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, ...

Where does the line fall between the living and the dead? How do you know when you’re awake or dreaming? Whose presence is real, and whose is merely a figment of the imagination? These are the ...

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,” ...

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 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 ...

Last week, Post:ballet founder and artistic director Robin Dekkers, who uses they/them pronouns, sent out a surprising email: They had decided to dissolve the Berkeley-based company and “make space ...

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 ...

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, ...