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Now Playing at the Bridge Theatre
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| To save the life of their young son Joseph, Junon (Catherine Deneuve) and Abel (Jean-Paul Roussillon) conceived a third child. But little Henri was unable to help his brother, and Joseph died at the age of seven. The Vuillard family has never recovered. Many years have passed, and family relationships are more strained than ever. In particular, those between Henri (Mathieu Amalric), a cynical dropout who divides his time between women and drink, and his sister Elizabeth (Anne Consigny), authoritarian head of the family. After a violent argument, Elizabeth banishes her feckless brother, cutting him off from his nephew-a tortured adolescent beset by serious mental problems. Masterfully directed and acted, by turns savage, bittersweet, darkly comic and unbearably moving, A Christmas Tale shows internationally acclaimed filmmaker Arnaud Desplechin (Kings & Queen, La Sentinelle) at the height of his powers. Official Web Site |
Now Playing at the Opera Plaza Cinema
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| If you had a love-potion, who would you make fall madly in love with you? Timothy (Tanner Cohen), prone to escaping his dismal high school reality through dazzling musical daydreams, gets to answer that question in a very real way. After his eccentric teacher casts him as Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream, he stumbles upon a recipe hidden within the script to create the play's magical, purple love-pansy. Armed with the pansy, Timothy's fading spirit soars as he puckishly imposes a new reality by turning much of his narrow-minded town gay, beginning with the rugby-jock of his dreams. Ensnaring family, friends and enemies in this heart-wrenching chaos, Timothy forces them to walk a mile in his musical shoes. The course of true love never did run smooth, but by the end of this moving musical comedy of errors based on director/co-writer Tom Gustafson's award-winning short film "Fairies," the bumpy ride comes to a heartfelt conclusion. Official Web Site |
Now Playing at the Embarcardero Center Cinema
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| Jamal Malik (Dev Patel), an 18-year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India’s “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, and of Latika (Freida Pinto), the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show’s questions. Intrigued by Jamal’s story, the jaded Police Inspector begins to wonder what a young man with no apparent desire for riches is really doing on this game show? When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers are about to find out… Written by Simon Beaufoy (The Full Monty), based on the best selling novel Q&A by Vikas Swarup. Directed by Danny Boyle (Sunshine, Millions, Trainspotting). Official Web Site |
Now Playing at the Lumiere Theatre
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JCVD is an action-packed, comedic satire of the life of movie hero
Jean-Claude Van Damme (Bloodsport, Universal Soldier), who's known
throughout the world as the "Muscles from Brussels." In a bold and
self-deprecating role, Jean-Claude finds himself out of money, fighting for
custody of his daughter and losing every good action role to Steven Seagal.
In an attempt to escape, the aging star walks away from his shrinking spotlight
and returns home to his native Brussels. But when he is thrown into a real-life
hostage situation, everyone sees a side of Van Damme they've never seen before
as he takes on the police, battles the perpetrators and creates a media firestorm
that captures the attention of the world. Official Web Site Mick LaSalle's San Francisco Chronicle review... |
Now Playing at the Lumiere Theatre
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| For theater director Caden Cotard (Philip Seymour Hoffman), life catering to suburban blue-hairs at the local regional theater in Schenectady, New York is looking bleak. His wife (Catherine Keener) has left him to pursue her painting in Berlin. His therapist (Hope Davis) is better at plugging her best-seller than she is at counseling him. A new relationship with the alluringly candid Hazel (Samantha Morton) has prematurely run aground. And a mysterious condition is systematically shutting down each of his autonomic functions, one by one. Worried about the transience of his life, he leaves his home behind. He gathers an ensemble cast into a warehouse in New York City, hoping to create a work of brutal honesty. Co-starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michelle Williams, Tom Noonan, Emily Watson and Dianne Wiest. Written and directed by Charlie Kaufman, screenwriter of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Being John Malkovich. Official Web Site |
Now Playing at the Embarcardero Center Cinema
