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Michael Apted’s monumental, 55-year chronicle of class inequality

The central question in 63 UP— award-winning auteur Michael Apted’s ongoing documentary anthology, following the changing lives of 14 British subjects over the course...

Drag star Miz Cracker on ‘Femlins,’ feminism, and overall fabulousness

An idyllic Christmastime setting, a loving family, and the gift that keeps on giving grief. Gremlins, which celebrates its 35th anniversary this year, has...

From ‘Lock Her Up!’ to ‘Becky Nurse of Salem’

Growing up, MacArthur “Genius” Award winner and Tony nominee Sarah Ruhl read The Witch of Blackbird Pond, about a young woman, Kit Tyler, who...

Review: Toot toot! Beep beep! It’s the Donna Summer musical

On paper, "Summer: The Donna Summer Musical" (through December 29 at Golden Gate Theater) doesn't have much going for it: another jukebox musical in...

Arts Forecast: Drag Queens on Ice, Burning Man: The Musical, more

Blades will slice, crystals will fly, Mariah will be Careyed up to the high heavens. OK, it's not as dramatic as all that—I wish—but...

Screen Grabs: Monsters (and wonders) of history awaken

The holiday season tends to induce nostalgia, and while Hollywood is always very interested in directing your leisure dollars towards big new commercial movies,...

Theatre of Yugen stages ‘A Christmas Carol’ with an ancient Japanese spin

There are plenty of ways to experience yūgen or “beauty, with a tinge of sadness,” according to the great 14th- and 15th- century Japanese...

In ‘Mother of the Maid,’ Joan of Arc’s maternal support takes center stage

Jane Anderson wrote her play Mother of the Maid about Joan of Arc’s mother, Isabelle Arc, as a tribute to her own mother. When...

Arts Forecast: Hip-Hop (Dance Fest) hurray! + more

I'm old enough to remember rappers on Fillmore corners and TURF dancers in Oakland intersections. The homeboys gathered on my stoop throughout the day...

Martin Scorsese on ‘The Irishman,’ old friends, and loving Castro Theatre

Martin Scorsese loves San Francisco’s Castro Theatre. So much so that the legendary Mean Streets, Goodfellas, and Casino director opened his latest gangster epic,...