Reviews of albums, films, concerts, and more from the Bay Area Music and Movie Nerds
starring: Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Kevin Kline, Greta Gerwig, Mindy Kaling, Lake Bell, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Cary Elwes, Olivia Thirlby, Talia Balsam, Jake M. Johnson, Abby Elliott
directed by: Ivan Reitman
MPAA: Rated R for sexual content, language and some drug material.
starring: Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen, Lesley Manville, Peter Wight, Imelda Staunton, Oliver Maltman, David Bradley, Martin Savage, Karina Fernandez
directed by: Mike Leigh
MPAA: Rated PG-13 for some language
Welcome to the first Spinning Platters Bay Area concert guide of 2011! Admittedly, it will be a brief one; the new year is getting off to an exceptionally slow start for shows. But if the photo above of this week’s featured performer hasn’t already sent you running for a bag of Funyuns, look after the jump for some highlights.
Continue reading “Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 1/6/11-1/12/11”
starring: Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Hailee Steinfeld, Barry Pepper
directed by: Joel & Ethan Coen
MPAA: Rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of western violence including disturbing images.
starring: Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, Bruce Boxleitner, James Frain, Michael Sheen
directed by: Joseph Kosinski
MPAA: Rated PG for sequences of sci-fi action violence and brief mild language.
starring: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo, Jack McGee
directed by: David O. Russell
MPAA: Rated R for language throughout, drug content, some violence and sexuality.
starring: Helen Mirren, Felicity Jones, Djimon Hounsou, Ben Whishaw, Russell Brand, Alfred Molina, David Strathairn, Alan Cumming, Chris Cooper, Reeve Carney, Tom Conti
director: Julie Taymor
MPAA: PG-13 for some nudity, suggestive content and scary images
San Francisco’s own Margaret Cho gave a triumphant hometown concert at the Nob Hill Masonic Center on Saturday night in support of her first music album, Grammy nominee Cho Dependent. But those concerned that Cho would forgo stand-up to focus on music needn’t worry: comedy was still very much the priority of the evening, and Cho has rarely been more uproarious.
Continue reading “Show Review: Margaret Cho with John Roberts at Nob Hill Masonic Center, 12/04/10”
starring Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro
directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa
rated R
WOW.
Wild Flag, the much-buzzed new supergroup featuring Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney, Mary Timony of Helium, Janet Weiss of S-K and Quasi, and Rebecca Cole of The Minders, made their Bay Area debut last night. And what a debut it was.