Movies
Rock 'n' roll saviors of '70s
Mick LaSalle reflects on the seminal all-girl band, The Runways, the subject of a new movie starring Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart.
Taking a chance on 'Chance'
Kevin Bacon has won Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild awards for his role in "Taking Chance," a film he wasn't sure he wanted to do.
Preparing to rise again
Through the dust and mold, George Kaskanlian Jr. could see the possibilities in Chinatown's Great Star theater, a space he is now renovating.
What is your favorite Matt Damon movie?
Industry buzz
"People tell me this is the biggest thing to come out of Sweden since ABBA," says "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" director Niels Arden Oplev.
New Flicks
Alexis Bledel looks for love in "The Good Guy"; documentary ode to the Old West "Sweetgrass"; and more.
The Runaways Movie
03.12.10 at 12:24 PM
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Building his own thing
Aasif Mandvi, best known as the "The Daily Show's" Senior Foreign-Looking Correspondent, stars in the new independent film "Today's Special."
Review: Sad souls connect in 'Remember Me'
Drama. Starring Robert Pattinson and Emilie de Ravin. Directed by Allen Coulter. (PG-13. 113 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) Team...
Review: 'Green Zone' liars put Damon under fire
Drama. Starring Matt Damon, Brendan Gleeson, Greg Kinnear and Amy Ryan. Directed by Paul Greengrass. (R. 115 minutes. At Bay Area...
Review: 'She's Out of My League'
Comedy. Directed by Jim Field Smith. With Jay Baruchel, Alice Eve. (R. 104 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) "She's Out of My League" is...
Review: 'Sweetgrass'
Documentary. Starring Pat Connolly , Lawrence Allested and John Ahern. Produced by Ilisa Barbash and recorded by Lucien...
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- A Prophet - 8.4
- Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg/Pentagon Papers - 8.3
- The White Ribbon - 8.3
- Crazy Heart - 8.0
- Ajami - 7.8
- An Education - 7.8
- Avatar - 7.7
- The Ghost Writer - 7.5
- Terribly Happy - 7.5
- The Art of the Steal - 7.4
- Alice in Wonderland - $62
- Green Zone - $145
- She's Out of My League - $96
- Remember Me - $83
- Shutter Island - $81
- Our Family Wedding - $76
- Avatar - $66
- Brooklyn's Finest - $43
- Cop Out - $42
- The Crazies - $37
