Mark Herrier grew up in Lompoc in the 1950s and ’60s, when the theater was the undisputed center of town. Kids were dropped off on Saturday mornings with a dollar in their pockets — enough for popcorn ...

A journey through the dark side of the American dream, Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s Tony-winning musical Assassins explores the lives of nine men and women who either killed (or tried to kill) ...

Maxine Littlejohn, business committee member for Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, and Mark Herrier, executive director for ...

As hard as it may be to believe, not a single Black director has taken home the prize for Best Director in the Oscars’ nearly 100-year history. Yes, you read that right, and no, it’s not hyperbole.

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A star in Santa Rosa social and philanthropic circles, he practiced in the South Bay and Los Angeles before returning to Santa Rosa, where he was with one of the city’s leading firms before ...

Some places make you slow down whether you want to or not. Ballard is one of those places — and honestly, after you've been, you'll be grateful it forced your hand. Tucked into the sun-drenched folds ...

Magic Lantern Films screens a wide variety of acclaimed films to students for free. The organization has shown an array of films ranging in popularity over the past 50 years to moviegoers in IV.

From ornate ceilings and midnight screenings to a theater with actual stories baked into the walls, Los Angeles is home to ...

The only film festival that has ever had showings in outer space, the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, came to Santa ...

Friday the 13th might seem like an inauspicious date to open their first production, but the new artistic collective Good Egg Productions isn’t afraid. No, this crack squad of intrepid creatives ...

The beloved musical film, starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, has been one of our favorite things since it ...