Roxie at New People - Take Me Home
October 23 at 6pm
NEW PEOPLE · Japantown
SF's scrappy indie Roxie Theater pops up in Japantown with a fall season of Japanese cinema, restorations, and filmmaker appearances in a cozy 139-seat cinema.
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Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror with LIVE SCORE by Dallas Acid & Paz Lenchantin (Presented by folkYEAH!)
October 23 at 8pm
4 Star Theater · Seacliff
Count Orlok gets the synth treatment. Dallas Acid's dreamy electronics and Paz Lenchantin (Pixies, A Perfect Circle) score Murnau's 1922 silent nightmare live, turning a century-old vampire flick into something hypnotic and new.
Free ‘One Battle After Another’ Outdoor Movie Night
October 23 at 7:15pm
Proxy Walk-In Theater · Hayes Valley • Free
Paul Thomas Anderson's revolutionary epic under the open sky, and it's free. Nearly three hours of stoned paranoia and father-daughter chaos, fueled by Fort Point beer and a raffle from AETHER Apparel.
Muppet Treasure Island
October 24 at 5pm (This weekend) +19
4 Star Theater · Central Richmond • Free
Sail away with the Muppets every weekend morning. This free screening of Muppet Treasure Island brings Jim Hawkins, Gonzo, and Rizzo to the 4 Star's cozy vintage screens: perfect for family outings that won't cost a doubloon.
Casper
October 24 at 10am (This weekend) +1
4 Star Theater · Seacliff • Free
A friendly ghost, three rowdy uncles, and one haunted mansion: Casper charms on the big screen at the 4 Star's weekend Popcorn Palace series. The morning show is free, so bring the whole crew.
The Room
October 26 at 11pm
Balboa Theater · Outer Richmond
The so-bad-it's-iconic cult phenomenon returns to the big screen. Tommy Wiseau's melodramatic disasterpiece screens at 11pm, prime time for shouting lines and pelting the theater with spoons.
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Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
4 Star Classic Cartoons ~ 10:00 AM (Popcorn Palace - FREE!)
4 Star Theater · Central Richmond
Free
Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
POPCORN PALACE movie screenings
4 Star Theater · Central Richmond
Free
Sat, Oct 24 · 7:30 PM
Evil Dead 2
4 Star Theater · Seacliff
Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
4 Star Theater · Seacliff
Free
Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
The Bad Guys
4 Star Theater · Seacliff
Free
Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
Frog & Toad (and other Storybook Animations)
4 Star Theater · Central Richmond
Free
Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
Dr. Seuss Classic Cartoons
4 Star Theater · Central Richmond
Free
Sat, Oct 24 · 12:00 PM
Discount Matinees
AMC Kabuki 8 · Japantown
Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
4 Star Classic Cartoons
4 Star Theater · Seacliff
Free
Sat, Oct 24 · 3:00 PM
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
The Walt Disney Family Museum · Presidio Terrace
Sat, Oct 24 · 12:30 PM
House
4 Star Theater · Central Richmond
Mon, Oct 26 · 8:00 PM
Fred Armisen: Comedy For Musicians But Everyone Is Welcome
The Castro Theatre · Castro District
$133
Tue, Oct 27 · 7:30 PM
HORROR ON FILM
Balboa Theater · Outer Richmond
Thu, Oct 29 · 7:00 PM
Noche De Movies presents Wolven
Medicine for Nightmares · Mission District
Thu, Oct 29 · 8:00 PM
OCT 29 8pm
The Castro Theatre · The Castro
Thu, Oct 29 · 6:00 PM
Roxie at New People - The Great Experiment
NEW PEOPLE · Japantown
Thu, Oct 29 · 7:30 PM
The Crow (1994) Movie Screening / Costume Contest / Dance Party!
DNA Lounge · West SoMa
$$
Thu, Oct 29 · 7:30 PM
Deadbeat at Dawn with LIVE MUSIC from Meat Hook & the Vital Organs
4 Star Theater · Seacliff
Thu, Oct 29 · 7:30 PM
Movie Night: Practical Magic 2
Oracle Park · South Beach
$28
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:30 PM
IT (1990) on VHS (Presented by BASEMENT VHS plus Q&A with Director Tommy Lee Wallace)
4 Star Theater · Seacliff
Fri, Oct 30 · 6:00 PM
It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown!
