Review: Laci Peterson murder case explored in new Netflix, …
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Scott Peterson, left, says he his affair with Amber Frey came from “a lack of self-esteem.”. Frey, right, appears in the Netflix three-part docuseries “American Murder: Laci Peterson.”. Photo: Courtesy of Netflix. Still, his appearances in Peacock’s “Face to Face” are fascinating. But unlike “Face to Face,” which practically ...
Robert Graysmith wrote the definitive Zodiac Killer book. He …
WEBSep 20, 2021 · Robert Graysmith, a former Chronicle illustrator, in 2012. Photo: Russell Yip / The Chronicle. For a fairly famous guy, author Robert Graysmith doesn’t get out much.
Review: Tiny Tim documentary lifts curtain on misunderstood singer
WEBApr 21, 2021 · M“Tiny Tim: King for a Day”: Documentary. Directed by Johan von Sydow. (Not rated. 78 minutes.) Showing Friday-Sunday, April 23-25, and April 30-May 2, at the Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St., in San Rafael. The film will also be available to stream via on May 21, and video on demand Aug. 6.
Exclusive: Bay Area rapper Too Short stands by Dave ... - Datebook
WEBNov 5, 2021 · Dave Chappelle claims, ‘Man I love being canceled,’ calling controversy ‘fake news’ during sold-out S.F. show. Too Short performs on “Verzuz,” the webcast series created by producers Timbaland and Swizz Beatz. The series was introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic as a virtual DJ battle on Instagram Live in March 2020. Photo: Verzuz.
Dave Chappelle defends jokes about transgender people in …
WEBJul 7, 2022 · Comedian Dave Chappelle. Photo: Alex Edelman / AFP via Getty Images 2019. Comedian Dave Chappelle says he was deeply hurt by the reaction to his 2021 standup special “The Closer,” which drew sharp criticism for his comments about transgender people, in his latest special that got a surprise release on Thursday, July 7. The new Netflix special called “What’s in a Name?” is made up of ...
The world finally catches up to Bob Kaufman, unsung hero of Beat ...
WEBNov 1, 2019 · Kaufman — with his commitment to the art, his surreal eye on the urban experience and beyond it, and his jazz timing — brings San Francisco to life. Though as dramatically as the city has changed since the Beat era, some things have stayed the same. His poem titled, “Oct. 5th, 1963,” is addressed to the Chronicle’s letters to the ...
San Francisco block party to bring live performances, art to
WEBAug 20, 2024 · A stretch of San Francisco’s Market Street will be transformed into a block party on three Thursdays starting in September. “Unstaged: First Thursdays Live on Mid-Market” will bring live performances and interactive art exhibits to Market Street between Fifth and Sixth streets on the first Thursdays of September, October and November.
Mort Sahl, giant of political comedy who emerged from S.F
WEBOct 26, 2021 · Mort Sahl at the Throckmorton Theatre in Mill Valley on Nov. 5, 2015. Sahl is a San Francisco pioneer — father of both the city’s vibrant comedy scene, and an innovator in the field of political comedy that Jon Stewart, Bill Maher and others now have made common. He began in the 1950s at the hungry i nightclub in San Francisco, and ...
Third Eye Blind’s Stephan Jenkins moves tour into his ... - Datebook
WEBApr 13, 2020 · Third Eye Blind was set to kick off a spring tour as shelter-in-place orders started rolling out across the country, forcing it to cancel a string of dates, including a concert at the Fox Theater in Oakland on March 13. “We were so ready,” said Stephan Jenkins, the multiplatinum-selling San Francisco band’s frontman. “ We were in Las Vegas doing rehearsals, and there was this looming ...
Review: You've waited all this time to see 'Tenet' — now
WEBDec 17, 2020 · Because you can buy tickets online (I downloaded the Cinemark app to my phone) and look at the seating chart and see which seats have been sold, my strategy was to check 30 minutes before showtime to see what the crowd would be like. This day was my third attempt at seeing the film; my first two tries, I aborted the mission when I decided there were too many seats that had been sold.
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