Film Review: ‘Lion Ark’ at Mill Valley Film Festival
"People sometimes ask why bother about animals, when there's so much human suffering. But it's not a choice of one or the other."
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Adrift: A love letter to the fog of the San Francisco Bay Area (Video)
Immediately I wanted to know how. How did he do it? How did he manage to capture such vivid imagery... and, of course, what camera…
Review: Emanuel Ax with the SF Symphony
Whereas the heart of pianists like Andreas Schiff (who'll be at the SFS on October 6th and 13th) lies in the smallest of perfect gestures,…
San Francisco: New play revisits early years of Bill Gates
The "fictional retelling" will focus on or about the time when Gates (played by Jeremy Kahn) was twenty years old. When, most we're not taking…
Best of MVFF: Actor/director Mark Duplass “Be honest. Don’t suck up.” (Interview)
"I want to go down on the ship with my fist raised. But I don't take myself too seriously," says actor and director Mark Duplass.…
Silicon Valley Hot List: C2SV tech and music festival featuring Robert Scobble, John McAfee, Brian Solis
C2SV (Create. Converge. Silicon Valley.) kicks off tomorrow (Thursday Sept 25) at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center.
Along the Roadside at Mill Valley Film Festival
No doubt this is a quirky, character-driven study. It's not the destination that matters, as they say, but the journey.
Theater Review: ‘1776’ certain-lee worth seeing
Reaching the Declaration of Independence, we're reminded, was not a magical process, granted by divine intervention.
The Golden Dragon serves it up fast
This combination of new works, eminently reasonable ticket prices, and an experimental spirit give new life to the theatre experience.
Dakota Fanning coming to San Francisco
With her new film 'Effie Gray', one-time child star Dakota Fanning is out to once again prove that she has what it takes to command…