San Francisco-set thriller may film overseas despite tax breaks
Guy Pearce is set to star in “The Teller,” a thriller set in San Francisco but is planned…
Sally Field says Robin Williams never made her laugh
Now starring in the Netflix drama “Remarkably Bright Creatures,” Field recalled to “The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert…
Steve Jobs honored on new California $1 coin with nod to Pixar
A new $1 coin honoring Steve Jobs, the late Apple co-founder whose local influence stretched from Silicon Valley…
California needs the imperfect Paramount-Warner Bros. deal
The proposed Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger could be vital to California’s standing as the worldwide leader in the…
‘Home Is a Hotel’ examines housing crisis in San Francisco SROs
It’s been no secret that San Francisco has been slow to add housing, so much so that the…
Anthony Daniels celebrates Star Wars Day in San Francisco
Actor Anthony Daniels, center, poses with members of “Star Wars” costuming fan clubs Rebel Legion Endor Base and Golden…
Why Tom Hanks’ son is living in an RV trailer park
Chet Hanks, the son of actor and East Bay native Tom Hanks, revealed that he is living out…
Olivia Wilde responds to ‘startling’ S.F. film festival look
The actor and filmmaker addressed the reaction Saturday, May 2, in an Instagram Stories video that included a…
Silent Film Festival returns to Castro Theatre for 30th year
Gloria Swanson stars in Erich von Stroheim’s “Queen Kelly” (1929). S.F. Silent Film Festival After two years at…
The San Francisco Silent Film Festival offers respite from AI slop
Without silent films like “Safety Last,” there’s no Tom Cruise dangling from the Burj Khalifa in “Mission: Impossible — Ghost…
Olivia Rodrigo bringing Unraveled tour to Northern California
Olivia Rodrigo arrives at the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. The pop…
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II returns with Netflix’s ‘Man on Fire’
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, who grew up in Oakland, stars as John Creasy in the Netflix series “Man on…