Landmark’s Lumiere Theatre, 1572 California Street, San Francisco (415) 267-4893
Tickets are $10.50 for general admission and $8.00 for seniors, students, and children

Landmark’s Shattuck Cinemas, 2230 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA (510) 464-5980
Tickets are $10.00 for general admission and $8.00 seniors and children

Showtimes and tickets will be available starting Tuesday, May 17, at: http://www.landmarktheatres.com/tickets and theatre box office

Cult director Takeshi Miike delivers a bravado period action film set at the end of Japan’s feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a wartorn future. Highly prolific, Miike is credited with over 80 films since making his directorial debut in the early 1990s. Landmark films in his illustrious career inc…lude Audition, Sukiyaki Western Django, Ichi the Killer, One Missed Call, The City of Lost Souls and the Dead or Alive yakuza trilogy. The film premieres locally at the San Francisco International Film Festival.

“The year is 1844. A young lord rapes and kills with impunity by virtue of his political connections. Though the era of the samurai is fading, an honest government official covertly enlists thirteen swordsmen to assassinate this sadistic lord before he can seize more power. With the clock ticking, the assassins lay a deadly trap for the lord and his army of bodyguards, culminating in one of the bloodiest, muddiest swordfights ever put to film. As the leader of the thirteen samurai, Koji Yakusho (Tokyo Sonata, Babel) invokes Toshiro Mifune at both his most contemplative and charismatic. But it’s [director] Takashi Miike who steals the show through sheer spectacle—the climactic battle scene lasts a breathless forty-five minutes—filling the screen with visual references to more than just the original film; there are echoes of every samurai classic imaginable, not to mention some distinctly Miike touches. Let’s just say, when the blood spills it flows.”—Colin Geddes, Toronto Film Festival.
The film’s running time is 126 minutes; it is not rated.

“A classic samurai film”—Deborah Young, Hollywood Reporter

“13 ASSASSINS is a stone-cold, limb-severin’, bull-burnin’ masterpiece.”—Aint it Cool News

“The film is a relentless locomotive. Enthralling and entertaining.”—Glenn Heath, Jr., Slantmagazine.com

“Takashi Miike is in top, slashtastic form”—Leslie Felperin, Variety

“13 ASSASSINS is pure pleasure. It culminates in a magnificent 45-minute showdown that has to be the best final battle sequence in cinema since, oh Kill Bill at least.”—Lee Marshall, Screendaily.com

“It delivers such intensity that it’s hard to breath, that it’s difficult not to stand up and cheer. There are few samurai films (classic or modern) that are as satisfying as this one.”—Cole Abaius, Filmschoolrejects.com

This post was submitted by Landmark Theatres.

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Twenty five years since its Bay Area beginnings, WonderCon returns to San Francisco’s Moscone Center South on Friday, April 1, through Sunday, April 3, 2011. Amine fans will love WonderCon’s strong guest list and nonstop action for three days. WonderCon is presented by the same people behind the internationally-acclaimed San Diego Comic-Con.

WHEN: Friday, April 1: Noon to 7 p.m. (plus after-hours programming to 10 p.m.)
Saturday, April 2: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. (plus after-hours programming to 11:30 p.m.)
Sunday, April 3: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Nighttime Programming: onsite Fri & Sat, starting at 7 p.m.

WHERE: Moscone Center South, 747 Howard Street, between Third and Fourth Streets, San Francisco.

ADMISSION: Advance tickets: Three-day: $40 Adults, $20 Junior/Senior; One-day (Friday or Saturday): $20 Adults, $10 Junior/Senior; One-day (Sunday): $10 Adults, $5 Junior/Senior.
At-the-door tickets: Three-day: $50 Adults, $25 Junior/Senior; One-day (Friday or Saturday): $25 Adults, $13 Junior/Senior; One-day (Sunday): $15 Adults, $7 Junior/Senior. Children 11 and under are free with paid adult badge. Juniors are 12-17 years old and Seniors are 60 years of age and older. Register online and at select Bay Area comic book retailers listed at www.comic-con.org/wc

This post was submitted by Rose Anne Raphael.

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Pre-reg ($25 for both days) ends February 5th!

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San Francisco Film Society Fall Season
SF International Animation Festival
Landmark’s Embarcadero Center Cinema

The San Francisco International Animation Festival celebrates the region’s preeminence as a hub for one of the most creative forms in cinema. Join us for an enticing mix of the latest FX-based features, anime, family-friendly cartoons and wonderfully unclassifiable shorts from around the world, and a fabulous Opening Night party. This year’s festival includes Hayao Miyazaki protégé Sunao Katabuchi’s Mai Mai Miracle, the Decemberists-inspired Here Come the Waves: The Hazards of Love Visualized, six wildly diverse shorts programs and a live animation and musical performance by artist duo Semiconductor.

