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Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
Boy, you people really stayed away from this movie when it was released earlier this year. Oh well.
Anyway, the Red Vic is showing it today, so there you go.
This one is oppressive. Each of its 122 minutes is bleak, but you got to love the beginning (the first five minutes especially), the ending, and everything inbetwixt.
Well then, here’s the consensus: “With confident pacing, a smart script, and a top-notch cast, Animal Kingdom represents the best the Australian film industry has to offer.”
O.K. then. But now let’s hear from those who don’t like/love AK.
Here are the three people so far who didn’t cotton to Animal Kingdom:
Moving Pictures magazine. Granted, no one could miss the King of the Jungle lion metaphor. Maybe it’s a bit heavy-handed, but the movie only spends about 2% of its time on it and I liked the scene with the still photos of masked robbers and the one depicting the Outback as African savannah. And those rifles you saw were actually handguns.
The Village Voice. All right, but they’re his uncles, not his cousins. Pay attention, dude.
Slant magazine. So, if you didn’t like the “laughably operatic slow-mo and portentous orchestral music” I can see how that could ruin this picture for you, but I didn’t find it laughable at all. And, by the way, where’s your Sundance Grand Jury Award, pal? O.K then.
Anyway, everybody else in the world thinks this film is excellent.
Tags: 2010, Animal Kingdom, ashbury, australia, bay area, Berkeley, california, Century 5, Cinearts, clay, county, crime, Family, film, marin, Metreon, Mill Valley, movie, palo alto, Pleasant Hill, red vic. haight, row, San Francisco, san jose, Santana, Santana Row, Sequoia, Shattuck, street
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Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
Boy, this one is oppressive. Each of its 122 minutes is bleak, but you got to love the beginning (the first five minutes especially), the ending, and everything inbetwixt.
So stop reading and make plans:
Opening in August 20:
Metreon and Clay [Perhaps your last chance to see a movie here as it's closing down at the end of August] in San Francisco
Shattuck in Berkeley
Opening in August 27:
Sequoia in Mill Valley
Cinearts in Palo Alto
Century 5 in Pleasant Hill
Santana Row in San Jose
Oh, that’s not enough to get you to buy your tickets today?
Well then , here’s the consensus: “With confident pacing, a smart script, and a top-notch cast, Animal Kingdom represents the best the Australian film industry has to offer.”
O.K. then. But now let’s hear from those who don’t like/love AK.
Here are the three people so far who didn’t cotton to Animal Kingdom:
Moving Pictures magazine. Granted, no one could miss the King of the Jungle lion metaphor. Maybe it’s a bit heavy-handed, but the movie only spends about 2% of its time on it and I liked the scene with the still photos of masked robbers and the one depicting the Outback as African savannah. And those rifles you saw were actually handguns.
The Village Voice. All right, but they’re his uncles, not his cousins. Pay attention, dude.
Slant magazine. So, if you didn’t like the “laughably operatic slow-mo and portentous orchestral music” I can see how that could ruin this picture for you, but I didn’t find it laughable at all. And, by the way, where’s your Sundance Grand Jury Award, pal? O.K then.
Anyway, everybody else in the world thinks this film is excellent.
You will too.
Tags: 2010, Animal Kingdom, australia, bay area, Berkeley, california, Century 5, Cinearts, clay, county, crime, Family, film, marin, Metreon, Mill Valley, movie, palo alto, Pleasant Hill, row, San Francisco, san jose, Santana, Santana Row, Sequoia, Shattuck
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Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
These little gutterpunks think they can just sit down on the sidewalk at the intersection of Haight and Ashbury and eat ice cream all day. Can you imagine?
Anyway, Ben and Jerry’s Free Cone Day 2010 is a huge success today, with the line running the length of four Victorian houses.
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The line at Macy’s Union Square is much shorter, as per usual on FCD. Choose or lose.
Thanks Ben, thanks, Jerry!
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Monday, March 22nd, 2010
It’s on. Once again, it’s on. Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream is having its 32nd Annual Free Cone Day this Tuesday, March 22, 2010 from 12:00 Noon to 8:00 PM.
There’ll be five four places in San Francisco (79 Jefferson, where you at?) for you to get your cone on. Click onward to see the locations for the South, East, und North Bays on the jump page or just go here to see all locations in northern North America.
On Tuesday, this udder will be equipped to dispense four new flavors:
Milk & Cookies - After the company’s recent announcement of its commitment to a full Fair Trade line-up, this new flavor is leading the pack using Fair Trade ingredients. Vanilla Ice Cream with a Chocolate Cookie Swirl, Chocolatey Chip & Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookie Pieces.
Chocowlate Chip - Fair Trade Certified Vanilla Ice Cream with Fudge Cows. (Available in Scoop Shops only)
Peanut Brittle - Peanut Brittle Ice Cream with Peanut Brittle Pieces and a Caramel Swirl.
Maple Blondie - Maple Ice Cream with Blonde Brownie Chunks and a Maple Caramel Swirl - all in honor of Olympic Medalist Hannah Teter
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Or just go for the cone, your choice.
Be aware that the B&J outlet at Haight and Ashbury can get a little crunchy and also quite a bit busy after school lets out. And without the (mostly harmless) sit/lie law on the books yet, look out for this kind of Nevius Nightmare:
Look at them there, they were just sitting / lying on the sidewalks back on Free Cone Day ’08. If I owned a house in the outer East Bay, well, my sensibilities would have been offended and my blood would have been boiling.
Anyway, observe proper Free Cone Day etiquette and…
See you there!
All the places, after the jump.
West Bay:
Ben & Jerry’s Argonaut
475 Jefferson Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
Ben & Jerry’s Jefferson Street
79 Jefferson Street
Rocket Shop
San Francisco, CA 94133
Ben & Jerry’s Fisherman’s Wharf
Pier 41
San Francisco, CA 94133
Ben & Jerry’s Macy’s
Macy’s Department Store
San Francisco, CA 94102
Ben & Jerry’s Haight Ashbury
1480 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
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