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July 19, 2011
'The Shooting' with Monte Hellman
Jul 23, 2011Written by 'Five Easy Pieces' scribe Carole Eastman and also starring Jack Nicholson, Monte Hellman's bleak, existential indie western, 'The Shooting,' is ripe for re-evaluation. Hellman, also director of polarizing American indie classic 'Two Lane Blacktop,' will be in attendance for this Saturday's screening at Smith Rafael Film Center. More info cafilm.org. Hellman will also appear Friday June 22 at SF's Roxie Theater for the local premiere of his new film 'Road to Nowhere.'
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June 14, 2011
Another Hole in the Head Film Festival
Jun 16, 2011SF IndieFest's annual Another Hole in the Head Film Festival, which features 16 entertaining, inexplicable days of contemporary, comedic, sci-fi and dark fantasy horror films, continues for another week. The event is hosted by Roxie Theater. More at sfindie.com.
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June 7, 2011
Another Hole in the Head Film Festival
Jun 16, 2011SF IndieFest's annual Another Hole in the Head Film Festival, which features 16 entertaining, inexplicable days of contemporary, comedic, sci-fi and dark fantasy horror films, continues for another week. The event is hosted by Roxie Theater. More at sfindie.com.
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May 31, 2011
Another Hole in the Head Film Festival
Jun 16, 2011SF IndieFest's annual Another Hole in the Head Film Festival, which features 16 entertaining, inexplicable days of contemporary, comedic, sci-fi and dark fantasy horror films, continues for another week. The event is hosted by Roxie Theater. More at sfindie.com.
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June 7, 2011
‘My Heart Is an Idiot’
Jun 10, 2011David Meiklejohn’s first feature-length documentary, ‘My Heart Is An Idiot,’ which follows Davy Rothbart as he travels and receives love-life advice from those he encounters, plays at Roxie Theater. Zooey Deschanel, Ira Glass, Newt Gingrich and Davy’s mom are among those contributing thoughts. More at roxie.com.
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June 9, 2011
‘My Heart Is an Idiot’
Jun 10, 2011David Meiklejohn’s first feature-length documentary, ‘My Heart Is An Idiot,’ which follows Davy Rothbart as he travels and receives love-life advice from those he encounters, plays at Roxie Theater. Zooey Deschanel, Ira Glass, Newt Gingrich and Davy’s mom are among those contributing thoughts. More at roxie.com.
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May 31, 2011
‘The Best & The Brightest’
Jun 2, 2011Josh Shelov’s comedy ‘The Best & The Brightest’ plays at Roxie Theater before its wide release this summer. The film features Neil Patrick Harris and Bonnie Somerville as yuppies from New York fighting to get their daughter into an elitist private kindergarten. More at roxie.com.
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New Era Takes Hold at the Roxie
Michael Guillén
May 31, 2011The Roxie's new leaders offer notes on their unique vision for the rep house.
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June 2, 2011
New Era Takes Hold at the Roxie
Michael Guillén
May 31, 2011The Roxie's new leaders offer notes on their unique vision for the rep house.
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Q & A
New Era Takes Hold at the Roxie
Michael Guillén
May 31, 2011The Roxie's new leaders offer notes on their unique vision for the rep house.
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New Era Takes Hold at the Roxie
Michael Guillén
May 31, 2011The Roxie's new leaders offer notes on their unique vision for the rep house.
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June 2, 2011
New Era Takes Hold at the Roxie
Michael Guillén
May 31, 2011The Roxie's new leaders offer notes on their unique vision for the rep house.
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Q & A
New Era Takes Hold at the Roxie
Michael Guillén
May 31, 2011The Roxie's new leaders offer notes on their unique vision for the rep house.
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May 10, 2011
I Wake Up Dreaming 2011: The Legendary and the Lost
May 19, 2011Roxie Theater brings in two weeks of rare film noir in its I Wake Up Dreaming 2011: The Legendary and the Lost program. A full 14 double features, including ‘The Web’ and ‘711 Ocean Drive,’ are presented in 35mm prints. More at roxie.com.
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May 17, 2011
I Wake Up Dreaming 2011: The Legendary and the Lost
May 19, 2011Roxie Theater brings in two weeks of rare film noir in its I Wake Up Dreaming 2011: The Legendary and the Lost program. A full 14 double features, including ‘The Web’ and ‘711 Ocean Drive,’ are presented in 35mm prints. More at roxie.com.
