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Fake Homeless Encampment Appears In Downtown SF, Turns Out to Be Part of Movie Set

Actor-writer-director Joseph Gordon-Levitt is making a new movie, a thriller centered on artificial intelligence, and that appears to be what brought him and his cast and crew to San Francisco this week, with a fake homeless encampment in the Financial District being one of the first clues.

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Sunday Links: 1975 Murder Convict Arrested for Child Porn, Narcotics, and Gun Possession

Amazon-backed AI model, Claude Opus, attempted to blackmail engineers; local film industry leaders hope two new proposed state bills will increase production in SF; and a Vallejo ex-con was arrested for child porn.

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Internet Aflutter Over Robert Downey Jr. Remaking 'Vertigo,' the Best Film Ever Shot In San Francisco

News arrived Thursday that Robert Downey Jr. and Paramount have acquired the rights to do a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo. And the Twitterverse et al have had plenty to say about Hollywood lacking imagination and taste.

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Those Fireworks Over the Bay Wednesday Night Were For a Movie Shoot

Some people in SF and the East Bay heard the booming of fireworks, and some had the pleasure of watching an impromptu show over Treasure Island Wednesday night. But what holiday was this for?

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New Movie About Robert Oppenheimer and the A-Bomb Shot On Location at UC Berkeley on Friday

Director Christopher Nolan (Inception, The Dark Knight) and the cast and crew of the in-production film 'Oppenheimer' were on the UC Berkeley campus Friday, filming some exterior shots with vintage cars from the early 1940s.

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90s Nostalgia Mousses Up as 'Nash Bridges’ Reboot Premieres Saturday

The trailer for the ‘Nash Bridges’ reunion just dropped before Saturday’s premiere, and it might be worth tuning in just to see Willie Brown in a pot dispensary.

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Trailer Arrives for 'The Matrix Resurrections' Full Of Glorious Helicopter Shots of San Francisco

Back in early 2020, San Francisco was abuzz with Keanu sightings as the cast and crew of a fourth 'Matrix' installment arrived for location shooting. And now we get to see what some of that looks like after post-production, as the trailer for 'The Matrix Resurrections' has just dropped.

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Video: Marvel Kung Fu Flick ‘Shang-Chi’ (Starring Awkwafina!) Now Shooting in SF

We’ve got some kick-ass car chase videos from the long-delayed shooting of “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” which is back on track and filming all week in Russian Hill.

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Tom Hardy and Woody Harrelson Spotted Shooting 'Venom 2' In SF

As SFist reported last week, 'Matrix 4' (or whatever it will be titled) isn't the only big Hollywood flick shooting in SF this month.

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'Venom 2' Film Shoot Spotted in the Tenderloin

At the same time that the fourth installment of 'The Matrix' franchise is filming in SF, it appears the sequel to 2018's 'Venom' is shooting in the city as well.

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'Matrix 4' Casting Extras For February Shoots In Financial District

A call has gone out for extras and notices have gone out to neighbors for three weeks of shooting (with helicopters!) for "Project Ice Cream" starting on February 9, and we all now know that this is the fourth installment of The Matrix franchise.

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It Looks Like 'Matrix 4' Will Be Shooting In SF In February

The much-anticipated fourth installment of the Matrix franchise appears to be scheduled do some shooting in San Francisco early next year — though it's not clear where.

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Adrian Grenier, Betty Gabriel, and Zoe Kazan Starring In Oakland-Based Thriller For Netflix

A new Netflix limited series called 'Clickbait' is currently being shot in Melbourne, Australia, but the story is set in Oakland and centers on a missing persons case that's impacted by social media.

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Morgan Freeman Spotted Filming New National Geographic Series In SF

Walking home when suddenly crowd of people around Morgan Freeman pic.twitter.com/lW1OsENgZc— Jamacanbacn~Eric (@Jamacanbacn) August 29, 2017 Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman has been in San Francisco filming out on

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Open Casting Call For Season 2 Of '13 Reasons Why' Is This Weekend In Vallejo

Our show @13reasonswhy came out tonight and I couldn't be more overwhelmed with pride and joy. After 7 years of holding onto this book, I couldn't of picked a better time for this

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Here's The First Look At Helen Mirren In 'Winchester'

CBS Films just released the first image of actress Helen Mirren in character, and in costume, as Sarah Winchester in the upcoming thriller Winchester. It's directed by Michael and Peter Spierig, the Australian

SF News

Duboce Park Neighbors Fed Up With Incessant Film Crews

Using a larger font size for extra angry emphasis on certain phrases, one Lower Haight neighbor residing on the one-block, Duboce Park-adjacent street called Potomac posted the flier shown below seeking some solidarity

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New Plot Details Suggest Winchester Mystery House Movie Is A Horror Flick

We were excited to learn this past May that a forthcoming movie about the storied Winchester Mystery House would star Helen Mirren in the title role. Now, thanks to a CBS Films press

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Wachowskis To Film At Castro Theatre Wednesday For New Season Of Netflix's <em>Sense8</em>

A photo posted by Omar (@omar_velaz) on May 15, 2016 at 11:30pm PDT The Wachowskis are in San Francisco this week, once again filming new episodes of their Netflix show Sense8.

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Helen Mirren To Play Sarah Winchester, Heiress Who Built Mystery House, In New Film

The Winchester Mystery House in San Jose just rang in Friday the 13th with a special spooky party last night, and meanwhile we're getting news out of Cannes that the great Helen Mirren

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The Wachowskis Are In SF Filming New Season Of <i>Sense8</i>

The legends continue: In case you were wondering what all the hoopla at Fulton and Scott is about today, the Wachowskis (creators of The Matrix) are at it again filming for their new

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1970's-Era Star Pharmacy, Landmark In The Early Days Of AIDS, Recreated For One Day For Castro Shoot

As mentioned briefly yesterday, more shooting has been going on in the Castro for When We Rise, the ABC documentary mini-series written by Dustin Lance Black, and based in part on the forthcoming

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Photo Du Jour: Rainbows No More

In preparation for another shoot today in the Castro for When We Rise, the production crew was laying down some coverings to mask the relatively recent rainbow crosswalks, in order to keep with

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Hollywood To Reenact The White Night Riot (Again) Outside City Hall Tonight

Just like they did eight years ago during the Milk shoot, Hollywood has returned to San Francisco to reenact the famous White Night Riot, when an army of very pissed off gay men

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Video: <i>East Side Sushi</i>, A Movie Shot In Oakland, Opens Friday

Indie film and festival darling East Side Sushi, written and directed by SF State film program grad Anthony Lucero, is a story about Juana (Diana Elizabeth Torres), who gives up running her dad's