Wine documentary ‘SOMM’ to premiere at Napa Valley Film Festival (Trailer)
The film follows four talented young sommeliers as they cram for the grueling, notoriously difficult Master Sommelier exam.
Culture
Explore San Francisco and Bay Area culture through theater reviews, film, contemporary art, and creative events. Featuring original artwork by Loni Stark, film reviews by Jeanne Powell, and insights by ATCA member Clinton Stark.
‘Triads’ a memorable, out-of-the-box experience
Saturday night’s performance at the Herbst Theatre did not disappoint the enthusiastic crowd
Fame, fortune and felony ‘Chicago’-style
Chicago continues to resonate with an audiences even more than it did when it was introduced on Broadway in the 70s. This original City Lights…
A Dream of Freedom: ‘Cavalia’ review, plus rare video interview with founder Normand Latourelle
The thundering of the horse hooves, the mysteries of the video and even the cool air that hits the audience in the face when it…
‘Sweeney Todd’ – The Devil’s in the Details
Ray of Light Theatre’s magnificent current treatment eschews any fancy staging or overblown production values and adroitly places the emphasis upon strong acting and skilled…
Review: They Did It! ‘My Fair Lady’ at SF Playhouse
SF Playhouse's 'My Fair Lady' is such a purified extract of the Lerner and Lowe original that you'll be clapping along with the audience, and…
Theater Review: ‘Upright Grand’ overflows with musical vitality (but far from schmaltzy!)
Schellhardt's words are achingly genuine and never trite; especially those of Kiddo who I suspect bears more than a passing resemblance to herself, having grown…
Sundance Institute to host creative film producing initiatives (Projects announced)
Sundance Institute has nurtured such projects as Born Into Brothels, Trouble the Water, Son of Babylon, Amreeka, An Inconvenient Truth, Spring Awakening, Light in the…
San Francisco Theater: ‘Sweeney Todd’ and the Eureka’s demon acoustics
During intermission, the audience fell into two camps – those who insisted that the sound issues were due to the musicians playing too loudly, and…
“My” world premiere performance in ‘Upright Grand’ at TheatreWorks
Thanks to musical director William Liberatore, my secret passion is about to be unleashed upon the public in a new show called Upright Grand.