Under the Baja Sun: Loreto Farmer’s Market
Astonishing visuals are the norm in Loreto, Baja California Sur. Crystal blue waters of the Sea of Cortez. Dry desert land with a stray cactus…
Stark Insider Videos
Watch Stark Insider videos: short-form content on wine country, theater, film festivals, and culture in the Bay Area—shot and produced by Clinton and Loni Stark.
Adobe Youth Voices Cinequest Film Camp Week 1: Pre-production, a Zombie movie?!
“We’re doing a Zombie film about Zombies created from pollution,” pitches Brianna Pereira from Boynton High School. And with that, week 1 of the Adobe…
Gone in 60 Seconds: Adobe Youth Voices Cinequest, Charitable Hearts, Rock ‘n’ Roll!
Another week of San Francisco Bay Area living, west coast style. Here’s the weekly video rewind, gone in 60 seconds. Adobe Youth Voices kicked off…
Inside Cirque du Soleil OVO: Rock wall training
What does it take to be a cricket—jumping, running, climbing a towering wall—in the new show OVO by Cirque du Soleil? In this behind the…
Cinequest Question of the Day #3 – Film submission, screening process
With only 12 days to go to opening night, our conversation with Cinequest co-founder Halfdan Hussey continues. This time he talks about the film submission…
On Location: ‘Oedipus el Rey’ at Magic Theatre, San Francisco
Do you believe in destiny? In Oedipus el Rey, now playing at Magic Theatre, Oedipus tempts the Gods in an effort to alter fate and…
Filmmaker Alejandro Adams on Cinequest and ‘Babnik’
Alejandro Adams is a Cinequest veteran. His newest film Babnik (Russian slang for “womanizer”), a World Premiere about the Russian sex trade, marks his third feature…
Gone in 60 Seconds: Do You Love Me? Magic Theatre, The Who!
Independent media is a colorful and sparkling place to be. Every week we encounter something new, inspiring, funny in our never ending adventure to bring…
Opera San Jose: Backstage preview of ‘The Marriage of Figaro’
The Marriage of Figaro opens tonight downtown at Opera San Jose. An opera buffa (comic opera), it was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and premiered…
Super Bowl touchdown pairing idea: Wine and soup (with recipes)
With Super Bowl just a few days away, it’s time to start thinking about food and drink. Not just the Doritos and beer kind, but…