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It’s only fitting that this city would host the longest-running film festival in the Americas, the San Francisco International Film Festival.
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Undeniably, Ava DuVernay is a force to be reckoned with in the film industry. She returns with a film unlike anything she’s done before.
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Despite offering a surprisingly eclectic spread of nominees, the 90th Academy Awards proved to be utterly, boringly predictable.
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This week, the arts & entertainment staff has prepared a particularly eclectic selection of events to sample throughout the week.
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The narrative of this year’s nominations has shifted towards a reflection of the Academy’s gradual emphasis on the necessity of progress in Hollywood.
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It is not enough to say that an LGBTQ+ character’s sexual orientation doesn’t need to be addressed because “gay people just look like … people.”
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It’s the height of summer, but theaters around the Bay Area are currently resplendent in a wide variety of amazing pictures right now, from tentpole superhero movies to quiet, meditative micro-budget films
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“Girls Trip” refuses to utilize these women as pawns to further its own comedic or dramatic ends, never indulging in forced betrayals or broken friendships.
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Young Ms. DuVernay had a farm, Q-U-E-E-N! Critically acclaimed filmmaker Ava DuVernay, known for cinematic hits as “Selma” and “13TH,” has claimed a new throne on the small screen with her powerful television drama “Queen Sugar.” Based on Natalie Baszile’s novel of the same name, “Queen Sugar” examines the lives
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It’s always exciting to hear when a nonwhite actor is offered a role more substantial than the thankless supporting parts actors of color are usually saddled with. Even more exciting is when filmmakers take a chance on an unknown face to carry an entire film. The sad truth is that
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