Tag: San Francisco
Inside The Ring: Backstage at San Francisco Opera’s production of ‘Ring of the Nibelung’ (Video)
Power. Love. Destruction.
In Photos: René Magritte ‘The Fifth Season’ at SFMOMA
A Stark Insider photo review of René Magritte: The Fifth Season at The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA).
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And what a savvy way to kick off the striking Rene Magritte (Belgian, 1898-1967) exhibit!
On Friday, SFMOMA held a member preview and proved, once again, that it was quite possibly the...
Tap and Tomfoolery: Me and My Girl
It’s funny how two people can discover the same thing at once. Calculus. Oxygen. A neglected musical. Me and My Girl, hardly a household name even among connoisseurs of classic musical theater, is getting simultaneous revivals from 42nd Street Moon in San Francisco and Encores! in New York –...
Star power makes The Color Purple bright
The women of The Color Purple have unimaginably hard lives. They’re subject to an unrelenting series of rape, abuse, and racism. The musical (currently on tour to the SHN Orpheum) is touching and uplifting in spite of that, because it’s the story of how they overcome all those forces...
‘Tully’ Film Review: Charlize Theron delivers moving portrayal of overwhelmed mother
The San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFilm) continues to impress as it celebrates 56 years of presenting innovative documentaries and extraordinary films over a two-week period.
As part of this annual celebration of film, Charlize Theron was honored at the Castro Theater before the showing of her new film, Tully....
Searching for freedom with Father Comes Home from the Wars
Midway through Father Comes Home from the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3, at A.C.T.'s Geary Theater in San Francisco), a Confederate colonel sets his Union prisoner Smith guessing his slave Hero’s price. The callous discussion of a human being’s dollar value horrifies Smith (and the audience), but to...
San Francisco International Film Festival: Erika Cohn’s ‘The Judge’ impresses (Review)
Religious courts in Asia Minor historically banned women from adjudicating domestic and family matters – both the Shari’a courts of Islam and the Rabbinic courts of Judaism. Attorney Kholoud Al-Faqih challenges that history.
The Judge is an absorbing documentary about an amazing attorney in Palestine, who became the first woman...
Groundbreaking for new San Francisco Conservatory of Music building begins this summer
$185 million performing arts center will open 2020 and house 420 students and feature 2 concert halls.
Navigating the trauma of foster care in ‘Night Comes On’
Directed by Jordana Spiro, Night Comes On had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. And it was also an official selection of the San Francisco International Film Festival.
How child survivors cope with family violence and navigate the additional trauma of foster care is the subject of this...
Filipino food has finally arrived: First time director’s documentary reminds us why (Review)
Value what your mom made you.
