Clinton Stark

We've been working our way through the catalog of Cinequest DVD releases leading up to the 20th anniversary for the festival in February 2010. And one of the thrills of watching indie films like this terrific gem, Batad, is that you can really feel every ounce of passion that went...

The iPhone can take photos and videos, send Tweets and emails, track your car's gas mileage, find great restaurants. And now, it can help fight crime, at least in the Bay Area including San Jose. According to Bay City News Service, "Pete Constant has announced a new iPhone application that...

You have to give points to AT&T for at least starting in the right places. The much maligned wireless network division has promised to improve service starting in New York and San Francisco. Smart choices. Most of the media and tech writers that complain 7/24 about their iPhones on AT&T...

Now I know what a French earthquake would look like at the Roda Theatre in Berkeley. Last night when the majestic red drapes start swaying back and forth, the entire rig threatens to collapse. We hold our collective breath. Meanwhile high above, acrobatic illusionist Aurélia Thierrée scurries across matching deep...

Christmas in the Bay Area officially began last night with the opening of a spectacular staging of A Christmas Carol at A.C.T. in San Francisco. This annual tradition should not be missed. Even the most Scrooge-like of humbugs will come away with a wondrous grin. Perhaps the towering Christmas tree in Union...

Seems I have good taste in gadgets. My now 4-week old affair with the metal and glass behemoth that is Droid has been an especially enlightened time in my life. Loni had to get her hair, nails and eyebrows done this weekend to compete. And even then I was...

I would not be surprised if James Carpenter is a method actor; or at the very least the kind of guy who needs to go deep, deep, deep to get into character. Tonight, A Christmas Carol opens at A.C.T. and the early word is positive. The real story though might be...

Set in 1864, A Civil War Christmas is filled with so many luminous scenes and touching moments you almost forget the yuletide history lesson also enclosed in this most welcome theater gift. This is classy theater, told with elegance; it embraces our differences, celebrates this country's storied past, and weaves...