The 1980s gave birth to Reaganism, rap music’s popularity, big hair and leg warmers. Now it’s trying to kick one of its most curious anomalies — breakdancing — back into the mainstream.In "Kickin’ It Old Skool," "Scream" grad Jamie Kennedy plays an unlucky sap who finds himself in a 20-year coma after a breakdancing move goes horribly wrong. He emerges from his slumber in the 2000s and realizes that time — and his friends — have passed him by.
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There’s both breeze and malaise in the Hamptons air in the period indie "Diggers," and director Katherine Dieckmann and writer Ken Marino bring these elements into seriocomic sync. The movie’s too slight and familiar, as its protagonists banter and stagnate, to impress you deeply. But as a dollop of local color of the Long Island fisher-folk kind, it’s mighty agreeable.
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Six decades ago, a uniquely brilliant man with an anguished sense of morality led the Manhattan project to develop the first nuclear weapon. J. Robert Oppenheimer named the final, crucial test in Alamôgordo, N.M., "Trinity," inspired by John Donne’s haunted, metaphysical poems. Two years ago, on the stage of the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House, bass-baritone Gerald Finley — backlighted downstage, his face in the dark — seemed doubled over, singing the role of Oppenheimer in John Adams’ "Doctor Atomic."
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Despite a rumored breakup, Kirsten Dunst’s relationship with British rocker Johnny Borrell seems to be going strong. And he’s not letting the pressure of media attention hold back his feelings for the high-profile actress. "If you fall, you fall," the Razorlight frontman told People. "You follow the things that you can’t resist. … That’s falling in love." Awww!More drinks, drama for Britney Spears
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"The Latino Worker and the American Dream," a two-day lineup of films exploring these themes, opens at 7 p.m. today with "Romantico" and "Fruit of Labor." Beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday, selections include "Salt of the Earth", "Balseros" and "Bread and Roses." A short Q&A follows each film. The programs are at Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, 2868 Mission St., San Francisco. Call (415) 653-5001 or visit www.missionculturalcenter.org.
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Step aside, Jack Bauer. Meet Cris Johnson (Nicolas Cage), a Vegas magician whose clairvoyance is no parlor trick. That’s right, Cris, the hero of director Lee Tamahori’s "Next," can see exactly two minutes into his own future, an ability he passes off as illusionist shtick to avoid scrutiny. But lately, Cris has been having visions of a beautiful stranger, a woman whose future is clearly mapped out in his mind. He resolves to find her, because maybe she’s "the one."
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About the series: In a saloon town such as San Francisco, the bartender plays a crucial role. Confessor, friend, sounding board — the man or woman behind the plank sees to it that our needs are met with elegance, grace and often wit. They see humanity at its best and most convivial, but also offer a nod and a welcome to the lonely. But what do they see when they look at us? What are the tricks of their trade? And what lessons have they learned along the way? In this Examiner weekly feature, we talk to some of our local bartenders to find out.Mecca
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Julia Child: Can anything new be written about Julia Child? I didn’t think so until I read Laura Shapiro’s slim volume in the prestigious Penguin Lives series. Shapiro, the author of two highly entertaining culinary histories, "Perfection Salad," about women and cooking at the turn of the 20th century, and "Something from the Oven," which looks at home cooking in the ’50s, took on the challenge of writing about Child’s life from her own point of view.
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The instant success of West County Grill, a big, warehousy restaurant just off the main plaza of Sebastopol, owes to a super-experienced team with a clear vision.
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Mike White isn’t trying to change your diet. The critically acclaimed author of "Chuck & Buck," "School of Rock" and "Nacho Libre," makes his directorial debut, minus Jack Black, with "Year of the Dog," a emotionally charged comedy about a woman transformed from a mild-mannered homebody into a zealous animal-rights activist after the death of her beloved beagle.
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