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The 20th anniversary edition of the Tribeca Film Festival kicks off on June 9, and it's got enough genre programming to make your head spin. In addition to werewolves and spine-tingling pregnancies, the event also has an all-star panel of jurors: Sharon Stone, Patricia Arquette, Sanaa Lathan, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Warrington Hudlin, Delroy Lindo, Elijah Wood, Bryan Cranston, Andre Holland, Margaret Cho, Melissa Leo and Hari Nef. "Storytellers rallying together, sharing their admiration and inspiring growth in one another’s work is one of the most inspiring parts of Tribeca," Ja...

Powerfest Lineup Announced Ft. Ripship, The Biscuits, Jang + More Annabel Kean / Tuesday 4th May, 2021 2:18PM       Powertool Records are making a big to-do of their 20th anniversary, dusting off a top-shelf 38-piece tool box of local rockin' rabble-rousers to celebrate twenty years of alt-rock and almost 200 releases. Powerfest is an expansion of the label's Kaleidoscope World Series showcase that they've been putting on since 2003, but this time they've got nearly 40 bands, four stages and are linking up with the New Lynn record fair. Sunday 6th June, save the date and lock in ...

Tribeca Film Festival brings back in-person VR and free outdoor events CNET 1 hr ago Joan E. Solsman © Provided by CNET The Tribeca Film Festival is set to kick off in June. Sarah Tew/CNET The Tribeca Film Festival in New York will bring back in-person immersive events when it kicks off in June, organizers said Tuesday. The festival -- which has grown into one of the biggest US events for interactive storytelling in virtual reality and other formats -- had to quickly pivot last year's program to an all-virtual affair after the COVID-19 pandemic first delayed the festival ...

Chronicle Staff March 10, 2021Updated: March 15, 2021, 8:15 am Sign of encouragement on Castro Theatre marquee in San Francisco on March 15, 2020. Photo: Scott Strazzante, The Chronicle When attending the arts is a cornerstone of your life, what do you do without showtimes to schedule your weeks around? Over the past year, Bay Area arts super fans — those marathon concertgoers, cinephiles and Shakespeare stans — have made major adjustments as in-person performances halted and the art world began experimenting with digital services and outdoor stopgap measures. Now that we’...

This year’s Sundance Film Festival going virtual has no doubt been a godsend for accessibility. Countless world class films, previously confined to snowy Park City, are temporarily made available to anyone in the country, anywhere, including my cramped apartment in Ridgewood, Queens. Despite the lack of a centralized on-site venue for New Frontier, the festival’s annual virtual reality and new media showcase, the Sundance Institute overhauled their interface in order to support a platform perfectly suited for innovative works at the intersection of moving image and burgeoning techno...