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 — ...

Before performing in San Francisco Symphony’s opening gala, the couple spoke to the Chronicle about each other and their new ...

In her directorial debut, East Bay-raised filmmaker Jazmin Jones partners up with Olivia McKayla Ross to reckon with AI and ...

The prolific songwriter and musician known for collaborations with one-time girlfriend Ronstadt, among others, helped shape ...

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 ...

A champagne coupe on the veranda. Silken evening gowns and silkier dressing gowns. Droll lines like “What is so horrible is that one can’t stay happy,” delivered by people so much more glamorous than ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The obscure history of the Underground Railroad’s pathway to Mexico is magically told through live looping and fierce hip-hop beats in the show’s West Coast premiere. Brian Quijada, left, and Nygel D.

Under a Southern California sun, five teens laze in the grass by a eucalyptus grove and an oil rig bobbing in and out of the ground. A teenage girl reads a homophobic tirade published in a newspaper ...