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Donato Cabrera, Assistant Conductor for the San Francisco Symphony

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Review: San Francisco Contemporary Music Players presents Ronald Bruce Smith

BY CY ASHLEY WEBB — 03.02.2011

Cabrera, a natural teacher, was clearly in his element as he introduced each movement, conducting snippets to highlight passages, and deconstructing the work for the…

Culture

Stark Insider TV: Cinequest Film Festival opening night

BY CLINTON STARK — 03.02.2011

Mayor Chuck Reed had one of my favorite lines of the night when he implored the standing only room crowd at the California Theatre to…

Independent Film

John Turturro receives ‘Maverick’ award at Cinequest Film Festival

BY MONICA TURNER — 03.02.2011

His fourth directorial outing, Passione, kicked off the festival and screened before a sold-out audience at the majestic California Theatre.

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Ensemble Parallèle wows the opera community

BY CY ASHLEY WEBB — 03.01.2011

I had the good fortune to steal a few hours watching Cocteau’s movie before hand. While the costuming and actors look far different from this…

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Still: Facebook for fun, Google for search and email

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.28.2011

Eventually I'm convinced email will die, or at least morph. The easiest predictor is the teen set.

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Preview: Tony Bourdain’s No Reservations season 7 (premiere)

BY LONI STARK — 02.28.2011

In this short clip, you might be surprised to hear Bourdain say, "What is this... Beverly Hills?!" ... in reference to a dining district in…

Director Tom Hooper (The King's Speech) and actor Sam Rockwell (Conviction) at Mill Valley Film Festival 33

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Academy Awards: Tom Hooper on ‘The King’s Speech’

BY MONICA TURNER — 02.27.2011

'The King's Speech' leads all films this year with twelve Oscar nominations, including director (Tom Hooper), actor (Colin Firth), supporting actor (Geoffrey Rush), supporting actress…

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James Franco talks ‘127 Hours’ and being a little “goofball”

BY MONICA TURNER — 02.27.2011

The movie has some controversy surrounding its graphic scenes related to Ralphston's life-or-death bid for survival after he finds himself trapped in the middle of…

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Premiere Napa Valley 2011

BY MONICA TURNER — 02.26.2011

The event is seen as a barometer for buyer confidence in Napa Valley wines both today and in the months and years ahead.

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Why the Elder Scrolls video game matters

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.25.2011

Then I realized that yes I had seen it before. Virtually, at least. I told Loni: this is Oblivion! Of course her reaction was priceless,…