Maybe it’s the topography, or maybe it’s the climate, but whatever the reason, San Francisco is easy on the camera. Join Liz Brown for a whirlwind tour of San Francisco’s celluloid face — from Vertigo and the Maltese Falcon to Dirty Harry and The Pursuit of Happyness. Visit scenes from the hard-boiled films from the 1940s to the 1960s, relive the Zodiac Killings, see the city through the eyes of Alfred Hitchcock, delve into movie panic and paranoia, and find happiness.
About Your Guide: Liz Brown has written about movies and movie stars for publications such as Bookforum, the London Review of Books, the Los Angeles Times, and the New York Times Book Review.
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