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Zhang Yimou has proven to be a tough survivor of both life and a fluctuating film industry. After the Cultural Revolution in China in 1966, Zhang worked as a farm hand and laborer as part of a nationwide movement to have China's urban youth educated by peasants. But Zhang eventually maneuvered his way into the Beijing Film Academy when it reopened in 1978, even though at twenty-seven he was considered rather old to be entering.

Now the danger of so much buzz is that it builds a lot of audience excitement and expectation, which, if not satisfied, can lead to a heightened sense of disappointment. As my son and I waited for the preview screening to start, you could hear people still speculating on what the film would be. Would it be a creature or a robot? Would it be another American Godzilla? Would it be King Kong? My son and I speculated too. I asked him, "In a Godzilla or Gamera movie, how long before we see the creature?" "Ten minutes," he said. That prompted me to make a bet with him "If

Whether rainy days make you rejoice or recoil, beachwear is a no-go this Culture Lust weekend. But fear not - we have a lot of art & culture to keep cabin fever at bay and liven up a rather damp San Diego. Oh, and may we suggest taking Wednesday off from work as it's the busiest hump day in Culture Lust history.

opens with a gravelly voiced narrator (the always wonderful Sam Elliott) offering some back-story to the Ghost Rider legend, and suggesting that sometimes legends are true. Johnny Blaze (played by Matt Long as a young man) is the son of a daredevil stunt rider named Barton Blaze (Brett Cullen). Johnny performs motorcycle stunts along with his dad in a small time circus. When his dad appears to be succumbing to cancer, Johnny makes a pact with the devilor perhaps just a devilish alter ego here referred to as Mephistopheles (a slyly cast former

Tapping into anger as the tea party movement has done, a coalition of progressive and civil rights groups marched by the thousands Saturday on the Lincoln Memorial and pledged to support Democrats struggling to keep power on Capitol Hill.

It's late Thursday night at the UltraStar Mission Valley Cinemas.

We'll talk about the movies that are opening this Thanksgiving weekend, including the new animated film from Wes Anderson, the much-talked about "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire," and an independent film starring Woody Harreson as a soldier who notifies families who have lost a loved one in Iraq or Afghanistan.

After a montage of pumped up imagery of pro wrestling, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Sylvester Stallone, Bell explains "I was always against steroids and when I found out that all my heroes used them I'd like to say that it didn't bother me but it did. I can't imagine how my mom would feel if she found out that both my brothers were on steroids right now." That's right, Bell's two brothers use steroids and Bell focuses on them as he explores steroid use in the U.S. Bell's approach takes it's cue from the humorous personal narrative style of Michael Moore's

(opening December 1 throughout San Diego) recounts the story of the birth of Jesus Christ. Although the week after Thanksgiving is generally not a good one for film attendance, New Line Cinema is hoping that the film will appeal to families looking for a break from the holiday mauling at the mall.

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