Category: movies
Stopped in to say ‘high?’ Amazon pot comedy wrapping up filming in the Mission
October 13, 2016
The Mission has been a bit greener as of late. Crews have been filming the pilot for Amazon’s pot-themed comedy ‘Budding Prospects’ has been taking place in various Mission locations since the beginning of the month and wraps up today in the neighborhood. Budding Prospects, based on the book of the same name by T.C. […]
Women’s Building has starring role in LGBT miniseries
May 6, 2016
For about a week, filming has been taking place in the city, including the Upper Haight and Castro, for “When We Rise,” an ABC mini-series that chronicles the history of the LGBT movement. This afternoon, scenes were being shot outside The Women’s Building on 18th Street, near a row of 1970s-era cars. According to IMDB, the series stars […]
‘Cinema school’ could bring movie making to Mission Street
January 15, 2016
Less than a month after the new Alamo Drafthouse movie house opened, plans are getting underway to bring another old Mission Street theater back from retirement. In recent weeks, signs have been hung across the timeworn marquee of the former Tower theater at 2465 Mission St., declaring it the future home of Mission Cinema School. […]
This is the spoiler-free spot you’re looking for
December 18, 2015
Looking for a spoiler free spot to grab yr coffee? Little Spot on 23rd and South Van Ness has you covered. pic.twitter.com/ef2kNt0t1g — Doctor Popular (@DocPop) December 18, 2015 [H/t Doctor Popular and Kevin Montgomery]
Your early ticket to the new Alamo Drafthouse theater
December 11, 2015
Weren’t lucky enough to get a ticket to see the new Star Wars movie when the Alamo Drafthouse at the New Mission opens next week? There’s a way to get into the theater even earlier. The Alamo Drafthouse is having a soft opening starting tomorrow, showing movies including Home Alone, Straight Outta Compton and Love Actually a […]
How the Roxie got her moxie back
October 24, 2015
With recent upgrades that include a makeover and, now, new management, the Roxie Theater is getting back in fighting shape. Over the past year, the nonprofit has purchased a state-of-the art projector, acquired a license to sell beer, and spent a week sprucing up its theaters with everything from a deep clean to new paint. […]
Remember [how] the Alamo [Drafthouse] is opening?
October 19, 2015
It’s so close! We’ve now got an opening date for the Alamo Drafthouse at the New Mission. In a post this morning, the company announced its new theater at 2550 Mission Street will open its doors Dec. 17, showing a sneak preview of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. In addition to single tickets, the theater is […]
Sneak preview: Alamo Drafthouse at the New Mission
September 2, 2015
Not far from where the entrance to Alamo Drafthouse at the New Mission will be, “drink on champagne lover” is written on a wall. It’s one of several spray-paint souvenirs from a rave that happened there in 2006. There’s a lot of exposed drywall, sections of plaster missing and so much scaffolding you’d think you […]
Movie will be shot in the Mission this Friday
August 26, 2015
UPDATE 8/28: I learned more about Pushing Dead, being filmed today at 20th and South Van Ness streets, from Chris Martin, one of the producers. Martin, who says all of the filmmakers involved are local, passed along a one-page description of the movie, billed as an “AIDS comedy.” Here are some excerpts: When a struggling writer, HIV […]