You can always count on the movies to start a conversation. Everybody's got an opinion. And those opinions aren't confined just to what we see on the screen. A Sunday news story tracking increased attendance at movie theaters prompted quite a bit of reader response. And one reader raised a [...]
If you've never thought of bagging groceries as a contemporary American art form, or a competitive sport, here's a chance to change your mind. Rialto Cinemas Lakeside in Santa Rosa will screen "Ready, Set, Bag!" -- an award-winning documentary about the National Grocery Bagging Competition in Las Vegas -- is [...]
Santa Rosa writer and filmmaker John Harden (at right above) and his writing partner, Skot Christopherson of South San Francisco (left), won an award the Austin Film Festival's annual screenwriter's competition in Austin, Texas, last Saturday (Oct. 24). Harden and Christopherson, both 47, won in the science fiction category for [...]
The time has come to rename this blog. The word "Arts" doesn't cover it all. It doesn't describe a blog that includes political humor by Will Durst, one-liners by Eric Idle, a long list of accordion jokes and a short shot at the latest "Star Trek" film. It is true [...]
What is art? Whether it’s oil on canvas or actors on stage, dancers on their toes or comedians doing stand-up, Press Democrat staff writer Dan Taylor covers the fine and lively arts in Northern California. Meet the people, go behind the scenes and get ahead on what’s coming up.