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April 19, 2011
ATA Film & Video Festival
Apr 20, 2011Roxie Theater hosts Playback: ATA Film & Video Festival 2006-2010, a one-day event that showcases a selection of short films from the experimental media arts gallery. More at roxie.com.
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April 12, 2011
‘Some Days are Better Than Others’
Apr 15, 2011Roxie Theater presents ‘Some Days are Better Than Others,’ a debut feature-length film by Matt McCormick that explores the mutual struggles of hope shared amongst a group of eclectic characters. The film features Carrie Brownstein (Sleater-Kinney) as well as James Mercer (The Shins). More at roxie.com.
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April 5, 2011
The 7th Annual San Francisco Women’s Film Festival
Apr 6, 2011The 7th Annual San Francisco Women’s Film Festival opens with ‘Grace, Milly, Lucy… Child Soldiers’ and runs five days, with shows and events at the Roxie Theater, Ninth Street Independent Film Center and Mission Workshop. More at roxie.com and womensfilminstitute.com.
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March 29 2011
‘Orgasm, Inc.’
Apr 1, 2011Liz Canner’s astounding and yet amusing documentary ‘Orgasm, Inc.,’ which examines the attempt of pharmaceutical companies to take advantage of women’s desire to orgasm to sell perhaps ineffective and possibly dangerous medications, plays at Roxie Theater. Opening reception with Canner takes place at Good Vibrations on April 2 and a panelist discussion featuring Dr. Carol Queen follows an April 4 showing. More at roxie.com.
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March 22, 2011
'Queen of the Sun: What are the Bees Telling Us?'
Mar 25, 2011Director Taggart Siegel participates in a Q&A at Roxie Theater following the evening showings on March 25, 27 and 28 of his recent documentary, ‘Queen of the Sun: What are the Bees Telling Us?,’ which examines the recent global disappearance of bees. More at roxie.com.
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March 15, 2011
‘You Won’t Miss Me’
Mar 18, 2011Ry Russo-Young’s 2009 Gotham Independent Film Award winner and Sundance Film Festival Selection, ‘You Won’t Miss Me,’ plays for one week at Roxie Theater. The film features Stella Schnabel, who plays a 23 year-old just released from a psychiatric hospital. More at roxie.com.
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March 15, 2011
‘William S. Burroughs: A Man Within’
Mar 15, 2011“At times William S. Burroughs seemed less the author of fiction than a creation of it,” writes Dennis Harvey in SF360; director Yony Leyser offers what Harvey calls a "fascinating, impressionistic" treatment of the subject in ‘William S. Burroughs: A Man Within.’ Leyser and other special guests offer a Q&A following the showing of their film, Tuesday, March 15. More at roxie.com.
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February 22, 2011
'The Woman Chaser'
Feb 25, 2011Director Robinson Devor and actor Patrick Warburton are in person at Roxie Theater to show their 1999 noir film, ‘The Woman Chaser,’ which tells the story of a used care salesman who strives to write and direct his own film in an attempt to find fame and fortune. More at roxie.com.
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February 22, 2011
SFFS KinoTek: Laurel Nakadate Double Feature
Feb 24, 2011As part of Laurel Nakadate: Fever Dreams, photographer and filmmaker Nakadate appears in person at the Roxie Theater for a Q&A following a double-feature of her transfixing, transforming feature-length films, including 2010's 'The Wolf Knife' and 2009's 'Stay the Same Never Change.' More, including info on Nakadate work on display in the Mission, at sffs.org.
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February 1, 2011
SF Indiefest
Feb 3, 2011Roxie Theater hosts the 13th SF Indiefest, which presents 15 raucous days of both feature and short independent films. Opening Night features Gregg Araki’s ‘Kaboom,’ with an afterparty at CELLspace and live music. More at sfindie.com.
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February 1, 2011
'Lemmy'
Feb 1, 2011‘Lemmy,’ Greg Olliver and Wes Orshoski’s 2010 documentary exploring the over 40-year music career of lead singer of Motörhead, Lemmy Kilmister, plays at Roxie Theater. More at roxie.com.
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January 25, 2011
Herzog in Focus
Jan 31, 2011The Roxie Theater and San Francisco Film Society present ‘Herzog In Focus,’ a class taught by Bill Nichols, which analyzes the work of German filmmaker Werner Herzog. More at roxie.com and sffs.org.
