Posts Tagged ‘film’

Lorax Fever Sweeps San Francisco

Thursday, March 15th, 2012

Sometimes I just don’t know…

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OMG, Get Your Free Tickets for the New Ewan McGregor Film, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, at Noon Today

Tuesday, March 6th, 2012

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is opening soon but you can see it before anybody else on Thursday night at 7:30 PM in San Francisco’s Financial District if you email me after I make a Tweet around noontime today, Tuesday, March 6th, 2012.

That’s today’s game, let’s see if you can figure out how to win. But what I told you is what you need to know.

This looks like an excellent movie to me, that’s why I’m doing this promotion.

Check the Twitter starting at noon. The first five winners win a pair of ticks.

OMG, Now You Can Buy the Lorax’s Breakfast at IHOP: Green Eggs and Ham, Truffula Trees, the Works

Monday, March 5th, 2012

The Truffula Trees offered at IHOP’s brand new Lorax’s Breakfast special are actually broccoli, so consider yourself warned.

But the creamed spinach to make the eggs green, well that’s a genius move:

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See you there!

Word From the Street: Bridge Theatre – Open Since 1939 – Melancholia

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

As seen at 3010 Geary near Blake in the Inner Richmond District: 

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“1 Screen. Built in 1939. Operated by Landmark since 1991. Only one mile west of Japan Town and one mile south of the Presidio, the Bridge Theatre is conveniently and centrally located in the Inner Richmond District. Named after the Golden Gate bridge which was built two years before, it is one of San Francisco’s most beloved single-screen movie palaces, featuring independent films and foreign language cinema since the 1950s.”

“Bring It On – The Musical” a Huge Success at Our Orpheum Theatre – Lots of Real Cheerleaders on Hand at Opening Night

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

Bring It On opened last night at SHN’s Orpheum Theatre.

You’ll have to see this crew flying high by January 7th, 2012.

Bring It On Company - Photo by: Michael Lamont

Oh, and look who was there, it’s the Oakland Raiderettes:

Via MsMelodyMills

…and the 49er’s Gold Rush:

Via SHNSF

Everybody had a great time.

See you there!

All the deets:

“BRING IT ON: THE MUSICAL is the explosive new musical comedy that raises the stakes on over-the-top high school rivalries. Set against the world of competitive cheerleading, this powerhouse new show hilariously proves that winning isn’t everything when it means losing something – or someone – you really care about.

BRING IT ON: THE MUSICAL unites some of the freshest and funniest creative minds on Broadway, including Tony Award-winning writer Jeff Whitty (Avenue Q); Tony Award-winning composer Lin-Manuel Miranda (In The Heights); Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning composer Tom Kitt (Next to Normal) and lyricist Amanda Green (High Fidelity); Tony Award-winning orchestrator Alex Lacamoire (Wicked); and Tony Award-winning director/choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler (In The Heights).

This new musical comedy combines an exciting fresh sound, gravity-defying choreography, and a thrilling story to create a show worth cheering for.

It’s “guaranteed to be everything you wished for, nothing like you expected, but exactly what you will love.” -AOL.com

Game On!

For more information on the show, click here.”

“FURLINED” is the Latest Film Project to Hit North Beach: A Different Kind of Shooting on Broadway

Monday, December 5th, 2011

They’re shooting a film or a video or a television show or something up on Broadway in North Beach these days.

See? (Not even one machine pistol in sight on Broadway near Front)

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FYI.

Ongoing “Complete Harry Potter Marathon” A Huge Success at Our Castro Theatre – Entire Canon for Just $24

Sunday, November 20th, 2011

This is the kind of stuff the Castro Theatre does all the time, so why don’t you click here to keep up with things at San Francisco Landmark #100?

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20 hours of Harry for $24 – what a bargain!

