Show Soderbergh gets experimental Full Frontal” is essentially on video and the movie within version of last ’s “Jay and Silent Bob Back” in which Kevin Smith rewarded his fans for their loyalty by making a movie crammed with references to his previous movies thereby making than feel smugly in the know But “Full ftontaT will be perceived as more prestigious because Steven Soderbergh is the director and Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt are among the stars Like Smith Soderbergh repeatedly refers back to himselffactors pop up who’ve appeared in his previous Aims including Roberts Pitt Nicky Katt and Terence Stamp reprising his starring role in ‘‘The Limey” And characters discuss taping themselves having sex as in “sex lies and videotape” Soderbergh’s 1989 breakout hit Both movies employ other similar tactics including the movie within a movie die skewering of Hollywood affectations and the shameless ribbing of Miramax die tor of both films But so many Hollywood insider movies have come out in recent years from “The the movie shot on film Sporadically though at its and deadpan most “Full Frontal" is extremely funny — especially when Katt is starring as a moderHitler in a play called n-day “The Sound and the Fuhrer” The script from Coleman Hough spans 24 hours in the lives of a group of people in Los Angeles who have some connection to a movie being shot called “Rendezvous” Roberts and Blair Underwood play Francesca and Calvin actors in die movie as a journalist and the actor she’s interviewing (Confused yet? We’re just getting started) David Hyde Pierce (Niles on “Frasier”) plays Carl a writer for Los Angeles magazine (on which Pitt is constantly on the cover) and die screenwriter of “Rendezvous" Catherine Keener steals every seme she’s in as Carl’s wife Lee acorpo- -' rate vice president of human resources who slowly crumbles as the day progresses In her funniest and most surreal scenes she quizzes employees on die names of African nations and fires personal questions at diem before firing diem When Lee isn’t meeting Calvin for an afternoon tryst she’s sodding her younger sis- - art-hou- se s ad-libb- on-scre-en Player” and “Celebrity” to “Hollywood Ending” and ' “The Kid Stays in the Picture” that by now they have nothing new to say — and neither does this S- Benton All these characters will meetup — or at least plan to meet up — at the 40th birthday party of Hollywood producer Gus (David Duchovny) a powerful man with some kinky secrets While “Full Frontal” is set in a tangible detailed Los Angeles it toys with the idea of what’s real what’s a movie and what’s a dream — not to die portentous extent of “Waking Life” but enough to keep you on your toes That’s one of die best things Soderbergh achieves here: Hrs movie is constantly evolving Just when you think you’ve figured out die characters and their connection to each other more is revealed to us And the dialogue much of it improvised carries die flow along ' naturally “Full Frontal” a Miramax Films release is rated R for language and some sexual content Two and a half stars (out of four) —The Associated Press turn “Full Frontal '( L-i- If aata aia practical locatlona You wM drive yourself to Hia Bat H you aia unatala to drlva youraalf to tha eat a drivar wil pick you up but you will probably baooma tha subject of rldicula Elthar way you must arrfva alona Thara wM ba no craft aarvloa ao you ahould arrivo on aat Ttavlng hdd Mania wiH vary In quality You wHI pick provida and maintain ' SOURCES Aaaoclfd tor Oscar for “Traffic” and enjoying a string of critical and commercial hits including “Erin Brockovich” and “Ocean’s Eleven” The average person (or insider) may dunk “Julia Roberts and Steven Soderbergh together again — I liked ’Em Brockovich' so ITH like this” But they won’t get a lot of thejokes and theymay be put on by die structure ' winch alternates between what’s supposedly reality shot' All 2 xa) DATS 2 Pi— IMIS WESTATES THEATRES Stop Smoking t— iSunEl MO VIES 7:30 pm 1 H IMnmsINUM ei t5 2450 North Main Austin Rowan: Galdmember ro-i- x 200 430 HO MB Men In Blade 2 SO-M-I 205 425 705 £2$ Widowmakar K-1- 9: pe-i- 51010 210 Road 16 Perdition h 2004X70035 McDtodiNii 2054X71030 DMUTMS Mutinies 32 your own wardrobe You wil create and maintain your own hair and makeup Thara wHI ba no traSara Tha company aril attempt to provide holding ataaa near a given location but don't oount on It If you need to bo alona a lot you’re pretty much acrewed Improvlaation wHI ba encouraged You wM bo Interviewed about your character Thla material may and up in tha finiahed film You wlH ba kiterviewod about other characters This malarial may and up In tha finished Him You wM have fun whether you want to or not H any of these guldainaa are problematic for you atop reading now and sand this screenplay back where It came from 5” per ticket rw 6 8 AS Ellen Eccles Theatre 43 So Main St 750-030-0 xl06 MINORITY REPORT 0) you an thla Dim Aug2 Run Grub 3CD 3 Staven Soderbergh sent to prospective cast members along with tha acrfpt lor hie Lawrence of Amlin 230-430-7:- to Hm'i ilMol rules dlractor American Heart Aiwclallon SPIDERMANro Frii lit CM frills No ter Linda (Mary McCormack) a masseuse who’s agreed to spend the weekend in Tucson with a man she’s only talked to on the Internet assicitlUrLScxj es Soderbergh’s technical approach isn’t exactly new either he's basically made a Dogma 95 film shot in 18 days mostly on digital video using natural light Under a strict set of ruin he had the stars drive themselves to die set choose their own wardrobe and do their own hair and makeup— just like the rest of us do every day! 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