Scott Nichols Gallery presents an exhibit that honors the life and work of photographer Ruth Bernhard. The show comprises vintage photographs gathered from Nichols’ personal collection and from private collections of Bernhard’s friends. Put together over the course of 25 years, the show includes many unpublished, rarely seen images.
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About the series: In a saloon town such as San Francisco, the bartender plays a crucial role. Confessor, friend, sounding board — the man or woman behind the plank sees to it that our needs are met with elegance, grace and often wit. They see humanity at its best and most convivial, but also offer a nod and a welcome to the lonely. But what do they see when they look at us? What are the tricks of their trade? And what lessons have they learned along the way? In this new Examiner weekly feature, we talk to some of our local bartenders to find out.The Irish Bank
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Rumors that actress Tori Spelling received an, ahem, paltry $800,000 from the estate of her late father, Aaron, due to her then-estranged mother’s spite are false, per Tori’s brother — who says both sibs got $800,000. "It’s not like my dad would give me one thing and Tori another," Randy says. "Nothing was changed in the will."Halle Berry says she attempted suicide
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Touted as the first fiction feature to address the U.S. occupation of Iraq, "The Situation" seriously examines the chaotic, violent thicket of disjointed interests and incongruous bedfellows that the war has produced, and it also offers up a romantic melodrama. The two approaches, unfortunately, don’t jibe, and neither proves individually compelling.
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"Meet the Robinsons" is a cheerful mess, a pretty good B movie, albeit with a first-class advertising budget. If Disney is to catch up with Pixar (now that they are in the same bed) in the new genre of really good animated movies for children of all ages, "Meet the Robinsons" doesn’t do the job. In the cute-and-funny department, this one is only sort of cute and only infrequently funny. Does it have excellent architectural designs for Future World? Yes.
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American Conservatory Theater has announced its upcoming 41st season, which opens Aug. 30 with one of the company’s most anticipated productions, the West Coast premiere of the Tony Award-winning revival of Stephen Sondheim’s "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street."N. Richard Nash’s classic "The Rainmaker," a fable about a con man and a girl, follows, running Oct. 25 through Nov. 25. David Mamet’s biting show-business satire "Speed-the-Plow" runs Jan. 4, 2008 through Feb. 3.
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Can a man with a damaged mind have enough brains to outsmart a gaggle of cold-hearted bank robbers? It’s the premise behind "The Lookout," a new thriller from screenwriting titan Scott Frank ("Out of Sight").Frank, who makes his directorial debut, delivers a film that has solid characters and a powerful story.
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After telling so effectively the story of the Army’s 2/3 Field Artillery unit in "Gunner Palace," documentarians Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker return to the front lines of America’s war on terror with "The Prisoner," recounting an Iraqi journalist’s eight-month incarceration in the notorious Abu Ghraib prison.
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Jean-Luc Godard looks at a day in the life of a young woman and the cast of Parisian women that revolves around her in "Two or Three Things I Know About Her." Screening with a restored 33mm print, the 1967 film is regarded as a summing-up of Godard’s concerns and techniques. Show times are 7 and 9 p.m. today at the Castro Theatre, 429 Castro St., San Francisco. Call (415) 621-6120 or visit www.thecastrotheatre.com.
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Having artfully dodged the post-"Saturday Night Live" missteps that felled the film careers of Chris Kattan, Julia Sweeney and Tim Meadows — but not, inexplicably, Rob Schneider’s — Will Ferrell has become a box-office stalwart with unabashedly goofy comedies such as "Anchorman" and "Talladega Nights."
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