If you haven’t spent any time on the outsidelands.org website, I highly recommend it. Run by the Western Neighborhoods Project, it’s full of history and old photos of our neighborhood as well as other ones on the Western side of… Continue Reading
Tonight only, the Balboa Theater hosts Thrillville’s Lucha Beach Party, a mini film festival featuring classic, Mexican monster mash-ups. Thrillville is a Bay Area based cult movie cabaret produced and programmed by local lounge lizard Will “the Thrill” Viharo since… Continue Reading
Perhaps you’ve heard about the upcoming Ken Burns documentary series on our country’s National Parks? On a related note, the lobby of the Balboa Theater is currently featuring the photos of Quang-Tuan Luong, specifically his series of National Park pictures.… Continue Reading
A well-known, local children’s author and his wife invite you to enjoy their favorite family movie on Sunday, September 13 at The Balboa Theater: Young Frankenstein. Daniel Handler, a.k.a Lemony Snicket, and his wife, Lisa Brown, are co-hosting a benefit… Continue Reading
As part of their “Friday Nights” program and in keeping with their current King Tut exhibition, the de Young will screen the 1954 film “The Egyptian” tonight. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Mika… Continue Reading
This past weekend, the Balboa Theater held a promotion around their showing of the popular film Julie & Julia, which follows the famous chef Julia Child as she tries to get her now world-famous culinary career off the ground. To… Continue Reading
Do you have a penchant for campy science fiction films? Then don’t miss the Sci-FI Schlock-o-Rama at the 4-Star Theater on Thursday night. The event is hosted by Thrillville, an event company dedicated to “a city of B Movie Dreams”.… Continue Reading
This Friday, August 14, a special animated film opens at the Balboa Theater called PONYO. It’s from Japan and is directed by the world famous Hayao Mayazaki whose Oscar-winning films include Spirited Away, Prince Mononoke and My Neighbor Totoro. PONYO… Continue Reading