No suppressing creative spirit in ‘Taxi’
A preview of some of this year’s gems at the Mill Valley Film Festival begins with ‘Taxi’ (‘Taxi Tehran’), a banned film shot on the…
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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.
Must See: ‘Monstress’ show about Filipino-American life in San Francisco (Review)
Are you married to a Squid Mother? Then, what are you waiting for, you could have a star in the making! All it takes is…
This is (Still) Stark Insider
Team Stark rolls on. We’re coming up on this web site’s 10th anniversary. It was in late 2005 that I published the first post here on Stark…
Wanderlust: Exploring NOURISH at the Napa Valley Museum (Video Feature)
The dinner table is a social landscape. You don't really know what's going to happen.
Your only chance to see Green Day doc ‘Heart Like A Hand Grenade’
Green Day 'American Idiot' documentary that sat on the shelf for 10 years will finally see day of light at Mill Valley Film Festival.
Food & Wine: Fred’s Diner in San Francisco
Fred’s Diner is kind of a quirky joint. That’s my initial gut reaction after spending time at one of San Francsico’s newest eateries. The vibe…
Stark Insider Uncut: Elle Fanning (Video)
Elle Fanning, on this episode of Stark Insider Uncut! Watch as Elle, as fashionable and as graceful a young star as you’re likely to see,…
Nothing’s ugly about ‘Dogfight’
“The ugliest girl wins the dough for the guy who brought her.” On their last night before deployment, six Marines make a bet—a dogfight. The…
Wildly Exuberant & Coyly Petulant at Smuin Ballet’s season opener
This seductive dreaminess even penetrates the second movement, but dreamy woodwinds yield to more assertive sounds, and the dancers (starting with a group of four…
Live in the Vineyard: NEEDTOBREATHE in concert (Video)
NEEDTOBREATHE swung through Napa earlier this year, leaving behind a wake of inspiration. Those in attendance at the Uptown Theatre witnessed a passionate, upbeat, stirring…