4 Star Theater · Seacliff
Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM
Labyrinth
4 Star Theater · Seacliff
Free
Sat, Oct 31 · 2:00 PM
The Red Shoes
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts · Transbay
Sat, Oct 31 · 1:45 PM
The Shining
4 Star Theater · Seacliff
Sat, Oct 31 · 4:45 PM
Roxie at New People - The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch
NEW PEOPLE · Japantown
Sun, Nov 1 · 1:00 PM
Roxie at New People - Sun Nov 1 (1pm: The Gymnasts of Fisherman Colony)
NEW PEOPLE · Japantown
Tue, Nov 3 · 8:00 PM
Rebecca Black - Exhibitionism on Tour
The Castro Theatre · Castro District
Mon, Nov 9 · 6:30 PM
Cyberpunk Cinema Night
Knockout · Bernal Heights
Free
Mon, Nov 9 · 7:00 PM
Studio 26: Fantom Classroom of the Art Institute
Artists' Television Access · Mission District
Free
Tue, Nov 10 · 8:00 PM
Yuki Chiba - First North America Headline Tour
The Regency Ballroom · Lower Nob Hill
Tue, Nov 10 · 7:30 PM
Claudio Simonetti's Goblin: The Live Score to Tenebre
The Castro Theatre · Castro District
Tue, Nov 10 · 7:30 PM
Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin Performs the Live Score to Tenebre
The Castro Theatre · Castro District
Wed, Nov 11 · 8:00 PM
NOV 11 8pm
The Castro Theatre · The Castro
Wed, Nov 11 · 8:00 PM
The Castro Theatre - Events
The Castro Theatre · The Castro
Sun, Nov 15 · 7:00 PM
Monthly Film Screenings
Live Worms Gallery · North Beach
Free
Sun, Nov 15 · 7:00 PM
North Beach Noir: Free “Renegade Cinema” Night of SF Films
Live Worms Gallery · North Beach
Free
Sun, Nov 15 · 7:30 PM
MEDIA MELTDOWN MOVIE MADHOUSE
4 Star Theater · Seacliff
Wed, Nov 18 · 6:00 PM
Thinking through Film: Selections from the Kramlich
Roxie Theater · Mission District
Wed, Nov 18 · 7:00 PM
'80s NYC Underground: Free "Mondo New York" Film
Live Worms Gallery · North Beach
Free
Sun, Nov 22 · 8:00 PM
Scott Pilgrim: Movie Screening + Dance Party
DNA Lounge · West SoMa
$20
Tue, Nov 24 · 7:30 PM
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall · Civic Center
Fri, Nov 27 · 7:30 PM
San Francisco Symphony: Hook - Film With Live Orchestra
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall · Civic Center
Fri, Nov 27 · 7:30 PM
Hook in Concert
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall · Civic Center
Sun, Nov 29 · 3:30 PM
Roxie at New People - An Eye for an Eye
NEW PEOPLE · Japantown
Tue, Dec 1 · 7:30 PM
Small Town Gay Bar
The Castro Theatre · Castro District
Tue, Dec 1 · 6:30 PM
ELVIRA NOTARI. OLTRE IL SILENZIO
Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco · North Beach
Sat, Dec 5 · 11:00 AM
Drawing From Film—Night of the Hunter
San Francisco Main Public Library · Civic Center
Sun, Dec 6 · 7:00 PM
Circle Jerks X Repo Man
The Castro Theatre · Castro District
Thu, Dec 10 · 12:00 PM
San Francisco Symphony - How The Grinch Stole Christmas
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall · Civic Center
Sat, Dec 12 · 2:30 PM
"Dazed and Confused: Movies Minute by Minute" (Film Screening plus Discussion with Author Colin Winnette)
4 Star Theater · Seacliff
Sun, Dec 13 · 1:00 PM
Roxie at New People - Man of Marble (4K Restoration)
NEW PEOPLE · Japantown
Sun, Dec 13 · 7:00 PM
Yaelokre
The Castro Theatre · Castro District
Mon, Dec 14 · 6:00 PM
Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre · Marina District
$30
Fri, Dec 18 · 12:00 PM
Elf in Concert
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall · Civic Center
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