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 19
DAY 1 (ONLY $12 FOR 1 OR ALL 4 FILMS!):
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone 12noon
Directed by Chris Columbus | 2001 | 152 min | DCP ‘Scope
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2:50
Directed by Chris Columbus | 2002 | 161 min | DCP ‘Scope
- 30 MINUTE INTERMISSION -
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 6:00
Directed by Alfonso Cuarón | 2004 | 142 min | DCP ‘Scope
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 8:35
Directed by Mike Newell | 2005 | 157 min | DCP ‘Scope

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 20
DAY 2 (ONLY $12 FOR 1 OR ALL 4 FILMS!):
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 12noon
Directed by David Yates | 2007 | 138 min | DCP ‘Scope
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2:30
Directed by David Yates | 2009 | 153 min | DCP ‘Scope
- 30 MINUTE INTERMISSION - 
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 5:30
Directed by David Yates | 2010 | 146 min | DCP ‘Scope
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 in 3D 8:10
Directed by David Yates | 2011 | 130 min | DCP ‘Scope

Mr. Gary Oldman Graces San Francisco for “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” – British Consulate’s Sneak Peek – “Cool Britannia”

Thursday, November 17th, 2011

Well here it is:

“The British Consul General, Ms Priya Guha, requests the pleasure of your company at a reception prior to a screening of “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” November 16, 6:00-7:15pm”

O.K. then. And that’s not at all a typical kind of thing for San Francisco’s consular community, really, but our British Consulate-General is out there in the Bay Area promoting the heck out of Britain. (Cool Britannia they used to call it.) And actually that’s not a hard job when you have Kate Middleton’s Royal Wedding this year (and her recent California visit, dropping by just to say “hi”) and the upcoming 2012 Summer Olympics and whathaveyou.

Add to that list the start of a movie series that could rival James Bond and Harry Potter, who knows. It’s Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (that’s a nice trailer, huh?) featuring Mr. Gary Oldman (H.P.’s godfather!) and, already, it has an obscenely-high 97% positive rating at Rotten Tomatoes. Check it:

“Based on the classic novel of the same name, the international thriller is set at the height of the Cold War years of the mid-20th Century. George Smiley (Gary Oldman), a disgraced British spy, is rehired in secret by his government – which fears that the British Secret Intelligence Service, a.k.a. MI-6, has been compromised by a double agent working for the Soviets.”

So last night, San Francisco’s first female British Consul General, Ms. Priya Guha, introduced this film at the Century 9 in Westfield’s San Francisco Centre. She pointed out that Britain is quite big in the movie biz, having over 100 film studios and 2500 post-production companies.

And then it was on with the show.

And then, who popped up as the curtain dropped but Gary Oldman and Director Tomas Alfredson. (Or so I’m told.) This very same crew was up in San Rafael two days ago and who knows where they’ll be tonight:

“OH MY GOD, Gary Oldman is coming to the Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy screening tonight?!!” 

Anway, I don’t have a shot for you, so:

INSERT PHOTO OF MSSRS. OLDMAN AND ALFREDSON WITH CONSUL GENERAL HERE

But I do have shots from last night of people who may or may not have wanted their photos taken, so I’ll leave them caption-free. (I’ll note that CBS Channel 5 was def. in the house with famous Liam Mayclem and Beth Spotswood (she’s earned a page on Wiki now? Wow) on hand.)

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So, Enter the Circus yourself, why not, starting December 9th, 2011.

See you there!

How to Separate Teenaged Girls From Their SmartPhones: Offer Them a Sneak Peak of “Twilight: Breaking Dawn” at the Mall

Thursday, November 17th, 2011

This was the scene last night at the Century San Francisco Centre 9 Theatres above Bloomingdales in the Great WestField Mall of SoMA. Sneak peekers of the latest horrible teen vampire/werewolf flick had to check their mobiles.

How could they stand for this, for even a couple hours?

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(Can you imagine what this box would be worth in the Mid-Market just a few blocks away on 7th Street, you know the World Capitol of Stolen Phones for Sale? A lot of cabbage, that’s for sure…)