Clinton Stark

Clinton Stark
Clinton shoots videos for Stark Insider. San Francisco Bay Area arts, Ingmar Bergman and French New Wave, and chasing the perfect home espresso shot 25 seconds at a time (and failing). Peloton: ClintTheMint. Camera: Video Gear
Glenn Close in Albert Nobbs which will co-open MVFF 34. Photo Credit: Patrick Redmond, courtesy of Roadside Attractions.

Glenn Close to headline Mill Valley Film Festival

In its 34rd year, MVFF is a festival that feels comfortable in its own skin; the absence of hyperbole, over-the-top antics that we sometimes see at these press kick-offs was very much welcome.
Windows8 start-up screen

OS Survival: 5 things Windows 8 needs to get right

Please though, Microsoft, don't ratchet up the defcon alerts... I'm just trying to see how the 49ers did on Sunday.

Do you want to rent books? Amazon thinks so (report)

The trick here will be getting publishers on board. It will be a challenge that will require Steve Jobs-like gusto.
Bay Area Living

Weekend Edition: Clos Pegase, Rita Moreno, 5 Napa wineries we like

Plus, learn about the new math: Zagat + Google Maps + Search = Major Yelp competitor.
Tobias* (l, Ken Grantham*) tries to put his house back in order as Agnes (r, Kimberly King*), houseguests Edna and Harry (seated Anne Darragh*, Charles Dean*), and Claire (back, Jamie Jones*) watch.

Review: Albee’s ‘A Delicate Balance’ a ridiculously good time

Last night Aurora's 20th season premiere in Berkeley was indeed a blow-your-mind affair.
The new WWW: Neighborhoods matter

Google and Zagat: The Web goes local

The reason is obvious. Google needs a new growth engine. It's going to come from the local, not the worldly. WWW 3.0: neighborhoods matter.
Legendary actress Rita Moreno performs with Salvatore Vassallo (left) and Ray Garcia during dress rehearsal for the world premiere of Rita Moreno: Life Without Makeup at Berkeley Rep.

Review: Rita Moreno brings legendary star power to Berkeley

It didn't hurt that there was some big time name dropping and bedroom talk, either. Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Elvis Presley, Elizabeth Taylor (her idol), Clark Gable and Gene Kelly are just a few of the icons referenced in this recounting of the legendary actress' life.

Wine icon Jan Shrem co-donates $3M to San Francisco Opera

At one point I was standing in an antechamber adjacent to the tasting room underneath a massive iron ball suspended from the ceiling by a frail, and extremely frayed cord. Jan Shrem pointed and told me to quickly move, "We don't know when it may fall!"
Lauren English stars as Lili in Magic's revival of Why We Have a Body.

Review: ‘Why We Have a Body’ at Magic, San Francisco

It all starts with the lesbian brain (memory/lust/hammering doubt) don't you know.
Carol Bartz - Yahoo, Source: Crunchbase.

Management Woes: Yahoo and HP

Why does HP CEO Léo Apotheker still have a job, but Bartz doesn't?