The East Bay-raised actress also joins Anne Hathaway and Matt Damon in the director’s first post-“Oppenheimer” production.

The postapocalyptic survival story starring Anthony Mackie goes for the familiar when it should have gone for the jugular.

Mark Cousins’ documentary on Hitchcock’s craft lays out what makes the “master of suspense” one of the greatest filmmakers of ...

Spirit House” at Stanford’s Cantor Arts Center features works by 33 contemporary Asian American and diasporic artists ...

Kimberly is dying. Not right this instant, but four times as fast as the rest of us are. She’s just turned 16, but she looks in her 60s, and 16 is the life expectancy for people with her rare ...

For the past few days, I’ve been doing everything with Al Pacino. I’ve had him along on car rides, washed dishes with him, gone for walks, and I’ve enjoyed every minute. Thanks to his memoir, “Sonny ...

Bay Area actors who trod the boards at the Bruns Amphitheater share their memories of the quirky outdoor venue as Cal Shakes’ closure looms. Prospero (Michael Winters, left rear) watches his airy ...

The makers of the horror film “Heretic” include this line during the end credits: “No generative AI was used in the making of this film.” Well, duh. What artificial intelligence bot could replicate ...

Robert W. Cherny’s new book details the history of the Coit Tower murals and its connection to the more recent national controversy at George Washington High School. S.F. State professor Robert W.

Acclaimed director Mary Zimmerman has adapted the classic Mozart opera in a production of captivating charm that feels both familiar and fresh. Billy Rude as Tamino, left, and Marlene Fernandez as ...

Oakland Theater Project’s “Ghost Quartet” is so gossamery, so there-yet-not-there, that you might feel as if you merely got haunted by a narrative’s shadow. Michael Perez in Oakland Theater Project ...

Cillian Murphy stars in the Irish film “Small Things Like These,” directed by Tim Mielants and based on the book by Claire Keegan. Photo: Enda Bowe/Lionsgate There are movies that are very boring, but ...