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Movies

Screen Grabs: A half-century hullabaloo for ‘The Great Gatsby’

Dennis Harvey - March 26, 2024

Plus: Unnamed Film Fest, 15 French features, Kubrick's DIY debut, and a Swiss exploration of the 'Golden Years'

Dance

After 65 years, Alvin Ailey Dance Theater still exalts Black life and modern movement

Lou Fancher - March 24, 2024

Duke Ellington, Alonzo King, and six decades of classics are on tap for company's latest Cal Performances residency.

The Agenda

Can SF get an independent study of toxic risk at Hunters Point?

Tim Redmond - March 24, 2024

Plus: Preserving history on the waterfront, and preserving the waterfront from sea-level rise. That's The Agenda for March 24-31

Crime

Some perspective on the case of a brutal stabbing of an Asian senior

Tim Redmond - March 21, 2024

The assailant is not going free; he faces a 10-year prison sentence if he doesn't enter a mandatory mental-health residential treatment program.

Music

Seattle’s storied KEXP tunes in to the Bay: here’s what to expect

John-Paul Shiver - March 21, 2024

Radio station's chief programming officer shares what's on their dial.

Stage Review

Jewelle Gomez’s ‘Unpacking in P’Town’ lights out on 1959 chosen family vacay

Charles Lewis III - March 21, 2024

Playwright says her latest calls upon real life, but its catty quintet seem oddly divorced from the times.

Movies

Screen Grabs: Carol Doda’s topless body was a battleground

Dennis Harvey - March 20, 2024

New doc spotlights local legend. Plus: Spooky "Late Night with the Devil' and Sydney Sweeney's nunsploitation.

Stage Review

Everyone needs help in ‘Cost of Living’—but how will they ask for it?

Charles Lewis III - March 19, 2024

Martyna Majok's play at Oakland Theater Project takes on America's horror of "hand-outs" with fine performances.

Music Review

Noise Pop rewind: So, how did the giant music fest do this year?

John-Paul Shiver - March 19, 2024

Surging local talent, national praise, unusual venues—and a couple suggestions for next year from our music critic

Music Review

Cat Power plugged into Dylan’s electric shocker with pitch-perfect tribute

Zack Ruskin - March 15, 2024

Known for her choice covers, the musician recreated 1966's (in)famous ‘Royal Albert Hall’ concert at the Herbst.

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