The Castro Theatre
429 Castro St (map)
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Hours: Mon - Wed: 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm Thu: 3:00 pm - 10:00 pm Fri: 1:00 pm - 1:00 am Sat - Sun: 10:00 am - 12:00 am
The Castro Theatre was built in 1922 by pioneer San Francisco theatre entrepreneurs, the Nasser brothers, who started with a nickelodeon in 1908 in the Castro neighborhood.
The Castro was built at a cost of $300,000. The Castro’s designer was Timothy L. Pflueger (1894-1946) who went on to become a famous Bay Area architect. In 1977, the Castro was designated City of San Francisco registered landmark number 100. It is one of the few remaining movie palaces in the nation from the 1920s that is still in operation.
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Oz, The Great And Powerful
Sun. 05/19 | 2:00PM @ The Castro Theatre (map)
SUNDAY MAY 19 OZ, THE GREAT AND POWERFUL in 3D (2:00), 5:00, 8:00 Sam Raimi's fantastical new adventure imagines the origins of L. Frank Baum's beloved wizard character. James Franco plays a…more»
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Rear Window (),
Sat. 05/18 | 2:00PM @ The Castro Theatre (map)
SATURDAY MAY 18 DOUBLE FEATURE (evening shows only) REAR WINDOW (2:00), 4:30, 7:00 James Stewart is a wheelchair-bound, binoculars-wielding photographer who spies more than he bargained for …more»
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"DIRTY LITTLE MUNCHKINS" Triple Bill
Fri. 05/17 | 7:30PM @ The Castro Theatre (map)
MiDNiTES FOR MANiACS FRIDAY MAY 17, 2012 "DIRTY LITTLE MUNCHKINS" Triple Bill THE BAD NEWS BEARS 7:30 37th Anniversary! Walter Matthau whips a dirty little league team of foul-mouthed 'Twe…more»
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Happy Together
Thu. 05/16 | 7:00PM @ The Castro Theatre (map)
WEDNESDAY MAY 16 DOUBLE FEATURE HAPPY TOGETHER 7:00 Winner of the Best Director prize at Cannes, Wong Kar-Wai's stunning, touching story stars Tony Leung and Leslie Cheung play a pair of lov…more»
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Harvey Milk 2013: Living The Legacy
Wed. 05/15 | 7:00PM @ The Castro Theatre (map)
WEDNESDAY MAY 15 HARVEY MILK 2013: LIVING THE LEGACY 7:00-9:00 Please join us for a Community Conversation presented by Facing History and Ourselves and The Allstate Foundation, in partnersh…more»
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The Red Shoes
Sun. 05/12 | 2:30PM @ The Castro Theatre (map)
SUNDAY MAY 12 DOUBLE FEATURE THE RED SHOES 2:30, 8:00 A glorious Technicolor epic that influenced generations of filmmakers, artists, and aspiring ballerinas, The Red Shoes intricately weave…more»
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John Dies At The End
Fri. 05/10 | 7:00PM @ The Castro Theatre (map)
FRIDAY MAY 10 DOUBLE FEATURE JOHN DIES AT THE END 7:00 Talking bratwursts, monsters made of meat and dogs with magical powers—the madly fertile brain of Don Coscarelli (the Phantasm series, …more»
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56th Annual San Francisco International Film Festival! Before Midnight
Thu. 05/09 | 7:00PM @ The Castro Theatre (map)
Attend a fabulous new film and enjoy a Closing Night party with special guests to celebrate the wrap of another great Festival.They’re still the same romantic, articulate and gorgeous couple t…more»
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Badlands
Wed. 05/08 | 7:00PM @ The Castro Theatre (map)
WEDNESDAY MAY 8 DOUBLE FEATURE BADLANDS 7:00 NEW DIGITAL RESTORATION! Terrence Malick’s remarkable debut stars Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek as young lovers on a homicidal spree across the D…more»
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Waxworks
Tue. 05/07 | 8:30PM @ The Castro Theatre (map)
TUESDAY MAY 7 Link for SFIFF info Waxworks with Mike Patton, Scott Amendola, Matthias Bossi and William Winant 8:30pm – Live & Onstage As has become a tradition at SFIFF, we again unite vi…more»
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56th Annual International Film Festival Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Sun. 05/05 | 7:30PM @ The Castro Theatre (map)
FOUNDER'S DIRECTING AWARD Philip Kaufman’s San Francisco-set remake of the horror classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers brings the terror of an alien invasion to a new era. Swapping out the M…more»
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56th Annual International Film Festival No More Road Trips?