For tickets and full program information, visit:

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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
701 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA

Featuring:
Grand Master Seiichi Tanaka
& San Francisco Taiko Dojo
San Francisco Taiko Dojo Rising Stars
Sacramento Taiko Dan
Kaminari Taiko of Houston
Mui & The GRRRL Brigade

Special Guests from Japan:
Osuwa Daiko
Kasumi
Makoto
(Grand Master Daihachi Oguchi’s Successor)

TICKETS:
$45 & $39
For tickets, call 415-978-2787 or visit ybca.org

For more info 415-928-2456 & www.sftaiko.com

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We’re excited to welcome back our original members along with new recruits to witness this resonant spectacle of sight and sound on the Bridge Theatre’s big screen with superior Dolby Digital sound!

That’s right, space cowboys and cowgirls, Bebop Nights triumphantly returns with the ‘Hungry, Hungry Edition: The Radical Adventures of Edward’. Join us as we showcase our favorite sessions featuring the amazing, yet elusive, EDWARD, a 13 year old hacker that LOVES to eat.

The Strange + Excitable marry in the mind of a Brilliant Girl, named Edward. Bebop Nights #3 Episode Guide:

*Mushroom Samba
*Toys In The Attic
*Jamming With Edward
[Running Time: 1 hour and 6 minutes]

…as always, followed by a Marathon for the truly dedicated fans!!! How long can you stay up? Test your endurance by watching episode after episode!

There will be Prizes and Trivia!!

Sessions start at midnight, but come by early (11:30) for concessions and to say hello!

And remember, NO ADMISSION is REQUIRED, but donations are happily accepted toward future Bebop Nights and other exciting events!!

Join the mailing list : bebopsociety@gmail.com

And if that’s not enough, friend The Cowboy Bebop Appreciation Society on Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=142741545767465&ref=mf

10/01/10
Friday @ midnight
Bebop Nights #3
Bridge Theatre
3010 Geary Blvd.
415..668.6384
FREE / $4 Suggested Donation

This post was submitted by Erin Devitt.

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CAAM and the Japantown Merchants Association partner up once again to bring you a very special presentation of Hayao Miyazaki’s HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE . Join us at the Japantown Peace Plaza on Sunday, September 19, 2010 at 8:30pm for this free event. Early arrival is highly suggested as seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE follows the story of Sophie, 18-year-old girl who toils in the hat shop opened years ago by her late father. Often harassed by local boys, one day Sophie is unexpectedly befriended by Howl, a strange but flamboyant wizard whose large home can travel under its own power. However, the Witch of the Waste is displeased with Sophie and Howl’s budding friendship, and turns the pretty young woman into an ugly and aged hag. Sophie takes shelter in Howl’s castle, and attempts to find a way to reverse the witch’s spell with the help of Calcifer, a subdued but powerful demon who exists in the form of fire, and Markl, who protects the four-way door which can instantly take visitors to other lands and dimensions.

Sunday, September 19, 2010 | 8:30PM

FREE FOR EVERYONE!
Peace Plaza in Japantown
Post Street at Buchanan Street
San Francisco, CA

Early arrival highly suggested. Seating is first-come, first-served.

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=145790608775671

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The first meeting we’re showing Corpse Princess: Aka @7PM on 9/9/10 –

“Makina Hoshino is already dead, but she can’t let go of this twisted world. She burned to death along with her entire family in a fire started by freaks that wouldn’t stay buried. Makina knows she doesn’t belong among the living, but that won’t stop her from unleashing the full fury of her twin MAC-11 machine guns on the rotting remains of those who refuse to die. She’s hell-bent on filling every empty grave she can find with the monsters that should be six feet under. Makina is a Shikabane Hime – a Corpse Princess – and it’s her job to finish off the undead leftovers haunting the dark corners of a city that used to be safe.”

Admission is first come first served (there are lots of seats). Cosplay is welcomed, but not mandatory. And there will be giveaways!!!

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The Lumiere Theatre: 1572 California Street at Polk San Francisco, CA 94109. Box office line: (415) 561-0455
Seating is 20 minutes before showtime.

From downtown San Francisco or Union Square the Lumiere is only a short cable car ride over Nob Hill, traveling west down California Street. The theatre can also be reached from the Civic Center Bart station by traveling north on the Muni 19 bus.

This post was submitted by Erin Devitt.

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http://www.sfsymphony.org/season/Event.aspx?eventid=41972

http://www.sfsymphony.org/season/Event.aspx?eventid=41978

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