Film Review: ‘Top End Wedding’ a crowd-pleaser worth your time
A feel-good film from beginning to end, Top End Wedding was a crowd-pleaser in 2019, Australia’s highest grossing film. A romantic comedy with a happy…
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.
New BMW logo stays true to today’s design language
A new logo that only a Google or Apple designer could love.
Despite coronavirus SXSW organizers say conference is still on (Update: South By Southwest festival cancelled)
UPDATE: South By Southwest has been cancelled — not much of a surprise given the current status of the coronavirus. Even though coronavirus continues to…
In Review: ‘The Last Ship’ with Sting in San Francisco wins the day
These are the souls of the broken town.
Mostly British Film Festival: ‘Top End Wedding’ and ‘Jill Billcock: Dancing the Invisible’
A few Stark Insider capsule film reviews from the Mostly British Film Festival (Vogue Theatre) in San Francisco. TOP END WEDDING (2019) Director: Wayne Blair Writers: Miranda…
San Francisco Arts: ‘Alternative Renderings’ at Glass Rice Art Gallery
A duo exhibition featuring new work by San Francisco based artists Tom Colcord and Tim Irani.
Theater Review: ‘Gatz’ at Berkeley Rep is the most (and best) non-Instagrammable thing you’ll ever see
The Great Gatsby. Word for word. Page by page. An extraordinary piece of experimental theater immerses the audience for 6 hours in F. Scott Fitzgerald's…
In San Francisco: What’s new at the Presidio
The Presidio of San Francisco (originally, El Presidio Real de San Francisco or The Royal Fortress of Saint Francis) is a park and former U.S. Army military fort on the northern tip of…
In San Francisco: Paula West at the Nikko (Review)
Paula West has opened a two-week engagement at Feinstein’s at the Nikko in San Francisco. This popular cabaret performer has captured the hearts of jazz…
Indie Film: Mostly British Film Festival opens Feb. 13 in San Francisco
The British are coming this month, for the annual Mostly British Film Festival in San Francisco. From February 13th to February 20th, the historic Vogue…