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January 18, 2011
'Two in The Wave'
Jan 21, 2011Roxie Theater presents ‘Two In The Wave,’ a documentary showcasing the friendship and eventual fall out of French New Wave filmmakers Francois Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard. Actual short works from Truffaut and Godard play after the film. More at roxie.com.
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January 18, 2011
'Genghis Blues'
Jan 18, 2011Roxie Theater presents ‘Genghis Blues,’ Roko Belic’s 1999 Oscar nominated Best Documentary feature about the unlikely throat-singing champion Paul Pena. Current throat-singing artist Kongar-Ol Ondar attends and performs following the feature. More at roxie.com.
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January 4, 2010
'The Strange Case of Angelica'
Jan 7, 2011A deceased bride comes to life before the lens of a young photographer in this mysterious film from Portugal’s most prolific film director, Manoel de Oliveira. ‘The Strange Case of Angelica’ plays at the Roxie Theater. More at roxie.com.
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December 21, 2010
'Boxing Gym'
Dec 27, 2010While 'The Fighter' and 'Black Swan' duke it out at the multiplex, the Roxie offers its own take on male and female athletes via Frederick Wiseman's 'Boxing Gym.' Unexpected views of the American institution emerge in Wiseman's look at Lord's Gym in Austin, Texas. A master of his craft, Wiseman brings out the sport's hypnotic beauty without the aid of narration or interviews. More at roxie.com.
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December 28, 2010
Film 2010: Moments, Trends, Docs and the Best of the Bay Area
Susan Gerhard
Dec 24, 2010The Bay Area film community sounds off on the best/worst trends, times, docs and Bay Area-made films of 2010.
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Film 2010: Moments, Trends, Docs and the Best of the Bay Area
Susan Gerhard
Dec 24, 2010The Bay Area film community sounds off on the best/worst trends, times, docs and Bay Area-made films of 2010.
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January 6, 2010
Film 2010: Moments, Trends, Docs and the Best of the Bay Area
Susan Gerhard
Dec 24, 2010The Bay Area film community sounds off on the best/worst trends, times, docs and Bay Area-made films of 2010.
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Film 2010: Moments, Trends, Docs and the Best of the Bay Area
Susan Gerhard
Dec 24, 2010The Bay Area film community sounds off on the best/worst trends, times, docs and Bay Area-made films of 2010.
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December 23, 2010
Film 2010: YouTube, WeTube
Susan Gerhard
Dec 22, 2010Is this what we talk about when we talk about YouTube?
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December 28, 2010
Film 2010: YouTube, WeTube
Susan Gerhard
Dec 22, 2010Is this what we talk about when we talk about YouTube?
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Film 2010: YouTube, WeTube
Susan Gerhard
Dec 22, 2010Is this what we talk about when we talk about YouTube?
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Reviews
Film 2010: YouTube, WeTube
Susan Gerhard
Dec 22, 2010Is this what we talk about when we talk about YouTube?
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December 14, 2010
'Stranger than Paradise'
Dec 16, 2010An early example of Jim Jarmusch’s thorough craftsmanship and characteristic sense of humor, ‘Stranger than Paradise’ stars John Lurie as a young New Yorker obligated to look after his visiting Hungarian cousin for ten days. This seminal ‘80s independent production plays at the Roxie Theater. More at roxie.com.
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December 14, 2010
'Ghost Bird' with Scott Crocker in Person
Dec 16, 2010Bay Area filmmaker Scott Crocker joins the hunt for the extinct Ivory-Billed Woodpecker and captures a bizarre story about myth, nature and economics in the process. Crocker appears in person at the Smith Rafael Film Center and Roxie Theater this week. More at roxie.com and cafilm.org.
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December 16, 2010
John Waters, New Leadership Renew Roxie
Robert Avila
Dec 15, 2010Waters’ live Christmas show at the Roxie raised money for San Francisco’s oldest continuously operating theater as it moves full-steam into its second century.
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John Waters, New Leadership Renew Roxie
Robert Avila
Dec 15, 2010Waters’ live Christmas show at the Roxie raised money for San Francisco’s oldest continuously operating theater as it moves full-steam into its second century.
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John Waters, New Leadership Renew Roxie
Robert Avila
Dec 15, 2010Waters’ live Christmas show at the Roxie raised money for San Francisco’s oldest continuously operating theater as it moves full-steam into its second century.
