Dear Mick LaSalle: I once met Gene Hackman at a boxing match and spoke with him. Nice man. Did you ever meet him? Robert Freud Bastin, Petaluma Dear Robert Freud Bastin: I never really met Gene ...

Particularly grating is when the two — beautiful — middle-aged actors, Fey and Kerri Kenney (“Reno 911!”) crack fatphobic jokes, especially at their own expense. It’s not funny, and it’s not ...

AMC Networks is driving toward the end zone with a four-part docuseries about the San Francisco 49ers ’ Super Bowl-winning run in the 1980s and ’90s. And among its producers is a longtime rival, ...

While Sameer Pandya was writing his latest novel “Our Beautiful Boys,” he knew he wanted to somehow work in one of his favorite photos that’s been sitting on his desk for years. It’s a faded snapshot ...

Kidman’s acting early in “Holland” and the tone that Cave imposes on the material suggests a vibe of “ To Die For ” and “ The Stepford Wives,” films which contain two delicious off-kilter Kidman ...

Howard: So here we are talking in my car, after another huge standing ovation for this “Frankenstein.” Seemed like the whole opera house was on its feet. Bertlin: Yep. Because the production has a lot ...

Dear Mick: After seeing “ Anora ” (yuck) I had to check its rating — R! — despite more than half of the film consisting of sexual intercourse in various forms. In the olden more wholesome days, it ...

Editor’s note: This docuseries is not being released on Netflix on Monday, March 10, as originally planned. A new streaming date has not yet been determined, according to a Netflix spokesperson. For ...

“ Batman ” star Robert Pattinson is crediting Zendaya with helping him through a difficult scene that was driving him “crazy for three days.” The two are starring together in the upcoming A24 film ...

As Timo is leaving his old friend Mickey to die in an icy crevice on a barren planet, he says, “Nice knowing you, have a nice death” — before adding, “See you tomorrow.” Mickey (Robert Pattinson), you ...

Written inside the lead ballerinas’ costumes in San Francisco Ballet’s “Manon” is a familiar name: “T. Rojo.” Tamara Rojo, who is entering her second repertory season as the Ballet’s artistic director ...

“Eh, I don’t think so,” he said. “I’ve been watching ball games out of Candlestick Park for years, and the people there are wearing overcoats — in July!” I’d expected San Francisco to be my East Coast ...