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Get Him to the Greek RATING: (WILD APPLAUSE)Comedy. Starring Jonah Hill and Russell Brand. Directed by Nicholas Stoller. (R. 109 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) The golden age of comedy - this new golden age, which will only be apparent years from now, when...













Jonah Hill - Russell Brand - Get Him to the Greek - Comedy - Nicholas

Splice RATING: (ALERT VIEWER)Science fiction. Starring Sarah Polley and Adrien Brody. Directed by Vincenzo Natali. (R. 110 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) It's easy enough to stick with "Splice" for about half of the way. It stars Sarah Polley and Adrien...













Vincenzo Natali - Adrien Brody - Splice - Sarah Polley - Arts

Marmaduke RATING: (SNOOZING VIEWER) Family comedy. With voices of Owen Wilson, Emma Stone and George Lopez. Directed by Tom Dey. (PG. 87 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) Marmaduke is a comic strip about a large, slobbering dog who tackles people. That's it. No...













Owen Wilson - Marmaduke - George Lopez - Comedy - Emma Stone

Best Worst Movie RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE)Documentary. Starring George Hardy, Jason Steadman and Michael Stephenson. Directed by Michael Stephenson. (Not rated. 93 minutes. At the Lumiere in San Francisco and Landmark's Shattuck in Berkeley.) Anyone...













MichaelStephenson - Troll 2 - George Hardy - San Francisco - Video game

Solitary Man RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) Dramedy. Starring Michael Douglas, Susan Sarandon and Danny DeVito. Directed by Brian Koppelman and David Levien. (R. 90 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) Old guy and young woman. Sex and the fear of death. Are there four...













Michael Douglas - Brian Koppelman - Solitary Man - Susan Sarandon - David Levien