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December 7, 2010
‘Bad Writing’
Dec 10, 2010Ever wonder how a literary heavyweight might critique your angst-ridden teenage poetry? In ‘Bad Writing’ filmmaker Vernon Lott hands his dusty pages over to some seasoned pros in search of honest feedback and an answer to the film’s predominant question: What’s the difference between good writing and bad? Plays at the Roxie Theater. More at roxie.com.
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November 16, 2010
Destroy All Movies!!!
Nov 19, 2010This Roxie Theater double feature rejoices in ‘80s punk cinema with ‘Surf II,’ a sequel to a film that was never made, and the outrageous story of a young geek who seeks to destroy surfers by turning them into zombies, plus the classic ‘Times Square,’ which tells of The Sleaze Sisters, two insane asylum runaways who become heroes of New York’s disenchanted youth and features music by Talking Heads and Roxy Music. Presented by editors of the book ‘Destroy All Movies!!!: The Complete Guide to Punks on Film’ and Alamo Drafthouse programmers Zack Carlson and Bryan Connolly. More at roxie.com.
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November 2, 2010
Cinema by the Bay/Essential SF
Nov 5, 2010Now in its second year, SFFS's Cinema by the Bay brings Bay Area films and filmmakers to Mission venues the Roxie Theater, the Lab and Southern Exposure. As part of the festivities, SF360 Presents Essential SF November 8, featuring a hard-core handful of the Bay Area's vital filmmakers and institutions. Look for more on the shows at sffs.org.
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November 2, 2010
Ed Burns Master Class and ‘Nice Guy Johnny’
Nov 4, 2010The Roxie Theater hosts a San Francisco Film Society special presentation: Hollywood 2.0 is a discussion with Ed Burns on the making, marketing and distributing of his new film, ‘Nice Guy Johnny,’ which screens after the event. More at sffs.org.
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Essential SF: Rick Prelinger
Dennis Harvey
Nov 2, 2010Rick Prelinger’s efforts at preserving ephemeral films have made him indispensable to the cinema of San Francisco—and the world.
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November 3 2010
Essential SF: Rick Prelinger
Dennis Harvey
Nov 2, 2010Rick Prelinger’s efforts at preserving ephemeral films have made him indispensable to the cinema of San Francisco—and the world.
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October 26, 2010
‘Straight to Hell Returns’
Oct 31, 2010'Straight to Hell Returns,' Alex Cox’s re-tweaked version of his bloody spaghetti western parody, featuring performances by Dennis Hopper, Jim Jarmusch and Courtney Love, arrives at the Roxie Theater in time to scare up some laughs on Halloween. Director Alex Cox appears in person to talk about the film's added scenes or anything else you have in mind. More at roxie.com.
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October 12, 2010
SF Docfest
Oct 19, 2010SF Docfest continues through October 28 with its reliable blend of eccentricity and outrage. Films screening during week two include 'Trampoline' and 'Vanishing of the Bees.' More at sfindie.com.
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October 19, 2010
SF Docfest
Oct 19, 2010SF Docfest continues through October 28 with its reliable blend of eccentricity and outrage. Films screening during week two include 'Trampoline' and 'Vanishing of the Bees.' More at sfindie.com.
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October 5, 2010
'Talking with Gods'
Oct 8, 2010Peter Meaney’s thorough documentary focuses on the eccentric and prolific Scottish comic book writer Grant Morrison, with insight from several of Morrison’s closest collaborators including Phil Jimenez, Frank Quitely, and Jill Thompson. ‘Talking With Gods’ plays at the Roxie Theater.
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Altman Versus the World
Dennis Harvey
Sep 20, 2010A series at the Roxie mines the fault lines in Robert Altman's varied oeuvre.
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Reviews
Altman Versus the World
Dennis Harvey
Sep 20, 2010A series at the Roxie mines the fault lines in Robert Altman's varied oeuvre.
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September 23, 2010
Altman Versus the World
Dennis Harvey
Sep 20, 2010A series at the Roxie mines the fault lines in Robert Altman's varied oeuvre.
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The Roxie's New Leadership
Michael Fox
Apr 21, 2010The Statton era has begun. Kate and Chris Statton have officially assumed the positions of co-executive directors of the venerable Mission District cinema.
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