Former “Top Gear” co-host Adam Ferrara is delving deeper into the world of comedy with plans bring his act to San Francisco for three shows at Cobb’s Comedy Club, one on Dec. 27 and two the following ...

Emmy winner Lee Jung-jae (“ Star Wars: The Acolyte ”) is back as Gi-hun, who has come a long way from the hapless loser who stumbled into the lethal children’s games at the start of Season 1. Rest ...

Christopher Nolan is following his Oscar-winning “Oppenheimer” with a true epic: Homer’s “The Odyssey.” The film is scheduled to open in theaters on July 17, 2026, Universal Pictures announced.

Happy holidays from Bad Bunny, who plans to release a new album Sunday, Jan. 5. “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” which translates to “I should have taken more photos,” is the Puerto Rican superstar’s sixth ...

“Nickel Boys” doesn’t just relate one of the horrifying chapters of the Jim Crow era, it thrusts viewers inside the experience, making it one of 2024’s more remarkable films and a top awards contender ...

Betty Shamieh with her first novel “Too Soon” at home in her Santa Clara workspace. Photo: Lea Suzuki/The Chronicle In another life, author Betty Shamieh says she would have been a stand-up comedian.

The year also includes a Ruth Asawa retrospective at SFMOMA, Paul McCartney’s photographs at the de Young and Self-Brainwashing at MSP Foundation. Berthe Morisot, “Woman at Her Toilette,” 1870-1880.

Kendrick Lamar has had a blockbuster year putting West Coast rap back on the map following the viral success of his four-minute-long Drake diss track “Not Like Us,” with fans drinking up his witty ...

The first time I tried to open “Here There Are Blueberries,” I thought my hard drive might crash. A simple pdf of a playscript should load right away, without making my laptop’s angry fan whir, I ...

Dazaun Soleyn is part of Black Choreographer Festival’s opening panel, “Throwback to the Future.” Photo: Fox Nakai Every milestone naturally brings reflection, but the Black Choreographers Festival’s ...

“The Bride” is the movie to see in 2025, plus nine other movies that look good — or at least interesting — for the new year. Written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal, “The Bride” takes inspiration ...