John Brougher, left, and Edris Cooper-Anifowoshe in Magic Theatre’s “The Boiling.” Photo: Jay Yamada/Magic Theatre The art form might be called drama, but gentleness is a perfectly valid approach ...

The show opened Thursday, Jan. 27, at Berkeley Repertory Theatre after several COVID delays, including a one-week opening night postponement. It has a starry creative team in director Michael Mayer ...

“Daddio” is one of the best movies of 2024, and a really smart film about how people forge connections. You might have to go back to 1995 and “Before Sunrise” to find as good a depiction of two people ...

“A Quiet Place: Day One” is about a cancer patient in hospice who hopes to die with dignity. Also, there are terrible monsters threatening humanity. What an odd idea for a horror prequel. In most ...

Months after his three-day San Francisco residency, André 3000 is ready to head back to the Bay Area. The musician, also known as André Lauren Benjamin, is extending his “New Blue Sun” live in concert ...

Lily Gladstone’s performance in “Fancy Dance” is something to behold. As Jax, a woman who sets out from Oklahoma’s Seneca-Cayuga reservation with her niece to find her missing sister — the girl’s ...

Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn is a team-up few may have expected. But the actors’ challenging, compelling work together is just one of the unexpected pleasures in “Daddio.” A cinematic two-hander set ...

Stephen Curry’s multimedia company, Unanimous Media, has joined the East Bay Film Collective, which aims to revitalize Oakland by creating more film production opportunities. Photo: Stephen Lam/The ...

Nicholas Collon makes his San Francisco Symphony debut with Edward Elgar’s “Enigma Variations,” while pianist Conrad Tao solos in Tchaikovsky. The cello section of the San Francisco Symphony. Photo: ...

Outside Lands has revealed its night show lineup, providing local music lovers the chance to catch some of the festival’s performers in more intimate settings.. This year’s night show lineup features ...

The best thing that can be said for “Kinds of Kindness” is that it’s never quite boring, despite being 164 minutes long and lacking much of a story. Director Yorgos Lanthimos and co-writer Efthimis ...

Acclaimed German composer and musician Hans Zimmer has added a second Oakland date to his North American tour.. The additional show on his “Hans Zimmer Live” tour is scheduled for Oct. 9 at Oakland ...