See Ben Affleck’s ARGO at MVFF
Affleck's third directorial outing, following Gone Baby Gone (2007) and the Town (2010), has been well-received by critics and fans. I checked Metacritic and Argo…
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San Francisco arts, theater and entertainment news. Featuring plays, indie film, and events and city guides. Reviews by Clinton Stark.
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra’s season opener ‘Dioclesian’ is a musical cornucopia
This brilliantly colorful and lithe piece packs in everything from stately processional music, insouciant simpering, country dances, quartets and all-out chorale gut-busters.
Election 2012: Dana Carvey on Obama, Romney
Watch live footage of SNL alumn Dana Carvey impersonating Mitt Romney, President Barack Obama, and -- not gonna do it -- Bush Sr. Filmed at…
Wine of the Week: Celebrate like a Giant with Mumm Napa
When in California (or from bubbly sourced anywhere but the province of Champagne, France) you'll be celebrating with sparkling wine.
Bay Area Stage: Shelton Theater to present Nash’s ‘The Rainmaker’
The play was translated into over 40 languages and made into the 1956 film The Rainmaker starring Burt Lancaster and Katharine Hepburn.
Review: A beautiful mind in ‘The Other Place’
This is the beauty of this play; what appears ordinary on the surface is anything but, and we find ourselves asking questions, contemplating the various…
Stark Insider TV: Lady Antebellum, Dana Carvey entertain at concert for UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital (Video)
I wondered: could Dana Carvey do a Mitt Romney impression? Turns out, yes he can. Well sort of. Watch this special episode of Stark Insider…
Review: ‘Benjamin Britten Centennial’ at New Century
The first movement, “Boisterous Bourée” took me straight back to my high school music comp class.
Review: Restaurant Gary Danko, San Francisco
Chef Danko favorites included Ahi Tuna (gorgeously plated as a butterfly), the Lobster Risotto (creamy, but not mashy), the Crispy Egg Polenta (absolute perfection), and…
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