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Tuesday 14, May

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

PG-13for intense sequences of sci-fi violence/action.

Tuesday 14, May

The Fall Guy

The Fall Guy

PG-13for action and violence, drug content and some strong language.

Tuesday 14, May

2 Fast 2 Furious

2 Fast 2 Furious

PG-13for street racing, violence, language and some sensuality

Tuesday 14, May

Wednesday 15, May

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

PG-13for intense sequences of sci-fi violence/action.

Wednesday 15, May

The Fall Guy

The Fall Guy

PG-13for action and violence, drug content and some strong language.

Wednesday 15, May

The Virgin Suicides

The Virgin Suicides

Rfor strong thematic elements involving teens

Wednesday 15, May

Thursday 16, May

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

PG-13for intense sequences of sci-fi violence/action.

Thursday 16, May

The Fall Guy

The Fall Guy

PG-13for action and violence, drug content and some strong language.

Thursday 16, May

Total SF Presents: The Towering Inferno

Total SF Presents: The Towering Inferno

PG

Thursday 16, May

Sunday 19, May

Angels with Dirty Faces

Angels with Dirty Faces

Sunday 19, May

Monday 20, May

The Horror of Dracula

The Horror of Dracula

Monday 20, May

Tuesday 21, May

American Movie

American Movie

R

Tuesday 21, May

Wednesday 22, May

Super Shangri-La Show

Super Shangri-La Show

Wednesday 22, May

Thursday 23, May

Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge

Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge

R

Thursday 23, May

Chopping Mall

Chopping Mall

R

Thursday 23, May

Friday 24, May

The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much

PG

Friday 24, May

Rear Window

Rear Window

PG

Friday 24, May

Saturday 25, May

Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt

PG

Saturday 25, May

Rope

Rope

Saturday 25, May

Torn Curtain

Torn Curtain

PG

Saturday 25, May

Psycho

Psycho

R

Saturday 25, May

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

R

Saturday 25, May

Sunday 26, May

Saboteur

Saboteur

PG

Sunday 26, May

The Trouble with Harry

The Trouble with Harry

PG

Sunday 26, May

The Birds

The Birds

PG-13

Sunday 26, May

Monday 27, May

Marnie

Marnie

PG

Monday 27, May

Topaz

Topaz

PG

Monday 27, May

Vertigo

Vertigo

PG

Monday 27, May

Tuesday 28, May

Who is Stan Smith?

Who is Stan Smith?

TBC

Tuesday 28, May

Wednesday 29, May

Candyman

Candyman

Rviolence and gore.

Wednesday 29, May

Thursday 30, May

Wild Strawberries

Wild Strawberries

Thursday 30, May

Friday 31, May

Big Shark w/ Tommy Wiseau Live in Person!

Big Shark w/ Tommy Wiseau Live in Person!

Friday 31, May

The Room w/ Tommy Wiseau Live in Person!

The Room w/ Tommy Wiseau Live in Person!

R

Friday 31, May

Saturday 1, June

Big Shark w/ Tommy Wiseau Live in Person!

Big Shark w/ Tommy Wiseau Live in Person!

Saturday 1, June

The Room w/ Tommy Wiseau Live in Person!

The Room w/ Tommy Wiseau Live in Person!

R

Saturday 1, June

Sunday 2, June

Big Shark w/ Tommy Wiseau Live in Person!

Big Shark w/ Tommy Wiseau Live in Person!

Sunday 2, June

Saturday 15, June

Angela Davis: Walls into Bridges and Other Shorts

Angela Davis: Walls into Bridges and Other Shorts

Saturday 15, June

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

PG-13

Saturday 15, June

Saturday 29, June

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

R

Saturday 29, June

2 Fast 2 Furious

2 Fast 2 Furious

PG-13for street racing, violence, language and some sensuality

2 Fast 2 Furious, 2003 Directed by John Singleton HOW FAST DO YOU WANT IT? It’s a major double-cross when former police officer Brian O’Conner teams up with his ex-con buddy Roman Pearce to transport a shipment of “dirty” money for shady Miami-based import-export dealer Carter Verone. But the guys are actually working with undercover agent Monica Fuentes to bring Verone down.

