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Steven Love and Natascha McElhone in Carmen. Photo: Courtesy Falkun Films / Aiken Heart Films
Films

A commonwealth of great cinema

By Michael Snyder

With so much acclaim earned by so many movies and actors from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, India, South Africa, and New Zealand over the decades, it would be fair to sa... Read More
The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best sellers

By Chris Hsiang

Here are the most popular books sold last month as well as some new releases. HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Tomorrow, Tomorrow, & Tomorrow: A Novel, by Gabrielle Zevin 2.... Read More
John Singer Sargent's White Ships. IMAGE Courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Art World

John Singer Sargent in Spain

By Sharon Anderson

“You have to see the paintings with your own eyes. Prepare to be flabbergasted.”— Art Critic Sebastian Smee, The Washington Post  The Legion of Honor presents “Sar... Read More
Photo: courtesy SFMOMA
Art World

SFMOMA | Joan Brown

Monday, 11 a.m.–5 p.m.; Thursday, 1–8 p.m.; Fri.–Sun., 11 a.m.–5 p.m. through March 12 151 Third St. Comprising 80 colorful paintings and sculptures, this exhibition spans ... Read More
Films

Review: ‘The Seven Faces of Jane’

By Marina Times

Jane is a remarkable woman with a unique story to tell. She is a walking paradox, with seven distinct personalities living within her. Though born with dissociative identity disor... Read More
Banks Repeta and Jaylin Webb star in Armageddon Time. Photo: Anne Joyce / Focus Features
Films

Exalting the dozen best movies of 2022 

By Michael Snyder

In a year replete with horrors big and small, it’s fitting that so many frighteningly creative horror movies were released during the past dozen months. Not that there’s room ... Read More
The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best sellers of 2022

By Chris Hsiang

Here is a list of the most popular books sold last year at Books Inc. in the Marina: HARDCOVER FICTION 1. The Midnight Library: A Novel, by Matt Haig 2. The Linc... Read More
Sherwin Rio's Connecting the Lines: Collaboration Is the Only Way Forward. Photo: Natasha Loewy
Art World

Sherwin Rio: ‘As Above So Below’ at the David Ireland House

By Sharon Anderson

San Francisco artist David Ireland’s home has become the site for exhibitions exploring the space as art. Sherman Rio’s exhibition “As Above So Below”is the final in a ser... Read More
Irmandade: The Shape of Water in Pindorama. PHOTO: SMAC Gallery; Lhola Amira
Art World

‘Lhola Amira: Facing the Future’

FAMSF launches new contemporary African art program
By Lynette Majer

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco has begun a new program — the first of its kind — to interpret the museum’s permanent collection of African art through the lens of co... Read More
Joan Brown, Self-Portrait with Swimming Coach Charlie Sava, at Larsen Pool, San Francisco, 1974; courtesy Estate of Denver Art Museum - SFMOMA
Art World

SFMOMA presents in-depth Joan Brown retrospective

By Sharon Anderson

The most comprehensive examination in over 20 years of San Francisco-born artist Joan Brown’s vibrant, autobiographical paintings and sculptures is currently on view at SFMOMA t... Read More
Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell in Spirited, now streaming on Apple TV+. Photo: Courtesy of Apple TV Plus
Films

Happily ever after for the holidays 

By Michael Snyder

According to the perennial tune, it’s the most wonderful time of the year — and we’re in the middle of it, complete with family gatherings that can be nourishing or trying. ... Read More
The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best-seller list

By Chris Hsiang

Hardcover Fiction 1. Lessons in Chemistry: A Novel, by Bonnie Garmus 2. Desert Star: A Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch Novel, by Michael Connelly 3. Small Things Li... Read More
Cate Blanchett stars as Lydia Tár in Tár. Photo: Courtesy of Focus Features
Films

The women in film who rise and roar

By Michael Snyder

Since its inception, the movie industry has had a recurring problem with the marginalization of women. Actors never wanted for strong lead roles, while actresses struggled to find... Read More
The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best-seller list

By Chris Hsiang

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Carrie Soto is Back: A Novel, by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2. The Marriage Portrait: A Novel, by Maggie O’Farrell 3. Our Missing Heart... Read More
Bull.Miletic’s Zoom Blue Dot (1990–20). Photo courtesy of the artist
Art World

Upcoming exhibition explores power of aerial imaging technologies

By Sharon Anderson

The Museum of Craft and Design presents “Bull.Miletic: Proxistant Vision.”Bull.Miletic is an artist duo currently based in Oslo, but who made their home in San Francisco for o... Read More

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