John Waters’ work at Rena Bransten Gallery shows off the humor and cinematic connections in the filmmaker’s visual art.

Both classic and innovative, the film stars the voice of Lupita Nyong’o, who gives carefully nuanced life to a robot lost — ...

Pat (Maggie Li Lin Lin, in glasses) and Angie (Patra Au Ga Man, standing) are a same-sex couple who join Pat’s family for special dinners in the Hong Kong film “All Shall Be Well.” Photo: Strand ...

Sara Jane Moore — who fired two shots at President Gerald R. Ford — is the subject of Robinson Devor’s documentary “Suburban Fury,” which will close Doc Stories, SFFilm announced on… Would-be ...

From the moment he heard about “The Wild Robot,” Chris Sanders knew it was a story he wanted to bring to the screen. “Everything about this seemed like the right fit,” the filmmaker told the Chronicle ...

Cellist Eileen Moon, center, is set to kick off Festival Napa Valley's fall season in September. Photo: Festival Napa Valley A quintet led by a former New York Philharmonic cellist is kicking off ...

If you’re a Francophile with an interest in psychoanalysis, Lauren Elkin’s smart and steamy debut novel, “Scaffolding,” may be for you. Even if you’re just a reader looking for an intriguing story of ...

The release party for author David Polonoff’s debut novel "WannaBeat" is set for Saturday, Sept. 28. Photo: David Polonoff David Polonoff‘s roman-a-clef “WannaBeat (Hanging out … and Hanging on … in ...

Soprano Julia Bullock and American Modern Opera Company stage a new production of Olivier Messiaen’s gut-wrenching song cycle “Harawi.” Julia Bullock, left, in American Modern Opera Company’s ...

“Interrogations: Pre-Election Coverage,” a trio of plays from theater company Performers Under Stress, has parallels to the presidential election — and journalism. Performers Under Stress actors Duane ...

Glass Beams is an Australian musical trio from Melbourne, Australia. On their U.S. fall tour, the East-meets-West group is set to perform in San Francisco on Saturday, Sept. 28 Photo: Sulaiman ...