What’s Happening: Kronos Festival at SFJAZZ (Review)
During its 2019-2020 season the SFJAZZ Center will feature more than 400 concerts in its Civic Center location. Included are residencies by such luminaries as…
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San Francisco Stage: Feel-good Carole King musical hits all the right notes
Leaving the SHN Golden Gate Theatre in a good mood, you won’t even mind the traffic jam outside the theater.
What’s Happening: CAAMFest 37 film festival celebrates Asian cultures
Celebrating nearly two decades of Asian American film and culture, CAAMFest returns to San Francisco for ten days packed with movies, music and cuisine, presented…
Film Review: ‘When I’m a Moth’ a fascinating film inspired by a line or two from Hillary Clinton memoir
A parable about America, political narratives, and the absence of free will.
Film Capsule Review: ‘Official Secrets’ at SFFILM
Based on the book, “The Spy Who Tried to Stop a War” by Marcia and Thomas Mitchell, Official Secrets at the SFFILM Festival unfolds in…
Film Capsule Review: ‘When I’m a Moth’ at SFFILM
When I’m a Moth is an intriguing film, told in a dreamy visual style that fictionalizes a moment in Hillary Rodham’s life, just before she…
Film Capsule Review: ‘Q Ball’ documentary at SFFILM Festival
Across the Bay from the NBA champion Golden State Warriors is another Warriors team, one that plays only home games. These San Quentin Prison athletes…
Theater News: Iconic San Francisco show ‘Beach Blanket Babylon’ to close
Unfortunate theater news out of San Francisco this week. The iconic show Beach Blanket Babylon is shutting down after an epic 45-year run. Kitsch. Over…
San Francisco Film Festival opens with Maupin’s ‘Tales of the City’ at Castro, runs through April 23
SFFilm Festival has opened its annual two-week run in the Bay area, showcasing films in San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley. As always, the Festival will…
Video Feature: Go inside iconic Flintstone House w/ home tour, dinosaurs & Fred Flintstone
Why so serious? Stark Insider was on location late last year to shoot a special video segment at the iconic Flintstone House. See below for…