As an action movie director, Guy Ritchie is better than he used to be, because he no longer calls attention to himself in silly ways. In “Fountain of Youth,” he shows himself capable of delivering ...

“Clown in a Cornfield” will never be ranked among the classics of our time, but there are aspects of it that are worthy of admiration. Based on Adam Cesare’s 2020 novel of the same name, it’s not only ...

Movies selected by gallery artists include the Coen Brothers favorite “No Country for Old Men,” Alfred Hitchcock’s classic “Rear Window” and pre-code pioneer Dorothy Arzner’s “Merrily We… Attendees of ...

“On Swift Horses” is about two people searching for their own unique destiny in the post-Korean War United States, and another who buys into the American dream of the 1950s. Lee and Julius, products ...

The show reimagining Henry VIII’s six wives makes clear that the boundary between pop concert and musical theater is increasingly blurring, to salutary effect. Gaby Albo as Anne Boleyn, center, and ...

The screening of the Oakland-filmed “Freaky Tales” at the Grand Lake Theatre became a star-studded event and full on celebration of the Bay Area. Oakland hip-hop legend Too Short, left, and actor ...

Lou Goossens, from left, and Marius De Saeger star in “Young Hearts,” a 2024 Belgian film about teenage gay love. Photo: Strand Releasing There’s something in the water in Belgium. Two years after ...

As Timo is leaving his old friend Mickey to die in an icy crevice on a barren planet, he says, “Nice knowing you, have a nice death” — before adding, “See you tomorrow.” Mickey (Robert Pattinson), you ...

In the late 1990s, Lauren Francis-Sharma attended the Truth and Reconciliation Commission amnesty hearings when she briefly lived in Johannesburg while attending law school. The hearings were set up ...

Dazaun Soleyn is part of Black Choreographer Festival’s opening panel, “Throwback to the Future.” Photo: Fox Nakai Every milestone naturally brings reflection, but the Black Choreographers Festival’s ...

“What am I?” Willis Wu wonders in the first episode of “Interior Chinatown.” Hungover and bloodied, he asks this to Audrey, his neighbor in the dingy Chinatown SRO building they live in. “I don’t know ...

Joseph Young is stepping down from his role as music director of the Berkeley Symphony after six years. Photo: Yalonda M. James/The Chronicle 2019 Joseph Young is stepping down from his role as music ...