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San Francisco Plays Itself

High and low

In ‘The Organization,’ San Francisco’s glass towers and unfinished tunnels map a city where accountability only runs downhill

January 23, 2026

It’s a wonderful life

In ‘The Game,’ David Fincher turned San Francisco into a trap for a man who thinks he owns the place

December 18, 2025

Wild in the streets

With a little zaniness and a lot of Streisand, Peter Bogdanovich’s ‘What’s Up Doc?’ brought chaos to a city that was trying to tidy itself up

November 12, 2025

The way we were

In ‘Sneakers,’ idealistic hackers went head-to-head with evil corporations in 1990s San Francisco. You’ll never guess who won

October 3, 2025

Taxi driver

Wayne Wang’s ‘Chan is Missing’ led viewers past the tourist spots and deeper into San Francisco’s Chinatown of the 1980s

September 8, 2025