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Rock Music in the Cinema: 6/12 at SF Library

Adam Brody — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 02:30:57 +0000

On Saturday, June 12 from 2pm-4pm, Richie Unterberger will present “Rock Music in the Cinema,” a program of memorable and odd performances by rock acts in fictional movies from the mid-1950s through the 1980s, in Koret Auditorium at the main branch of the San Francisco Public Library at 100 Larkin Street. Included will be clips of Elvis Presley, the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Lulu, Arthur Brown, the Yardbirds, Nico, Cliff Richard & the Shadows, the Ramones, Bob Dylan, Marianne Faithfull, Jimi Hendrix, the Clash, and many others. Admission is free.

Bay Area psychedelic rock vids at SF Library 5/1

Adam Brody — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:32:13 +0000

On Saturday, May 1 from 2pm-4pm, Richie Unterberger will show rare film clips by San Francisco Bay Area folk-rock and psychedelic rock performers from the mid-1960s through the early 1970s in Koret Auditorium, in the basement of the main branch of the San Francisco Public Library at 100 Larkin Street. Included will be footage by Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother & the Holding Company with Janis Joplin, Santana, Moby Grape, Country Joe & the Fish, Sly & the Family Stone, Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Grateful Dead, the Beau Brummels, and the Youngbloods. Admission is free.

Not wanting to be a gossip, but…

Adam Brody — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:50:50 +0000

Haight Ashbury
Editorial By David Wills

The Fair is our totem.
Let it be known.
As it ever was
Self done.
We like it like that.
Ours a Fair
The Haight Ashbury way,
with style
and pith.

I like this place. The Haight has been good to me, and I want to return the favor: I want to relish the exuberance of the neighborhood, to speak up for the people who live and play and work here. We are a passionately committed people. We’re not all heads, and we’re not all hard-working desk-job people either, we’re a cross section of one lively tid-bit of America.

Some of us are commercially-minded retailers, but many of us are politically radical, chubby lay-abouts, the ne’er-do-wells and the artists, writers, teachers and thinkers who made and make this village what it is – and why you want to live here. It’s a self-perpetuating society – if you can’t take the nabe – you leave.

Golden Gate Park Volunteer Fair 2/10

Adam Brody — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:27:17 +0000

Come discover the volunteer opportunities available in Golden Gate Park–
Everything from park guides, jungle docents, to gardening and park stewardship opportunities.
Where: Conservatory of Flowers, Orchid Room
When: Wednesday, February 10th 10am-2pm
What: Light refreshments, interactive displays, networking, volunteer opportunities.

Rock & Soul women at Park Library 2/3

Adam Brody — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:26:46 +0000

On Wednesday, February 3 from 7pm-9pm, Richie Unterberger will present rare film clips of women rock and soul performers from the 1950s to the 1980s at the Park Branch of the San Francisco Public Library at 1833 Page Street. Included will be clips by Wanda Jackson, Brenda Lee, Francoise Hardy, the Ronettes, Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, Barbara Lynn, Dusty Springfield, Lulu, Janis Joplin, Grace Slick with the Jefferson Airplane, Nancy Sinatra, Joni Mitchell, Nico, Patti Smith, Shonen Knife, and others. Admission is free.

Also: On Thursday, February 11 from 7pm-9pm, he’ll be discussing White Light/White Heat: The Velvet Underground Day-By-Day at the Redwood City Public Library at 1044 Middlefield Road in Redwood City. Rare audiovisual material from throughout the Velvet Underground’s career will be featured, and signed copies of the book will be available for purchase. Admission is free.

This JAN/FEB at the RED VIC Moviehouse

Adam Brody — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:46:20 +0000

Gentlemen Broncos, the newest movie by Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre director Jared Hess, plays on January 19 & 20.

The ‘70s grindhouse films return again with Black Dynamite, playing January 21 -23. It allegedly does the ‘70s exploitation thing better than Tarantino and Rodriguez combined.

Spike Jonez adaptation of Where The Wild Things Are plays January 24-26, in which imaginative boy Max escapes to an island filled with strange creature with wild emotions.

Paying homage to the slasher films of the 1980s, The House of the Devil plays January 27 & 28, and follows a young college student on an ill-fated babysitting job for a twisted married couple in a remote cabin in the woods.

Trimpin: the Sound of Invention is a bizarre and informative journey through the wild musical and kinetic world of an artist, inventor and creative genius. It plays January 29-31.

