Larry David

The short stories of Israeli author Etgar Keret inform director Tatia Rosenthal’s animated $9.99.

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Yes, it’s finally here. By now, you’ve probably seen the commercials billing The Hurt Locker as the year’s most acclaimed film to date – no exaggeration, given its enviable score on the all-important Tomatometer – and after two weeks in limited release, it opens in the Bay Area today.

Michelle Pfeiffer and onetime Bond hopeful Rupert Friend star in Chéri, Stephen Frears' adaptation of two novels by Colette.

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With Frameline receding into the rearview and the Jewish Film Festival (July 23-Aug. 10) fast approaching, summer remains a busy time for Bay Area cinephiles. As always, here's a list of some of the finest films currently in rotation at a San Francisco indie theater near you.

1. Jules and Jim
Where: Red Vic Movie House, 1727 Haight St., 415-668-3994
When: July 5-6

Brooklyn-born comedians unite! Allen (left) coaches David on the set of Whatever Works.

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Joined by festival co-founder Robert De Niro and current leading man Larry David, Woody Allen opened the Tribeca Film Festival last Thursday with Whatever Works, a wry romantic comedy starring David and San Francisco International Film Festival honoree Evan Rachel Wood.

Allen, with current muse Johansson, on the set of Vicky Cristina Barcelona.

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Hyperbole runs rampant in the entertainment industry, but it’s hardly effusive to call Woody Allen a living legend.