SHOWTIMES
Friday, February 3 through Thursday, February 9, 2012 |
THEATRE #1 |
THEATRE #2 |
MAN ON A LEDGE (PG-13)
One Week Only - Must End Thursday, Feb. 9
(2:30), 4:45, 7:10, 9:15
Sun Only: 7:10, 9:15
Monday Only: (2:30)
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THE DESCENDANTS (R)
5 Oscar Nominations, including Best Picture
(2:00), 4:30, 7:00, 9:25
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SPECIAL EVENTS - THIS WEEK |
Sunday, February 5:
SUPER BOWL XLVI
On the big screen! FREE admission!
More info |
Monday, February 6 @ 7:30pm:
LOOKING THROUGH THE GLASS ONION
Deconstructing The Beatles White Album
with Scott Freiman in person
More info |
COMING SOON
Feb. 11 - Celebrate World HAPPY Day with a screening of the film HAPPY
Feb. 16 @ 7:15 - GRANITO: HOW TO NAIL A DICTATOR - Controversial documentary Premiere with special guest Almudena Bernabeu, lead lawyer in the 2006 Guatamalan genocide case upon which the film centers. An official selection at 2011 Sundance Film Festival, winner of the Grand Prix for creative documentary at the Paris Human Rights Film Festival, and Winner of the Founders Award at the Traverse City Film Festival.
Opening February 17 - THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY from Studio Ghibli and Disney
Feb. 26 - The Academy Awards
List of nominees, Advance Tickets
March 4 - Balboa Birthday Bash with Harold Lloyd's SAFETY LAST in 35mm and lots of special surprises. |
*Showtimes subject to change. Please check website for updates.
DEAR FRIENDS,
I am back from a most amazing vacation to Machu Picchu and the Galapagos, places I have long wanted to visit. Both have stories and visual splendor that makes me wonder why there have never been truly great movies made about each of them. There are good documentaries but the potential for terrific adventure, drama and romance (based on the books I have been reading to get more background) is very exciting.
There are a lot of special events scheduled for February and we hope that you will join us for the Super Bowl this Sunday. It is free admission and we will be offering beer and wine at the snack bar along with our other concessions. On Monday the special Beatles program will be a one time only experience. And a lot more is coming as you'll see in this newsletter.
And do check out the "Mostly British" Festival at the Vogue this week. Opening Night is sold out but there are tickets for the rest of their terrific schedule.
We hope that many of you have had an opportunity to see the beautiful new facade at the Balboa. There are more improvements on the way.
I want to alert you to be on the lookout for next week's newsletter when we will have some very exciting news to report.
Sincerely,
The Balboa
Special Events
Sunday, February 5:
SUPER BOWL XLVI ON THE BIG SCREEN
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Why stay home and watch the Super Bowl when you can see it FREE projected in High Definition on our big-screen and sound streaming in Dolby Stereo through our Meyer Sound system.
Beer, wine, hot dogs, popcorn and much more will be available.
For more information about the Super Bowl:
http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/46 |
Monday, February 6 @ 7:30pm:
LOOKING THROUGH A GLASS ONION:
DECONSTRUCTING THE BEATLES’ WHITE ALBUM
A MULTIMEDIA JOURNEY INTO THE RECORDING STUDIO WITH THE BEATLES
An Innovative Multimedia Presentation Created and Hosted by Composer, Producer and Beatles Expert Scott Freiman.
Advance Tickets. Admission $15.00.
"I found Scott Freiman’s Beatles presentation seamless and compellingﾉnever ponderous or pedantic. His ability to integrate the visuals and the music made this prose writer jealous as hell."-- Jonathan Gould, author, Can't Buy Me Love
The Beatles’ 1968 self-titled album (commonly referred to as the White Album) is the bestselling album of the Beatles’ career. Its thirty songs span almost every style of music – from hard rock to country to chamber music to avant garde. Its recording took place during a remarkable year in Beatles history that included a lengthy trip to India and the arrival of Yoko Ono. In Looking Through A Glass Onion: Deconstructing The Beatles’ White Album, composer/producer Scott Freiman takes Beatles fans young and old into the studio as the Beatles create this masterpiece.
“As a composer and producer, I have always been fascinated by the Beatles innovations in songwriting and recording,” said Freiman. “It is truly exciting to listen to songs we know so well evolve from a home demo to a finished recording. There’s a reason why the Beatles’ music continues to strike a chord with new generations of fans, 40 years after their last recording.”
