On Tuesday night, comedian and actor Adam Corolla will be at the Balboa Theater for a Q&A after screenings of his new comedy “Road Hard”. About the film: After his movie and television career has run dry, Bruce Madsen (Adam… Continue Reading
This Saturday at 10am, 5pm and 7:30pm, the Balboa Theater will screen the film “It’s a Wonderful Life”, the 1946 holiday classic starring Jimmy Stewart. This is your chance to see it on the big screen! Tickets are available online… Continue Reading
This Thursday, the Balboa Theater continues its weekly rockumentary series with a screening of “When You’re Strange”, a 2010 documentary about the legendary band fronted by the late Jim Morrison. Narrated by Johnny Depp (did you see him recently at… Continue Reading
Who’s hungry like the wolf? This Wednesday night, the Balboa Theater will screen Duran Duran: Unstaged, a concert film directed by none other than David Lynch. The film captures a 2011 concert at Los Angeles’ Mayan Theater and was originally… Continue Reading
This hit the blogosphere a few weeks ago but we’re just getting around to it now… A new map has been created that shows where movie scenes have been shot in San Francisco. The data comes from an open source… Continue Reading
Every Thursday this summer, the Balboa Theater will be showing a different music documentary / rockumentary. First up this week is Holding on to Jah, which details the history of Jamaica, Reggae music, and the Rasta movement. Other highlights in… Continue Reading
Transit Accident at Euclid & Arguello Boulevard with onlookers | November 17, 1915. Courtesy of SFMTA Archives Not too many links to share this week, but like a good loaf of bread, we don’t want them to go stale… How… Continue Reading
“Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life…” That is the opening line to “Let’s Go Crazy” by Prince, the first track off his album Purple Rain and also the opening song of the… Continue Reading