Saturday night, I'm attending a screening of Kill Bill: Vol. 1 with Quentin Tarantino in person. The Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood screens a lot of movies with cast and crew members in person. Last Tuesday, I saw Big Fish there with Tim Burton in person….

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—I'm driving down to Los Angeles tomorrow. —Why? —The Chronicle wants me to cover the Latino boycott down there. —What Latino boycott? —You haven't heard about it? —Nope. —Nothing? —Nothing. Apparently, there's going to be a Latino boycott in California on Friday. —Ummm… Why are…

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The finale of Average Joe airs Monday night on NBC after… A Fear Factor Christmas. If you don't know, Average Joe is a reality show about a "stunning beauty queen" who is courted by 16 average-looking suitors. Halfway through the series, producers brought in three…

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I saw a television commercial for special Lord of the Rings Pringles, which offer a chance to "be a character in the next Lord of the Rings game from EA Games." The next game? After Return of the King? Uh oh. *** Microsoft hired P….

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Spin magazine says the revival of the year is "women [who] rock the main stage," providing Evanescence, The Distillers, The Donnas and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs as evidence. I don't know anyone who likes any of those bands though. Every once in a while, some…

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