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Fragile and anxious, 12-year-old Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant) is regularly
bullied by his stronger classmates. The lonely boy's wish for a friend seems
to come true when he meets Eli (Lina Leandersson), also 12, who moves in next
door to him. A pale, serious young girl, she only comes out at night and doesn't
seem affected by the freezing temperatures. Coinciding with Eli's arrival
is a series of inexplicable disappearances and murders. One man is found tied
to a tree, another frozen in the lake, a woman bitten in the neck. Blood seems
to be the common denominator—and for an introverted boy like Oskar, it
doesn't take long before he figures out that Eli is a vampire. But by now
a subtle romance has blossomed between them, and she gives him the strength
to fight back against his aggressors. Director Tomas Alfredson and screenwriter
John Ajvide Lindqvist weave friendship, rejection and loyalty into a disturbing
and darkly atmospheric, yet poetic and unexpectedly tender tableau of adolescence. Official
Web Site Reyhan Harmanci's San Francisco Chronicle review... |
Now Playing at the Opera Plaza Cinema
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| In the year 2056—the not so distant future—an epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet. Out of the tragedy, a savior emerges: GeneCo, a biotech company that offers organ transplants...for a price. Those who miss their payments are scheduled for repossession and hunted by villainous Repo Men. In a world where surgery addicts are hooked on painkilling drugs and murder is sanctioned by law, a sheltered young girl searches for the cure to her own rare disease as well as information about her family's mysterious history. After being sucked into the haunting world of GeneCo, she is unable to turn back, as all of her questions will be answered at the wildly anticipated spectacular event: The Genetic Opera. Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II, III and IV), this futuristic horror rock opera stars Alexa Vega (Spy Kids), Anthony Stewart Head (TV's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"), world-renowned opera singer Sarah Brightman (Broadway's "Phantom of the Opera"), Paris Hilton (House of Wax), Ogre (from the band Skinny Puppy) and Terrance Zdunich, with appearances by Bill Moseley (The Devil's Rejects) and Paul Sorvino (GoodFellas). Official Web Site |
Now Playing at the Clay Theatre
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Léa (Elsa Zylberstein) and Juliette (Kristin Scott Thomas) are sisters
who are almost complete strangers to one other. Juliette has just been released
from prison after serving a long sentence for an unspeakable crime, and life together isn't easy for the estranged sisters. The world has
moved on and Juliette often seems confused. Helped by some, such as the kindly
but tactless social worker and her open-hearted but depressed parole officer
(Frédéric Pierrot), Juliette is also rejected by others, particularly
employers who throw her out as soon as they find out what she did. But a huge
question hangs over Juliette's renaissance. Why did she do such a terrible
thing fifteen years ago? For all the others, it's a recurrent thought that
they dare not put into words. And for Juliette, locked away in her secret,
it's a burden to bear, which holds her back from engaging in her life and
believing that she too has the right to be happy. Official
Web Site Mick LaSalle's San Francisco Chronicle review... |
Now Playing at the Embarcardero Center Cinema
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| When Kym (Anne Hathaway) returns to the Buchman family home for the wedding of her sister Rachel (Rosemarie Dewitt), she brings a long history of personal crisis, family conflict and tragedy along with her. The wedding couple’s abundant party of friends and relations have gathered for a joyful weekend of feasting, music and love, but Kym—with her biting one-liners and flair for bombshell drama—is a catalyst for long-simmering tensions in the family dynamic. Filled with the rich and eclectic characters that remain a hallmark of Jonathan Demme’s films, this drama from first-time screenwriter Jenny Lumet (daughter of famed director Sidney Lumet) paints a heartfelt, perceptive and sometimes hilarious family portrait. Official Web Site |
Now Playing at the Lumiere Theatre
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| Religulous follows political humorist and author Bill Maher ("Real Time With Bill Maher," "Politically Incorrect") as he travels around the globe interviewing people about God and religion. Known for his astute analytical skills, irreverent wit and commitment to never pulling a punch, Maher brings his characteristic honesty to an unusual spiritual journey. Directed by Larry Charles (Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, "Curb Your Enthusiasm"). Official Web Site |
