Annette Bening comes to San Francisco Bay Area for Tribute (MVFF)
With her sultry voice and distinctive silhouette, Annette Bening announced her arrival in Hollywood with a variety of inspired performances in films like Valmont, The…
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San Francisco Opera Presents Alfano’s ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ starring Plácido Domingo
Domingo, who made his San Francisco Opera debut in 1969, has appeared in more than a dozen roles with the Company over the past 40…
Theater Review: ‘Superior Donuts’
However, inasmuch as these darker threads are woven into a larger fabric, they also raise the possibility of connection without getting maudlin.
Sunday Espresso: The MVFF experience
Normally we talk about wine pairings here, but take this one to the bank: Diet Coke and Skittles.
Edward Norton on De Niro, cornrows and ‘Stone’
When Loni asked what it was like to sport cornrows for the film, Norton said, "They were all over in the prison, a lot of…
Mill Valley Film Festival – Scene and heard
And what, by the way, is with the scarf?
Stark Insider: Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival opens Saturday (interview)
Executive Director Mark Levine spent some time with Stark Insider to talk about the festival.
Is new Gap logo a joke?
"I hope that this new logo wasn't paid for."
Theater Review: Neil LaBute’s ‘Reasons to be Pretty’ cuts
Once again, I found myself armchair quarterbacking the playwright.
Mill Valley Film Festival opens tomorrow with ‘Conviction’ and ‘The King’s Speech’
“For the last 33 years, the California Film Institute’s Mill Valley Film Festival has made San Francisco and the Bay Area a destination for tourists,…