Film Review: ‘Under the Skin’
Jonathan Glazer's sci-fi indie 'Under the Skin', no question, is an artsy take on the sci-fi genre. In a world of effects-laden Michael Bay blockbusters,…
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.
Hardly Child’s Play: ‘The Great Pretender’ at TheatreWorks (Review)
This script is so strong, in part, because the playwright avoids the prescriptive; instead, he provides four rich characters with whom you genuinely want to…
On Location Napa – Festival del Sole
Classical rockstar Joshua Bell kicks off opening night this Friday when he performs Vivaldi's Four Seasons at the spectacular Castello di Amorosa in Calistoga.
Hot Time in the Summer: A Jazzy Night at SF Symphony (Review)
Jazz pianist Makoto Ozone joined the Symphony to reclaim Rhapsody in Blue back from United Airlines and a thousand dreary elevators.
Portland’s Finest: Pink Martini & The von Trapps at Davies (Review)
Going from improbable to even more so, they performed Hushabye Mountain from “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.” However, for all practical purposes, Dick van Dyke never…
Broadway by the Bay: In the Heights (Review)
Don’t be afraid of letting your gaze linger on individual dancers. Choreographer Nicole Helfer has a good sense of what you’ll be looking at —…
Lizzie blows roof off Portland, bids raucous farewell (Review)
Lizzie is like Downton Abbey, Carrie and American Idiot, mashed up. It's the kind of musical that Stephen King and Stanley Kubrick might have collaborated…
Bedazzled: San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus (Review)
From the high camp of Nancyboy (topped with a fascinator and moving gracefully in towering platforms) riffing off Joel Grey to an exquisitely nuanced “Send…
American Buffalo, American Classic
Making parallels between rapacious capitalists and corner store con men is too easy, and Mamet’s too smart to let the story rest there. The heart…
Preview: Napa Valley Festival del Sole (Video)
Festival del Sole. July 11-20. Mark your calendars. One of Napa's cultural gems features another strong line-up of performers. Classical rockstar Joshua Bell headlines the…