Now Playing at the Opera Plaza Cinema
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| Just how hard is it to be happy? In the effervescent new comedy from writer/director Mike Leigh (Secrets & Lies, Topsy-Turvy), Sally Hawkins stars as Poppy, an irrepressibly free-spirited school teacher who brings an infectious laugh and an unsinkable sense of optimism to every situation she encounters, offering us a touching, truthful and deeply life-affirming exploration of one of the most mysterious and often the most elusive of all human qualities: Happiness. Poppy’s ability to maintain her perspective is tested as the story begins and her commuter bike is stolen. However, she enthusiastically signs up for driving lessons with Scott (Eddie Marsan), who turns out to be her nemesis—a fuming, uptight cynic. As the tension of their weekly lessons builds, Poppy encounters even more challenges to her positive state of mind: a fiery flamenco instructor, her bitter pregnant sister, a troubled homeless man and a young bully in her class, not to mention that she has also thrown out her back. How this affects not only Poppy’s world view but also the outlook of those around her begs the question, “glass half full or half empty”? Official Web Site |
Now Playing at the Opera Plaza Cinema
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On August 7, 1974 a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a
wire illegally rigged between New York's Twin Towers, then the world's tallest
buildings. After nearly an hour dancing on the wire, he was arrested, taken
for psychological evaluation and brought to jail. Petit spent eight months
in New York planning the execution of the coup. Aided by a team of friends
and accomplices, he had to find a way to bypass the World Trade Center's security; smuggle
the heavy steel cable and rigging equipment into the towers; pass the wire
between the two rooftops; anchor the wire and tension it to withstand the
winds and the swaying of the buildings. The rigging was done by night in complete
secrecy. At 7:15 AM, Philippe took his first step on the high wire 1,350 feet
above the sidewalks of Manhattan. James Marsh's documentary brings Petit's
extraordinary adventure to life through the testimony of Philippe himself,
and some of the co-conspirators who helped him create the unique and magnificent
spectacle that became known as "the artistic crime of the century."
Music by Michael Nyman. Official
Web Site Reyhan Harmanci's San Francisco Chronicle review... |
Now Playing at the Opera Plaza Cinema
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| Pediatrician Alexandre Beck (François Cluzet), devastated since his wife Margot (Marie-Josée Croze) was savagely murdered in the early days of their marriage eight years earlier, receives an anonymous email. When he clicks on the link indicated, he sees a woman's face standing in a crowd and being filmed in real time. It's Margot's face….Is she still alive? And why does she instruct him to "tell no one"? Alex barely even has time to raise the lid on this Pandora's box before the police reopen the case, determined that Alex will take the rap for murder. Based on Harlan Coben's international bestselling thriller. Winner of 2007 César Awards for Best Director (Guillaume Canet) and Best Actor. Official Web Site |
Midnight Movies at the Clay Theatre!
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The Bawdy Caste perfroms live at all Rocky Horror shows! Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy · Fri & Sat, Nov 21 & 22 The Rocky Horror Picture Show · Sat, Nov 29 David Bowie & Jennifer Connelly in Jim Henson's Labyrinth · Fri & Sat, Dec 5 & 6 Back to the Future · Fri & Sat, Dec 12 & 13 Fight Club · Fri & Sat, Dec 19 & 20 The Rocky Horror Picture Show · Sat, Dec 27 |
Starts Friday, November 28
at the Embarcadero Center Cinema
Harvey Milk Historian Dan Nicoletta
In Person Sat, Nov 29 at 7:30 & 10:00pm!
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| Gay Rights Activist. Friend. Lover. Unifier. Politician. Fighter. Icon. Inspiration. Hero. His life changed history, and his courage changed lives. In 1977, Harvey Milk (Sean Penn) was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay man to be voted into major public office in America. His victory was not just a victory for gay rights; he forged coalitions across the political spectrum. From senior citizens to union workers, Harvey Milk changed the very nature of what it means to be a fighter for human rights and became, before his untimely death in 1978, a hero for all Americans. Co-starring James Franco, Emile Hirsch, Diego Luna and Josh Brolin. Directed by Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, My Own Private Idaho) from an original screenplay by Dustin Lance Black. Official Web Site |
One Week Only!
