The East Bay-raised actress also joins Anne Hathaway and Matt Damon in the director’s first post-“Oppenheimer” production.

The postapocalyptic survival story starring Anthony Mackie goes for the familiar when it should have gone for the jugular.

The makers of the horror film “Heretic” include this line during the end credits: “No generative AI was used in the making of this film.” Well, duh. What artificial intelligence bot could replicate ...

Bay Area actors who trod the boards at the Bruns Amphitheater share their memories of the quirky outdoor venue as Cal Shakes’ closure looms. Prospero (Michael Winters, left rear) watches his airy ...

Robert W. Cherny’s new book details the history of the Coit Tower murals and its connection to the more recent national controversy at George Washington High School. S.F. State professor Robert W.

Kimberly is dying. Not right this instant, but four times as fast as the rest of us are. She’s just turned 16, but she looks in her 60s, and 16 is the life expectancy for people with her rare ...

Cillian Murphy stars in the Irish film “Small Things Like These,” directed by Tim Mielants and based on the book by Claire Keegan. Photo: Enda Bowe/Lionsgate There are movies that are very boring, but ...

The 5th Annual San Francisco Leonard Cohen Festival is back at Cafe du Nord and Swedish American Hall on Nov. 8, 9, 10 featuring Sharon Robinson, Conspiracy of Beards, and S.F. Poet Laureate Genny Lim ...

"Ritual Clay" installation view. Cathy Lu, "Nuwa With Drain," 2023, porcelain and stainless steel drain. Photo: Muzi Rowe “Ritual Clay: Cathy Lu, Paz G, Maryam Yousif” presents the work of three ...

To say that SFDanceworks fills an important niche on the Bay Area art scene doesn’t do justice to the role this small but powerful company plays. Founded in 2014, this pickup troupe of consistently ...

Ruby slippers once worn by Judy Garland in the “The Wizard of Oz” are displayed Sept. 4, 2018, at the FBI office in Brooklyn Center, Minn. Photo: Jeff Baenen/AP A pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy ...

After some difficulties connecting to Zoom, Hugh Grant eventually opts to just phone instead. “Sorry about that,” he apologizes. “Tech hell.” Grant is no lover of technology. Smart phones, for example ...