In 1925, the first motel opened on a California highway, ushering in a new era of convenience and comfort for a nation ...

Our 10 photographs from the Chronicle archive - one image for each year of the decade - recall some of what was going on in ...

Betsy Mae Quan Toy Yee, charismatic owner of the Blue Fin restaurant in Phoenix, died Oct. 18. Friends and family remember her extraordinary life.

Who doesn't love popcorn with their movie? While popcorn wasn't always a movie theater tradition, people now crave that movie theater popcorn flavor.

You can thank Big Oil for believing it's up to individuals to stop climate change. Gee, I wonder why they'd shift blame like ...

Halloween today is about candy, costumes, and spooky fun, with children dressed as superheroes and princesses going door-to-door collecting treats. At the ...

The best anti-war movies of all time, like Come and See and All Quiet on the Western Front, show the senseless cruelty of war ...

Sometimes, the right movie reminds you why you serve and who’s waiting when you get home. Long deployments come with ...

Pascal Bonitzer's 'Auction,' which concerns the provenance of an Egon Schiele painting, joins movies like 'The Train' and ...

Clint Eastwood's Flags of Our Fathers, which served as a companion piece to Letters From Iwo Jima, is headed to a new streamer in November.

You can thank Big Oil for believing it's up to individuals to stop climate change. Gee, I wonder why they'd shift blame like ...

In honor of National Coming Out Day and LGBTQ+ History Month, Frameline is offering a virtual showcase of 20 films that showcase queer history in either narrative or documentary form that can be ...