David Koepp’s name is attached to some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters. The 44-year-old producer, screenwriter and director wrote "Spider-Man," "Mission: Impossible," "Jurassic Park," "Panic Room" and "War of the Worlds," among others. These days, he’s working on "Indiana Jones 4" (due out in 2008) and has signed on for "Spider-Man 4."
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"There is only one success ... to be able to spend your life in your own way," befits Mark Calvano — like a perfectly tuned Ferrari.
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"Fears of Your Life" may sound like a perfect name for a Halloween-themed blockbuster, but it actually has nothing to do with ghosts or gore. In fact, it is an interdisciplinary dance performance premiering this weekend at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Intended for all ages, it explores human fears — from big and meaningful to small and silly.
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The envelopes have yet to be unsealed, but the 79th Annual Academy Awards is already looking like one of the most predictable ceremonies in recent memory. The bad news? This year’s contest may not boast many surprises in the leading categories, which feature prohibitive favorites such as Martin Scorsese, Forest Whitaker and Helen Mirren. The good news? With such a diverse and deserving list of nominees, the voters would be hard-pressed to make an egregious mistake.
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"Reno 911!: Miami" is yet another spin on the venerable Keystone Cops formula, in which bumbling police make grand, embarrassing displays of their incompetence. That they succeed in accidentally thwarting the bad guys is part of the joke. They may not be able to tie their shoelaces without sparking a riot, but the cops in movies like "Police Academy," "Super Troopers" and "Reno 911!" always get their man.
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A stupid premise and a witless execution of it sum up "The Number 23," which presents us with a mountain of middling coincidences surrounding the title integer. Julius Caesar was stabbed 23 times. An individual’s 46 chromosomes include 23 from each parent. Devilishly speaking, you get .666 when you divide the 2 by the 3. Mind-blowing stuff, thinks this movie.
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Third time’s the charm? After a week during which she twice ditched rehab after less than 24 hours, Britney Spears has once again checked herself into a treatment facility.After voluntarily entering Malibu’s Promises on Tuesday and leaving early Wednesday morning, Britney entered rehab again Thursday.
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Mark and Michael Polish, who achieved creepy-quirky distinctiveness with "Twin-Falls Idaho," take the feel-good family route in "The Astronaut Farmer," their latest serving of off-kilter America. The result is a sugary, superficial fable that presents us with a dream that is hard to cheer for.
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‘The abolition of slavery in America, like the Civil War that preceded it, has been well documented on film. Less well known, at least on these shores, is the story of those who sought, against furious opposition, to outlaw the practice in England and her possessions, which were no less commercially dependent on slave labor.
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Stranger things have taken flight in Hollywood, but the pairing of eccentric twins known for taking big filmmaking risks and an Oscar winner revered for his intense roles could be enough to fuel a big box office hit.Here’s to a stellar orbit for "The Astronaut Farmer," written by Mark and Michael Polish ("Twin Falls Idaho," "Norfolk"), which stars Billy Bob Thornton.Opening Friday, the film, about a former astronaut cum renegade farmer, is all about dreaming big.
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