The Commonwealth Club presents Andy Cohen, Bravo’s Man of Moxie - 7:30pm
Andy Cohen, Executive Producer, Bravo; Author, Most Talkative: Stories from the Front Lines of Pop Culture
“To me pride means being exactly who you are.” Cohen’s moxie, trademark smirk and fashion savvy have made him a modern pop-culture king. Cohen loves his divas, and he turned the fantasies of his youth into the reality television grand slams "Top Chef" and "The Real Housewives" series. Now he puts his own wit to the test on his late-night talk show, "Watch What Happens: Live" and in his new book, Most Talkative. Join us at the Castro Theater for a rollicking good time as Cohen delves into the nitty-gritty of his experiences in the worlds of television and celebrity.
Location: Castro Theatre, 429 Castro Street, at Market Street, San Francisco Time: 6:30 p.m. check-in, 6:30 p.m. premium ticket reception 7:30 p.m. program, 8:30 p.m. book signing Cost: $25 standard, $15 members, $10 students ; Standard with book (includes standard seating and Cohen's book) $55 standard, $40 members; Premium (includes reception with Cohen, book and priority seating - limited number available) $80 standard, $60 members. Purchase Tickets here: http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2012-05-16/andy-cohen
Also know: Underwritten by The Bernard Osher Foundation. In association with INFORUM
THURSDAY MAY 17
The APA Vagina Monologues 7:30pm, $30 General Admission
Purchase Tickets Here: http://bit.ly/APAVM2012
On May 17, 2012, women activists will take the main stage at the historic Castro Theatre for an Asian Pacific American production of Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues. This landmark theatrical performance profiles the intimate stories of women impacted by sexual assault, war, and pain, but also lifts celebratory perspectives on sexual self-discovery, empowerment, and love.
Join us as we honor the strength and visibility of women, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, and, of course, the venerable vagina. Here’s how you can get involved today:
BUY TICKETS
Be a part of herstory by attending the show with your friends and family! Purchase tickets today via http://bit.ly/APAVM2012.
DONATE
Your donation via http://www.indiegogo.com/APAVM12 will benefit the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum, the nation's only multi-issue women's organization in the country for Asian Pacific American women and girls.
The APA Vagina Monologues is more than just a show. It's about igniting change, raising the issues of Asian Pacific American women, and ending violence (of all forms) against women everywhere.
FRIDAY MAY 18 DOUBLE FEATURE SUDDEN IMPACT 2:30, 7:00
Clint Eastwood's iconic SF cop returns in the fourth Dirty Harry installment. Callahan takes his customized brand of law enforcement out of town, tracking traumatized rape victim Sondra Locke on a revenge crusade, and in her finds a kindred spirit. Eastwood also directs this acute overhaul of Play Misty For Me. Bradford Dillman and Pat Hingle co-star; shot by Bruce Surtees. (1983, 117 min, 35mm 'Scope)
+ ROBOCOP 4:50, 9:20 25TH ANNIVERSARY!
Viciously murdered police officer Peter Weller is resurrected in half-robotic form to enforce Detroit, where almost no distinction is made between the conduct of top-level executives and street criminals. Called by Ken Russell “the greatest science-fiction film since Metropolis,” Paul Verhoeven’s tech-noir savagely satirizes Reaganomics and the consumerism of the ‘80s. Nancy Allen, Michael Ironside and Ronny Cox co-star. (1987, 102 min, 35mm)
SATURDAY MAY 19–MONDAY MAY 21
CHILDREN OF PARADISE 2:30, 7:30 New Restoration!
One of the most eagerly awaited events at Cannes last year was the unveiling of Pathé's newly restored version of Marcel Carné's Children of Paradise, one of the most beloved masterworks of French cinema. Set in the Parisian theatrical world of the 1840s, Children tells the ineffably witty tale of a woman loved by four different men. Boasting the largest set ever constructed for a French film, plus a sparkling script from acclaimed poet and screenwriter Jacques Prévert, Carné moves the action effortlessly between stage and audience, teeming streets and intimate boudoirs, bringing the world of these characters to pulsing, vibrant life. The film stars Arletty, Jean-Louis Berrault, Pierre Brasseur, Pierre Renoir. (1946, 191 min, DCP)
TUESDAY MAY 22
Come Out for Harvey!
Please join us on Harvey Milk Day, May 22, 2012 for a special fundraising screening of the Milk movie starring Sean Penn to benefit Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy.
6:00pm - Doors open and VIP reception begins
7:30pm - Cleve Jones takes the stage, receives award
8:00pm - Milk movie begins VIP ticket holders will be treated to reserved seats and a pre-show appetizers and drinks reception on the mezzanine level of the Castro Theatre.
