HER 1. 12 PREVIEW The Argus, The Review, The Tribune, The Herald, The Times-Star FRIDAY, September 1, 2006 "It's the best time you'll have at the movies all summer, if not all year." Christy Lemire. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAMUEL L. JACKSON ON A PLANE www.SnakesOnAPlane.com Mobile Users For showtimes text SOAP and your ZIP CODE to 43KIX 143549) REGAL CINEMAS CINEMARK DIGITAL CONTRA COSTA DIGITAL BRENDEN DIGITAL CENTURY DEER VALLEY BLACKHAWK MOVIES 7 STADIUM 8 CINEMAS BRENDEN 16 BAYFAIR MALL 16 STADIUM 16 Danville Martinez Pittsburg San Leandro Antioch REGAL CINEMAS HACIENDA RENAISSANCE'S CROSSINGS 20 GRAND LAKE DIGITAL CENTURY CENTURY UNITED ARTISTS IMAX Dublin Oakland CENTURY 16 UNION CITY 25 BERKELEY 7 Pleasant Hill Union City AMC BAY STREET 16 REGAL CINEMAS Emeryville DIGITAL JACK LONDON STADIUM 1 CENTURY CINEDOME I Oakland DIGITAL Fremont MOVIE OF THE Earl Dittman, WIRELESS MAGAZINE AN EDGESEAT THRILLER! Paul Fischer, DARK HORIZONS HAUNTING! Steven Chupnick. MOVIEWEB.COM PULSE PG-13 DIMENSION BRENDEN THEATRES NOW PLAYING! Pittsburg BRENDEN 1925) 706-1222 PITTSBURG 16.
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CENTURY PASSES TAN 548 THEATRE: ATE ATHE 1905- 91 5 MAP Calendar From previous page POST STREET THEATRE "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," through Sept. 3. The delightful Tony award-winning Broadway musical by Rebecca Feldman, William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin centers around six young people in the throes of puberty and a funny spelling bee led by grownups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves. Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday. 2 and 8 p.m.; Sunday.
2' and 7 p.m. $40 to $65 ($25 rush tickets sold 90 minutes before curtain). 450 Post St. (415) 771-6900. SHELTON THEATER 'Shopping! The Musical," by Morris Bobrow.
Ongoing. A quick- musical about those obsessed with buying things. Friday-Saturday. 8 p.m. www.shoppingthemusical.com.
Big City Improv, Ongoing. Fridays, 10 p.m. $15. (510) 595-5597. www.bigcityimprov.com.
through Sept. 30. Leslie Beam's new solo comedy about a woman's descent into sexual purgatory. Thursday-Saturday. 8 p.m.
$25. www.miss-matches.com. 533 Sutter St. (415) 433-1227. www.sheltontheater.com.
TEATRO ZINZANNI "Love. Chaos Dinner," Ongoing. A combination of elements of European cirque. song and dance with a five-course dinner. Trapeze artists, clowns, musicians and body juggling waiters perform above, behind.
in front of and beside diners while under an antique "spiegeltent" imported from Belgium and dubbed Le Palais Nostalgique. Menu catered by Taste Catering of San Francisco and served by Stars Bar and Dining. Wednesday through Saturday. 6 p.m.: Sunday. 5 p.m.
$110 to $135. La Palais Nostalgique, Pier 29, The Embarcadero at Battery Street. (415) 438- 2668. THE STUD "Trannyshack," Ongoing Tuesdays, midnight. Heklina hosts the drag cabaret show that incorporates popular music.
dance, props and outrageous humor. $7. 399 Ninth St. (415) 252-7883, www.heklina.com. THEATRE 39 "Menopause the Musical," Ongoing.
An evening of laughs and song celebrating women who are nearing, in the middle of, or have survived "the change." This musical parody details the encounter of four women fighting over a black lace bra at a lingerie sale at Bloomingdales. Wednesday 2 and 8 p.m.; Thursday and Continued on next page single most effective thing most ordinary Americans could do to become more informed about global warming and the steps we need to take to fight it -is to go see Al Gore's movie, 'An Inconvenient Truth!" Bob Herbert. THE NEW YORK TIMES aninconvenienttruth PG LANDMARK'S DIGITAL INDEPENDENT RHEEM DIGITAL SHATTUCK CINEMAS Moraga Berkeley RENAISSANCE'S DIGITAL AMC BAY STREET 16 DIGITAL GRAND LAKE Emeryville Oakland 3556 CHECK THEATRE DIRECTORIES OR CALL FOR SOUND INPORMATION AND SHOWTIMES www.climatecrisis.net 'HILARIOUS!" Chavez. LATINOREVIEW COM "A CINEMATIC KEG STAND. zafter, NATIONAL LAMPOON NETWORN "AN INSTANT COMEDY CLASSIC.
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