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The Year in Film
Men on fire The many macho movies of ’04. By Cheryl Eddy Region bull Steal this film! By Chuck Stephens Behind the celebrity The trouble with music docs. By Kimberly Chun
Baby, it's cold inside the theater Despite the coming of Kinsey and company, sex was paltry, ominous, and perverse at the movies. By Dennis Harvey Toga party An academic takes a gimlet-eyed view of Troy, The Passion of the Christ, and Alexander. By David Larsen Reasons to disbelieve Torture reigned inside and outside movie theaters in 2004. By Susan Gerhard		Taking sides The year the political documentary broke. By Max Goldberg Discovery channel Undiscovered and undistributed gems of 2004. By Susan Gerhard The snow globe Year-end thoughts from the Bay Area's contingent of Sundance-bound filmmakers By Susan Gerhard
news & culture In This Issue The RBA deal on Potrero Hill makes a farce of neighborhood planning. The decision needs to be reversed. High expectations Marijuana growers wait on Supreme Court ruling to determine if they must return to prison By Ann Harrison House arrest The Bush administration finds a new way to make life miserable for immigrants By Camille T. Taiara Neighborhood Business: Stairway to heaven Concrete steps motivate Sunset residents to ascend to artistic heights. By Laura M. Allen Neighborhood Business: Biztips Openings, closings, and other life changes on the small-business scene. Editorial: Bring back SFUSD sunshine Editorial: ICE's new fiasco Opinion: Stem-cell cronyism By Jesse Reynolds web extra Life During Wartime The Bay Guardian's regularly updated section dedicated to war-related news and perspectives from the San Francisco Bay Area and around the world, protest and event information, and web links. Journalists under fire Digests from the frontlines of the free press around the globe		a&e Film: Critic's Choice - ‘Moolaadé Ritual and refuge By Max Goldberg See Hear - music DVD reviews Script Doctor - film news Local Live - show reviews Grooves - record reviews Local Grooves - record reviews 2nd Time Around - record reviews The Mix food & drink Dine review Gut check By Paul Reidinger Cheap eats French to me By Dan Leone The Food Snoop, By Masha Gutkin The Blender

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