Photos and review by: Alan Ralph @ARPhotoSF
Tag: Castro Theater
Sketchfest Review: Carol Burnett, in Conversation with Wendie Malick
Carol Burnett is a living legend. There are few people whose careers have been as long and consistent and near universally appreciated as Burnett’s. Exactly how wide reaching her influence is could be seen just by looking at the line outside The Castro, waiting for doors to open for the Monday night tribute to this comedy hero. The line, which stretched multiple blocks, featured people of every age, race, and gender imaginable, from young kids to people that have been following Burnett throughout her entire career. There were people dressed in character, too, including one person who wore the infamous curtain dress, complete with rod from The Carol Burnett Show!
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SF Sketchfest Review: Spotlight on “Drunk History” at Castro Theater, 1/9/16
As completely expected Spotlight on “Drunk History” was a big drunken funny mess. Well, maybe it was a little drunker and a little messier than I expected, but that’s how the narrators often are on the show, so it all worked out. The simple explanation of the show is there was a panel with show creator Derek Waters and a moderator (Henri Mazza from Alamo Drafthouse) showing clips from the show then discussing them with the drunken narrator of that story. To make it more complicated, or more non-sensical, all these people had quite a bit to drink before they came on stage. Continue reading “SF Sketchfest Review: Spotlight on “Drunk History” at Castro Theater, 1/9/16″
Sketchfest Review: True Stories 25th Anniversary w/David Byrne Q&A
The closing night of the 10th San Francisco Sketchfest kicked off with a screening of the David Byrne directed True Stories, now celebrating its 25th year of existence. Because the founders of Sketchfest met at a screening of the Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense, also at the Castro Theater in 1998, this event was special to the Sketchfest crew. Along for the ride was author Paul Myers, who took on the moderator duties, and the director himself. Much like the movie itself, the Q&A afterward was a minor failure, with interesting bits. Continue reading “Sketchfest Review: True Stories 25th Anniversary w/David Byrne Q&A”
“It’s Garry Shandling’s Show” 25th Anniversary Tribute at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco, 20 January 2011
It’s the Garry Shandling’s Show 25th Anniversary Tribute review. This is the part where the review talks about what happened at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco. And here’s the part where I start typing. Continue reading ““It’s Garry Shandling’s Show” 25th Anniversary Tribute at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco, 20 January 2011″
The Music Room SF International Film Festival
Of all the movies playing at the San Francisco International Film Festival Jalsaghar (The Music Room) was what I wanted to see most.
An Indian film from 1958 that has been recently restored is not your usual popcorn popping movie. It’s more of a privilege to see and everything about my experience was just that. Continue reading “The Music Room SF International Film Festival”