Tickets w/ no service fee also available:
Human Rights Campaign Store
575 Castro Street
San Francisco, California 94114.
Cleve Jones is an activist and founder of the NAMES project AIDS memorial quilt. Cleve was befriended by Harvey Milk in the 1970's and worked as a student intern in his office after Milk was elected to the Board of Supervisors. More guests to be announced.
Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy is a small public elementary school in the Castro District in San Francisco. Our mission is to empower student learning by teaching tolerance and non-violence, celebrating our diversity, achieving academic excellence, and fostering strong family-school-community connections. This fundraiser will support educational enrichment, including the after-school, science, arts, nutrition and civil rights programs.
We gratefully acknowledge our sponsors: Human Rights Campaign, Swirl, 440, Southern Wine, KASA, 4505 Meats, La Mediterranee
WEDNESDAY MAY 23 BUD CORT DOUBLE FEATURE
HAROLD AND MAUDE 3:05, 7:00
Bud Cort, Ruth Gordon and a wall-to-wall Cat Stevens soundtrack star in Hal Ashby's darkly comic love story between a suicidal 20-year-old boy and a 79-year-old woman, each sharing a fascination with death. Working from Colin Higgins' highly original script, Ashby keeps the proceedings honest with his touch; as a plus he sets their adventures amongst the gorgeous (now almost unrecognizable) surroundings of the Bay Area. (1971, 91 min, 35mm)
+ BREWSTER McCLOUD 4:55, 8:50
In Robert Altman's relentlessly quirky follow-up of M*A*S*H, Cort plays a peculiar fellow who lives in the Houston Astrodome, learning to fly its confines with self-made wings. Meanwhile, a murder investigation is afoot, the victims covered in bird droppings. With Sally Kellerman, Michael Murphy, Bert Remsen and Shelley Duvall in her debut. (1970, 105 min, 35mm 'Scope)
THURSDAY MAY 24DOUBLE FEATURE
BARFLY 7:00
Mickey Rourke redeemed himself from 9 1/2 Weeks when he teamed up with Faye Dunaway, writer Charles Bukowski and director Barbet Schroeder for this celebration of grandiose self-abasement. With a steady stream of R&B grooves on the jukebox, drinking and fighting never looked so good, thanks to superb performances and the ugly beauty of Robby Muller's cinematography. Alice Krige and Frank Stallone so-star. (1987, 99 min, 35mm)
+ ROAD HOUSE 9:00
In this punch-drunk drive-in classic, Patrick Swayze brings his requisite conviction to the role of a bas-ass bouncer protecting a Kansas City honky tonk from sadistic crime boss Ben Gazzara and his lugheads. An intoxicating mix of martial arts, explosions, Playboy centerfolds and the Jeff Healy Band – all directed with prime panache by the under-utilized Rowdy Harrington. Kelly Lynch and Sam Elliott co-star. (1989, 114 min, 35mm 'Scope)
FRIDAY MAY 25 DOUBLE FEATURE
NIGHTMARE ALLEY 7:00
Director Edmund Goulding and star Tyrone Power followed up The Razor's Edge (1946) with what has often been described as the grimmest of all Hollywood noirs. Power plays a carnival con man who outsmarts himself and suffers a horrendous fate in this mean, moody, and magnificent melodrama. Joan Blondell, Coleen Gray and Helen Walker co-star; shot by Lee Garmes. (1947, 111 min, 35mm)
+ THE WARRIORS 9:10
Walter Hill's hyper-stylized actioner about a Coney Island gang chased by vengeful other gangs from the Bronx back to their home turf. The universe Hill and cinematographer Andrew Laszlo create is a futuristic one, but its distinct '70s vibe makes the whole scenario play out like an urban nightmare. Michael Beck, James Remar, Deborah Van Valkenburgh and David Patrick Kelly star. (1979, 92 min, 35mm)
SATURDAY MAY 26TRIPLE FEATURE ($11 General / $8 Kids & Seniors) MARX-BROTHERS-MANIA! Join us for a triple bill of these Marx Brothers classics,
any of which have been regarded as someone's favorite.
Monkey Business at 2:30, 7:30 (1931, 77 min) kicks off the day as Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo are brilliantly cast as stowaways on an luxury liner, each getting involved in an adventure of his own.
Up next is Horse Feathers at 4:00, 8:50 (1932, 67 min) where Groucho is the head of Huxley College in this satire of college football and Prohibition.
At 97 minutes, Animal Crackers at 5:25 (1930) is the epic of the lot where mayhem and zaniness ensues when a valuable painting goes missing during a party in honor of Groucho's famed African explorer.
