Nicolas Cage debunks San Francisco movie myth
Nicolas Cage holds a flare in a scene from the film “The Rock.” Hulton Archive/Getty Images In the 1996 action blockbuster “The Rock,” Sean Connery plays an Alcatraz escapee enlisted by …
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A dad review of Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’
Joaquin Phoenix in “Napoleon.” Courtesy of Apple TV+ Before I even had children, I loved dad movies. I have every word of “The Fugitive” memorized. I once went full “Braveheart” …
Beyoncé flawlessly graces the cover of British Vogue’s December 2020 issue
Beyoncé never ceases to amaze me. A day after she released her second and quickly sold-out Ivy Park DRIP 2 collection, the Third Ward native became the latest superstar to …
‘Oppenheimer,’ Adam Sandler as a lizard and celebs dance to Taylor Swift
This image released by FX shows Juno Temple, left, and Jennifer Jason Leigh in a scene from “Fargo.” (Michelle Faye/FX via AP)Michelle Faye/AP This image released by FX shows Jon …
Philippa Gregory brings women’s greatness to the fore in her new book | Books | Entertainment
It was 1629 and England’s poor were suffering. Failed harvests, rocketing food prices and a slump in the cloth industry had brought families to the brink of starvation as merchants …
A Michelin surprise hides in California’s most unexpected place: Lodi
Until recently, I’d never been to Lodi, the small San Joaquin County town just north of Stockton, even though I’ve lived in the Bay Area my entire life. Apparently, neither …
Gen Z vs. boomer style at this weekend’s two SF music festivals
Tanner Owens, left, and Nicholas Angeloni of Las Vegas show off their outfits during the Portola Music Festival on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. Charles Russo/SFGATE This weekend was San Francisco’s …
Coldplay brings empathy — and Selena Gomez — to the band’s 2023 North American tour finale
Chris Martin of Coldplay performs at the Rose Bowl, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, in Pasadena, Calif.Chris Pizzello/Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP Chris Martin of Coldplay performs at the Rose Bowl, Saturday, Sept. 30, …
The story of those whose vehicles got stuck in mud during Burning Man
Lori Earl walked alone across the desert outside of Black Rock City, Nevada. In pigtails and a hat bedazzled with rhinestones spelling out “LOVE,” the British Columbian mom was headed …
For rave-ready electronic duo the Chemical Brothers, a 10th studio album is a feat and a challenge
FILE – Ed Simons, left, and Tom Rowlands of the Chemical Brothers perform onstage at Field Day, Aug. 20, 2022, at Victoria Park in London. Beloved British electronic duo the …