San Jose Mercury News: Entertainment
- Fall TV 2016: 10 must-see new shows
Tuesday - 09/06/2016 - 08:45 PMWith so many new shows, the fall TV season is nothing short of overwhelming. Among our best bets are 'Westworld,' 'Designated Survivor,' and 'This Is Us.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hayward Mariachi Festival returns Sept. 16
Thursday - 09/08/2016 - 01:46 PMHayward's annual Mariachi Festival will be held Sept. 16 to coincide with Mexico's Independence Day.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Bruce Springsteen has dealt with depression for more than 30 years
Tuesday - 09/06/2016 - 03:40 PMBruce Springsteen said, like his father, he suffers from depression and the two managed to patch up their differences before his father died.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Review: Tom Hanks and crew soar in 'Sully'
Tuesday - 09/06/2016 - 05:52 PMDirector Clint Eastwood is an efficient, restrained and methodical filmmaker, an approach that lends itself well to the temperament and character of Danville's Captain Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger, as he is portrayed by Tom Hanks.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Green Day's theater tour coming to Berkeley next month
Tuesday - 09/06/2016 - 01:47 PMGreen Day releases 'Revolution Radio’ Oct. 7, plays UC Theatre on Oct. 20.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Review: Angst, humor and lizards heighten 'Seascape' at Role Players Ensemble
Monday - 09/05/2016 - 06:29 PMEdward Albee's prize-winning 'Seascape' imagines a bickering couple encountering lizard people on the beach; it plays in Danville through Sept. 18.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Review: Santana, Doobie Brothers revive Day on the Green magic
Monday - 09/05/2016 - 03:28 PMOn the Green 2016 San Francisco Fest brought back Bill Graham's Day on the Green concert format, and such iconic Bay Area bands as Santana, Doobie Brothers, Steve Miller Band, Journey and Tower of Power, and for the most part, it was a wonderful day of nostalgia and classic rock.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - El Cerrito filmmaker's 'Kicks' stars cities of Oakland and Richmond
Sunday - 09/04/2016 - 06:26 PM'Kicks,' Justin Tipping's semi-autobiographical drama, about a teen and his quest to get back his Air Jordans from some thugs, is garnering glowing reviews. The feature film opens in limited release Sept.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Cheryl North: San Francisco Opera opens new season with a gala production of Giordano's 'Andrea Chenier'
Friday - 09/02/2016 - 06:19 PMThe upcoming opening of San Francisco Opera's new season offers a fine example of how the cultures of the East can combine so fetchingly with those of the West, as can those of the well-trodden classical world with the contemporary.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Jackie Chan will receive honory Oscar
Friday - 09/02/2016 - 04:08 PMMartial arts legend Jackie Chan will receive special Oscar in November for more than 50 years of making movies.
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- Oakland: Roundup of upcoming events
Thursday - 09/08/2016 - 01:34 PMOpen Cockpit at the Oakland Aviation Museum, free movies, talk on Jack London among upcoming Oakland events.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Local Happenings: San Ramon Valley museum marks two centennials
Tuesday - 09/06/2016 - 07:11 PMModel Trains Exhibit -- At Danville's Museum of the San Ramon Valley, the main layout of the exhibit has two elevations with four running trains and includes scenery, bridges, a trestle, tunnel and a village with a replica of the museum (the former Southern Pacific Depot).
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - SFJazz bold new season addresses longtime issue
Tuesday - 09/06/2016 - 05:52 PMSFJazz has plenty of global stars in its fifth season, which kicks off Sept. 8, but also has features a steady dose of Bay Area musicians, something for which the organization has been criticized in the past.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'The Good Place': Danville native D'Arcy Carden makes her mark in new NBC comedy
Tuesday - 09/06/2016 - 08:17 PMSan Ramon Valley High School grad D'Arcy Carden finds herself in a good career place, with new roles on television and the big screen.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Greta Van Susterein leaves Fox News
Tuesday - 09/06/2016 - 02:24 PMGrete Van Susteren departs Fox News as the network settles Gretchen Carlson lawsuit for $20 million.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mel Gibson gets standing ovation for 'Hacksaw Ridge'
Tuesday - 09/06/2016 - 10:18 AMMel Gibson’s film 'Hacksaw Ridge’ earns praise at Venice International Film Festival.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Review: 'Kicks' aims high and hits its mark
Friday - 09/02/2016 - 08:40 PMFilmed in Oakland and Richmond, Justin Tipping's film about a bullied teen and his stolen Air Jordans demonstrates a new filmmaker's creative storytelling talents.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - TV Tonight: 'Harley and the Davidsons' recalls the path to an iconic motorcycle
Friday - 09/02/2016 - 08:21 PMAlso, 'Rizzoli & Isles' bid farewell with a sentimental series finale on TNT.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - TV this week: 'Building Star Trek' delves into the legacy of the iconic sci-fi series.
Friday - 09/02/2016 - 04:07 PMAlso, new comedies 'Atlanta' and 'Better Things' debut on FX; 'Queen Sugar' arrives on OWN.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Amy Schumer has sexist heckler ejected from show
Friday - 09/02/2016 - 12:02 PMAmy Schumer takes on heckler in Stockholm, then has him removed from show.
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- Tri-Valley A&E: 17th O'Neill Festival offers substantial September lineup
Tuesday - 09/06/2016 - 07:06 PMThe 100th birthday of the National Park Service in 2016 and the 17th annual Eugene O'Neill Festival in September are a happy collision that result in a series of events aimed at enlightenment on all fronts.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - New aerial dance looks at violence against women
Tuesday - 09/06/2016 - 02:58 PMDebuting Sept. 22 at Fort Mason Center, Flyaway Productions' 'Grace and Delia are Gone' -- with aerial choreography by Jo Kreiter and a commissioned score of murder ballads by Carla Kihlstedt -- repeats through Oct.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston split up
Tuesday - 09/06/2016 - 05:31 PMTaylor Swift decides Tom Hiddleston isn’t the one after all and hands him his walking papers.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ayesha Curry's Food Network show gets a premiere date
Tuesday - 09/06/2016 - 01:20 PM'Ayesha's Homemade' to make its cable debut in late October.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Dream of the Red Chamber': how did S.F. Opera manage to adapt the epic novel for stage?
Tuesday - 09/06/2016 - 02:15 PMEven famed playwright David Henry Hwang that it was impossible to turn the sprawling classic novel 'Dream of the Red Chamber' into an opera, but he and composer Bright Sheng and other 'Dream' Team members made it happen.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Chevy Chase enters rehab for 'tuneup' on alcohol problem
Monday - 09/05/2016 - 11:12 PMChevy Chase has checked into a rehab facility in Minnesota for treatment for an alcohol problem.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Freddie Mercury namesake asteroid marks rocker's 70th birthday
Monday - 09/05/2016 - 01:02 PM‚LONDON (AP) -- Queen guitarist Brian May says an asteroid in Jupiter's orbit has been named after the band's late frontman Freddie Mercury on what would have been his 70th birthday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Review: Moriarty's 'Truly Madly Guilty' tells a dark tale with humor and compassion
Saturday - 09/03/2016 - 06:06 PMMoriarty spins a dark suburban tale with humor, compassion
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Fall TV: When and where your favorite shows premiere
Friday - 09/02/2016 - 04:04 PMHere's you comprehensive rundown of start dates for new and returning series on broadcast, cable and streamers.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Rihanna gets tattoo for Drake
Thursday - 09/01/2016 - 04:21 PMRihanna gets shark tattoo that references the couple’s visit to a Toronto aquarium.
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