Tuesday 14, May

American Movie

American Movie

R

Documentary about an aspiring filmmaker's attempts to finance his dream project by finally completing the low-budget horror film he abandoned years before.

Tuesday 21, May

Angela Davis: Walls into Bridges and Other Shorts

Angela Davis: Walls into Bridges and Other Shorts

On Saturday, June 15, the Balboa Theater will present a Juneteenth-themed program including Angela Davis: Walls into Bridges by Ed Guerrero. The film will be accompanied by film shorts by San Francisco Art Institute alumni, programmed by April September. The Juneteenth program will be followed by feature film: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon for which Peter Pau, cinematographer and SFAI alum, received an Academy Award. —a tour-de-force double-plus screening!—

Saturday 15, June

Angels with Dirty Faces

Angels with Dirty Faces

Childhood chums Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connelly grow up on opposite sides of the fence: Rocky matures into a prominent gangster, while Jerry becomes a priest, tending to the needs of his old tenement neighborhood.

Sunday 19, May

Big Shark w/ Tommy Wiseau Live in Person!

Big Shark w/ Tommy Wiseau Live in Person!

TOMMY WISEAU LIVE IN PERSON! With THE ROOM and BIG SHARK! Friday and Saturday Big Shark at 7:00pm Friday And Saturday The Room at 10:30pm Tickets are $20, separate admission for each show PLEASE NOTE! Lobby Doors Will Open an hour prior to each show for Merchandise Sales And Meet And Greet! San Francisco Pre-Premier! Big Shark Directed by: Tommy Wiseau Screenplay by: Tommy Wiseau Three firefighters: Georgie, Patrick, and Tim must save New Orleans from a gigantic shark. Can New Orleans survive? and THE ROOM is an electrifying black comedy about love, passion, betrayal, and lies, starring "The Disaster Artist" himself, writer/director Tommy Wiseau. He plays a successful banker with a great respect for and dedication to the people in his life, especially his best friend Mark (Greg Sestero) and future wife Lisa (Juliette Danielle). As the film depicts friendships and relationships in the lives of its five major characters, it raises life's real and most-asked question: "Can you really trust anyone?" A cult sensation, since 2003 now in its NEW San Francisco home The Balboa Theatre So Grab Your Spoons, Red Dress, And Best Friends! Come Join The Party, It’s A Riot! With Your Host Michael Blythe, And A Full Audience Q And A with Tommy Wiseau! THE ROOM Plays The Balboa, The First Saturday Of Every Month! The Balboa Theatre 3630 Balboa Street San Francisco, Ca 94121 * - Tommy requests that you purchase some of his merchandise before posing for photographs [he'll have the usual DVDs, Blu-Rays, Posters, Shirts, Belts, Doggies... you name it, he's selling it!] ** - Same applies for photo opps as it does for signatures, pick up some merch to put a smile on Tommy's face for your photo together.

Friday 31, May

Saturday 1, June

Sunday 2, June

Show Future Dates
Candyman

Candyman

Rviolence and gore.

The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.

Wednesday 29, May

Chopping Mall

Chopping Mall

R

A group of teenagers that work at the mall all get together for a late night party in one of the stores. When the mall goes on lock down before they can get out, the robot security system activates after a malfunction and goes on a killing spree. One by one the three bots try to rid the mall of the “intruders.” The only weapons the kids can use are the supplies in other stores, or if they can make it till morning when the mall opens back up.

Thursday 23, May

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

PG-13

Winner of 4 2000 Academy Awards®, including Best Cinematography. Two master warriors (Chow Yun Fat and Michelle Yeoh) are faced with their greatest challenge when the treasured Green Destiny sword is stolen. A young aristocrat (Zhang Ziyi) prepares for an arranged marriage, but soon reveals her superior ¬fighting talents and her deeply romantic past. As each warrior battles for justice, they come face to face with their worst enemy — and the inescapable, enduring power of love. Set against 19th-century China’s breathtaking landscape, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is the action-packed, box-of¬fice smash from two-time Best Director Academy Award® winner Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain, 2005; Life of Pi, 2012) and featuring stunning martial arts choreography by Yuen Wo Ping (The Matrix).

