A & E

Harrison Ford in Lucasfilm's in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Photo: 2023 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved.
Films

The indomitable boldness of Indy

By Michael Snyder

More than 40 years after the release of the initial Indiana Jones movie, 1981’s Raiders of the Lost Ark, a fifth and presumably final installment in the beloved adventure series... Read More
Frank Bowling, Elder Sun Benjamin. PHOTO: Courtesy of The SFMoMA
Art World

SFMOMA opens expansive Frank Bowling exhibition

Works from abstract expressionist’s formative years in focus
By Sharon Anderson

Artist, curator, and teacher Frank Bowling is having the first survey of his work in the United States in more than four decades. The SFMOMA’s Frank Bowling: The New York Years ... Read More
Pavarotti performing at Opera in the Park at the Music Concourse Bandshell, Golden Gate Park, 1970s. PHOTO: Courtesy of San Francisco Opera Archive
A & E

Celebrating opera and its Italian history in San Francisco

By Lynette Majer

Bravo — Celebrating San Francisco Opera, Its Italian Roots and Legacy” is now open at the Museo Italo Americano in Fort Mason through Oct. 22. The museo has partnered with the... Read More
The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best sellers

By Chris Hsiang

Here are the most popular books sold last month as well as some new releases. HARDCOVER FICTION 1. The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece: A Novel, by To... Read More
Chris Briney and Suki Waterhouse in Daliland. Photo: courtesy of Magnolia Pictures
Films

Hello, Dali — Farewell, Jean

By Michael Snyder

When the past — recent or distant — is recreated on screen, nostalgia could come into play for moviegoers who either lived through the time evoked or wished for the opportunit... Read More
Left to right: Nicholas Hilliard's Queen Elizabeth, and Portrait of Sir Anthony Mildmay, Knight of Apethorpe, Northants. Photos: Courtesy FAMSF
Art World

‘The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England’

By Sharon Anderson

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco will present on June 24 the first major exhibition in the United States of portraiture and decorative arts of the Tudor courts. The Tudors a... Read More
The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best sellers

By Chris Hsiang

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Foster, by Claire Keegan 2. Small Things Like These, by Claire Keegan 3. Hello Beautiful: A Novel, by Ann Napolitano HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1... Read More
Matthew Rhys in Season 2 of HBO's Perry Mason. Photograph by Merrick Morton/HBO
Television

Heroes reborn and revisited

By Michael Snyder

Even if we seek something fresh and different to entertain and edify us, there can be satisfaction in the familiar. And it’s not always indicative of creative laziness when ... Read More
Meghann Riepenhoff's Ice. Photo: courtesy Haines Gallery
Art World

Ansel Adams and West Coast landscape photography at the de Young and Haines Gallery

By Sharon Anderson

The iconic photographer Ansel Adams was best known for documenting the powers of nature in lush gelatin silver photographs. The de Young’s major exhibition of more than 100 work... Read More
Nautch with Three Dancers by Shepherd & Robertson. Image: courtesy Asian Art Museum
Art World

Asian Art Museum takes you beyond Bollywood

By Sharon Anderson

Beyond Bollywood: 2000 Years of Dance in Art” reveals the power of dance in South and Southeast Asia from ancient temples to modern movie classics. Co-organized by the Asian Art... Read More
Chloe Coleman Michelle Rodriguez, Chris Pine, Justice Smith, and Sophia Lillis in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves from Paramount Pictures and eOne. Photo: © 2023 Paramount Pictures
Films

Of dungeons, dragons, and doctors

By Michael Snyder

When it comes to the all-important bottom line, a successful movie or television franchise is a golden goose. Studios and networks and cable channels and streaming services seek o... Read More
The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best sellers

By Chris Hsiang

Here are the most popular books sold last month as well as some new releases. HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Tomorrow, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: A Novel, by Gabrielle Zevin 2. Le... Read More
A & E

Lunar New Year Spring Festival Celebration

Bay Area Council event promotes dialog on Asia-Pacific relations in advance of the 2023 APEC Leaders’ Summit
By Marina Times Staff

Photographs by Jennifer Liu and Bo Xiao San Francisco will play host to the 2023 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Summit in November. The gathering will brin... Read More
Emer Heatley and Matthew Macfadyen in Stonehouse. Photo: courtesy ITV
Television

When truth elevates drama

By Michael Snyder

As much as fiction can reveal about the human condition, the account of a true story — especially one inspired by an uncommon situation — can have deeper impact by virtue of v... Read More
Kehinde Wiley's The Death of Hyacinth (Ndey Buri Mboup). Photo: Ugo Carmeni / COURTESY Kehinde Wiley and FAMSF
Art World

‘Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence’ premieres at the de Young

By Sharon Anderson

“That is the archaeology I am unearthing: The specter of police violence and state control over the bodies of young Black and Brown people all over the world.” — Kehinde Wi... Read More


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