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General Admission: $9.00, Senior (60+) or Child (11-): $6.50 WHAT’S IN THE NEWS: Showtimes, Dear Friends, Grown Ups, Toy Story 3, Win Tickets to YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, Photos in the Lobby: 100 Hours in the Dark, Theater Information. | |||||||||
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TOY STORY 3 (G) - Ends Soon Pixar Animator Teddy Newton In Person after the 7:00 show and before the 9:15 on Friday, July 2. Group sales available for schools, youth groups, and summer camps. Contact us here, with Attn: Group Sales. |
GROWN UPS (PG-13) |
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COMING SOONOpens Friday, July 16: Opens Friday, August 6: Opens Friday, August 13: |
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PIXAR ANIMATOR IN PERSON
Teddy Newton is the Director of DAY & NIGHT, the fantastic short that plays before TOY STORY 3. He's also the voice of the Chatter Telephone in TOY STORY 3. He will be at the Balboa in person to do a Q&A and give away signed prizes after our 7:00 show on Friday July 2, and to introduce the 9:15 show!
Teddy Newton came to Pixar in July of 2000 to work on Pixar’s sixth feature film, THE INCREDIBLES and has since contributed his considerable character design skills to many of Disney•Pixar’s award-winning feature and short films, including RATATOUILLE, YOUR FRIEND THE RAT and PRESTO. He was also instrumental in the creation of the "End Titles" of THE INCREDIBLES and RATATOUILLE and is frequently cast as a voice in Disney•Pixar films.
Prior to coming to Pixar, Newton worked in the story department and in character design at Warner Bros. on IRON GIANT. He also served as writer/producer for the independent feature film THE TROUBLE WITH LOU.
Newton is inspired by the drawings of Al Hirschfeld and early Warner Bros animation. He grew up in Dana Point, California, and attended California Institute of the Arts (Cal Arts).
Learn about Teddy Newton.
Learn about the short.
An interview.
Images from the short.
Video about making the film with clips.
We have been so pleased with the reaction from our audiences at seeing TOY STORY 3 at the Balboa. A customer forwarded this article about 3-D glasses for those still trying to make a decision.
Our friend Robert Bloomberg is presenting an amazing program of 3D slides at the Marin County Fair this weekend and promises the glasses will be clean and new.
This is our favorite fair because all attractions from concerts to rides are included in the admission price.
The rest of the summer is looking terrific at the Balboa. We are especially excited about INCEPTION from director Chris Nolan (MEMENTO, INSOMNIA, BATMAN BEGINS, THE PRESTIGE, DARK KNIGHT). Peter Travers wrote the first review. His rave is not online but in the current issue of ROLLING STONE that has been so controversial with the Gen. McChrystal article and Lady Gaga on the cover.
It opens July 16.
ONLY AT THE BALBOA
As you know, the Balboa has the lowest prices in town. But that is not all. We have FREE GROWN UPS and TOY STORY 3 goodies for everyone (while supplies last). T-shirts, yo-yos, and inner tubes!
We will also be giving away tickets at select weekend shows for the original KING KONG, screening at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland on July 9.
WIN VERY SPECIAL TOY STORY PRIZES
When you visit the Balboa, remember to enter our sweepstakes. You might win one of the copies of THE ART OF TOY STORY 3, a beautiful $40 book from Chronicle Books, or a poster signed by the film’s animators.
#1 ON BAYLIST
Thanks for your many kind words about the Balboa winning #1 Indie Theater on BayList.
We love all the comments on the list too.
AND SAN FRANCISCO MAGAZINE
The readers of San Francisco Magazine also love us. We came in number 2 and can’t complain about the company.
Enjoy the holiday weekend.
