“Dune: Prophecy”: Science fiction. Starring Emily Watson, Olivia Williams and Travis Fimmel. (TV-MA. Six hour-long episodes.) ...

Chu, best known for his 2018 box-office hit and cultural phenomenon “Crazy Rich Asians,” was born in Palo Alto and raised in ...

Chuck Lacson, left, and Jed Parsario in Word for Word's "The Strange Library." Photo: Robbie Sweeny / Word for Word The boy’s a regular at the library, but he didn’t know it had a basement — much less ...

The opportunity to fully inhabit one’s fear and horror can be a surprising gift in shocking times. German choreographer Marco Goecke’s blood-curdling, scream-punctuated solo “Äffi” hardly makes for ...

Nicholas Collon makes his San Francisco Symphony debut with Edward Elgar’s “Enigma Variations,” while pianist Conrad Tao solos in Tchaikovsky. The cello section of the San Francisco Symphony. Photo: ...

The East Bay-raised actress also joins Anne Hathaway and Matt Damon in the director’s first post-“Oppenheimer” production.

When I first saw Nicole Irene Anderson’s landscapes and desolate suburban streets, I recognized a cynical, humorous lens through which she saw California. A native of the state, she makes paintings ...

The modern-day samurai in this case is a hit man, who is both a fellow living according to a code and a complete sociopath, incapable of emotion or empathy. The film follows him as he carefully plans ...

Jenny (Lauren Garcia) believes straight men in New York City today are incapable of falling in love. “Bulls—,” David (Soren Santos) replies. “I’ve been in love a hundred times over until my heart ...

You often find Richard Price’s novels in the mystery/thriller section of your local bookstore (if you’re lucky enough to still have one), which is fair enough. He writes, more often than not, about ...

Elyanna is set to perform at Oakland's Fox Theater on Nov. 17. Photo: Minh Connors / The Chronicle Those who didn’t get to catch Elyanna’s mesmerizing Outside Lands performance over the summer have ...