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October 19 at 6pm
4 Star Theater · Seacliff
The Green Film Festival serves up narrative shorts with wit and weirdness, from van-life burnout to pufferfish-hat surrealism. Expect sharp environmental storytelling and filmmaker Q&As after most screenings.
October 19 at 8:15pm
4 Star Theater · Seacliff
Seven indie shorts, one eclectic evening: a time-loop comedy with BAFTA winner David Bradley, a Surrealist ash-scattering trek across NYC, an Italian romance, and more. IndieFest's curators pack big ideas into small packages at the historic 4 Star.
October 20 at 6pm
Alliance Française de San Francisco - Cultural Center · Lower Nob Hill • $25
A novelist returns to her ancestral village in the Pyrenees and watches fiction bleed into real life. This dramatic comedy, executive produced by James Ivory, comes with a cast Q&A and refreshments after.
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.
October 23 at 6:30pm
China Basin Park · Mission Bay • Free
Wes Anderson under the stars, for free. Fantastic Mr. Fox screens on China Basin Park's Great Lawn: bring a blanket, pack snacks, and settle in by the bay.
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.
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Mon, Oct 19 · 8:00 PM
4 Star Theater · Central Richmond
$15
Fri, Oct 23 · 6:00 PM
Civil War Parade Ground · Presidio Heights
Free
Sat, Oct 24 · 7:30 PM
4 Star Theater · Seacliff
Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
4 Star Theater · Seacliff
Free
Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
4 Star Theater · Seacliff
Free
Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
4 Star Theater · Seacliff
Free
Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
4 Star Theater · Central Richmond
Free
Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
4 Star Theater · Seacliff
Free
Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
4 Star Theater · Seacliff
Free
Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
4 Star Theater · Seacliff
Free
Sat, Oct 24 · 12:30 PM
4 Star Theater · Central Richmond
Mon, Oct 26 · 6:00 PM
The Walt Disney Family Museum · Presidio Terrace
Mon, Oct 26 · 11:00 PM
Balboa Theater · Outer Richmond
Fri, Oct 30 · 6:00 PM
4 Star Theater · Seacliff
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:30 PM
Proxy Walk-In Theater · Hayes Valley
Free
Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM
4 Star Theater · Seacliff
Free
Sat, Oct 31 · 5:15 PM
Roxie Theater · Mission District
Mon, Nov 2 · 7:00 PM
The Castro Theatre · Castro District
Fri, Nov 6 · 7:30 PM
Balboa Theater · Outer Richmond
$15
Sun, Nov 8 · 12:00 PM
Thrive City · Mission Bay
Free
Mon, Nov 9 · 6:30 PM
Knockout · Bernal Heights
Free
Sat, Nov 14 · 5:00 PM
4 Star Theater · Central Richmond
$20-$70
Sun, Nov 22 · 8:00 PM
DNA Lounge · West SoMa
$20
Tue, Nov 24 · 7:30 PM
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall · Civic Center
Fri, Nov 27 · 7:30 PM
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall · Civic Center
Sat, Nov 28 · 2:00 PM
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall · Civic Center
Sun, Dec 6 · 7:00 PM
The Castro Theatre · Castro District
Thu, Dec 10 · 12:00 PM
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall · Civic Center
Sat, Dec 12 · 2:30 PM
4 Star Theater · Seacliff
Fri, Dec 18 · 12:00 PM
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall · Civic Center
Sat, Jan 9 · 8:00 PM
The Castro Theatre · Castro District
Sat, Jan 30 · 7:30 PM
Presidio Theatre Performing Arts · Presidio Terrace
Sun, Feb 14 · 8:00 PM
SFAC Main Gallery · Fillmore District
$11
Sun, Feb 14 · 8:00 PM
SFAC Main Gallery · Fillmore District
$11
Fri, Apr 9 · 7:30 PM
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall · Civic Center
Vogue Theatre · Presidio Heights
4 Star Theater · Central Richmond
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts · Yerba Buena
$20
Regal Stonestown Galleria · Stonestown
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema New Mission · Mission District
Palace Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, San Francisco · Yerba Buena
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema New Mission · Mission District
Union Square · Union Square
Free
The Church of Mother Gong · North Beach
KitTea Cat Lounge · Mission District
$40
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema New Mission · Mission District
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema New Mission · Mission District
The Castro Theatre · The Castro
Union Square Plaza Hotel · Lower Nob Hill
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema New Mission · Mission District
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema New Mission · Mission District
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema New Mission · Mission District
San Francisco Symphony · Civic Center
KitTea Cat Lounge · Mission District
$40
New Conservatory Theatre Center is worth checking for intimate productions and queer stories. For an evening built around dancing, look at the programme at Madrone Art Bar. Pick the production or music first; the room is only half the decision.
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