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Run for your lifeThough "McFarland, USA" tells an inspiring true story of underdog triumph, audiences of all ethnicities deserve far better...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2015Last comment by musical, on Feb 21, 2015 at 7:21 pm | 4 comments | 12895 Views
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A Walk Among the TombstonesWriter-director Scott Frank brings clever writing and moody atmosphere to this crime thriller centered on ex-cop and recovering...
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2014Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Sep 27, 2014 at 11:27 pm | 1 comment | 12879 Views
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Standing still, 'Alice' movesThere's a master class in screen acting coming to a theater near you, which is reason enough to see "Still Alice." Heavily...
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2015Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Jan 27, 2015 at 4:41 pm | 1 comment | 12603 Views
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New movie captures complexity of Steve Jobs, colleague says"Steve Jobs," the movie that was written by Aaron Sorkin and opened in Palo Alto last week, artfully captures the character...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2015Last comment by @a, on Oct 23, 2015 at 1:16 pm | 18 comments | 12158 Views
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'Wild' woman blues<B> (Guild) Read the full story here http://paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2014/12/05/wild-woman-blues posted Friday, December...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2014Last comment by musical, on Dec 5, 2014 at 6:13 pm | 2 comments | 11793 Views
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Movie review: 'Unbroken'Angelina Jolie directs this flatfooted recounting of the life of Louis Zamperini, the Italian-American Olympic runner whose...
Original post made on Dec. 31, 2014Last comment by Read it Instead, on Dec 31, 2014 at 6:31 pm | 4 comments | 11744 Views
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Hackers, meet hackworkHow did we get here? Never in the history of movies has there been a situation like the one surrounding "The Interview,"...
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2015Last comment by curmudgeon, on Jan 6, 2015 at 1:18 pm | 3 comments | 11604 Views
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The accidental touristMaria Vaccaro appears to have that enviable European ease with languages. Her dark eyes animated, she slips quickly from...
Original post made on Nov. 17, 2008Last comment by Sezen Tezic, on Nov 14, 2014 at 4:39 pm | 2 comments | 11590 Views
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"Truth" is scarier than fiction0...
Original post made by Tyler Hanley on Jun. 6, 2006Last comment by Sharon, on Aug 8, 2010 at 10:27 pm | 11 comments | 11531 Views
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Ridley Scott's Moses epic 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' leans on CGI spectacle<B>(2 1/2 stars) Read the full story here http://paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2014/12/12/ridley-scotts-moses-epic-exodus-gods-and-kings-leans-on-cgi-spectacle...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2014Last comment by Yahweh, on Dec 12, 2014 at 9:08 pm | 2 comments | 11443 Views
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Comic performer Chris Rock writes, directs, and stars in the semi-autobiographical 'Top Five'<B>(2 1/2 stars) Read the full story here http://paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2014/12/12/comic-performer-chris-rock-writes-directs-and-stars-in-the-semi-autobiographical-top-five...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2014There are no comments yet. 11333 Views
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Feature story: Festival 2.0A wealth of stories will be told during this year's Palo Alto International Film Festival, Sept. 27 through Sept. 30. Documentaries...
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2012Last comment by HaysMom, on Sep 27, 2012 at 12:01 pm | 1 comment | 11130 Views
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Review: 'Middle Men'Oh, Hollywood. You're always messing with our heads. The opening titles to "Middle Men" say it's "Inspired by a True Story,"...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2010Last comment by paypal, on Aug 7, 2010 at 10:18 am | 1 comment | 11124 Views
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James Franco: A modern Renaissance manMark Twain once turned over Socrates' famous chestnut thusly: "The unexamined life may not be worth living, but the life...
Original post made on Sep. 13, 2010Last comment by Sylvia, on Sep 13, 2010 at 5:32 pm | 2 comments | 10726 Views
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Packard Foundation opens new, eco-friendly HQNew, eco-friendly headquarters for the David and Lucile Packard Foundation reflect environmental values of the Packard family...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2012Last comment by , on Aug 21, 2012 at 8:18 am | 1 comment | 10664 Views
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Incendiary RevelationsBut Laura Poitras' exemplary documentary "Citizenfour" shares the privileged access NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden granted...
Original post made on Nov. 2, 2014Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Nov 2, 2014 at 10:25 am | 2 comments | 10521 Views
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Patrick Swayze reportedly treated at Stanford for cancer0...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2008Last comment by alyssa Ibarra, on Jun 19, 2009 at 5:29 pm | 5 comments | 10471 Views
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Over The Hedge0...
Original post made by no name on Jun. 12, 2006Last comment by Gordon, on Jun 26, 2006 at 10:08 pm | 7 comments | 10375 Views
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Best and worst movies of 20070...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2008Last comment by Moviegoer, on Jan 8, 2008 at 4:27 pm | 6 comments | 10240 Views
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The year 2012 in filmFrom a pint-sized girl surviving storms on the wrong side of the levee to a CIA agent planning to rescue a band of hostages,...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2013Last comment by David Lieberman, on Jan 11, 2013 at 3:33 pm | 10 comments | 10209 Views
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