Early on in Mickey Birnbaum’s black comedy about contemporary American family life — and our angst-ridden times in general — two teenagers watch as their dog eats one of its newborn puppies. The play ends with nothing less than, well, the destruction of the entire universe. In between, it’s a fast, funny, frightening and utterly engaging journey, as staged by Crowded Fire Theater Company in this top-notch West Coast premiere.
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Just before the expected love fest for Peter O’Toole at the Academy Awards on Feb. 25 — whether he wins his first "real" Oscar in eight tries or not — his first big hit has been restored and re-released; "Becket," from 1964, is playing in Bay Area theaters.This suspenseful and moving historical drama, about the friendship and eventual struggle between King Henry II (O’Toole) and Thomas Becket (Richard Burton), received 12 Oscar nominations four decades ago, winning for Edward Anhalt’s screenplay (adapted from the play by Jean Anouilh).
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Was Anna Nicole Smith planning to legally wed her lawyer-lover Howard K. Stern? In a new interview with "Entertainment Tonight" and "The Insider," Howard says he and the late model had scheduled their nuptials for Feb. 27. (Their September commitment ceremony was purely symbolic.)"We were going to make everything legally binding in less than two weeks," Howard says. Interesting choice of words.
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Petula Clark is coming to San Francisco this weekend to sing her big hit songs, and it’s a pretty big deal."This will be the first time, as far as I can remember," she said in a recent phone interview from Wales, a stop on her current concert tour.Although she clearly remembers being in the Bay Area, appearing in productions of the musicals "Blood Brothers" and "Sunset Boulevard," she admits she doesn’t always recall where she has performed.
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Film festivals today are dime a dozen. In fact, there are well over a thousand in the world. San Francisco, however, has not one but two of the really significant festivals,and this year is of special importance for both, and for their participants and audiences. The San Francisco International Film Festival, the nation's oldest, will mark the half-century mark in April. Before that, in March, the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival will unspool its 25th annual edition.
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San Francisco Symphony’s versatile concertmaster Alexander Barantschik will move from his usual role as the orchestra’s first officer to act as commander-in-chief in concerts this week in San Francisco and Cupertino.
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After dumping Britney Spears via cell phone, as Scoop! reported last week, Isaac Cohen wasted no time cashing in on their connection. The publicity-hungry model blabbed to a British tabloid about Britney’s naughtiest sex secrets and deepest insecurities. "She loves sex and is incredibly adventurous," announced the tattling ex. "She was totally happy when we were locked in each other’s arms. But once the sex stopped, Britney was like a little girl lost, unable to cope."
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"Naked" constitutes a first for many of the artists working out of Creativity Explored, a nonprofit art facility that, since 1983, has provided people with developmental disabilities — cerebral palsy, autism, Down syndrome, mental illness — with a space to learn, create, exhibit and sell their work.
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The buzz leading up to the 49th Annual Grammy Awards centered around The Police reuniting to perform on the show. And while the trio rocked the house, it was the Dixie Chicks who had everyone talking as they snagged the top honors for Record and Song of The Year ("Not Ready to Make Nice") and Album of the Year ("Taking the Long Way"). Carrie Underwood (Best New Artist, Best Female Country Performance)
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On its way from Minneapolis’ Walker Art Center and New York’s Whitney Museum, "Picasso and American Art" is scheduled to arrive at the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco on Feb. 23. What does Málaga-born, lifelong Parisian Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Crispín Crispiniano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso López (yes, that was his full name) have to do with American art? When it comes to the 20th century, an awful lot.
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