A &amp; E

The message movie isn’t quite a staple of Hollywood filmmaking, which is an enterprise generally dedicated to crowd-pleasing entertainment for over a century. But that doesn&... Read More

Monet: The Early Years at the Legion of Honor

Through May 29, the Legion of Honor will feature approximately 60 paintings representing Claude Monet’s formative period as a painter. From 1858 to 1872, Monet honed his dist... Read More

From Generation to Generation: Inherited Memory and Contemporary Art

Thu.–Tue. through April 2 The Contemporary Jewish Museum (736 Mission St.) This exhibition presents work by 24 artists who search, question, and reflect on the representa- tion o... Read More

Television

Found in translation

Globalization can be seen as a curse or a blessing, but in the television business, it’s been a welcome business model. The thought came to me as I was catching up to the Fra... Read More

Diane Arbus: In the Beginning at SFMOMA

Through april 30, the san Francisco Museum of Modern Art presents an exhibition featuring the first seven years of Diane Arbus’s career as a photographer of subjects that con... Read More

The Rodin centenary at the Legion of Honor

I first visited san Francisco at the age of 18 as a college student in Michigan pursuing an art degree. I yearned to visit the typical tourist destinations, but one location was at... Read More

Movie Reviews

Big-screen hits and shouldn’t-misses of 2016

Rather than serve up my annual carafe of whine about the burden of compiling yet another best-movies-of-the-year list, I’ve accepted that it’s in-line with my responsib... Read More

Bruce Conner: It’s All True at SFMOMA through Jan. 22

SFMOMA is presenting the first comprehensive retrospective of Bruce Conner, one of the leading art figures in the Bay Area from the 1950s until his death in 2008. Conner’s unconv... Read More

Puppets reveal playfulness

Paul Klee at Play through May 14, 2017 at SFMOMA

As part of an ongoing series dedicated to the artist’s work, SFMOMA presents Paul Klee’s paintings, drawings, and prints alongside the handmade puppets he created for his son, ... Read More

A & E, Movie Reviews

Two for the ballot

As December tumbles in to the sound of jingle bells and cheer, awards season ramps up in Movieland. Holidays mean blockbusters and prestige releases from the major studios. But the... Read More

Hollywood North kicks off in Napa

Napa valley has many ways to lure San Franciscans out of the city and over the bridge, but the main nonliquid reason is the highly anticipated annual visual treat of the Napa Valle... Read More

The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best-seller list

By Brian Pettus

Born to Run, by Bruce Springsteen (hardcover) City of Thieves: A Novel, by David Benioff (paperback) The Sympathizer: A Novel, by Viet Thanh Nguyen (paperback) The Trespasser: A N... Read More

Eat to the beat