Stark Insider Giveaway: Win 2 tickets to Cirque du Soleil Totem
The lucky winner will be on their way to see the exciting opening night show under the blue-and-yellow Grand Chapiteau at AT&T Park in San…
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.
Review: James Conlon conducts the San Francisco Symphony
Olga Guryakova brought a compelling stage presence, intentionally remote and removed, while simultaneously and completely in the moment.
Martha Marcy May Marlene: A star is born in Elizabeth Olsen (review)
Olsen delivers an effortless performance, showing terrific range in a story that requires her to be humiliated, sodomized, chased, controlled. Many are talking Oscar nomination,…
Review: ‘Master Harold…and the boys’ an evocative tale of despair and hope
Although the action all takes place in real time, Fugard will often depict entire scenes as remembrances of places and events that are so vivid…
42nd Street Moon to present first American production of Kern/Hammerstein musical ‘Three Sisters’
The story is set during the World War I era in England and involves a traveling carnival photographer, his three spirited young daughters and their…
Berkeley Rep extends Rita Moreno’s biographical show
Moreno was the first actress (and the first Hispanic) to win an Emmy (1977), a Grammy (1972), an Oscar (1962) and a Tony (1975).
Review: ‘How to Write a New Book for the Bible’ at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
And like Fincher's Fight Club--less the neofacisim--there are rules that all must abide to when engaging in a "fight" ... of the intellectual variety, sacraments…
San Francisco: South Asian Film Festival lands next month
Sri Lanka will be a special focus for the 9th annual edition of the film festival.
San Francisco: Jussi Bjorling Tribute Concert, November 7
Björling’s flawless vocal technique, silvery beauty of tone, have made him one of the greatest and most beloved tenors of the 20th century.
Stark Insider TV: My Week With Marilyn
"She's a once-in-a-lifetime movie star," director Simon Curtis tells Loni before the screening. "Above all, she was a sensational beauty."