Saturday 15, June

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

PG-13for intense sequences of sci-fi violence/action.

Director Wes Ball breathes new life into the global, epic franchise set several generations in the future following Caesar’s reign, in which apes are the dominant species living harmoniously and humans have been reduced to living in the shadows. As a new tyrannical ape leader builds his empire, one young ape undertakes a harrowing journey that will cause him to question all that he has known about the past and to make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.

Tuesday 14, May

Wednesday 15, May

Thursday 16, May

Show Future Dates
Marnie

Marnie

PG

Marnie Edgar is a habitual liar and a thief who gets jobs as a secretary and after a few months robs the firms in question, usually of several thousand dollars. When she gets a job at Rutland's, she also catches the eye of the handsome owner, Mark Rutland. He prevents her from stealing and running off, as is her usual pattern, but also forces her to marry him. Their honeymoon is a disaster and she cannot stand to have a man touch her, and on their return home, Mark has a private detective look into her past. When he has the details of what happened in her childhood to make her what she is, he arranges a confrontation with her mother realizing that reliving the terrible events that occurred in her childhood and bringing out those repressed memories is the only way to save her.

Monday 27, May

Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge

Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge

R

A man loses his home and suffers life-threatening burns from a fire deliberately set by commercial real estate developers vying for his property. One year later, a shopping mall opens on the land, and a series of murders begins.

Thursday 23, May

Psycho

Psycho

R

Phoenix secretary Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), on the lam after stealing $40,000 from her employer in order to run away with her boyfriend, Sam Loomis (John Gavin), is overcome by exhaustion during a heavy rainstorm. Traveling on the back roads to avoid the police, she stops for the night at the ramshackle Bates Motel and meets the polite but highly strung proprietor Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), a young man with an interest in taxidermy and a difficult relationship with his mother. Infamous for its shower scene, but immortal for its contribution to the horror genre. Because Psycho was filmed with tact, grace, and art, Hitchcock didn't just create modern horror, he validated it.

Saturday 25, May

Rear Window

Rear Window

PG

Professional photographer L.B. "Jeff" Jefferies breaks his leg while getting an action shot at an auto race. Confined to his New York apartment, he spends his time looking out of the rear window observing the neighbors. He begins to suspect that a man across the courtyard may have murdered his wife. Jeff enlists the help of his high society fashion-consultant girlfriend Lisa Freemont and his visiting nurse Stella to investigate.

Friday 24, May

Rope

Rope

Two men attempt to prove they committed the perfect crime by hosting a dinner party after strangling their former classmate to death.

Saturday 25, May

Saboteur

Saboteur

PG

Los Angeles aircraft worker Barry Kane evades arrest after he is unjustly accused of sabotage. Following leads, he travels across the country to New York City trying to clear his name by exposing a gang of fascist-supporting saboteurs led by apparently respectable Charles Tobin. Along the way, he involves Pat Martin, eventually preventing another major act of sabotage. They finally catch up with Frank Frye, the man who actually committed the act of sabotage at the aircraft factory.

Sunday 26, May

Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt

PG

Charlotte "Charlie" Newton is bored with her quiet life at home with her parents and her younger sister. She wishes something exciting would happen and knows exactly what they need: a visit from her sophisticated and much travelled Uncle Charlie Oakley, her mother's younger brother. Imagine her delight when, out of the blue, they receive a telegram from Uncle Charlie announcing that he is coming to visit them for awhile. Charlie Oakley creates quite a stir and charms the ladies' club, as well as the bank President where his brother-in-law works. Young Charlie begins to notice some odd behavior on his part, such as cutting out a story in the local paper about a man who marries and then murders rich widows. When two strangers appear asking questions about him, she begins to imagine the worst about her dearly beloved Uncle Charlie.

Saturday 25, May

Super Shangri-La Show

Super Shangri-La Show

Presenting Strange Movies at the haunted & historic Balboa Theatre!

