Transgender Film Fest comes at a powerful moment
Plus: Danny Elfman reanimates Tim Burton scores with SF Symphony, a musical trip back to the 1930s, The Darkness, more
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Today's headlines:
Screen Grabs: Transgender Film Fest comes at a powerful moment
By Dennis Harvey
Plus: Reanimated Underground Short Film Fest packs 36 flicks into seven hours, and Colombia on Film celebrates 'resistia en transita.'
Beetlejuice on oboe: Danny Elfman’s shivery Tim Burton scores come to SF Symphony
By Joshua Rotter
Composer returns with beloved film music—and waxes about '70s group 'The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo.'
Live Shots: A glamorous trip back to the 1930s with Alex Mendham and his Orchestra
By Jon Bauer and Patty Riek
Glam strut and cheeky twang on new LP, as bombastic UK quartet reaches for the playful and profound.
With ‘Dreams on Toast,’ The Darkness still winks and blazes in all directions
By Joshua Rotter
Glam strut and cheeky twang on new LP, as bombastic UK quartet reaches for the playful and profound.
Win a pair of tickets to see Infinity Song, Cut Copy, Thundercat, Jesse McCartney
Go see a banging live show at one of SF's top venues, on us. Here's how to enter
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A DRAMATIC OBSESSION COME TO GORGEOUS LIFE AT DANCE MISSION
A painting by Paul Klee of “an angel being blown backwards into the future” that influenced the film Wings of Desire as well as Angels in America is at the heart of choreographer Amy Lewis’ “My Obsession with Hamletmachine” centered around the human impulse to make ill-conceived decisions in crucial moments that set the table for all kinds of generational upheaval to come. November 7-16 at Dance Mission.
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CIRQUE DU SOLEIL'S 'ECHO' FLIES HIGH UNDER THE BIG TOP AT ORACLE PARK
Cirque du Soleil returns to San Francisco with ECHO, an inspiring new show blending acrobatics, technology, and storytelling. ECHO follows FUTURE and her dog as they journey through a fantastical world shaped by empathy, nature, and human connection. Featuring bold visuals, vibrant characters, and groundbreaking acts, this 20th Big Top creation invites audiences to imagine a better world built together.
JOIN US AT THE SF TRANS FILM FEST!
🎥 28th Annual SF Transgender Film Festival 🎥
🏳️⚧️ Nov 13–15 Roxie Theater | Nov 16–23 Online 🏳️⚧️
Trans-made films, community stories, sliding-scale tickets
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