Sun. 05/05 | 4:30PM @ The Castro Theatre (map)
Founder of one of the most respected motion picture archives in the world, the Prelinger Archives, Rick Prelinger brings us No More Road Trips?, a dream ride through 20th-century America made …more»
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Back To The Future
Sat. 05/04 | 2:30PM @ The Castro Theatre (map)
SATURDAY MAY 4 DOUBLE FEATURE BACK TO THE FUTURE 2:30, 7:00 Note forthcoming. (1985, 116 min, DCP) + DONNIE DARKO 4:45, 9:15 Writer/director Richard Kelly’s crazily ambitious sci-fi mind-be…more»
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Modern Times
Wed. 05/01 | 2:30PM @ The Castro Theatre (map)
WEDNESDAY MAY 1 DOUBLE FEATURE MODERN TIMES 2:30, 7:00 In Charlie Chaplin’s enduring classic, the Little Tramp is bounced into the ranks of the unemployed and teams with street waif Paulette…more»
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Casablanca
Sun. 04/28 | 2:30PM @ The Castro Theatre (map)
SUNDAY APRIL 28 DOUBLE FEATURE CASABLANCA 2:30, 7:00 The sentimental tale of two men vying for the same woman's love, this story of political and romantic espionage set in war-torn Morocco i…more»
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56th Annual San Francisco International Film Festival! OPENING NIGHT: WHAT MAISIE KNEW
Thu. 04/25 | 7:00PM @ The Castro Theatre (map)
TICKETSFilm only $35 members, $40 generalFilm & Party $65 members, $80 generalVIP Film & Party $125Buy Tickets DATE & TIMEThursday, April 25Film 7:00 pmPar…more»
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Chasing Ice
Mon. 04/22 | 7:00PM @ The Castro Theatre (map)
MONDAY APRIL 22 EARTH DAY DOUBLE FEATURE CHASING ICE 7:00 Chasing Ice is the story of one man’s mission to change the tide of history by gathering undeniable evidence of climate change. Usin…more»
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Hedwig And The Angry Inch
Sun. 04/21 | 7:10PM @ The Castro Theatre (map)
SUNDAY APRIL 21 DOUBLE FEATURE! HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH 7:10 John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask bring their ambitious rock musical to the screen, the tale of an "internationally ignor…more»
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Lawrence Of Arabia
Sun. 04/21 | 2:00PM @ The Castro Theatre (map)
SUNDAY APRIL 21 THE NEW 4K RESTORATION RETURNS! LAWRENCE OF ARABIA 2:00, 7:00 Undisputedly one of the grandest, most compelling epics in cinema, David Lean’s multiple Academy Award winning b…more»
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Hedwig And The Angry Inch
Sat. 04/20 | 7:10PM @ The Castro Theatre (map)
SATURDAY APRIL 20 DOUBLE FEATURE! HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH 7:10 John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask bring their ambitious rock musical to the screen, the tale of an "internationally ign…more»
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Featured Review from San Francisco Bay Guardian
April 17, 2013And now for something completely magical: Peter S. Beagle, author of beloved 1968 fantasy novel The Last Unicorn (among dozens of other works), turns 74 today, and he’ll journey from…more at sfbg.com
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ROMY AND MiCHELE'S HiGH SCHOOL REUNiON
Fri. 04/19 | 7:30PM @ The Castro Theatre (map)
FRiDAY APRIL 19 MiDNiTES FOR MANiACS "TWiRP: Tribute to Sadie Hawkins" Triple Bill (ONLY $12 FOR 1 OR ALL 3 FiLMS!) ROMY AND MiCHELE'S HiGH SCHOOL REUNiON 7:30 15th Anniversary! You're in…more»
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Blowup
Wed. 04/17 | 7:00PM @ The Castro Theatre (map)
WEDNESDAY APRIL 17 DOUBLE FEATURE BLOWUP 7:00 David Hemmings is a jaded fashion photographer who inadvertently snaps evidence of a murder and becomes obsessed with solving the mystery. Miche…more»
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The Pink Panther
Tue. 04/16 | 7:30PM @ The Castro Theatre (map)
TUESDAY APRIL 16 SPECIAL EVENT TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES Presents THE PINK PANTHER with Special Guest ROBERT WAGNER 7:30 Turner Classic Movies is bringing the Road to Hollywood tour to San Fran…more»
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Talk To Her
Thu. 04/11 | 2:45PM @ The Castro Theatre (map)
THURSDAY APRIL 11 DOUBLE FEATURE TALK TO HER 2:45, 7:00 Obsession, love, friendship and desperation drive this surreal story of two men who are in love with a woman in a coma. Combining elem…more»
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Amour
Wed. 04/10 | 2:00PM @ The Castro Theatre (map)
WEDNESDAY APRIL 10 DOUBLE FEATURE AMOUR 2:00, 7:00 Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva are superb in this unflinching portrait of a longtime married couple, whose bond of love remains…more»
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