It's difficult to think of Alcatraz and not hear Sean Connery's accented voice proclaiming, "Welcome to the Rock!," but there's so much more to it than that. Perched on a rocky island in the ...

President Trump directed federal officials to open Alcatraz for detainees. It's not the first time the topic has cropped up.

With almost 30 years having passed since The Rock's release, Nicolas Cage fans have given up on the hope of a sequel.

and the 1996 action thriller "The Rock," starring Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage. The production team filmed significant portions of "The Rock" on location at the actual prison. Despite its ...

Experts say the federal government would have to overcome enormous hurdles to make the facility operational again.

Sean Connery’s former French Riviera villa is ... Though it’s formally named “Villa Roc Fleuri,” meaning “Flowery Rock,” the property is locally known as the “Bond Villa,” said ...

In the 1996 Nicolas Cage movie “The Rock,” a prisoner (played by Sean Connery) secretly known to be the only man to escape Alcatraz is recruited to help infiltrate the island and foil a ...

For those who've seen any of the dozens of movies featuring Alcatraz over the years, just hearing the word conjures images of the 22-acre island in San Francisco Bay and its notorious former ...

Notable films set in the notorious prison include Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), Escape from Alcatraz (1979) and The Rock (1996), a fictional hostage thriller starring Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage.

Escape from Alcatraz,” “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” are among the most memorable films set on Bay Area islands.