Starts Friday, November 28 at the Lumiere Theatre
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| The Robert Graves poem of the same name inspired director Jan Hrebejk and writer Petr Jarchovský (collaborators on Divided We Fall and Up and Down) to tell the romantic story of Marcela (the radiant Ana Geislerová), a young woman with two children who is caught in multiple dilemmas. Her husband Jarda (Roman Luknár), a mechanic, is a great lover but a poor provider. The recent flood of Prague has forced them to live above the garage and Jarda to chop up stolen cars. Fed up, Marcela moves back to her mother, but is harassed by her stepfather. Jarda is arrested, and at the police station Marcela meets the handsome older man whose car he stole, a Czech émigré (Josef Abrhám) who is soon romancing her and inviting her to his Tuscan villa. But Jarda still loves her and tries to win her back. Dramatic and sexy, with fascinating characters and unexpected plot turns. Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival and three Czech Lion Awards (for Actor, Actress and Supporting Actress). Official Web Site |
Sat, Nov 29 at Midnight at the Clay Theatre!
With The Bawdy Caste LIVE!
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| The longest-running midnight movie of all time stars Tim Curry as the kinky yet endearing “transsexual from Transylvania” Dr. Frank N. Furter, Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick as his hapless guests Brad and Janet, Meat Loaf as motorcycle-riding rough trade and author Richard O’Brien as the hunchbacked butler Riff Raff. It’s harmless musical fun—a delightful spoof of Hollywood horror movies and Old Dark House melodramas. All of our engagements feature live casts who perform scenes during the movie, and the audience is always welcome to respond to the on-screen action. The Rocky Horror Picture was the first—and is still the best—interactive movie experience! Official Web Site |
One Week Only!
Starts Friday, December 5 at the Lumiere Theatre
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| Approaching their 10th anniversary, Billy (Aidan Kelly) and Breda (Eileen Walsh) seem to have the ideal marriage. But at night, behind closed doors, Breda knows their intimate bond is slowly unraveling: she tells a friend can't remember how long it's been since they've made love. In fact, Billy has become fascinated with Imelda (Sarah Greene), the vivacious daughter of a colleague. Breda hopes that the upcoming anniversary will provide the couple a chance to relive their earlier, carefree days together. She suggests that they go out separately with friends and meet up at the local club. At first things seem to go well, but under the prying eyes of their friends and the influence of Imelda's nearby presence, Billy begins to crumble. Set in an Irish suburban town, this intimate, universal drama about a couple in crisis is adapted by Eugene O'Brien from his acclaimed stage play and directed by Declan Recks. Official Web Site |
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Starts Wednesday, December 17 at the Bridge Theatre
Peaches Christ Presents Bruce Campbell In Person
Wed, Dec 17 at 7:00 & 9:40pm!
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| When the small mining town of Gold Lick, Oregon needs to rid itself of a vengeful monster, they kidnap actor Bruce Campbell—star of the Evil Dead trilogy, Bubba Ho-tep and countless B-movie horror films—and recruit him to be their local savior. Mortified at first, Bruce eventually goes along with the plan, convinced that it's all an elaborate birthday present from his agent (Ted Raimi). But the scheme goes horribly wrong when their hero, known more for fighting directors than mythical warriors, haphazardly leads the town in battle against the beast. Confronted by a monster that's not a guy in a rubber suit, and with the blood of innocents on his hands, Bruce has to choose between the harsh reality of Gold Lick and the sanctity of his former, artificial life. A horror comedy written by Mark Verheiden ("Smallville," "Battlestar Galactica"), co-starring Grace Thorsen and Taylor Sharpe. Directed by Bruce Campbell. Official Web Site |
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