Pearl Jam Twenty from Pearl Jam on Vimeo. The Balboa Theater will be screening “Pearl Jam Twenty”, a new rockumentary from acclaimed director Cameron Crowe. The film chronicles the band’s history and wild ride with the music business and fame.… Continue Reading
“Are you ready for the most successful mainstream soft-core porn in Asia?” That was the one of the lines in the 4-Star Theater’s newsletter this week, referring to Friday’s opening of the film Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy. Described as… Continue Reading
Starting this Friday, the Balboa Theatre will present “From Britain with Love”, a collection of six brand new films representing the very best of British independent cinema. Curated by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, and presented by UK Film… Continue Reading
The Chronicle reports today that Balboa Theater owner/director Gary Meyer will be leaving his post in mid-August. He’s been running the theater since February 2001. Since he took over the lease, the Balboa has managed to survive through the growth… Continue Reading
On Friday, the critically acclaimed documentary “Make Believe” opens at the Balboa Theater. The film follows six of the world’s best young magicians as they pursue the title of Teen World Champion, leading viewers on their personal journeys of transformation… Continue Reading
Photo from cinematour.com CinemaTour.com has an excellent photo collection of the exterior and interior of the Alexandria Theater, taken just before it closed in February, 2004. The photos do a nice job of capturing its art deco and Egyptian design… Continue Reading
In her SF Chronicle column today, Leah Garchik wrote about a family of raccoons that tried to make a home under the stage in one of the 4-Star’s theaters. The 4-Star Theater, located at 23rd Avenue and Clement, confirmed that… Continue Reading
Last weekend, some Richmond District residents participated in the 48 Hour Film Festival in which each team draws a random assignment, is given even more random parameters, and then has 2 days to conceive, write, shoot and edit a short… Continue Reading