Wednesday 22, May

The Birds

The Birds

PG-13

Melanie Daniels is the modern rich socialite, part of the jet-set who always gets what she wants. When lawyer Mitch Brenner sees her in a pet shop, he plays something of a practical joke on her, and she decides to return the favor. She drives about an hour north of San Francisco to Bodega Bay, where Mitch spends the weekends with his mother Lydia and younger sister Cathy. Soon after her arrival, however, the birds in the area begin to act strangely. A seagull attacks Melanie as she is crossing the bay in a small boat, and then, Lydia finds her neighbor dead, obviously the victim of a bird attack. Soon, birds in the hundreds and thousands are attacking anyone they find out of doors. There is no explanation as to why this might be happening, and as the birds continue their vicious attacks, survival becomes the priority.

Sunday 26, May

The Fall Guy

The Fall Guy

PG-13for action and violence, drug content and some strong language.

He’s a stuntman, and like everyone in the stunt community, he gets blown up, shot, crashed, thrown through windows and dropped from the highest of heights, all for our entertainment. And now, fresh off an almost career-ending accident, this working-class hero has to track down a missing movie star, solve a conspiracy and try to win back the love of his life while still doing his day job. What could possibly go right?

Tuesday 14, May

Wednesday 15, May

Thursday 16, May

Show Future Dates
The Horror of Dracula

The Horror of Dracula

Jonathan Harker rouses the ire of Count Dracula after he accepts a job at the vampire's castle under false pretenses. Harker's friend, Dr. Van Helsing, then embarks on a hunt for the predatory villain when he targets Harker's loved ones.

Monday 20, May

The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much

PG

While attending a medical conference in Paris, American physician Dr. Ben McKenna, his wife, retired musical theater actress and singer Jo McKenna née Conway, and their adolescent son Hank McKenna decide to take a side trip to among other places Marrekesh, French Morocco. With a knife plunged into his back, Frenchman Louis Bernard, who the family met earlier in their bus ride into Marrakesh and who is now masquerading as an Arab, approaches Ben, cryptically whispering into Ben's ears that there will be an attempted assassination in London of a statesman, this news whispered just before Bernard dies. Ben is reluctant to provide any information of this news to the authorities because concurrently Hank is kidnapped by British couple, Edward and Lucy Drayton, who also befriended the McKennas in Marrakesh and who probably have taken Hank out of the country back to England. Whoever the unknown people the Draytons are working for have threatened to kill Hank if Ben divulges any information ...

Friday 24, May

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

R

In this cult classic, sweethearts Brad (Barry Bostwick) and Janet (Susan Sarandon), stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry), a transvestite scientist. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker (Meat Loaf) and a creepy butler (Richard O'Brien). Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named "Rocky." Doors open: 11:00 Pre-Show: 11:30 Movie Starts: Midnight!

Saturday 25, May

Saturday 29, June

Show Future Dates
The Room w/ Tommy Wiseau Live in Person!

The Room w/ Tommy Wiseau Live in Person!

R

TOMMY WISEAU LIVE IN PERSON! With THE ROOM and BIG SHARK! Friday and Saturday Big Shark at 7:00pm Friday And Saturday The Room at 10:30pm Tickets are $20, separate admission for each show PLEASE NOTE! Lobby Doors Will Open an hour prior to each show for Merchandise Sales And Meet And Greet! San Francisco Pre-Premier! Big Shark Directed by: Tommy Wiseau Screenplay by: Tommy Wiseau Three firefighters: Georgie, Patrick, and Tim must save New Orleans from a gigantic shark. Can New Orleans survive? and THE ROOM is an electrifying black comedy about love, passion, betrayal, and lies, starring "The Disaster Artist" himself, writer/director Tommy Wiseau. He plays a successful banker with a great respect for and dedication to the people in his life, especially his best friend Mark (Greg Sestero) and future wife Lisa (Juliette Danielle). As the film depicts friendships and relationships in the lives of its five major characters, it raises life's real and most-asked question: "Can you really trust anyone?" A cult sensation, since 2003 now in its NEW San Francisco home The Balboa Theatre So Grab Your Spoons, Red Dress, And Best Friends! Come Join The Party, It’s A Riot! With Your Host Michael Blythe, And A Full Audience Q And A with Tommy Wiseau! THE ROOM Plays The Balboa, The First Saturday Of Every Month! The Balboa Theatre 3630 Balboa Street San Francisco, Ca 94121 * - Tommy requests that you purchase some of his merchandise before posing for photographs [he'll have the usual DVDs, Blu-Rays, Posters, Shirts, Belts, Doggies... you name it, he's selling it!] ** - Same applies for photo opps as it does for signatures, pick up some merch to put a smile on Tommy's face for your photo together.

