I'm feeling a bit homesick, specifically for San Francisco, California.

Aside from staging all-night Ramadan movie marathons of bootleg DVD movies with the City by the Bay San Francisco as the location set, this Peace Corps Morocco Volunteer looked through his photo archive and created the following heart-arts postcard. More about the 130+ heart-arts at the website Hearts in San Francisco.

Here's a partial list of movies I'm watching¹ with San Francisco (or the Bay Area) as the set location ...

The Maltese Falcon - Humphrey Bogart at his best; wonder if there's a remake in the works.
Vertigo - An Alfred Hitchock's classic with the beautiful, sexy Kim Novak - hawt!
Birdman of Alcatraz - Current crop of movies based on real stories don't even come this close.
The Graduate - Who was your Mr./Mrs. Robinson?
American Graffiti - This movie is great for its soundtrack.
Invasion of the Body Snatcher - No, the movie's not about the guys lurking in gay ghetto Castro District.
Sister Act - Whoopi Goldberg's antics, go girl! Isn't she due for another good comedy?
The Joy Luck Club - Hmmm, I've told all my Moroccan friends watching this movie with me that I am not in the movie, and none of the actors are my relatives. They still don't believe me. Is Amy Tan working on a new novel? I hope she makes it available for download, or at least send a few copies to Peace Corps offices!
Mrs. Doubtfire - Robin Williams and a dress. Yes, I've run into Mr. Funny hiking around town; he's a genuinely nice guy.
Basic Instinct - Yeah, the movie where Sharen Shone's "snatch" helped launched her career.
Interview with the Vampire - Never was an Anne Rice fan until I saw the movie.
Forest Gump - A great film with a great soundtrack.
Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance - Amazing cinematography set to music.
Star Trek: The Voyage Home - Yeah, the one with the whales in it.
What Dreams May Come - Robin Williams and the after-life. Put away the voodoo doll, crucifix cross, rosary prayer beads, ankh, spirit peace pipe, ouija board, dreamcatcher, totem pole, mandrake root, deadly nightshade brew, graveyard soil for pentacle circles, sun disc and holy grail.
The Princess Diary - No, it's not about any of my friends.
Armistead Maupin's More Tales of the City - I really get homesick watching this because the characters remind me of some of friends, especially my girl-pal SH², and guy-buddies JB³ and AA⁴. If anyone runs into Armistead, then please let him know that there is at least one Peace Corps Volunteer, assigned to a Berber town in the Middle Atlas of Morocco, who really appreciates his stories/movies.

If you're not familiar with these movies, hop over to the Internet Movie Database, IMDB, and check out the write-ups (some are not unlike sixth grade book reports).

This post is dedicated to all the Peace Corps Volunteers, past, current and inspired, who call San Francisco, and the Bay Area, home.

1. Listing and watching these movies is in no way my endorsement of their entertainment value; I simply have them in my DVD collection.
2. She's moving out of the Bay Area to be closer to her niece.
3. He's been keeping me updated on Hollywood's gossips & rumours; but he's been MIA for a couple of months, so I've no idea what that crack-smoking Whitney's been up to or if Britney's popping out another swamp rat.
4. He's moving back to NY, saying that the City by the Bay is a bit too laid-back for him; exactly the reason why I HEART San Francisco.