‘Star Wars’ announces first film since 2019

The characters from “The Mandalorian” TV show have already claimed a huge place in the “Star Wars” universe, and their footprint in the galaxy far, far away is about to get even bigger. This morning, the official “Star Wars” website shared a few scant details about a forthcoming film, which will be based on the … Read more

Golden Globe-winning actor spotted at LA In-N-Out with his statue

In-N-Out got a very special guest dinner after the Golden Globe ceremony Sunday night.  Farley Elliott After winning a Golden Globe award for best actor in “The Holdovers,” Paul Giamatti was spotted dining at a Los Angeles In-N-Out. Giamatti was photographed dining at the In-N-Out location at 922 Gayley Ave., in Westwood, according to @ElSergioMunoz, who … Read more

Netflix’s ‘Rebel Moon’ is one of the worst movies ever made

Staz Nair as Tarak in “Rebel Moon: A Child of Fire.” Chris Strother / Netflix This is the second time that my bosses at SFGATE have forced me to watch a Zach Snyder film against my will. The first time they did so, with Snyder’s hallowed cut of DC’s “Justice League,” I found myself irritated but … Read more

Adam Driver was right to curse at that rude writer

Adam Driver as Enzo Ferrari in “Ferrari.” Lorenzo Sisti If you were online a month ago, and you’re lying if you say you weren’t, you remember the clip: Actor Adam Driver is sitting up on a stage at the 2023 Camerimage International Film Festival in Torún, Poland. He’s unscrewing the cap off of his water … Read more

‘Wonka’ has no reason to exist

Timothée Chalamet in “Wonka.” Jaap Buittendijk You know that “Wonka” has no right to exist. You saw the trailer and openly groaned. You said to the person next to you, “Seriously? ‘Wonka’?” You didn’t ask for this movie. No one asked for it. But here “Wonka” is now, and we all must reckon with it. … Read more

Unpacking the California and Texas alliance in A24’s ‘Civil War’ movie trailer

A still from the new A24 Films movie “Civil War.” SFGATE politics reporter Alec Regimbal unpacks the film’s fictional military alliance between California and Texas.  Courtesy of A24 Films Seemingly, the only thing California and Texas have in common these days is their disdain for one another. Forget our similar origins, rooted in an unflagging pioneer spirit … Read more

Following layoffs, Bay Area animation giant to rent out office space

The gates to Pixar’s campus is seen in Emeryville, California, on November 29, 2016.  FRANKIE TAGGART/AFP via Getty Images In the wake of its first round of layoffs in a decade, Bay Area animation giant Pixar has listed 16,800 feet of newly renovated office space on the sublease market. Famous for enduring classics like “Monsters … Read more