Review: Nicole Kidman stoic in ‘Rabbit Hole’
Grieving and coping with loss are highly personal processes, and surely un-decipherable.
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.
James Cameron (Avatar, Titanic) appearing tomorrow in Silicon Valley
"Failure is an option, but fear is not."
Silent film marathon with Club Foot Orchestra at Castro Theatre
Club Foot Orchestra has pioneered the modern use of live music with silent film.
Bay Area Stage: RAIN (Beatles), Dracula, James Cameron, West Side Story, Becoming Britney
The top selling Beatles single of all-time is I Want to Hold Your Hand.
Review: ‘The Great Game: Afghanistan’ an Anderson Cooper-free marathon
Oozing Lawrence of Arabia-like aesthetic it's a truly marvelous scene.
Theater Review: ‘Dial M for Murder’
One of my worries is that kids today aren’t getting enough Hitchcock.
Theater Review: ‘Secret Order’ a question of ethics at SJ Rep
Dynamic and flashy, the Rep's production even conveys a sense of Matrix-like cutting edge.
Inaugural Napa Valley Film Festival launch celebration (Interview)
Marc Lhormer, who co-founded NVFF with his wife Brenda, took some time to speak with Stark Insider about the new festival.
‘Secret Order’ at San Jose Rep (Theater TV)
It's not often you find a play focused on science, especially one that explores the politically and socially charged arena of cancer research.
Theater Ticker: Secret Order, Dial M for Murder, The Great Game: Afghanistan, Dracula
"Drama assumes an order. If only so that it might have -- by disrupting that order -- a way of surprising."