SF Bay Area
At what temperature does a freeway melt?
Usually when someone says “Emeryville”, us folks in the Peninsula and South Bay think “ah, Ikea” (before the one opened up in East Palo Alto of course). Now we’ll be thinking “melted freeway”. Early Sunday morning, a gasoline tanker truck crashed on the MacArthur Maze - the congested loops of interchange ramps bordering [...]
San Francisco International Film Festival ‘07 April 26th
Just a heads up. The San Francisco International Film Festival starts April 26th. This year marks the festival’s 50th Anniversary (The SFIFF is the first American film festival to actually hit that mark), and one of their best film lineups yet. After just a cursory check of their screening list I’ve noted at least five [...]
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, March 17th at the Castro (SFIAFF)
Mamoru Hosada’s The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (aka: Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo) will be screening this Saturday, March 17th at 1:00pm at the Castro Theater. The film concerns a 17 year old girl who discovers that she can jump backwards in time. It’s based on a novel by Yasutaka Tsutsui and features character models [...]
Zodiac movie review he-said-she-said screener!
SHE SAID:
@$)^(*)!+ That’s the Zodiac killer saying the movie is really good. Or else that’s him saying dammit, you almost caught me.
David Fincher’s stab (eh) at the Bay Area’s gruesome Zodiac serial killer is decidedly un-Fincher-esque. If you’re a salivating fan of the director’s previous slick CG swoops or gloomy moodiness (i.e.: Se7en, [...]
Bay Area Channel 104.9 is Back
As of 5:00pm today, February 27th, 2007, Channel 104.9 is back. After receiving a multitude of complaints regarding the switchover to Mexican Romantic music, Clear Channel opted to bring the station back, with a concerted effort toward not making it suck so much. Although I ragged on 104.9 in my last post, I think this [...]
Inland Empire is Sold Out…but there’s still John Waters!
So I just received an email from the Indie Fest folks stating that the Castro screening of David Lynch’s Inland Empire is now filled to capacity. No rush tickets will be available at the door. Sad news for those of us who were hoping to head to the theater tonight. But, there’s still coolness to [...]
Pet Peeves with Regards to Bay Area Driving
So the Mercury News came out with a list of Bay Area driver pet Peeves yesterday. Ranked at number 1 was incorrect merging techniques. That was an interesting choice, but I find that I encounter horrible merges far less than other irksome driving habits. So, I’ve crafted my own list of 5 pet peeves. Check [...]
Weekend of Horrors 2007 . San Jose . Re-Animator News, and Film Reviews [Sheitan and Driftwood]
This weekend marks Fangoria’s first Weekend of Horrors in San Jose (the first in my recollection, at least). Why they would host it in San Jose, I can’t say. It’s certainly the least interesting of the “big cities” in California. As far as the film scene is concerned, San Jose plays host to Cinequest Festival, [...]
Google loves dogs and dog people
No confirmation on this just yet, but I heard that Google’s hiring criteria has just gotten even weirder. If you weren’t lucky enough to fall into the nepotism or Stanford alumni hiring line, you may have been scrutinized for all the little details including your college GPA, a practice more commonly reserved for high-end [...]
15,500 square feet of Japanese!
Oh. My. God. On New Year’s Day, Chris and I were driving back from Stinson Beach which is NICE but just a little “white”. Chris held the door for a stranger to a restaurant we peed in, er, in the restroom of course, and the elderly woman’s jaw dropped and she said, “oh [...]
Lynch’s Inland Empire at SF Indie Fest in February
The SF Indie Fest just announced their opening and closing night films for the 2007 festival. The former, as mentioned in the title of this article, will be David Lynch’s latest, Inland Empire. From the SF Indie MySpace blog:
On Thursday, February 8, 2007 we are delighted to open the Festival with David Lynch’s INLAND EMPIRE. [...]
It’s a Pottery Barn Halloween, Charlie Brown
Okay maybe moving to the damn suburbs has done it to me, but I’ve been frequenting Stanford Pottery Barn; to browse mind you, and mostly because Illuminations closed and they used to have the coolest Halloween decorations.
I’ve noticed Pottery Barn’s Halloween decorations are not at all what you’d expect coquettish housewives and soccer moms to [...]
Sweet Price Drops on PS2 Titles
So Dragon’s Quest VIII is finally down to $20. I know, most of you interested in the game already have it, but for videogame cheapskates such as myself, I’ve been waiting quite some time for this to happen. The game’s downright awesome, and definitely worth the original purchase price, but now proves a more justifiable [...]
Sorry Ma’am, Your Lipstick May Blow Up This Plane
With the launch of Ollie Stone’s WTC comes a certain panic among certain citizens. I, on the other hand just want the lines to move along, move along.
In June, the Federal Security circuit buzzed over plans to make SFO the first airport to screen all passenger plane cargo with x-ray machines and bomb-sniffing dogs. [...]
Our First Time… Firing a 9mm
Back in June, Chris took me to Target Masters in Milpitas, a cute little shooting range where we fired a 9mm semi-automatic for the first time. I told the clerk it was my first time shooting and he immediately said, “do you want a Glock?” We decided on a Ruger, which he [...]
Lucky Penny 24-hour Diner // restaurant review // California
Tired of all the posh snobbery and “clean” places to eat in the City? Want a place that’s just as gaudy on the inside as on the outside? Check it out: pastel “Easter” pink with marshmallow peanut orange trim opens up to cracked leather turquoise booths. Ooh, appetizing already. Chris and I had [...]
The Monster Squad, Screenings and Cast Reunion TONIGHT
The Monster Squad will be screening tonight at the Camera 12 Cinemas in downtown San Jose. In attendence will be Director Fred Dekker, and cast members Andre Gower (Sean), Ryan Lambert (Rudy), and Ashley Bank (Phoebe). There are two screenings, 7:00pm and 9:30pm respectively. Director and cast will be in attendance at both.
The Camera [...]
Damn Punks!
WANTED: Three caucasian males in their late teens/early twenties for loitering and suspicious activities. The three were wearing black pants with black shirts probably depicting the devil music they listen to these days. Their obvious ringleader was wearing a leather bracelet (fairy!) with faux metal spikes. His dirty blonde hair was also [...]
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