“Sirens” seems to want to satirize “The White Lotus” and its growing number of copycat shows. That’s not an easy feat, since Mike White already builds a great deal of sophisticated self-mockery and ...

As an action movie director, Guy Ritchie is better than he used to be, because he no longer calls attention to himself in silly ways. In “Fountain of Youth,” he shows himself capable of delivering ...

Paul Reubens in “Pee-wee as Himself,” a two-part documentary that premieres Friday, May 23, on HBO and Max. Photo: Getty/HBO Looking directly into the camera, telling more of his life story than he ...

Alison Bechdel’s latest book is “Spent,” a comic novel examining money, privilege and late-stage capitalism. Photo: Courtesy of Alison Bechdel In one of many funny scenes in Alison Bechdel’s new comic ...

Alayo Dance Company is scheduled to perform at CubaCaribe Festival of Dance and Music. Photo: Lex Mex Photography Summer in the Bay Area brings ample opportunity to enjoy dance al fresco, whether ...

Dear Robert Freud Bastin: I never really met Gene Hackman, but I was at a press conference where he was getting interviewed, and I was close to him and saw how he spoke to people and carried himself.

Buttons aren’t just utilitarian fasteners. Plunge your hand into a bucket of them, and it’s like a mini swim in a ball pit. They click and clack with ASMR satisfaction. And in artist Beau McCall’s ...

If you want to assess the career of Liza Minnelli, you have to look at her from four angles — as a singer, as a dancer, as a movie star and as Liza Minnelli, public personality. As a singer, she was ...

Dear Teresa Concepcion: Well, in one sense of the word “best,” I’d say the Roxie Theater, the Stanford Theatre, the Rafael Film Center and the theater inside the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film ...

Sooner or later, we’re going to have to have a conversation about Richard Linklater being one of America’s best filmmakers. His movies have a consistent emotional intelligence, worn lightly. His worst ...

The acclaimed author details why writing in the voice of a dog made “The Eyes and the Impossible” such a joyful undertaking. Author Dave Eggers, pictured in Golden Gate Park, has a new book, “The Eyes ...

Oakland saxophonist Howard Wiley is ready to celebrate California’s soul-powered musical legacy with the “Love, Kale, Pride & Revolution – California Love Series Part II” concert at the SFJazz Center ...