Raka (Peter Macon), left, Noa (Owen Teague) and Mae (Freya Allan) in “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.” As far as movies go ...

Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp and Willem Dafoe lift an often agonizing film that is drenched in period atmosphere.

“Anora,” Sean Baker’s raunchy screwball comedy about a sex worker whose dangerous adventure begins when she elopes with the ...

A Complete Unknown” is one of the best films about a singer in years, but here are five others worth watching too.

San Francisco filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman are also honored, as well as “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” and ...

Twenty-five years ago she went on a sexual adventure with Tom Cruise (then her real-life husband) in “Eyes Wide Shut,” an experiment in open marriage that only Stanley Kubrick could have dreamed up.

Christine Bruno as Ani, left, and Daniel Duque-Estrada as Eddie in Oakland Theater Project’s “Cost of Living.” Photo: Ben Krantz Studio/Oakland Theater Project By almost any measure, it’s been a tough ...

Despite its indulgences, Marcus Gardley’s world premiere stands as an example of how Oakland Theater Project is the most ambitious little theater company in the region. Halili Knox as Adeline Merritt ...

What a whirlwind year for books. With no shortage of riveting reads across genres, as 2024 draws to a close, we’re looking back on the books published this year that left a lingering impression, from ...

San Francisco Symphony Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen, San Francisco Symphony Chorus Director Jenny Wong, lighting designer Luke Kritzeck, pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Cartier perfumer Mathilde ...