Movies
Tuesday, February 7
Left in the Dark: Portraits of San Francisco Movie Theatres celebrates twentieth century movie theatres and moviegoing through lush full-color fine art photographs and personal essays that offer both scholarly and literary appeal.
Julie Lindow, editor of Left in the Dark, will introduce the book. Authors Katherine Petrin …
Monday, February 13
The rock concert venue The Independent hosts Monday night free movie screenings called Cinema Drafthouse. Free admission, but there’s a two-drink minimum (which we’ve never actually seen enforced). During movie nights, the Independent also serves pitchers of beers, something they don’t do during concerts.
On February 13th …
Tuesday, February 14
Forget dinner and a movie – try beer and a movie. Nibble on some TCHO chocolate and sip on some Almanac Beer that have been paired perfectly (all included in the $15 ticket price).
They’ll be screening The Love of Beer with the filmmaker, Alison Grayson, who will talk about …
Perfect for couples or girls night out, five lucky Funcheapers will get to take the journey back to the Titanic in 3D on Valentine’s Night with front-of-the-line spots to this special advanced screening - that means guaranteed reserved seats at this secret movie theater location in SF …
Thursday, February 16
Chilean poet, performance artist and filmmaker Cecilia Vicuña will introduce her latest work, “Kon Kon” (HD video, 54 minutes, Chile, 2010).
In this documentary poem, Vicuña returns to Con Con beach, the birthplace of her art in Chile, where the sea is dying and an ancient …
As part of Beer Week, The Make Out Room will debut 3 short films from Black Star Beer’s Great American Road Trip, a never-been-seen before documentary series depicting the heart and soul of this Montana beer, the spirit and backbone of the West and amazing …
Friday, February 17
Experience the great films of Hollywood’s Golden Era in one of America’s finest Art Deco movie palace.
With over 3,000 seats and a meticulously-restored interior, the Paramount offers a true “Movie Palace” experience straight out of the 1930s – with period newsreels, cartoons, previews, live music …
Tuesday, February 21
Shukree Hassan Tilghman, a 29-year-old African American filmmaker, is on a cross-country campaign to end Black History Month. Through this thoughtful, humorous journey, More Than a Month investigates what the treatment of history tells us about race and equality in a “post-racial” America.
Post-screening discussion will …
