British filmmaker Steve McQueen, director of the Oscar-winning “12 Years a Slave,” at Vesuvio Cafe in San Francisco on Dec. 4. His newest film, “Blitz,” set during World War II London, is streaming on ...

American Disabled for Accessible Public Transit activists protest in Las Vegas. PBS’ “Change, Not Charity: The Americans With Disabilities Act” documents the push to pass the Americans With ...

For the past few days, I’ve been doing everything with Al Pacino. I’ve had him along on car rides, washed dishes with him, gone for walks, and I’ve enjoyed every minute. Thanks to his memoir, “Sonny ...

Playwright Naomi Iizuka constructs exquisite clockworks over and over again in her Magic Theatre and Campo Santo world premiere set on the island of Borneo. Mia Tagano, left, and Kina Kantor in Magic ...

At BroadwaySF, Marianne Elliott’s take on George Furth and Stephen Sondheim’s 1970 musical about singledom versus marriage bursts with ripe, juicy fruits. Britney Coleman as Bobbie, Matthew Christian ...

Mick LaSalle also answers questions about investing in Blu-ray and why critics went easy on Guy Maddin’s latest film. Composer Hans Zimmer poses for photographers upon arrival at the World premiere of ...

“Tenderness” is the word that keeps coming to mind while watching Alex Ketley’s “An Approximation of Resilience.” The dance is unfailingly, unflaggingly, extraordinarily tender. This is surprising, ...

A critic hated this box office smash, back after seven years. A ballet dancer loved it. As soon as the curtain fell, they discussed. Frances Chung, top, and Wei Wang in Liam Scarlett’s “Frankenstein.” ...

American inventor Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) examining motion picture film threaded through one of his film projectors. Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images Thomas Edison’s experiments with moving ...

“The King of Kings” gives the Jesus story an animated treatment with some whimsical Dickensian touches. It’s nothing to write scripture about, but it should provide amusing and possibly enlightening ...

Chronicle film critic emeritus Mick LaSalle also answers questions about the movies he has seen most often and catching your dad kissing someone else. “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” starring Noémie ...

Nicki Minaj already kicked off her “Pink Friday 2” world tour in Oakland, but the rapper isn’t done with the Bay Area just yet. The “Starships” singer plans to take over San Francisco’s Chase Center ...