Dan Hoyle’s work as a Fulbright scholar took him to Nigeria, and he came back to his home in San Francisco to put on a show about his wild experiences there."Tings Dey Happen," Hoyle’s dynamic one-man show, is continuing an extended run at The Marsh in San Francisco, the site of two of his previous pieces, "Circumnavigator," about his trip around the world, and "Florida 2004: The Big Bummer," about campaigning for John Kerry.
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One of Hollywood’s most hated couples has reportedly split — and their relationship went out with a scandalous bang, just as it began.
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"Alpha Dog" presents a world of bored, ambitionless teenagers who fill the void intheir lives with drugs and booze. Do they have any concept of life outside their clueless circle of friends, or the consequences of what they do? Not really. Mired in the monotony of their suburban bubble and neglected by their laissez-faire parents, they are left to guide themselves — in this case, down a precarious path to tragedy.Why does nobody stop them? Why don’t they stop themselves? Those are the questions posed by director Nick Cassavetes, and there are no good answers.
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"Stomp the Yard," a frat-war story with a sense of percussion, aims to turn the world on to "stepping" — the dance form, traditional in African-American fraternities, characterized by dynamic choreography and some formidable stomping and clapping. That’s a vibrant, photogenic basis for a dance flick, surely, but, by flooding the screen with dazzle at the expense of purpose, the movie doesn’t allow it to wow its audience where it counts. And the trite story that accompanies the dancing even more irreparably sinks things.
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Timing is everything.If the makers of "Lapislazuli" just waited until last month, they could have used the newly discovered fact of surviving Neanderthal DNA as the story line for pairing a resurrected boy from the Middle Paleolithic Era with a contemporary German teenager. Instead, the movie — although it has a curiously captivating story and is set in the spectacular Tyrolean mountains — falls back on the device of a meteor "unmelting" the guy.
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Their romance may have ended onscreen and in real life, but "The Break-Up" stars Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn are still popular with the public — and each other. At Tuesday night’s People’s Choice Awards (where "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest" was the night’s big winner), both stars snagged acting honors for "The Break-Up," and let the world know they’re on good terms.
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In the age of pop music and celebrity scandal, it’s sometimes easy to forget the impact the arts can make toward charitable causes. Saturday at the Fox Theatre in Redwood City, Bay Area residents will receive a spirited reminder with "Voices of Latin Rock.""I suggested doing this as a benefit for autism [awareness]," said event organizer Dr. Bernardo Gonzalez, a San Francisco dentist and music promoter. "The first year was unbelievable — that night was just so unreal that people were asking us to do it again."
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The sixth annual SF Sketchfest, which begins tonight and runs through Jan. 28, is sure to rouse more than a few hearty belly laughs. The renowned comedy festival features an impressive lineup of laugh-makers every year and this round is no exception, with performances by "Mr. Show" creators Bob Odenkirk and David Cross to "Kids in the Hall" great Bruce McCulloch. Of course, there’s also the much-anticipated appearance of a certain energetic boy-man that’s got everyone abuzz. Among the 18 days of laughs, here are four shows not to miss:Stella
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One Market, a big, dressy, downtown restaurant with a dramatically visible kitchen and clubby barroom, gets its energy from its location — at the edge of the Financial District within sight of the Ferry Building.
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Of all the people who criticized Madonna’s adoption of Malawi-born David Banda, 1, you wouldn’t think Angelina Jolie would be among them. After all, the Oscar-winning humanitarian has also adopted an African child: daughter Zahara, 2, from Ethiopia.Yet Angie seemed to be giving Madge grief in a recent interview with French magazine Gala. While she expressed sympathy for Madonna, saying, "I have been horrified by the attacks she’s been subjected to," she also appeared to condemn the Material Mom’s method of expanding her family.
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