&B, country crossovers, big brass, and Cuban classics.
By Marke B.
ALL EARS The 33rd annual installment...