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Movies

Screen Grabs: 50 years later, we need to call ‘The Exorcist’ on this sequel

Dennis Harvey - October 4, 2023

Plus: An honorable 'Caine Mutiny,' thriller 'Royal Hotel,' too-quirky 'She Came to Me,' and Almodovar's gay cowboy ad

Stage Review

‘POTUS’ may be a dumbass, but the satire is toothless, alas

Charles Lewis III - October 3, 2023

Berkeley Rep comedy wants to show how hard women work behind powerful men, yet lands in generic sitcom territory.

Lit

‘Jeopardy!’ champ Amy Schneider does not want to be your favorite trans person on TV

Lou Fancher - September 29, 2023

On the eve of her appearance at Porchlight Storytelling's Litquake edition, the beloved game show guru and memoir author isn't holding back.

Dance

The Town blooms in Misty Copeland and Leyla Fayyaz’s dance film ‘Flower’

Emily Wilson - September 20, 2023

Produced by Nelson George, the short feature celebrates organized resistance in the face of community displacement.

Movies

Screen Grabs: Dance Film Fest leaps onto screen—and out of prison yards

Dennis Harvey - September 18, 2023

Plus: Carlos Santana's story, Cambodian cinema showcase, 'North by Northwest' in 35mm, and campy hell on wheels

Music

That one time Marvin Gaye sexed up the national anthem

John-Paul Shiver - September 15, 2023

As a 50th anniversary Deluxe Edition of the great soul artist's 'Let's Get It On' is released, we recall another hot moment

Movies

Screen Grabs: Saluting 25 years of great world cinema (and three Rambos)

Dennis Harvey - August 28, 2023

BAMPFA salutes Rialto Pictures. Plus: A West Oakland classic from 1998 returns at last

Movies

Screen Grabs: No one can play it like ‘Johnny Guitar’

Dennis Harvey - August 24, 2023

Joan Crawford's catty Western comes to the Roxie. Plus: 'Mobland' could cut the yapping, but Travolta's good

Culture

Papp Johnson: ‘I’m telling jokes that will last for generations to come’

Joshua Rotter - August 10, 2023

From NBA prospect to standup player, the Oakland comedian looks ahead on new album 'Timeless'

Movies

Join us at Castro Theatre June 19 for ’90s Black queer landmark ‘Chocolate Babies’!

Marke B. - June 5, 2023

26th anniversary screening of New Queer Cinema classic plays at Frameline Film Fest on Juneteenth, sponsored by 48 Hills

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Screen Grabs: 50 years later, we need to call ‘The Exorcist’ on this sequel

‘POTUS’ may be a dumbass, but the satire is toothless, alas

‘Jeopardy!’ champ Amy Schneider does not want to be your favorite trans person on TV

The Town blooms in Misty Copeland and Leyla Fayyaz’s dance film ‘Flower’

Screen Grabs: Dance Film Fest leaps onto screen—and out of prison yards

That one time Marvin Gaye sexed up the national anthem

Screen Grabs: Saluting 25 years of great world cinema (and three Rambos)

Screen Grabs: No one can play it like ‘Johnny Guitar’

Papp Johnson: ‘I’m telling jokes that will last for generations to come’

Join us at Castro Theatre June 19 for ’90s Black queer landmark ‘Chocolate Babies’!

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