Movies
Gyllenhaal flexes his muscles
Jake Gyllenhaal, who until now had come off as the perpetual misfit, completely steps out of character and goes action for "Prince of Persia."
Acting their age
More and more in movies, actors are playing their age - middle age - as a time for beginnings. It wasn't always like that.
A street artist's life
Watching "Dirty Hands," a hipster documentary about the rise of a street artist in Los Angeles, proves as enigmatic as its subject.
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Composer's full plate
It's been a busy time for composer Harry Gregson-Williams , who wrote the music for "Shrek Forever After" and "Prince of Persia."
New Flicks
"Shrek Forever After" with Mike Meyers; romance, tragedy, heartbreak in "The City of Your Final Destination"; and more.
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His zombies are your neighbors
Upon meeting horror director George A. Romero, it's almost impossible to imagine what he would look like as a zombie.
Review: 'Shrek Forever After'
Animation. Starring the voices of Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas and Eddie Murphy. (PG. 93 minutes. At Bay Area theaters....
'Toy Story'
This week's monthly offering from the 826 Valencia student program is "Toy Story," now available on DVD. Released onscreen in 1995, ...
Review: 'Kites' has passion, Bollywood style
Romantic musical drama. Starring Hrithic Roshan and Barbara Mori. Directed by Anurag Basu. In English and in Spanish and Hindi with...
Review: 'Paper Man' is listless and fake
Comedy-drama. Starring Jeff Daniels, Emma Stone and Lisa Kudrow. Directed by Kieran Mulroney and Michele Mulroney. (R. 100 minutes. At...
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SFIFF 2010
San Francisco International Film Festival is back. Check out our movies picks and full coverage here. (April 22-May 6)
- Vincere - 8.5
- The Square - 7.8
- Casino Jack and the United States of Money - 7.7
- The Secret in Their Eyes - 7.6
- Exit Through the Gift Shop - 7.5
- The Ghost Writer - 7.5
- In Search of Memory - 7.5
- Mid-August Lunch - 7.4
- October Country - 7.4
- Home - 7.3
- Shrek Forever After - $713
- Iron Man 2 - $266
- Robin Hood - $187
- Letters to Juliet - $91
- Just Wright - $42
- MacGruber - $41
- Date Night - $28
- A Nightmare on Elm Street - $23
- How to Train Your Dragon - $19
- Kites - $1
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