Tag: San Francisco

All the details for Mill Valley Film Festival 38.

As we gear up for film festival season, we've pulled some unproduced video footage from the Stark Insider vault. For the first time ever over the coming weeks we'll post some of it here. In these raw, uncut clips we get to see Stark Insider without the edits. In the...

Ann Randolph’s greatest strength as a performer is her utter willingness to look foolish. In Loveland, her alter ego Franny dances awkwardly, speaks nasally, and says whatever she happens to be thinking—even if that’s recounting her experiences masturbating in massage chairs at Whole Foods. Franny’s vocation and “special talent” is...

From the Fringe Festival in San Francisco.

A.C.T.'s season opener is one of the top 5 plays of 2015.

Marc Benioff's much lauded annual Concert for Kids benefit takes place on September 17, 2015 at Pier 70 in San Francisco. As in past years, the evening features a mix of cocktails, entertainment and an after-party. Foo Fighters headline with special guest Gary Clark Jr. Attire is "concert chic." will.i.am and...

It may be pushing our definition of Wanderlust these days, given this event took place almost smack dab in our backyard, just over the Golden Gate. So I decided to throw in a twist, and take the ferry. That would add (even more) scenic beauty to an otherwise rote drive...

Actress Brie Larson will take time out of her incredibly busy schedule (Free Fire, Kong: Skull Island, Trainwreck) to attend the upcoming 38th edition of the Mill Valley Film Festival. There, MVFF organizers say, she'll receive a "Spotlight" award in advance of the screening of her new film Room. Per the...

Chris Mann is The Phantom, and Stark Insider has an inside look at the epic Broadway show making its way across the country. Perhaps no Broadway show in history has impacted audiences the world over as dramatically as The Phantom of the Opera. Lavish sets. Gorgeous costumes. That classic Andrew...

Two new films will enjoy premieres at the upcoming Mill Valley Film Festival. Organizers have announced that A Light Beneath Their Feet and Angelica will both debut on Saturday, October 10, 2015. Screenings will be followed by on-stage conversations. A party -- but of course! -- will close out...