Minimalist ‘Taste of Cherry’ a fascinating life and death journey (Film Review)
Mr. Badii drives randomly across the Tehran countryside looking for someone — anyone — who would do him one simple job. And pay well it will.…
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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.
Werner Herzog: Read visually-driven novels like ‘The Peregrine’ to better understand how to make films
The beauty of filmmaking, film culture, and film history is that it is an interdisciplinary study. And, it requires you to read. A lot. And…
Napa News: Culinary Institute of America expands, takes over Copia Center
Expansion is in the air for the famed Culinary Institute of America. The Napa Valley Register is reporting that the other CIA has received the…
Film School 101: Werner Herzog teaches us filmmaking
It’s official. I’m now “studying under” famed filmmaker Werner Herzog. Well, actually we all are… A few months ago I enrolled in the German director’s…
San Francisco Jazz: Kim Nalley radiant, at top of her game (Review)
Kim describes this new album as a journey of African Americans in the new world – sacred, profane, good times and bad times.
‘Phantom’ kicks off Broadway San Jose season
Great news Bay Area! Andrew Lloyd Webber’s eternal classic The Phantom of the Opera will kick off Broadway San Jose’s 2016-17 season. Look for the…
Stark Insider Music Video: ‘Daydreaming’ by Radiohead ft. Loni Stark
Radiohead has a new album out, A Moon Shaped Pool, and that can only mean one thing: Time for a viral video marketing campaign! I’m…
Blade Runner fans rejoice, sequel concept art looks fab
If a movie is defined by its look, its mood, then Blade Runner is one of the industry’s most famous, celebrated examples. Ridley Scott’s 1982…
In Photos: Museum of Anthropology at UBC
Yes, it was raining. But, no, that did not stop me from visiting the stunning, cultural gem known as the Museum of Anthropology at UBC.…
28,000 attend San Francisco Opera ‘Carmen’ performance at AT&T Park
28,000 people. In a beautiful ball park overlooking the Bay. Enjoying the classic Carmen. By all accounts the annual “Free Opera at the Ballpark” was a…