It's one long scenic campout for Kaneshiro and Zhang.

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An Empire of Two

Zhang Yimou takes the politics out of his new historical romance. But the movie also feels like opera…

Reeves isolated in his scramble suit.

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A Scanner Darkly

Opens at Egyptian, Fri., July 7. Rated R. 100 minutes.

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The Exceptional norm

The secret rules governing why the Oscars always go to the blandest movies.

House of Sand

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House of Sand

Opens at Metro, Fri., Aug. 25. Rated R. 115 minutes.

Peaches

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The Films: MO-S

A-E | F-MI | MO-S | T-Z *recommended THE MONKEY’S MASK Australia, 2000. Director: Samantha Lang Fri., June…

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Crowning (re)touch

File this one under "guilty pleasures."

A long way from Zoolander, Owen Wilson turns action hero.

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The running man

Aviator chases redemption over dangerous ground.

Who's he fighting? Stathis Papadopoulos.

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Rough trade

Immigrant youths fight to survive in Athens, Greece.

Ziggy touches up his myth.

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Infected

'70s icon is still contagious.

Independent's Day

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Independent’s Day

Docurama, $24.95

Author Adams writes his own story.

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Tribes

Artist confronts gulf between two communities.

Flower power goes bad for hippie chick Diaz.

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Girl, interrupted

Sheltered sib steps into older sister's shoes.

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Circle the drums!

Men getting in and out of touch with their feelings.

Bucatinsky (right) kvetches to Goldberg.

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Men in love

Changing partners between stage and screen.

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Fishing for love

They meet—in an aquarium.

The Sit-Down

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The Sit-Down

Here for SIFF this spring, John Sayles discussed the origins of Sunshine State. Seattle Weekly: Mary Steenburgen’s character…

Spellbound: Kids Grapple With the Alphabet

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Spellbound: Kids Grapple With the Alphabet

Or, Revenge of the Nerds. The octet of eight-graders whom we follow to the 1999 National Spelling Bee…

Lillard, left, is uncannily lifelike.

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Blast from the past

Parental nostalgia made safe for kids.

Peck as Finch in Mockingbird.

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Adonis returns

Showcasing the smoldering Gregory Peck.

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Clichégasm

Portraying a suburban advertising man as a sellout is hardly a bold, original stroke.