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The Summer Movie Rises: Twenty Films to Watch Out For

Live Review, 4/24/12: Bruce Springsteen Takes Crowd-Pleasing to the Next Level in San Jose

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandTuesday, April 24, 2012HP Pavilion, San JoseBetter than: Every other crowd surfer that has ever landed on us.You know how people throw the word "epic" around these days? (Let's be honest, "epic" is the new "awesome".) Well, tonight, Bruce Springsteen is epic. ... More >>

The 84th Academy Awards: a Timeline

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"Tower Heist": Action Caper Is Funny, Fleet, and Inconsequential

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"The Trip": Road Film with Brit Comics Drolly Charms

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Karina Longworth's Top 10 Films of 2010

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"Little Fockers": Ben Stiller's franchise has seen better days

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"The Social Network": David Fincher on Facebook's unlovable creator, Mark Zuckerberg

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Film Showtimes for the week of August 18-24, 2010

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LCD Soundsystem and the space-time continuum

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"Babies" is pretty much straight babies, all the way through

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Babies

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Greenberg: Los Angeles plays itself

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Meet the parent: De Niro hits a low in Everybody's Fine

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10 Things to Do This Weekend For Under $10

Jess LanderIt's been a long week. No need to stay in just because you're feeling broke. Here again we offer 10 options of what to do with your bad self these weekend, all of which cost less than the price of a ticket to I Love You, Man. 1. Free oysters on the half shell at El Rio. (Friday)Happy hour ... More >>

Eternal Flame

In I Love You, Man, not even Brody Jenner could extinguish the bromance.

Disabled Folk Protest "Tropic Thunder" at the Metreon

In I Love You, Man, not even Brody Jenner could extinguish the bromance.

Apocalypse Whatever

Ben Stiller's Hollywood sendup lacks firepower.

Summer Grows Up

The season of big budget bangs uses its brain

Personal Foul

Will Ferrell's umpteenth sports comedy is only half bad. His half.

Chafing Dishes

Will Ferrell's umpteenth sports comedy is only half bad. His half.

Vince Vaughan's Bad Santa Bro Targets Teens in Fred Claus

Will Ferrell's umpteenth sports comedy is only half bad. His half.

Wes Anderson's 'Darjeeling' Reframes Owen Wilson's Suicide Attempt

Will Ferrell's umpteenth sports comedy is only half bad. His half.

Ch-Ch-Check It Out

The Beasties' live music is Awesome, if not a little discombobulating

Animal Crackers

In Madagascar, the wild things romp, then roam

Best Pop Artist

In Madagascar, the wild things romp, then roam

Who'd Guess

Can it be that Bernie and Ashton are better than Spencer and Sidney?

Lt. Nanny

Vin Diesel moves in, and the laughs move out

The Jester Speaks the Truth

We know you get your news from comedians. Now here's one of the best.

Focking Wonderful

Streisand and Hoffman save a family -- and a movie, too

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Streisand and Hoffman save a family -- and a movie, too

Say Wha? Say Why?

Searching for the meaning of life in a movie that barely exists

What a Dick

My favorite funny, great big mess

Bill Thrills

A week of Murray mania

Good News

Will Ferrell's Anchorman is dumb, and funny, as hell

Summer Film Previews

Will Ferrell's Anchorman is dumb, and funny, as hell

The Dreamlife of Angels

The year ahead in local film

When He Was Cruel

Neil LaBute tries

to be nice but

comes off very savage

The Pain Train

Two years later, a digital-video short film became an overnight ad sensation

I Like Trouble

Julia Roberts' next film will be shot, and set, in San Francisco

Royal's Screwups

Wes Anderson's film is like its characters: flawed genius

Love and Rockets

"Tough Love II"

Jaws: The Revenge

Amanda Peet chews up her brainless suitors by the bushel in Whipped

They Did It for the Nooky, the Nooky

Amanda Peet chews up her brainless suitors by the bushel in Whipped

Money Changes Everything

Amanda Peet chews up her brainless suitors by the bushel in Whipped

Hollywood Babble On

Amanda Peet chews up her brainless suitors by the bushel in Whipped

Hellfire

Amanda Peet chews up her brainless suitors by the bushel in Whipped

Indie Sweep

Amanda Peet chews up her brainless suitors by the bushel in Whipped

Slap Shots

Amanda Peet chews up her brainless suitors by the bushel in Whipped