All films will be screened in glorious 35mm!
SUNDAY MAY 27 PRIVATE EVENT
MONDAY MAY 28 & TUESDAY MAY 29 DOUBLE FEATURE
HUGO in 3D Mon 2:20, 7:00; Tue 7:00
Based on the children's book The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Martin Scorsese's charming film tells the story of both an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station and the early days of filmmaking, paying tribute to the genius of real-life French filmmaker Georges Méliès. "Hugo is unlike any other film Martin Scorsese has ever made, and yet possibly the closest to his heart." - Roger Ebert. Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz, Ben Kingsley and Sacha Baron Cohen star. (2011, 126 min, DCP 3D)
+ THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN in 3D Mon 4:45, 9:25; Tue 9:25
Director Steven Spielberg and producer Peter Jackson kick off the big-screen Tintin trilogy with this smart computer-animated, motion-capture adaptation of Herge's beloved comic strip. Co-written by Edgar Wright, the first installment in the series finds adventure-seeking Belgian reporter Tintin (Jamie Bell) and surly Captain Haddock (Andy Serkis) racing to recover a treasure that was lost at sea four centuries ago. Meanwhile, the malevolent Red Rackham (Daniel Craig) is determined to beat them to it. (2011, 107 min, DCP 3D 'Scope)
WEDNESDAY MAY 30DOUGLAS SIRK DOUBLE FEATURE
WRITTEN ON THE WIND 3:05, 7:00
Bathed in lurid Technicolor, melodrama maestro Douglas Sirk’s masterpiece is the stylishly debauched tale of a Texas oil magnate brought down by the excesses of his spoiled offspring. Features an all-star quartet that includes Robert Stack as a pistol-packin’ alcoholic playboy; Lauren Bacall as his long-suffering wife; Rock Hudson as his earthy best friend; and Dorothy Malone (who won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance) as his nymphomaniac sister. (1956, 99 min, 35mm)
+ THE TARNISHED ANGELS 5:05, 9:00
Hudson, Stack and Malone return in Sirk's seething, fast-paced companion piece to Written on the Wind, adapted from a William Faulkner novel. Set in New Orleans during the depression, it follows the exploits of a family of daredevil pilots and their loyal mechanic, barely able to eke out a living as barnstormers in the dangerous and dying profession. Jack Carson co-stars. (1958, 91 min, 35mm 'Scope)
THURSDAY MAY 31 CLINT'S BIRTHDAY DOUBLE FEATURE
A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS 2:30, 7:00 Clint Eastwood's first Man with No Name adventure finds him double playing two rival gangs in a small border town. In remaking Yojimbo, director Sergio Leone single-handedly took the "spaghetti western" to another level, simultaneously launching the international careers of Eastwood and composer Ennio Morricone. (1964, 99 min, 35mm 'Scope)
+ THE OUTLAW JOSEY WALES 4:25, 9:00 On the short list of great westerns, Eastwood plays a Missouri farmer turned stone-cold killer when he joins a Confederate guerrilla unit and winds up on the run from the Union vigilantes who murdered his family. Chief Dan George co-stars as a Comanche leader, along with Sondra Locke and John Vernon; stylishly shot by Bruce Surtees. (1976, 135 min, 35mm 'Scope)
FRIDAY JUNE 1–SUNDAY JUNE 3
75TH ANNIVERSARY RESTORATION!
GRAND ILLUSION Fri 7:00, 9:20; Sat & Sun (2:00), 4:30, 7:00, 9:20
One of the very first prison escape movies, Grand Illusion is hailed as one of the greatest films ever made. Jean Renoir’s antiwar masterpiece stars Jean Gabin and Pierre Fresnay as French soldiers held in a World War I German prison camp, and Erich von Stroheim as the unforgettable Captain von Rauffenstein. In French with English subtitles. (1937, 114 min, New 35mm Print!)
SUDDEN IMPACT 2:30, 7:00 
+ ROBOCOP 4:50, 9:20 
HAROLD AND MAUDE 3:05, 7:00 
+ BREWSTER McCLOUD 4:55, 8:50
BARFLY 7:00 
+ ROAD HOUSE 9:00 
NIGHTMARE ALLEY 7:00
+ THE WARRIORS 9:10 
HUGO in 3D Mon 2:20, 7:00; Tue 7:00 
+ THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN in 3D Mon 4:45, 9:25; Tue 9:25
WRITTEN ON THE WIND 3:05, 7:00 
+ THE TARNISHED ANGELS 5:05, 9:00 
A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS 2:30, 7:00 
+ THE OUTLAW JOSEY WALES 4:25, 9:00 
