Ginkgo biloba trees shine this time of the year, with their golden fan-shaped foliage. These trees are a popular landscape choice in cities where they resist pollution and environmental stress. They ...

In Ildikó Enyedi’s meditative nature epic, “Silent Friend,” three lonely experimenters from three different eras seek to unlock the secrets of plants—and learn something vital about themselves.

A new art-house drama tells three stories that span the century — and connect to one tree. Silent Friend will open your eyes to the beauty of the natural world.

The first of these literal and subtextual tree-huggers is Dr. Tony Wong (the inimitable Tony Leung Chiu-wai), a steady but ...

Inside ‘Silent Friend’ and ‘Blue Heron,’ the year’s top films. They celebrate the joy and pain of being alive.

The actor stars in one section of Ildikó Enyedi’s century-spanning drama, which cuts between three separate stories at the ...

In spring, trees leaf out and bloom, bringing fresh greenery across the landscape. For many residents, it also signals the start of allergy season across the Bay Area.

Curry Barker, Elliot Tuttle and Ronan Corrigan — power their way into Bay Area theaters this week and each of them delivers ...

Well-reviewed limited releases including psycho-sexual drama Blue Film, Ildikó Enyed’s Silent Friend and documentaries about ...

Director Ildiko Enyedi and Hong Kong legend Tony Leung Chiu-wai blend their talents into a movie about nature itself.

If you're looking for drama along with plenty of shade, the chocolate mimosa tree may be the perfect fast-growing tree for ...