BALLARD GOES BACK TO NATURE
Known for quality kids-and-animals fare, director Carroll Ballard talks about avoiding clichés in the boy-and-his-cheetah family adventure "Duma"
Apr 2005
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THE PATH OF ZAHN
Character actor Steve Zahn, co-star of "Sahara," faces movie production, devious plumbers with the same aplomb
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Mar 2005
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'COOL' CUTIE
Vivacious Christina Milian is an actress, a singer, and now Travolta's pop-princess protege in "Be Cool."
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Awards Season
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2004 Oscar PREDICTIONS
SF Critics Circle 2004 Awards
Best Films of 2004
Worst Films of 2004
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Awards Season
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2004 Oscar PREDICTIONS
SF Critics Circle 2004 Awards
Best Films of 2004
Worst Films of 2004
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Oct 2004
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GETTING EXISTENTIAL
Writer-director David O. Russell takes a walk on the metaphysical side for his brain-bending comedy "I ♥ Huckabees"
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Sep 2004
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'SKY CAPTAIN'S' CAPTAIN
Writer-director Kerry Conran created the first effects of "Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow," his spectacular homage to '30s serials, on a home computer
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Sep 2004
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COLORADO, CASTING & PUPPET CANDIDATES
Writer-director John Sayles picked the Mountain State as a microcosm of American politics for satire "Silver City."
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Aug 2004
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BRAFF IN THE SADDLE (OR AT LEAST THE DIRECTOR'S CHAIR)
Talented sitcom star Zach Braff graduates to triple-threat as writer, director and star of "Garden State."
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Jul 2004
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JOHN CHO & KAL PENN BREAK THE 'THAT GUY' BARRIER
Actors recognized for stereotype roles talk about starring in their own comedy, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle."
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May 2004
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HAVING FAITH IN HER SENSE OF HUMOR
Playing naive, pregnant Christian teen in the ironic send-up "Saved!" fit both Jena Malone's wit and her pensive personality.
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Mar 2004
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MESSING AROUND IN KAUFMAN'S 'MIND'
Charlie Kaufman, the screenwriter famous for "Being John Malkovich," and "Adaptation" talks about "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," his latest and movie about erasing memories of love lost.
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Mar 2004
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SITTIN' ON THE RITZ
Yearning for some sunlight on a day of hotel-room interviews, Viggo Mortensen and SPLICEDwire sneak out onto the roof outside his Ritz-Carlton suite to talk about "Hidalgo."
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Awards Season
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2003 Oscar WINNERS (our predictions)
2003 Oscar NOMINEES (our predictions)
2003 Golden Globe Winners
SF Critics Circle 2003 Awards
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Dec 2003
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Best Films of 2003
Worst Films of 2003
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Dec 2003
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RESPECT FROM THERON OUT
Charlize Theron, known for her drop-dead looks, talks about taking on the role of a serial-killing "Monster" in film that proves her talent beyond a doubt.
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Dec 2003
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'MONSTER'S MAMA
Writer-director Patty Jenkins talks about her bold casting of Charlize Theron as serial-killer prostitute Aileen Wuornos in the brilliant, gloomy biopic "Monster."
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Dec 2003
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SF CRIX ANNOUNCE 2003 FILM AWARDS
"Lost in Translation" takes top honors from group that includes SPLICEDwire.
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Nov 2003
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'SINGING' FOR HIS SUPPER
Director Keith Gordon is a passionate movie buff who shuns the limelight to work on projects that enthrall him, like "The Singing Detective."
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Nov 2003
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SO ELFIN' FUNNY
Star Will Ferrell and director Jon Favreau resolved to aim higher than elongated sketch comedy in "Elf," their flick about Santa's biggest, most clueless toymaker.
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