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Review: Esa-Pekka Salonen keeps S.F. Symphony on course in
Oct 5, 2024 · With his signature flair for the theatrical, Shostakovich ups the ante in the concerto’s linked third and fourth movements. As Salonen and the Symphony laid the groundwork for the Passacaglia’s variations, Shoji offered a nostalgic glance, both melodically and temperamentally, back toward the Nocturne.
Four years before Grateful Dead’s birth, lyricist Robert Hunter was ...
Oct 9, 2024 · The concepts of “lost” and “found” take on a different meaning when glimpsed through the cosmic prism of the Grateful Dead. Recognized today as one of history’s seminal rock groups, the band and its timeless lyrics and epic live jams have birthed a fan base of Deadheads that’s remained utterly devoted to the group for 59 years and counting.
Impressionist Mary Cassatt’s modernity takes center stage
Oct 12, 2024 · And about those famous images of maternity and children: They are the ones that really make my senses activate. The painting “Mother About to Wash Her Sleepy Child” (1880) showing a woman with a blond toddler on her lap, and the pastel “A Goodnight Hug,” seemingly depicting the same woman and child embracing (1880), practically vibrate with the graphic zigzag of the walls behind them.
Review: ‘Eileen’ doesn’t quite add up, but don’t blame Anne …
Nov 28, 2023 · Eileen is played by Thomasin McKenzie, in another strong performance. As in her starring role in “Last Night in Soho” (2021), McKenzie shows an impressive ability to convey a succession of conflicting thoughts and emotions without words. When Eileen meets Rebecca (Anne Hathaway), the sleek new prison psychiatrist who is the quintessence of mid-1960s glamour, McKenzie’s eyes tell us all ...
Review: A surprising and riveting fourth novel closes out Southern ...
Oct 18, 2024 · The Southern Reach Trilogy was a huge success for VanderMeer. But it also, and purposefully so, left many questions unanswered. That is where “Absolution” comes in: It acts first and foremost as a stand-alone, but also as a new way to enter the trilogy.
Review: Aurora Theatre’s ‘Fallen Angels’ falls… flat
Oct 25, 2024 · If you’re not already familiar with Coward’s 1925 comedy of manners, which opened Oct. 24, you — along with Julia (Kina Kantor) and Jane (Emily Newsome) — might be certain that Maurice simply has to turn up any minute.
Golden Gate Park’s free concert series announces 2024 lineup
Feb 27, 2024 · Being a casual music fan just got a lot cheaper. More than 125 performances by Bay Area artists are scheduled for this year’s Illuminate Live free concert series, which returns to the Golden Gate Park Bandshell this week.
Review: ‘The Wild Robot’ may be DreamWorks’ finest ... - Datebook
Sep 25, 2024 · As Roz learns feelings, her look evolves through dings, moss and carbon-based replacement parts into that of a more organic being. Still, this contraption remains a whiz-bang wonder of swirling, detachable appendages and vibrant lights that go into action with such lithe speed, Transformers look like clanking rust buckets by comparison. And it’s not just Roz; every frame is saturated in ...
Review: Dern’s performance goes a long way in ‘Lonely Planet’
Oct 10, 2024 · Laura Dern is not a wizard. She cannot make the dumb and formulaic elements of her romance/travelogue movie “Lonely Planet” disappear. But Dern brings such authenticity to Katherine, her confident, matter-of-fact successful author character, that her performance often outweighs this Netflix movie’s flaws.