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We’re in the middle of a perfect winter storm when it comes to the entertainment industry. Television viewing habits irrevocably changed with the expansion and proliferation of ... Read More

Sarah Van Patten and Joseph Walsh in Marston's Mrs. Robinson. Photo: COURTESY San Francisco Ballet

A notable season for S.F. Ballet

By Lynette Majer

It’s not only a big month for the San Francisco Ballet, but 2022 is an important year. The month begins with Program 1 (Feb. 1–12), which includes, after a two-year postponeme... Read More

The Marina Books Inc. best-seller list

Hardcover Fiction 1. To Paradise: A Novel, by Hanya Yanagihara 2. The Lincoln Highway: A Novel, by Amor Towles 3. Call Us What We Carry: Poems, by Amanda Gorman ... Read More

The Marina Books Inc. best-seller list

Hardcover Fiction 1. Call Us What We Carry: Poems, by Amanda Gorman 2. The Lincoln Highway: A Novel, by Amor Towles 3. Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir Hard... Read More

Lawrence Weiner's ground-based murals encourage play, interaction, and learning. Photo: Charles Villyard, Courtesy Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture

Remembering Lawrence Weiner via ‘Out of Sight’ outdoor art space

By Sharon Anderson

Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, in the fall of 2021, set a goal to position art outside, creating a publicly shared art space. As an accessible resource to the community... Read More

Cooper Hoffman and Alana Haim in Licorice Pizza. Photo: Courtesy of Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures Inc.

Corralling the best movies of 2021

If action-heavy blockbusters are all that’s keeping theaters on life support, it’s a good thing to also have art houses, video-on-demand, and streaming services providing acce... Read More

There's no such thing as too many Spideys in No Way Home. Photo: Sony pictures

‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ is where the heroic heart is

By Erin Maxwell

Warning: This review contains lots of Spidey spoilers. Spider-Man: No Way Home is the third installment for the Tom Holland-led webslinger saga, but it’s more than just the l... Read More

Uplifting documentaries to get you through the winter

Six films worth watching right now

By Joe Castrovinci

Covid got you down? Not looking forward to winter and — if we’re lucky — lots of rain? Or maybe you’re back in the office and miss the good old days of working from home? ... Read More

The Marina Books Inc. best-seller list

Hardcover Fiction 1. The Sentence, by Louise Erdrich 2. Oh William!: A Novel, by Elizabeth Strout 3. Our Country Friends: A Novel, by Gary Shteyngart Hardco... Read More

Film still from dawn_chorusiii: the fruit they don’t have here by Sofía Córdova. Animation in collaboration with artist Kate Rhoades. Image: courtesy Sofía Córdova

Sofia Córdova shines a light on women refugees at the Chinese Cultural Center

By Sharon Anderson

Sofia Córdova’s video installation dawn_chorusiii: the fruit they don’t have here depicts the stories of six Bay Area women who journeyed to the United States as refugees, fl... Read More

Adam Driver and Lady Gaga star in Ridley Scott’s House of Gucci. photo: Fabio Lovino © 2021 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Recent docudramas and biopics offer impressive performances

Stellar star turns bring real to reel

It may seem like every other movie released lately is based on a true story, and that perception is not too far off. Even if the industry has become over reliant on such adaptatio... Read More

The Marina Books Inc. best-seller list

Family sitcoms have come a long way since Ozzie and Harriet

Hardcover Fiction 1. The Lincoln Highway: A Novel, by Amor Towles 2. Crossroads: A Novel, by Jonathan Franzen 3. Cloud Cuckoo Land, by Anthony Doerr Hard... Read More

Brian Cox and Sarah Snook in Succession. Photo: Hunter Graeme/HBO; courtesy Warner media

Television

Brawl in the family

There’s a certain synchronicity to having the third season of Succession, the scathing satire of an obscenely wealthy clan headed by a domineering media mogul, roll out on HBO a... Read More

Detail of Wayne Thiebaud's Two and One-Half Cakes, 1972. IMage: courtesy of the Wayne Thiebaud Foundation