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12.04.12 - 5:17 pm | Guardian Staff Writers |
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Film listings are edited by Cheryl Eddy. Reviewers are Kimberly Chun, Dennis Harvey, Lynn Rapoport, and Sara Vizcarrondo. For rep house showtimes, see Rep Clock.

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Stage Listings

12.04.12 - 5:16 pm | Guardian Staff Writers |
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Performance times may change; call venues to confirm. Reviewers are Robert Avila, Rita Felciano, and Nicole Gluckstern. Submit items for the listings at listings@sfbg.com. For further information on how to submit items for the listings, see Picks.

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HoleHead, Brad Pitt, and more: new films!

11.29.12 - 1:55 pm | Cheryl Eddy and Guardian Staff Writers |
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This week: Brad Pitt earns forgiveness for that cringe-inducing Chanel commercial with Andrew Dominik's gangster thriller Killing Them Softly, plus uncomfortable-yet-poignant drama Starlet, which just picked up the Film Independent Spirit Awards' Robert Altman Award. Both films are reviewed below the jump.

Also! Check out my rundown on the Another Hole in the Head film festival, an annual event stuffed with catnip candy for fans of horror, sci-fi, and cinema du sick 'n' wrong. (If you love Franco Nero, John Saxon, Henry Silva, and guys with 1970s mustaches fighting in junkyards like I do, don't miss my top pick: Eurocrime!)

Other movies opening this week include period detective flick Dragon (it stars Donnie Yen, so you know what that means: sweet fight scenes); and Henry Jaglom's latest, family drama Just 45 Minutes to Broadway (at the Roxie). Read more »

Our Weekly Picks: November 21-27

11.20.12 - 7:46 pm | Guardian Staff Writers |
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Stage Listings

11.20.12 - 7:43 pm | Guardian Staff Writers |
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Stage listings are compiled by Guardian staff. Performance times may change; call venues to confirm. Reviewers are Robert Avila, Rita Felciano, and Nicole Gluckstern. Submit items for the listings at listings@sfbg.com. For further information on how to submit items for the listings, see Picks.

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Under $10 gift guide: Under the mistletoe

Don't go overboard with your partner this holiday season. Pick them up a simple present that's goofy, sexy, or sweet — but save the big bucks for a special date or trip out of town.

11.20.12 - 7:30 pm | Guardian Staff Writers |
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Makeup maker Blake Karamazov is your holiday girlfriend. Guardian photo by Matthrew Reamer
BOOB BOMBS/INFLATING SWAN HEAD PENIS, $1.50. Guardian photo by Beth Laberge
DANDELION CHOCOLATE BAR, $8-9. Guardian photo by Beth Laberge
BOUND TO PLEASE DUCT TAPE, $8. Guardian photo by Beth Laberge
BRACELETS, PRICES VARY. Guardian photo by Beth Laberge
ROCK CLIMBING ROPE KEYCHAIN, $10
LAVENDAR HONEY, $9.99 FOR NINE OUNCES. Guardian photo by Beth Laberge

Swagger Cosmetic's founder Blake Karamazov is your holiday girlfriend. See her vegan makeup line at www.swaggercosmetics.comRead more »

Under $10 gift guide: Parent wrap

Let's be real: your ma's and pa's will like just about anything you box up and send their way this year. But that's not to say you shouldn't put a little effort in. Hit up these local businesses and they'll walk with something fab.

11.20.12 - 7:26 pm | Guardian Staff Writers |
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Sigh. We *wish* models Sarah Sass Biscarra-Dilley and Mary Camilang were our parents. Guardian photo by Matthew Reamer
RECYCLED TELEPHONE CABLE BANGLES, $1. Guardian photo by Beth Laberge
VICTORINOX SERRATED KNIVES, ALL UNDER $8. Guardian photo by Beth Laberge
JARS IN VARIOUS TYPES AND SIZES, $5-10. Guardian photo by Beth Laberge
ZUCCHINI DOG TOY, $9.50
FENNEL AND SALT BLEND, $8. Guardian photo by Beth Laberge
SOU SOU SOCKS, $10. Guardian photo by Beth Laberge

The Guardian's parents for the holidays are Mary Camilang and artist Sarah Sass Biscarra-Dilley

>>CHECK OUT THE REST OF OUR HOLIDAY GUIDE FOR MORE CHEAP GIFTS, THINGS TO DO, ALTERNATIVE CHEER

VICTORINOX SERRATED KNIVES, ALL UNDER $8

What better place to replenish your favorite cooks' supply than this mom and pop shop in North Beach?Read more »

Under $10 gift guide: Neighborly love

We call it purposeful goodwill: buttering up that cranky elder downstairs with a well-thought-out something around the holidays. Maybe next time you throw a rager, your neighbor will call you before the cops?

11.20.12 - 7:13 pm | Guardian Staff Writers |
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Cookie Dough as Sofia Petrillo. Guardian photo by Matthew Reamer
FARMER'S MARKET FLOWER BOUQUET, $3-10. Guardian photo by Beth Laberge
HAND-WOVEN RAAHUNA COLECTIVO CHANGE PURSE, $10. Guardian photo by Beth Laberge
STICKY NOTES BY JUNZO TERADA, $9.95. Guardian photo by Beth Laberge
SAN FRANCISCO MAPKINS, $5.50. Guardian photo by Beth Laberge
NEIGHBORHOOD SOAPS, $10. Guardian photo by Beth Laberge
WEE BOWL, $8

Our Holiday Guide "neighborhood" is Cookie Dough, who plays Sofia Petrillo in the now-classic annual drag queen production of The Golden Girls: The Christmas Episodes. The show runs Dec. 6-30, get your tickets at goldengirlssf.eventbrite.com

>>CHECK OUT THE REST OF OUR HOLIDAY GUIDE FOR MORE CHEAP GIFTS, THINGS TO DO, ALTERNATIVE CHEERRead more »

Under $10 gift guide: Thank you for being a friend

Presents for your best bud don't have to be major. Give them something to make the bike rides you share brighter or beermaking burlier. And when in doubt: bear socks.

11.20.12 - 7:05 pm | Guardian Staff Writers |
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Guardian intern George McIntire exudes bike-buddy realness. Guardian photo by Matthew Reamer
LAUGH LAUGH BEAR SOCKS, $4. Guardian photo by Beth Laberge
LED REAR LIGHT, $9.99. Guardian photo by Beth Laberge
MID-CENTURY FILM SOUNDTRACKS, $3-6. Guardian photo by Beth Laberge
BEER MAKING SUPPLIES, UNDER $10/POUND. Guardian photo by Beth Laberge
SFQ BARBEQUE SAUCE, $6.95 FOR NINE OUNCE
PRINT OF MEXICAN OR COLOMBIAN STREET ART, $6. Guardian photo by Beth Laberge

Serving time as "friend" for the Holiday Guide photoshoot, Guardian intern George McIntire exudes bike-buddy realness

>>CHECK OUT THE REST OF OUR HOLIDAY GUIDE FOR MORE CHEAP GIFTS, THINGS TO DO, ALTERNATIVE CHEER

LED REAR LIGHT, $9.99

Show your bike gang member you care with the gift of safety. What are you, their mom?

Nomad Cyclery, 2555 Irving, SF. www.nomadcyclery.comRead more »