Note: The above trailer was from last year’s program but it gives you a sense of what you’d be seeing It’s time to get cultured! The Balboa Theater is offering some new programming this summer with the help of Emerging… Continue Reading
Next Thursday night, the Balboa Theater, together with radio station KFOG, are hosting a one-night-only screening of the documentary Bruce Springsteen: The Promise – The Making of “Darkness on the Edge of Town”. The Promise, a documentary by Grammy and… Continue Reading
From 1pm until 10pm on Thursday, a feature film crew will be shooting a scene at 7th Avenue and Fulton. The scene is for an upcoming film called “Big Sur” and it recounts the events surrounding Jack Kerouac’s three brief… Continue Reading
Next Monday, April 4, the Balboa Theater is screening a new documentary called “Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead”. It’s the story of Australian Joe Cross who was topping out at 310 pounds and battling a debilitating autoimmune disease. The film… Continue Reading
Despite it’s opening on April 1 at the 4-Star Theater, the documentary film “The Elephant in the Living Room” is no joke. The film documents the controversial American subculture of raising dangerous animals as common household pets: Director Michael Webber… Continue Reading
For a limited time (through Thursday 3/17 only), the Balboa Theater is screening the short films (live action or animated) that were nominated for Academy Awards this year. Stop in to see all five films nominated for Best Short Film… Continue Reading
This Thursday only, the Balboa Theater (3630 Balboa Street) will host a screening of the rock ‘n roll documentary “The Harmony Game: The Making of Bridge Over Troubled Water”. The film commemorates the 40th anniversary of Paul Simon and Art… Continue Reading
Let the countdown begin to the 83rd annual Academy Awards, taking place this Sunday night. The Balboa always gets in the spirit and this year is no different. Beginning Tuesday, the DOC Film Institute at SF State and the Balboa… Continue Reading