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Movies

Screen Grabs: An ingenious tale—and a delicious role—in ‘The Lesson’

Dennis Harvey - July 5, 2023

Plus: YouTube's corrosive effects on political discourse, and two French movies tackle the search for personal identity

Movies

Screen Grabs: The night the Cramps played a Napa mental hospital

Dennis Harvey - June 28, 2023

Historic 1978 concert screened at the Roxie, with Mutants in tow. Plus: Quirky 'Will-o'-the-Wisp' and enlightening 'Close to Vermeer'

Stage Review

The power of ‘Un bel dì,’ and SF Opera’s ‘Madame Butterfly’

Charles Lewis III - June 27, 2023

They cut the yellowface—but is that enough to vindicate Puccini's tale of a devoted child bride?

Stage Review

Striking visuals counter dated plot in ‘Die Frau ohne Schatten’ at SF Opera

Charles Lewis III - June 22, 2023

Cast tackles challenging arias, but thank goddess we've moved on from 1919 in portraying gender roles.

LGBTQ

ULTIMATE PRIDE GUIDE 2023: More, more, more

Marke B. - June 20, 2023

Marches, parties, films, parties, art, more parties—let's celebrate our community in these freaky times.

Movies

Screen Grabs: The effervescent presence of Claudia Cardinale

Dennis Harvey - June 14, 2023

Plus: A retrospective of Maya Deren's brilliant short films, and fine-tuned lesbian drama 'Blue Jean'

Onstage

A ‘Frida y Diego’ opera that ditches clichés (and castanets)

Emily Wilson - June 13, 2023

'We bring our vision as contemporary Mexican artists and avoid all this noise,' says Lorena Maza of SFO's first production in Spanish

Movies

Screen Grabs: The nuanced triumph of ‘Past Lives’

Dennis Harvey - June 7, 2023

Plus: A journey over the rainbow with 'Lynch/Oz,' surreal Bohemian '70s hijinks in Dalíland. New movies!

Movies

Screen Grabs: ‘Eight Mountains’ brings us to the peak of male friendship

Dennis Harvey - May 10, 2023

High-altitude nature provides expansive background for class-spanning platonic love.

Movies

Screen Grabs: Oh dear, the director of ‘The Room’ has made a shark movie

Dennis Harvey - May 4, 2023

Plus: A collection of Alee Peoples' playful shorts, Christian Mungiu's latest searing Romanian indictment, more

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Screen Grabs: An ingenious tale—and a delicious role—in ‘The Lesson’

Screen Grabs: The night the Cramps played a Napa mental hospital

The power of ‘Un bel dì,’ and SF Opera’s ‘Madame Butterfly’

Striking visuals counter dated plot in ‘Die Frau ohne Schatten’ at SF Opera

ULTIMATE PRIDE GUIDE 2023: More, more, more

Screen Grabs: The effervescent presence of Claudia Cardinale

A ‘Frida y Diego’ opera that ditches clichés (and castanets)

Screen Grabs: The nuanced triumph of ‘Past Lives’

Screen Grabs: ‘Eight Mountains’ brings us to the peak of male friendship

Screen Grabs: Oh dear, the director of ‘The Room’ has made a shark movie

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