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Onstage

As a queer POC, El Beh finds joy in playing ‘Mary Poppins’

Emily Wilson - November 30, 2018

ONSTAGE El Beh, who plays the title role in San Francisco Playhouse’s Mary Poppins (through January 12), never would have thought to play the no-nonsense nanny...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: The War at Home, Wings of Desire, What They Had …

Dennis Harvey - October 22, 2018

SCREEN GRABS There are no less than four solid, serious dramas opening at local theaters this week, signaling that the silly season (which these days...

News + Politics

How to build on the #MeToo movement — at home

Bianca Rosen - October 18, 2018

When we discuss anti-rape activism in the year since the #MeToo hashtag went viral, it is crucial to acknowledge the decades of work by...

Arts + Culture

Screen Grabs: Free Solo, Arab Film Fest, Studio 54…

Dennis Harvey - October 8, 2018

SCREEN GRABS Two of the major releases are major disappointments from hitherto reliable directors. Scenarist Drew Goddard’s first directorial feature since ingenious horror deconstruction...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Joan Jett, Hola Mexico, Hong Kong Cinema …

Dennis Harvey - September 23, 2018

SCREEN GRABS This week brings a whole lot of mini-festivals to various Bay Area screens. The Roxie has the Hola Mexico, a three-day touring edition...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Soviet Hippies, Green Film Fest, John McEnroe

Dennis Harvey - August 28, 2018

SCREEN GRABS It’s a week unusually full of documentaries, including the Roxie’s single showing next Wed/5 of Soviet Hippies—a look at countercultural resistance behind...

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Clutter, Zinefest, Wavy Gravy

Marke B. - August 27, 2018

ARTS FORECAST We are in the midst of the glorious "Silence of the Burn" in which the empty streets echo with the emptiness of those...

News + Politics

A terrible week at the Supreme Court — and it could get even worse

Tim Redmond - June 27, 2018

It’s been a very bad week at the US Supreme Court – and it could get a whole lot worse. Justice Anthony Kennedy was the...

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Gray Area Festival lineup, Laborfest, Fillmore Jazz Fest…

Marke B. - June 26, 2018

ARTS FORECAST Lots of fests coming at you fast! We've got details below, but here's a future one to put on your radar: The Gray...

Onstage

Screen Grabs: Jaws, RGB, Leave No Trace …

Dennis Harvey - June 26, 2018

SCREEN GRABS Important note: The Opera Plaza Cinemas, which comprise four among the ever-shrinking number of remaining arthouse screens in the Bay Area, is at...

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