The story of one-legged wrestling champion Anthony Robles features terrific performances by Jharrel Jerome and Jennifer Lopez.

Bay Area filmmaker Jenni Olson’s “Masc II” series at BAMPFA showcases rare films about butch dykes and trans men, ...

Chronicle movie critic Mick LaSalle also answers questions about misunderstood songs and movies, and whether or not Angelina Jolie is really singing in her role as Maria Callas. Paul Mescal as Lucius ...

The Bay Area native is returning to her nightly perch at MSNBC for the first few months of the second Trump administration. MSNBC television anchor Rachel Maddow, host of “The Rachel Maddow Show,” ...

The Bay Area composer has written his third piano concerto, “After the Fall,” for the orchestra and Icelandic virtuoso soloist Víkingur Ólafsson. Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson, left, and composer John ...

Appearing on “Sesame Street”? That’s the best idea. The 55th season of the acclaimed family program features a star-studded lineup of musicians that would be the envy of any summer festival: SZA, ...

The San Francisco Symphony’s former associate conductor returns to lead a heartening program that has Ray Chen soloing in Samuel Barber’s Violin Concerto. Conductor James Gaffigan returned to Davies ...

When “Mrs. Doubtfire” wheezed into town last year, it trotted out a bunch of cringey gags about men in dresses. We were meant to laugh at the idea of a divorced dad disguised as his kids’ nanny, ...

Vanilla Meringue, from left, Polly Amber Ross aka Chris Steele, Chester Vanderbox aka Nic Sommerfeld and Mudd the TwoSpirit in Poltergeist Theatre Project's "Dragcula" at Oasis. Photo: Kayleigh Shawn ...

San Francisco Art Week 2025 will highlight art, design and culture across the city from Jan. 18-26. Photo: Santiago Mejia / The Chronicle For the past decade, the international art world has descended ...

The classic film event at Grand Lake Theatre in Oakland is set to be presented by TCM hosts Eddie Muller and Alicia Malone. Marie Windsor caught between a rock (Charles McGraw, left) and a hard place ...

BTS superstar J-Hope is back from the military and is already plotting his return to the Bay Area. The K-pop rapper will embark on his first-ever solo tour, Hope on the Stage, next month and has two ...