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For the filmgoer, the 55th San Francisco International Film Festival will seem comfortingly the same – a lavish opening-night film and party, a rocking closing-night film and, in the two weeks between, 172 more films from 45 countries...

That didn’t last long. After only 40 weeks on the air, San Francisco-based Current TV just fired Keith Olbermann, host of “Countdown,” its most popular show.

While diverse, the three works in San Francisco Ballet’s Program 5, which opened Wednesday at the War Memorial Opera House, share a characteristic: They are blends of neoclassical and modern dances solidly based on ballet conventions.

S.F. Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced plans for a Citywide civic celebration to honor the acclaimed, award winning singer Tony Bennett whose signature song “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” was recorded 50 years ago. The free public tribute...

Bringing up the rear on a day already filled with critics groups announcing film awards, the San Francisco Film Critics Circle has chosen Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life” as the best film of 2011. Aside from choosing Albert...

It began with a cough. And then the coughing wouldn’t stop. “We would cough, cough, cough for like five minutes straight,” said Emily Tobita, 18, of the Richmond district. “At the end of really bad fits, we’d end up throwing up.” Emily...