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Gong’ host movie alive thanks to star interest And why did this shining nugget of a pitch almost get lost in the Hollywood Shuffle? Imagine, if you will, Johnny Depp as a hired assassin. No stretch o’er the imagination, ay? How about Depp as gong-beater-wielding game show host Chuck Barris?…
ROAD WARRIOR; BIKE MESSENGER TURNED ACTIVIST AUTHOR PUSHES FOR POWER TO THE PEDALER
WRITE THIS DOWN,’ Travis Hugh Culley says. Nearby, a tape recorder imprints his voice onto a 90-minute blank cassette. Before him, a reporter’s pen scribbles on notebook paper. Culley is not quite as peremptory as he sounds. The 27-year-old Chicago bike messenger wants to make sure his words are being…
FIND “THE MATRIX”? VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE; GO-TO GAL USES ALL HER FINELY HONED SKILLS OF OBSERVATION AND DETECTION AND WHAT HAPPENS?
I AM NOT the chosen one. I had heard whispers of “The Matrix” II and III in late winter, if a casting call posted on craigslist.org for all the Bay Area to see could be called a whisper. The posting mentioned something about hundreds of extras needed, tribal costumes and…
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‘Frasier’ star to earn $1.6 million per episode associated press ‘Frasier’ star to earn $1.6 million per episode Pomposity pays. “Frasier” star Kelsey Grammer will be the highest-salaried actor in television history at $1.6 million per episode. Daily Variety reported Friday that the deal, still being finalized, would keep the…
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Supermodel Niki Taylor improving since crash Supermodel Niki Taylor was upgraded to good condition and moved out of intensive care into a private room Thursday, nearly eight weeks after suffering life-threatening liver damage. Her spokeswoman Lou Taylor (no relation) described the 26-year-old as “doing great The imminent danger is over,…
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Weezer fans angry over MTV’s lyric omissions MTV hands out awards like marshmallows to Eminem, but start warbling about the evil weed and you’re blurred out. The cable network has excised lyrics from the band Weezer’s “Hash Pipe” (or “H*** Pipe” if you read the video’s credits), currently in the…
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Sorkin gets treatment program instead of prison time Aaron Sorkin won’t be inspired to turn “The West Wing” storylines into “Oz,” at least not from personal experience. The NBC series creator will enter a drug treatment program instead of serving prison time for possession of cocaine and hallucinogenic mushrooms. Sorkin…
SERIAL KILLER SUBJECT OF NEW OPERA
* What: The world premiere of “Wuornos,” by Carla Lucero * Where: Yerba Buena Center of the Arts Theater, 701 Mission St., S.F. * When: 8 p.m. Friday through June 24. * How much: $30/$45/$60 * Call: 415-978-2787, www.wuornos.org In the life of a female serial killer, Carla Lucero found…
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The latest on Lopez: no baby, no ring Jennifer Lopez finally speaks at least, her representative does. According to Salon.com, the singer-actress neither carries the love child nor is engaged to marry Cris Judd. Got it? Actually, publicist Alan Nierob didn’t sound so definite on the rumored impending nuptials. “I…
GAROFALO MAINTAINS A KEEN EDGE; ACTRESS GOES BACK TO HER STAND-UP ROOTS FOR AN ENTERTAINING NIGHT AT THE WARFIELD IN S.F.T
Whatever might be said of the golden age for actresses, at least the studios knew when to typecast the perfect character. Janeane Garofalo would have been the wise-cracking best friend with the cocked hat, brittle with wit, snarling with the best throwaway lines in the script and contentiously falling for…