David Sinaiko, left, and Benoît Monin in “Art.” Not Marc and Serge.

The screening of the Oakland-filmed “Freaky Tales” at the Grand Lake Theatre became a star-studded event and full on celebration of the Bay Area.

Robert Pattinson credits the Oakland native with helping him through a scene that drove him “crazy for three days.” ...

Director Barry Levinson and screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi tell the story of the clash  between Frank Costello and Vito ...

Guest conductor Elim Chan returns with a passionate yet graceful program that pairs “Swan Lake” with the “Pathétique” Symphony.

The boardroom drama seizes an opportunity many established local theaters have been slow to act on: the chance to delve into the current events dividing the tech world in ...

Two recent studies reveal women now star in as many top films as men, marking a significant shift in Hollywood. Actors Adrien Brody, from left, Mikey Madison, Zoe Saldaña, and Kieran Culkin hold their ...

In American Conservatory Theater’s “Nobody Loves You,” a skepticism about the show’s own mechanisms lends it an agreeable edge. Ana Yi Puig, from left, Molly Hager, A.J. Holmes, Seth Hanson and ...

Alfred Moretti was the most dominant pop star of the ‘90s, a reclusive, technopop legend that reached David Bowie-level fame and created a cultlike following. But that was then. Now Moretti (John ...

In one of his last appearances with the orchestra, Berkeley Symphony Music Director Joseph Young leads a program featuring works inspired by nature. Music Director Joseph Young led Berkeley Symphony ...

About a third of the way through “Dope Thief” you might get hit by a gnawing and familiar thought: This should have been a two-hour movie, not an eight-episode limited series. It is sporadically ...