Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay

Daily, June 28–July 5 Opera Plaza Cinema (601 Van Ness Ave.) Director Molly Bernstein pulls back the curtain on the life of magician, author, historian, actor, and performer Rick... Read More

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The Art and Craft of Cinema with Editor Sam Pollard

Thursday, June 27, 7 p.m. Saturday, June 29, 8:15 p.m. Pacific Film Archive Theater (2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley) Spike Lee collaborator Sam Pollard had edited and/or produced a nu... Read More

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Passport to Italy: How to Make Your Italian Travel Dreams Come True

Sunday, June 23, 4 p.m. Museo ItaloAmericano, Fort Mason Center Hear a panel of experts offering advice for trip planning, packing, budgeting, and off-the-beaten track gems. Free, ... Read More

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Frameline37: S.F. LGBT Film Fest

Daily, June 20–30 Castro Theater This year’s lineup of LGBT-related films includes a focus on films from local filmmakers or with a local focus. Cost TBA, ticketing.frameli... Read More

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15th Annual San Francisco Black Film Festival

Thu–Sun, June 13–16 Jazz Heritage Center (1330 Fillmore St.) Featuring the best independent films of 2012, offering first-run local, national and international work. 415-400-46... Read More

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3rd Annual Legacy Film Festival on Aging

Fri–Sun, June 7–9 Fine Arts Building, SFSU (1600 Holloway Ave. at 19th) Animated, short- and full-length features and documentaries dealing with midlife and older adults are sp... Read More

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Gloria Steinem & Letty Cottin Pogrebin

Monday, June 3, 7:30 p.m. Nourse Theatre (275 Hayes St.) The famed women’s rights’ activist appears with the award-winning journalist, opinion writer, and political act... Read More

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Barney Frank

Monday, May 13, 6 p.m. Commonwealth Club (595 Market St.) Hear the intellectual, opinionated former U.S. Representative of Massachusetts share his thoughts on the national politica... Read More

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The Clock at SFMOMA

Mon–Tue & Thu–Sun, thru June 6 SFMOMA This highly acclaimed video installation is composed of thousands of film clips referencing the time of day, intricately edite... Read More

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Bernini’s Rome: Art and Architecture of the Baroque

Friday, April 26, 7:30 p.m. Marines’ Memorial Theatre This lecture by Princeton University’s Theodore Rabb includes a harpsichord and lute musical performance of the mu... Read More

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Star Trek: The Next Generation, “The Best of Both Worlds”

Thursday, April 25, 7 p.m. Century 9 San Francisco Centre (835 Market St.) Watch TV on the big screen? Jump nearly 350 years into the future to watch the remastered edition of one ... Read More

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Never Stand Still: Dancing at Jacob’s Pillow

Tuesday, April 25, 6–7:30 p.m. Koret Auditorium, S.F. Main Library Honoring Bay Area National Dance Week, this thrilling award-winning film features performances by world-renowne... Read More

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The House I Live In

Mon, Mar 25, 7:30 p.m. Herbst Theatre (401 Van Ness Ave.) City Arts & Lectures presents a special screening of director Eugene Jarecki’s film about the ongoing war on dru... Read More

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Giants of Jazz on Film: Stompin’ at the Savoy — Swing, Swing, Swing!

Saturday, Mar 23, 8 pm Jewish Community Center of S.F. Enjoy an evening of rare and exciting films about big band and swing, popular in the ’30s and ’40s featuring big ... Read More

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PaleyFest

Wed, Mar 13, 7 p.m. Century 9 Theater, S.F. Centre (835 Market St.) The stars of the hit TV comedy The Big Bang Theory discuss their series, present some never-seen scenes, and tak... Read More

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