Playing on February 1 & 2 is Collapse, an intriguing interview with former LA Police officer turned independent reporter Michael Ruppert, who predicted the current financial crisis months in advance and now lays out his apocalyptic vision of the future.

The 1953 French classic Mr. Hulot’s Holiday plays February 3 & 4. It’s one catastrophe after another in this satire of vacationers determined to have a good time at any cost.

The spirited comedy Pirate Radio plays February 5 & 6. Set in England in the 1960s, the film follows a renegade DJ who fought back against the BBC by broadcasting from a ship at sea.

Playing February 7 & 8 is the classic 1971 movie Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Starring Gene Wilder as the eccentric proprietor of a fantastical candy factory, this movie brings the epic tale by Roald Dahl to life, full with Oompa Loompas, chocolate rivers and everlasting gobstoppers.

Sita Sings the Blues blends tragedy, comedy and music together in an animated retelling of the ancient Indian epic, the Ramayana. It plays February 9-11.

Woody Allen’s classic 1977 movie Annie Hall comes to the Red Vic on February 12-14. It is a funny and revealing film chronicling the love lives of several very neurotic people.

Danish director Lars Von Trier (Breaking the Waves & Dancer in the Dark) returns with his newest film Antichrist, playing February 15 & 16. It is a controversial story containing graphic images of sex and violence.

Red Vic Movie House
1727 Haight Street, 668-3994
www.redvicmoviehouse.com

Unterberger: From Elvis to the Beatles 12/9

Adam Brody — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:59:54 +0000

On Wednesday, December 9 from 7pm-9pm, Richie Unterberger will present a program on “Rock’n'Roll, The First Decade: From Elvis to the Beatles” at the Park Branch of the San Francisco Public Library at 1833 Page Street.

Included will be footage from the mid-1950s through the early 1960s of Bill Haley, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Gene Vincent, Wanda Jackson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran, the Collins Kids, the Everly Brothers, Cliff Richard, the Shadows, the Four Seasons, the Beach Boys, the Miracles, Dick Dale, and others. Admission is free.

Unterberger back with more White Light/White Heat 11/19

Adam Brody — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:07:50 +0000

On Thursday, November 19 from 8pm-10pm, Richie Unterberger will discuss White Light/White Heat: The Velvet Underground Day-By-Day at the Ninth Street Independent Film Center at 145 Ninth Street in San Francisco as part of its monthly film series featuring musically inspired films. Rare audiovisual material from throughout the Velvet Underground’s career will be featured, and signed copies of the book will be available for purchase. Admission is free.

Pig Hunt writer and director at Red Vic showing 10/30 & 10/31

Adam Brody — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:15:45 +0000

When John takes his SF friends to his dead uncle’s remote ranch to hunt wild pigs, it seems like a typical guys weekend with guns. But as John and his crew trek deeper into the forest, they begin tracking the awful truth of his uncle’s demise and the legend of The Ripper – a murderous three thousand-pound black boar! Their pursuit leads them through pot fields and into Pig Hollow, where a cast of violent and strange characters await them.

By the time the hunt is done, no one is innocent – or unscathed. Pig Hunt is a darkly comic horror film that combines the best of Deliverance, Jaws, and Diner, but remains uniquely Nor-Cal in it’s tone and scope. It is cinematic punkabilly – fresh, shocking and unforgettable!

Director Jim Isaac and writer Robert Anderson present at evening shows Friday and Saturday night. Additional surprises coming!

Playing Oct 30 – Nov 3. US 2008 (100m)
Fri, Mon, Tues: 7:15pm, 9:30pm
Sat & Sun: 2:00pm, 4:00pm, 7:15pm, 9:30pm

Haight area open studios 10/17 & 10/18

Adam Brody — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:38:27 +0000

SF Open Studios 2009 Weekend Dates:

Weekend 1: October 10 & 11, 11am-6pm
Bernal Heights, Castro, Duboce, Eureka Valley, Glen Park, Mission, Noe Valley, Portola.

Weekend 2: October 17 & 18, 11am-6pm
Buena Vista, Diamond Heights, Fort Mason, Haight, Hayes Valley, Marina, Mount Davidson, Pacific Heights, Richmond, Sunset, Ocean Beach, Twin Peaks, West Portal.

Weekend 3: October 24 and 25, 11am-6pm
Financial District, North Beach, Potrero Hill, Russian Hill, SOMA, Tenderloin, Bayview, Excelsior.

Weekend 4: October 31 & November 1, 11am-6pm
Hunters Point Shipyard.