Friday 31, May

Saturday 1, June

Show Future Dates
The Trouble with Harry

The Trouble with Harry

PG

There is a dead well-dressed man in a meadow clearing in the hills above a small Vermont town. Captain Albert Wiles, who stumbles across the body and finds by the man's identification that his name is Harry Worp, believes he accidentally shot Harry dead while he was hunting rabbits. Captain Wiles wants to hide the body as he feels it is an easier way to deal with the situation than tell the authorities. While Captain Wiles is in the adjacent forest, he sees other people stumble across Harry, most of whom don't seem to know him or care or notice that he's dead. One person who does see Captain Wiles there is spinster Ivy Gravely, who vows to keep the Captain's secret about Harry. Captain Wiles also Secretly sees a young single mother, Jennifer Rogers, who is the one person who does seem to know Harry and seems happy that he's dead. Later, another person who stumbles across both Harry and Captain Wiles is struggling artist Sam Marlowe, to who Captain Wiles tells the entire story of what ...

Sunday 26, May

The Virgin Suicides

The Virgin Suicides

Rfor strong thematic elements involving teens

The Virgin Suicides, 1999 Directed by Sofia Coppola BEAUTIFUL, MYSTERIOUS, HAUNTING, INVARIABLY FATAL. JUST LIKE LIFE. A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents.

Wednesday 15, May

Topaz

Topaz

PG

A high ranking Russian official defects to the U.S., where he is interviewed by U.S. Agent Michael Nordstrom. The defector reveals that a French spy ring codenamed "Topaz" has been passing N.A.T.O. secrets to the Russians. Michael calls in his French friend and counterpart Andre Devereaux to expose the spies.

Monday 27, May

Torn Curtain

Torn Curtain

PG

Professor Michael Armstrong is heading to Copenhagen, Denmark to attend a physics conference accompanied by his assistant and fiancée Sarah Sherman. Once arrived however, Michael informs her that he may be staying for awhile and she should return home. She follows him and realizes he's actually heading to East Germany, behind the Iron Curtain. She follows him there and is shocked when he announces that he's defecting to the East after the U.S. government cancelled his research project. In fact, Michael is there to obtain information from a renowned East German scientist. Once the information is obtained, he and Sarah now have to make their way back to the West.

Saturday 25, May

Total SF Presents: The Towering Inferno

Total SF Presents: The Towering Inferno

PG

At the opening party of a colossal, but poorly constructed, office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it.

Thursday 16, May

Vertigo

Vertigo

PG

Vertigo, 1958 Directed by Alfred Hitchcock ALFRED HITCHCOCK ENGULFS YOU IN A WHIRLPOOL OF TERROR AND TENSION! A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend’s wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.

Monday 27, May

Who is Stan Smith?

Who is Stan Smith?

TBC

From Executive Producers LeBron James and Maverick Carter, Danny Lee’s “Who is Stan Smith?'' highlights Smith’s tennis accomplishments, but also covers his humanitarian feats off the tennis court: Smith’s relationship with Arthur Ashe heavily inspired his anti-racist activism, while touching upon his relationship with Black player, Mark Mathabane, whom Smith helped escape from apartheid in South Africa. More than the namesake of one of the world’s most iconic sneakers, Stan Smith has lived a champion’s life on and off the tennis court. Chronicling his rise from collegiate superstar to World No.1 and beyond, Smith blazed new paths for athletes, both as a humanitarian and fashion icon. Complete with intimate first-person accounts and dynamic archival materials, “Who Is Stan Smith?” is a powerful and inspiring portrait of the man behind the shoe that became a movement.

Tuesday 28, May

Wild Strawberries

Wild Strawberries

Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater. Along the way, they encounter a series of hitchhikers, each of whom causes the elderly doctor to muse upon the pleasures and failures of his own life. These include the vivacious young Sara, a dead ringer for the doctor’s own first love.

Thursday 30, May