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- Peter Hartlaub
- Stanford Theatre. 221 University Ave., Palo Alto. In a region that has seen newer multiplexes dominate over classic movie palaces, the Stanford is a survivor and a success story.
- Grand Lake Theater. 3200 Grand Lake Ave., Oakland. The Grand Lake is our pick for best movie theater in the Bay Area, for its combination of well-maintained cosmetic beauty, good prices and top-flight projection and sound.
- Alameda Theatre. 2317 Central Ave., Alameda. The Alameda was designed by theater legend Timothy Pflueger — architect of the Castro — and opened in 1932 as one of the grandest small-town theaters in the Bay Area.
- Balboa Theatre. 3630 Balboa St., S.F. The mighty Balboa (home of Total SF movie nights) is one of the Bay’s few surviving small neighborhood theaters, and does more with less than any theater in San Francisco.
- The 4-Star Theatre. No, the 4-Star is not the poshest theater in town, nor is it the hugest. But it is one of the coolest, with multiple screens of what they call "alternative world cinema" but I call badass Eurotrash sex and violence next to earnest indie relationship drama next to first-run Asian films — the only theater in SF to still host the latter, they say.
- Alamo Drafthouse New Mission. I desperately wanted to hate the Alamo Drafthouse before it opened in late 2015, as its redesign and renovation coincided with the opening of the bougie-fug Vida apartment complex next door and seemed to signal the turning of the 2500 block of Mission Street into a tech-boom Millionaire’s Row.
- AMC Metreon 16. Late 90s moviegoers will remember a time, long before the Metreon was reduced to pretty much just a downtown Target location, when the Loews Metreon was the most vanguard, state-of-the-art theater in San Francisco.
- Castro Theatre. There are not enough superlatives that can applied to the historic, iconic, and seminal Castro Theatre, the designated landmark that opened in 1922 and whose outsize, beaming marquee sign is arguably responsible for the neighborhood being called “The Castro”.
What’s the best movie theater in the entire Bay Area? I know the word “best” can be subjective, so I’ve listed what I considered to be best, rating it in order from first to last of importance. Largest Quality Screen (visual) Projector Used (video) Sound System (audio)
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- Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.
- Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.
- The Castro Theatre.
- Landmark's Aquarius Theatre.
Netflix & Chill: Bay Area Edition Guide. Nothing beats watching things go boom on the big screen. With that in mind, we’ve compiled a list of our favorite Bay Area cinemas where you can enjoy a blockbuster — or an indie flick or Hollywood classic — the way you should: With oversized tubs of butte.
Dec 18, 2018 · RECOMMENDED: Outdoor movies in the Bay Area. San Francisco movie theaters. 1. Castro Theatre. Movie theaters. Independent. The Castro. One of the country’s last, great independent theaters,...
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Best Cinema in San Francisco Bay Area, CA - IMAX Dome Theater at The Tech, Grand Lake Theatre, Drive-In Solano, Regal Stonestown Galleria, Alameda Theatre & Cineplex, The New Parkway, Alamo Drafthouse New Mission, AMC Metreon 16, Century 20 Daly City and XD and IMAX, Piedmont Theatre.
