“The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist” is both an intriguing and unsatisfying peek at the technology that is transforming the planet. sfchronicle.com/entertainment/…

Filmmaker Sofia Coppola and fashion designer Marc Jacobs have known each other for three decades, but surprisingly little is revealed in this new documentary. sfchronicle.com/entertainment/…

After several people walked out of Julian Schnabel’s new film at the Sonoma International Film Festival, the director to confronted the audience during a tense post-sceening discussion. sfchronicle.com/entertainment/…

Julian Schnabel’s latest movie prompted a wave of walkouts at the Sonoma International Film Festival, fueling a testy exchange between the Oscar-nominated director and his audience. sfchronicle.com/entertainment/…

Noirchick In Old Hollywood In the Hand of Dante

Won’t get to write about THE DRAMA, but what surprised me most is Alana Haim’s performance. She plays a vitriolic maid of honor who embodies hypocrisy. Her smug, self-righteous reaction to the narrative’s key revelation conveniently ignores her own sins. Haim is fantastic in it.

The Oakland-born actress co-stars with Robert Pattinson in the latest from provocateur director Kristoffer Borgli, in which a shocking secret drives conflict, controversy and a deeper look at... sfchronicle.com/entertainment/…

The oldest film festival in the Americas unveiled its full 79-program lineup, featuring new films from Olivia Wilde, Stephen Curry, Boots Riley and more. sfchronicle.com/entertainment/…

Bay Area-raised playwright and filmmaker is the focus of  “American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez,” a film that reflects on his life and ties to Cesar Chavez, whose legacy faces renewed... sfchronicle.com/entertainment/…

Four stars and 👍🏻👍🏻

The CAAMFest lineup is live! 60+ films from Asian America & beyond, May 7–10 in SF Japantown. From THE A LIST to TRACES OF HOME, see the full lineup CAAMFest.com

“Harlan County, USA” and “Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing” will screen as the two-time Academy Award winner is set to receive the Lens of Power tribute award. sfchronicle.com/entertainment/…

“An ‘Almost Famous’ Evening with Cameron Crowe” is a dinner, film screening and conversation to benefit the True West Film Center. sfchronicle.com/entertainment/…

The Alameda Theatre & Cineplex is tightening the rules as it books musical acts, but says it didn’t mean to offend moviegoers. sfchronicle.com/entertainment/…

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The Oscar-winning actress draws a big crowd at the University of San Francisco for a conversation filled with advice, anecdotes and surprises. sfchronicle.com/entertainment/…

Swalwell out after San Francisco Chronicle report.

Morgan Neville’s star-powered documentary is a candid yet arm’s-length look at Lorne Michaels, the man who changed comedy forever with “Saturday Night Live.” sfchronicle.com/entertainment/…

We announced yesterday that MGM is extending the exclusive theatrical window for PROJECT HAIL MARY so it won’t be on streaming anytime soon. This is a movie that needs to be seen on a big screen - and w a full return to IMAX screens for 1 week only starting this weekend, make

Starts a week from today!