Our selection of some terrific things to do in the Bay Area this week. Continue reading
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‘DAMN, BUT THAT IS A BIG ANT’
by Gary Meyer
I wonder if there is a cinema entomologist around specializing in insects and arachnids on the silver screen.
Today, we’ll pretend to be a movie-loving myrmecologist (and I thought they’d be called “antomologists”). Them! is the giant ant science fiction classic. Contrary to the usual dumb giant bug movies of the 1950s, this one creates genuine suspense, despite its trailer filled with cliché adjectives. Definitely a fun choice.
MR. HOLMES: A Cold Case
Sherlock Holmes is a singular character in more ways than one. Continue reading
Eating Your Way Through the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
EatDrinkFilms is proud to co-present two more features at this year’s San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, following Thursday’s gala opening night showing of Dough, which will have several more screenings. Continue reading
A Baker’s Dozen: Southern-Style Sour Cream Cornmeal Poundcake (and The Un-Cake)
by Dianne Boate
Cornmeal has come a long way in the hearts of cooking people for its versatility within a wide variety of dishes. Continue reading
A BORROWED IDENTITY: Growing Into the World
by Len Weiler
There’s a universality to coming-of-age stories. Continue reading
Eat My Shorts: Frozen Film Festival
What do musicians, artists, surfers, animators, local documentary filmmakers and Bay Area film lovers all have in common? They are all subjects of the 9th annual SF Frozen Film Festival in the Mission. Continue reading
Down the Hatch: East India Cocktail, Boukman Daiquiri, Gin Basil Smash and Paul Clarke’s THE COCKTAIL CHRONICLES
by Vince Keenan
Paul Clarke’s The Cocktail Chronicles is often my first and only stop when researching a drink. Continue reading
A Century of Cinematic Sherlocks—and MR. HOLMES
by Vince Keenan
In 2012, the Guinness Book of World Records certified Sherlock Holmes “the most portrayed literary human character in film and television.” Continue reading
Rising DOUGH at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
by Gary Meyer
Jewish celebrations and cuisine go together. The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival wouldn’t be a proper cinematic meal without food films on its menu. Continue reading
Eat, Drink, & See Films July 17-23
Our special selection of things to experience this week: Continue reading