Box Office Roundup from the Daily News

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DAILYNEWS.COM | NEWS | SPORTS | BUSINESS | ENTERTAINMENT | OPINIONS | SEARCH | INFO     FILM Gorgeous 'Sky' has limits Dazzling to watch, difficult to give in to, "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" uses newfangled technology in the service of old-fashioned Saturday-morning serials with decidedly mixed results. The movie has no sets, no locations, just actors against blue screen, with more than 2,000 effects shots simulating the fantastic worlds around them. The sepia-toned fruits of this ambitious labor sometimes feel like "Flash Gordon" by way of Guy Maddin - visually arresting, but also chilly and off-putting....[MORE] • 'Mr. 3000' bats about .300 • 'Ghost in the Shell' a bit cracked Features 'Sky Captain' and the world of computers Most aspiring movie directors dream of getting an award-winning cast for their first feature. Kerry Conran got one. But his real dream - giant robots attacking New York - took a lot longer to realize. "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" stars Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie, all of whom agreed to appear in the movie after watching just a few minutes of prototype footage, some without even looking at a script. That six-minute test reel of grand zeppelins, art deco skylines and the kind of retro-future technology seen in Fritz Lang's silent masterpiece "Metropolis" and sci-fi serials of the '30s and '40s, took Cal Arts grad Conran four years to make. In his Mac....[MORE] • The ball's in her court • Diego Luna rising • Politics and popcorn MORE IN FEATURES >>     Information Copyright � 2004 Los Angeles Daily News Los Angeles Newspaper Group Feedback This is a send-only address, replies will be ignored. Please use the links below for assistance. E-Mail services provided by    You are subscribed to Los Angeles Daily News as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change your address or preferences, add or delete newsletters, or unsubscribe