On November 4, the Balboa Theater premiered the new film Sutro’s: The Palace at Lands End to a sold out crowd, setting a house record for a doc screening at the Balboa, and also earning honors as the highest grossing… Continue Reading
Ok, exhale… The Balboa Theatre will survive! The San Francisco Neighborhood Theater Foundation announced yesterday that it has teamed up with theater Director Gary Meyer to keep the Balboa open, and develop a long-term plan for its future. And to… Continue Reading
Adolph Sutro was a visionary whose passion for engineering, building and collecting culminated in his grand masterpiece – The Sutro Baths. The baths opened to the public in 1896 as the world’s largest indoor swimming pool establishment, and later morphed… Continue Reading
Next Tuesday night, the Internet Archive will host “A Town Hall Meeting for Small-Scale Agriculture”, featuring a fall harvest potluck, a screening of the documentary film “The Greenhorns” about America’s young farming community, and a panel and roundtable discussion. The… Continue Reading
Love this shot taken by infinitely.curious.
This Friday, the 4-Star Theater on Clement will premiere Jackie Chan’s 100th film “1911 Revolution”. The film will simultaneously premiere in Hong Kong, China and Taiwan. Starring and co-directed by Jackie Chan, 1911 Revolution tells the story of the founding… Continue Reading
This Sunday, for one night only, the Balboa Theater will screen the controversial thriller “Red State”, directed by Kevin Smith. The film tells the story of a group of teens in Middle America who receive an online invitation for sex,… Continue Reading
Last Friday night, the 4-Star at 23rd and Clement hosted a live demonstration martial arts by Shaolin monks outside the theater. The performance was in honor of the opening of the new film “Shaolin”: As feuding warlords fight to expand… Continue Reading