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'Splice'
Zap2ItMessing around with science or nature always is dicey, as the characters played by Oscar winner Adrien Brody ("The Pianist") and Sarah Polley ("The Sweet Hereafter") discover anew in this thriller. They play scientists who combine DNA taken from...Tags: Blu-ray Discs, Documentary (genre), Splice (movie), Delphine Chaneac, DVDs
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Sarah Polley, Adrien Brody's 'Splice' of artificial life comes true
The Dish RagAdrien Brody and Sarah Polley's scary new sci-fi film, "Splice," is about two geneticists who create a new form of life from DNA. The same thing that a team of geneticists just announced this week. Artificial life imitating art? Creepy.com.... -
Reel Critics: Perfect odd couple in 'Get Him to the Greek'
"Get Him to the Greek" marks Russell Brand's return as legendary rock god Aldous Snow from "Forgetting Sarah Marshall." While this new comedy isn't quite as hilarious as that 2008 hit, the stars make it worth a look. Jonah Hill is Aaron Green, a...Tags: Sean John Combs, Entertainment, Comedy (genre), Ashton Kutcher, Movies
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Movie review: 'Beowulf and Grendel'
Tribune movie critic2 stars (out of four) Two elements of "Beowulf & Grendel" make a mixed-up and unbalanced picture nearly worthwhile. One is Iceland. Shooting in various, epically craggy corners of a country that hasn't been location-scouted to death, the film's makers...Tags: Heroism, Michael Phillips, Entertainment, Gaming, Forehead
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'Don't Come Knocking'
Times Staff Writer"Don't Come Knocking" opens with a bandit mask view of blue sky and fluffy white clouds where the eyes should be. A reverse shot reveals it to be a panoramic vista of rocks near Moab, Utah, with Sam Shepard on horseback high-tailing it from somewhere or...Tags: Entertainment, Drama (genre), Marley Shelton, Sam Shepard, Wim Wenders
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Don't Come Knocking
Zap2It.comMore than 20 years after collaborating on "Paris, Texas," director Wim Wenders and writer Sam Shepard reunite for "Don't Come Knocking," which delivers the expected stellar cast, deep and sweeping vistas, rhythmic dialogue and floundering anti-hero....Tags: Family, Entertainment, Sam Shepard, Wim Wenders, Movies
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Fast-Paised review: Don't Come Knocking'
Big question: Actor Howard Spence (Sam Shepard) blows off filming his latest Western to reunite with his mom (Eva Marie Saint), find a lost love (Jessica Lange) and look for the son (Gabriel Mann) he never knew. Is this just "Broken Flowers" in cowboy...Tags: Eva Marie Saint, Fairuza Balk, Entertainment, Sony Corp., Jessica Lange
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'Beowulf & Grendel'
Chicago TribuneTwo elements of "Beowulf & Grendel" make a mixed-up and unbalanced picture nearly worthwhile. One is Iceland. Shooting in various, epically craggy corners of a country that hasn't been location-scouted to death, the film's makers resort to not a single...Tags: Heroism, Michael Phillips, Entertainment, Gaming, Forehead
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Crossing borders
Times Staff WriterThe indomitable spirit of a woman responding to the oppressive patriarchy that surrounds her is at the center of the forceful Iranian drama "Border Café." Written and directed by noted screenwriter Kambozia Partovi ("The Circle"), the film takes place...Tags: Literature, Entertainment, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Drama (genre), University of California, Los Angeles
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Movie review: Don't Come Knocking'
Tribune movie critic3 stars (out of four) In Wim Wenders' "Don't Come Knocking," writer-star Sam Shepard plays Howard Spence, a movie actor who looks physically fit and a bit dissolute at the same time -- suggesting part of the mystery and magic of movie stardom. Spence...Tags: Family, Entertainment, Sony Corp., Sam Shepard, Wim Wenders
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Sundance noncompetitive lineup unveiled
The EnvelopeThe lineup for the 2007 Sundance Film Festival was rounded out today with the announcement of the selections in the Premiere, Spectrum, Park City At Midnight, From The Sundance Collection and New Frontier sections. Alongside the previously announced...Tags: Entertainment, Samuel L. Jackson, Penelope Cruz, Movies, Craig Brewer
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Connecting with the isolated through film
Special to The TimesNearly a decade ago, Isabel Coixet found herself on an oil rig off the southern coast of Chile. An aspiring if impecunious filmmaker, she was there to shoot an industrial film for Shell Oil. The job was neither glamorous nor idyllic, but in the weeks...Tags: Entertainment, Robert Altman, Movies, Carson McCullers, Academy Awards
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