Joseph Young is stepping down from his role as music director of the Berkeley Symphony after six years. Photo: Yalonda M. James/The Chronicle Joseph Young is stepping down from his role as music ...

In 1996, British actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste was essentially introduced to the cinema world with her astonishing turn opposite Brenda Blethyn in Mike Leigh’s “Secrets & Lies,” which earned her an ...

Director John M. Chu debuted two special projects this fall: one work of art, one human. The first was his fifth child, daughter Stevie Sky Chu, with wife Kristin Hodge, who gave birth on Nov. 9, the ...

In the ancient Roman arena, “Gladiator II” gets a thumbs down. Paul Mescal finds himself blown out of the acting arena by Denzel Washington and Connie Nielsen.

Most Americans are familiar with the first Thanksgiving, a communal feast in 1621 between the Wampanoag and English colonists that symbolizes fraternity and community through food. However, the modern ...

Actor Mike Ryan exudes likability, authenticity and unfussy purity of intention onstage. Whatever the role, he makes his lines sound commonsense yet necessary. Even when he plays a villain — such as ...

Stellar performances by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande combined with superb visuals and songs for a transcendent experience.

The band is finally getting the documentary treatment from Apple Original Films, which has tapped director Frank Marshall to ...

According to Katherine Rundell, who’s written many award-winning books for kids and adults, in the last 50 years, the amount of wildlife crawling, climbing, swimming and flying through the air has ...