Using rare audio and video clips, as well as anecdotes about the creation of the songs, “Looking Through A Glass Onion” explores the groundbreaking production techniques that went into producing this landmark piece of music history. Mr. Freiman will discuss the creation of “Revolution”, “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”, “Blackbird” and many other classic songs from the White Album.
Scott Freiman combines his knowledge of The Beatles with a career as a composer, producer and educator. His original music has been featured in award-winning films and performed at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. Scott is the owner of Second Act Studio, a state-of-the-art music and video studio for composition, recording and production. Learn more about Beatles Lectures at www.beatleslectures.com.
About This Week's Movies
MAN ON A LEDGE
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PG-13 for violence and brief strong language.
112 minutes.
An ex-cop and now wanted fugitive (Sam Worthington) stands on the ledge of a high-rise building while a hard-living New York Police Department negotiator (Elizabeth Banks) tries to talk him down. The longer they are on the ledge, the more she realizes that he might have an ulterior objective. With unbelievable twists and electrifying turns, MAN ON A LEDGE features an amazing ensemble cast including Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell, Anthony Mackie, Edward Burns, Genesis Rodriguez, Kyra Sedwick, and Ed Harris.
Official Website
Click on critic’s name for full review.
"There's no escaping the sheer terror of a guy standing on a ledge that high up. Man on a Ledge delivers the sweats it intends to deliver."
- Tom Long, DETROIT NEWS
"With its grab-you title and reliable star power, Man on a Ledge delivers what the high impact concept promises: high voltage tension."
- Andrew L. Urban, URBAN CINEFILE
"Congratulations are in order to director Asger Leth and screenwriter Pablo F. Fenjves for the ingenious storytelling in their joint feature film debuts. The superb editing and brisk pacing are additional strengths of the first must-see movie of 2012."
- Keith Cohen, ENTERTAINMENT SPECTRUM
"Asger Leth's Man on a Ledge does the kind of thing movies do well."
- Jeffrey M. Anderson, SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER
"En route to its kitchen-sink climax, Man manages to both amuse and provoke, to cleave to convention and promote ideas."
- John Anderson, WALL STREET JOURNAL
"This noirish thriller is as self-knowingly ludicrous and thoroughly enjoyable as Fritz Lang's Beyond a Reasonable Doubt or While the City Sleeps."
- Ben Sachs, CHICAGO READER
"A machine calibrated to dole out twists and turns with clocklike precision."
- William Gross, ORLANDO WEEKLY
"Leth spins out the mystery quite effectively and while he's doing so introduces a number of other elements that keep the film entertaining."
- John Hazelton, SCREEN INTERNATIONAL
Watch an interview with director Asger Leth
Watch an interview with actor Sam Worthington
Watch an interview with actor Anthony Mackie
Watch an interview with actress Elizabeth Banks
Watch an interview with actors Jamie Bell and Genesis Rodriguez
Watch interviews with the cast from Jake’s Takes
Read an interview with actor Sam Worthington from the Chicago Tribune
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THE DESCENDANTS
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Rated R for language.
110 minutes.
Nominated for 5 Academy Awards®
Actor in a Leading Role - George Clooney
Directing
Film Editing
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Best Picture
Winner of Best Picture and Best Actor Golden Globes.
From Alexander Payne, the creator of the Oscar-winning Sideways, set in Hawaii, The Descendants is a sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic journey for Matt King (George Clooney) an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki. The event leads to a rapprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family's land handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries.
Official Website
Click on critic’s name for full review.
"One of the year's best films, a bubbly meditation on family and responsibility that weighs just enough to matter."
- Tom Long, DETROIT NEWS
"We get vested in the lives of these characters. That's rare in a lot of movies. We come to understand how they think and care about what they decide."
- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
"A tough, tender, observant, exquisitely nuanced portrait of mixed emotions at their most confounding and profound -- all at play within a deliciously damp, un-touristy Hawaii that's at once lush and lovely to look at."
- Ann Hornaday, WASHINGTON POST
"A splendid comedy-drama about a father coping with his comatose wife and difficult daughters represents high points for George Clooney and Alexander Payne."
- Todd McCarthy, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
"A guaranteed multiple Oscar nominee and the film that cements Alexander Payne as one of the top filmmakers of his generation, The Descendants is nothing short of a masterpiece."
- Mark Rabinowitz, CNN.COM
"Payne introduces a circle of friends and family, and shows us the connections, and conflicts, in play. And he makes it all feel lived-in, real."
- Steven Rea, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
"This is stealth comedy, richly delivered, and the rising Oscar buzz around it is deserved."