Sincerely,
Gary
Grown Ups, starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider, and David Spade, is a comedy about five friends and former teammates who reunite years later to honor the passing of their childhood basketball coach. With their wives (Salma Hayek, Maria Bello, Maya Rudolph) and kids in tow, they spend the Fourth of July holiday weekend together at the lake house where they celebrated their championship years earlier. Picking up where they left off, they discover why growing older doesn’t mean growing up. "While the plot is sparse, Sandler and his crew produce enough laughs and memorable moments to keep the audience thoroughly entertained." "No one in their right mind goes to an Adam Sandler movie for any reason other than to laugh, and Grown Ups delivers." Read interview with star Adam Sandler. Read interview with star Salma Hayek. Read interview with director Dennis Dugan. Watch interview with stars Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, and David Spade. Watch interview with stars Salma Hayek, Maria Bello, and Maya Rudolph. |
Woody, Buzz and the whole gang are back. As their owner Andy prepares to depart for college, his loyal toys find themselves in daycare where untamed tots with their sticky little fingers do not play nice. So, it's all for one and one for all as they join Barbie's counterpart Ken, a thespian hedgehog named Mr. Pricklepants and a pink, strawberry-scented teddy bear called Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear to plan their great escape. "Toy Story 3 pays attention to the reasons we return again and again to the motion picture experience." "Woody, Buzz and playmates make a thoroughly engaging, emotionally satisfying return." "Adults in the audience will undoubtedly shed a tear or two. But that's how good the folks at Pixar are: They make you feel genuine emotions for hunks of plastic." "Once it kicks in to unexpectedly become a prison-break thriller, it fires on all cylinders all the way to the finish line." "TS3, like its predecessors, is a clever, engrossing adventure, and, like any sequel, it tries to balance continuity with novelty, the latter provided by a cadre of shiny new characters." "On a scale of one to ten, Toy Story 3 goes to infinity, and beyond." |
For more information on the show and how to buy tickets, visit http://shnsf.com/shows/youngfrankenstein. or http://www.youngfrankensteinthemusical.com. Enter for your chance to win a pair of tickets to see this hysterical musical on Wednesday, July 7 at 8pm! |
We have 5 pairs to give away. This is a random drawing.
To qualify for our drawing, send an email to balboafans (at) yahoo.com (change (at) to @, we are trying to avoid spam)no later than Thursday morning, July 1 at 10am.
You must include:
1. Your full name as it appears on a photo I.D.
2. Your email address in the body of the email.
3. The Subject Line must state BOYFRIEND.
Please do not enter if you cannot attend. You may only enter once. Duplicate entries will all be disqualified.
The images from the portfolio "100 Hours in the Dark" were shot off the screen while vintage movies were shown at the Telegraph Repertory Movie Theater shortly before it closed. The show is now up at the Balboa. For more information on the artist, please visit her website. |
3630 Balboa Street (between 37th and 38th Avenues)
San Francisco 94121
(415) 221-8184
www.BalboaMovies.com
Bike Rack in front of the Balboa
Muni Bus #31 Balboa or #18 46th Ave stop at Balboa & 37th.
Also #5 Fulton and all 38 Geary Street buses stop two (long) blocks from Balboa.
Relatively easy Parking
San Francisco's Favorite Neighborhood Theatre
Voted by the Bay Guardian, SF Weekly, SF Gate's A List
and San Francisco Magazine
General Admission: $9.00
Seniors (60+) and Children (11-) $6.50
Bargain Matinees: All seats $6.50 for shows in ( )
SCHOOL NIGHT - Mondays are School Days and Nights. With proof of being a student, faculty, or staff member, your admission is only $6.50 on Mondays.
On Your Birthday, You Are Our Guest. That’s right. You get in free with proof of your birth date.
And at all other times you can get the "I’d Rather Be At the Balboa" Discount Card. What a deal! 5 tickets to the Balboa for $32.50. That is only $6.50 per show. Good every day and night. And two people can use the card at once. You can go on a date even when you are low on cash with your Balboa Card. A savings of up to $12.50! Makes a perfect gift as well. And every Discount Card comes with a FREE POPCORN!
The Balboa is Wheelchair and Handicapped Accessible.
One of the strengths of the Balboa is our neighborhood. Other than the bank, all the businesses are family owned and operated. The restaurants are especially wonderful. On the outer Balboa strip there are 24 eating establishments by my count. You can eat Chinese, Japanese, Egyptian, Italian, American, Mexican, Seafood and Vietnamese cuisines. The foods are fresh, distinctive and all reasonably priced. The media food critics have only discovered a few of them but the locals know a good thing. We encourage you to enjoy a meal at one of these fine eateries while visiting the Balboa. All are within easy walking distance. And please send us reviews and recommendations we can share with our other guests. Send reviews to balboafans (at) yahoo.com . (Change (at) to @. We are trying to avoid spam.)
We love it when you send us a review of a neighborhood restaurant you've enjoyed. We encourage you all to write about your culinary adventures in the Outer Richmond. Check out the Menu Book in our lobby and our COMPLETE RESTAURANT LIST.
Rated PG-13 for crude material including suggestive references, language and some male rear nudity. 1 hour 42 minutes.
Rated G. 1 hour 43 minutes, plus 6 minute short film, DAY & NIGHT.
The new Mel Brooks musical, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, is ALIVE and coming to the Golden Gate Theatre from June 30 to July 25! This wickedly inspired re-imagining of the Frankenstein legend that follows bright young Dr. Frankenstein (that’s Fronkensteen) as he attempts to create a monster – but not without scary and hilarious complications.
Kate Kline May is a Bay Area photographer and filmmaker whose photographs have been included in a major group show at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, a solo show in Tokyo at Zeit Foto Gallery and a solo show at Bank of America World Headquarters, San Francisco.