- Peter Howell, TORONTO STAR
"I can't think of another movie this year that made me laugh or weep harder for the whole lumpy business of being - the compromises and connections that get us through the day and somehow add up to entire lives."
- Ty Burr, BOSTON GLOBE
Watch an interview with director Alexander Payne from the Thessalonki Film Fest
Watch director Alexander Payne discuss his approach to film making
Watch an interview with director Alexander Payne and actor George Clooney
Watch an interview with actor George Clooney from the UK premiere
Watch an interview with actress Shailene Woodley from the Toronto International Film Fest
Read an interview with actor George Clooney from The Telegraph (UK)
Read an interview with director Alexander Payne from the SF Weekly |
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NOW PLAYING AT THE VOGUE
Our friends at the Vogue Theatre on Sacramento St., are hosting the MOSTLY BRITISH FILM FESTIVAL
Presented by The San Francisco Neighborhood Theater Foundation and The California Film Institute.
New films from the UK, Ireland, Australia and South Africa featuring Guy Pearce, Kiera Knightley, Colin Farrell, Julia Ormond, Miranda Otto, Felicity Jones. Plus classic films including British Film Noir, Nick Roeg’s PERFORMANCE and Michael Apted’s complete 7 UP series.
Visit http://mostlybritish.org/ for more info and full schedule.
http://www.sfntf.org/ |
ART IN THE LOBBY: SUTRO BATHS
On display in the Balboa theater lobby we have a wonderful group of Sutro Baths related items. Included is an original Sutro's bathing suit, rare "color" photographs of the building inside and out, rare black and white photographs of the building, original Sutro signs entry tickets, and an exact scale model of the Sutro Cliff House.
BALBOA THEATRE INFO
3630 Balboa Street (between 37th and 38th Avenues)
San Francisco 94121
(415) 221-8184
www.BalboaMovies.com
Bike Rack in front of the Balboa
Muni Bus #31 Balboa or #18 46th Ave stop at Balboa & 37th.
Also #5 Fulton and all 38 Geary Street buses stop two (long) blocks from Balboa.
Relatively easy Parking
San Francisco's Favorite Neighborhood Theatre
Voted by the Bay Guardian, SF Weekly, SF Gate's A List
and San Francisco Magazine
#1 ON BAYLIST
Thanks for your many kind words about the Balboa winning #1 Indie Theater on BayList.
We love all the comments on the list too.
AND SAN FRANCISCO MAGAZINE
The readers of San Francisco Magazine also love us. We came in number 2 and can’t complain about the company.
General Admission: $10.00
Seniors (60+) and Children (11-) $7.50
Bargain Matinees: All seats $7.50 for shows in ( )
SCHOOL NIGHT - Mondays are School Days and Nights. With proof of being a student, faculty, or staff member, your admission is only $7.50 on Mondays.
Cash Only.
On Your Birthday, You Are Our Guest. That’s right. You get in free with proof of your birth date.
BALBOA DISCOUNT/GIFT CARDS
And at all other times you can get the "I’d Rather Be At the Balboa" Discount Card. What a deal! 5 tickets to the Balboa for $37.50. That is only $7.50 per show. Good every day and night. And two people can use the card at once. You can go on a date even when you are low on cash with your Balboa Card. A savings of up to $12.50! Makes a perfect gift as well. And every Discount Card comes with a FREE POPCORN! The Balboa cards are available at our box office (cash only).
And now, you can combine two punches for our special screenings of Ballets and Operas. This works out to a $5 savings for each of these great music events.
The Balboa is Wheelchair and Handicapped Accessible.
NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANTS
One of the strengths of the Balboa is our neighborhood. Other than the bank, all the businesses are family owned and operated. The restaurants are especially wonderful. On the outer Balboa strip there are 24 eating establishments by my count. You can eat Chinese, Japanese, Egyptian, Italian, American, Mexican, Seafood and Vietnamese cuisines. The foods are fresh, distinctive and all reasonably priced. The media food critics have only discovered a few of them but the locals know a good thing. We encourage you to enjoy a meal at one of these fine eateries while visiting the Balboa. All are within easy walking distance. And please send us reviews and recommendations we can share with our other guests. Send reviews to balboafans (at) yahoo.com . (Change (at) to @. We are trying to avoid spam.)
We love it when you send us a review of a neighborhood restaurant you've enjoyed. We encourage you all to write about your culinary adventures in the Outer Richmond. Check out the Menu Book in our lobby and our COMPLETE RESTAURANT LIST.
