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Mama Mia - a must see for 50sh Moms
Highly recommend Mama Mia, particularly if you have a teenage/early 20s daughter and/or if you have ever been to Greece with girlfriends. It's not the plot, it's the emotions. |
50sh Mom |
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on Oct 23, 2008 at 6:20 am by natasha, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
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Chasing Ice is a must see for anyone over 10.
Last night at the Aquarius, 3 of us were mesmorized by CHASING ICE, a documentary by James Balog on the disappearance and calfing of glaciers.
It is a photographic bloc... |
Alice Smith |
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on Dec 30, 2012 at 11:08 pm by thhatchert, a resident of the The Greenhouse neighborhood |
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SiCKO: Coming June 29 to a theatre near you!
The Buzz is that it's MMoore's best movie. It just took Cannes by storm. Fox News raved about it! And I mean in a complimentary way!
See www.michaelmoore.com for a film ... |
Anne |
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on May 30, 2007 at 10:11 pm by John, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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Welcome to Town Square!
Movies are a big source of entertainment for Palo Alto residents and we welcome your recommendations, comments and reactions to our movie reviews in the Palo Alto Weekly and o... |
Bill Johnson |
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on Apr 11, 2007 at 8:38 am by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Inside Job
I'm still so seething from the facts presented in this documentary on the financial crisis and the response ... or lack of response we have seen from the new administration ... |
bru |
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on Nov 23, 2010 at 1:03 pm by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Format of Palo Alto Online Movie Page:
Here is the Palo Alto Online movie page: Web Link
The Palo Alto Online movie page is formatted by movie
name. Meaning that a movie is liste... |
bru |
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on May 28, 2009 at 2:54 pm by bru, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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No new movie news so .... District 9
Anyone seen it? Wow what an amazing and interesting movie. I saw it the night it came out knowing virtually nothing about it and it blew me away.
Before that I have to sa... |
bruce |
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on Aug 19, 2009 at 2:04 am by bruce, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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"CLICK" lite hearted G rated comedy by
Saw this movie during the heat wave we had weeks ago...Was going just to relax and cool off mostly, but was surprised at the acting job that was done by Christopher Walken and... |
C ME Around |
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on Sep 30, 2006 at 4:30 am by C ME Around, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
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Movie Review - I Am Fishead
80 minutes. Released originally in New York on September 11, 2011. Produced and directed by Misha Votruba and Vaclav Dejcmar
A highly produced, provocative film takes a loo... |
Carol Brouillet |
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on Sep 13, 2012 at 9:05 am by Susan, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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I AM opens in the Bay Area- Review/SF Premiere...
The documentary by Tom Shadyac premiered Tuesday in San Francisco. I loved the film and its message. It is a simple, heartfelt work, by a very talented filmmaker to describe... |
Carol Brouillet |
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on Mar 4, 2011 at 9:50 am by Carol Brouillet, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Film Review- Black Wave - The Legacy of the Exxon Valdez
In the wake of the Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil disaster, this documentary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill takes on new meaning. The legal battle between the town of Cordova, Alas... |
Carol Brouillet |
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on Jan 29, 2011 at 7:04 am by Perspective, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
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Review- Hypothesis
The World Premiere of Hypothesis will be at the upcoming 6th Annual 9/11 Truth Film Festival to be held at the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland, the Viz Theater in San Francisco,... |
Carol Brouillet |
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on Sep 9, 2010 at 5:30 pm by Brian Good, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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9-11 Press for Truth Premieres at Spangenberg Oct 27th
Friday, October 27th, at 7 pm, at Spangenberg Theater, Gunn High School, Northern California 9-11 Truth Alliance will premiere the excellent documentary- 9/11 Press for T... |
Carol Brouillet |
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on Nov 12, 2009 at 6:16 pm by Andrew, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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the reviewers are wrong
My expectations were so low because of the poor reviews of "Lady in the Water," but I LOVED the movie. It was exciting, actually had no real violence or gore, and Shyamalan f... |
Claire |
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on Jul 24, 2006 at 4:30 pm by Danny, a resident of Menlo Park |
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Peaceful Warrior
The movie Peaceful Warrior is from the book by Dan Millman. A wonderful departure from the cussing, over the top sex and lots of violence which seems to be the formula for mo... |
Craig Bright |
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on Jul 5, 2006 at 10:39 am by Good Film, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Catching up on the classics
As a (relatively) young man (just past my 20s), I've decided to start catching up on some of the great classic movies that preceded me. Last night I watched "One Flew Over the... |
Danny |
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on Jul 26, 2007 at 12:09 am by Nora Charles, a resident of Stanford |
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"Intouchables" is a terrific movie
Ignore the review in the Weekly (as well as the one in the Chronicle). "Intouchables" is clever, funny and touching. See it.
David
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David Lieberman |
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on Jul 23, 2012 at 10:33 am by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
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Gran Torino
Over the years I have read the movie reviews of Ms. Aufmuth. It is apparent that she works diligently at her craft and her opinions are to be respected. It is oviouse that s... |
Dick Givens |
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on Jan 21, 2009 at 3:06 pm by bruce, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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The year 2012 in film
From a pint-sized girl surviving storms on the wrong side of the levee to a CIA agent planning to rescue a band of hostages, the stories that played out on the silver screen i... |
Editor |
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on Jan 11, 2013 at 3:33 pm by David Lieberman, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
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Review: 'Playing for Keeps'
"Playing for Keeps" is entirely undemanding, mostly unrealistic, not at all funny, and curiously disconnected, with supporting characters that are plot functions rather than p... |
Editor |
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on Dec 13, 2012 at 6:35 pm by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Review: 'The Avengers'
Adjectives used in some of Marvel Comics' iconic titles from the early 1960s through today -- amazing, fantastic, incredible -- also describe director Joss Whedon's superhero ... |
Editor |
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on Nov 25, 2012 at 2:05 am by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Calculating 'Pi'
Ang Lee has a great laugh. But it's a little nervous on this particular Monday afternoon, as the Oscar-winning director of "Brokeback Mountain" wonders aloud whether audiences... |
Editor |
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on Nov 23, 2012 at 9:19 pm by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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United Nations film festival comes to Palo Alto
In a film still from a documentary about his life, Gene Robinson stands in his elegant bishop's vestments, a pointed miter atop his head, as he holds the tall ceremonial staff... |
Editor |
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on Oct 15, 2012 at 4:10 pm by Betty Meissner, a resident of Menlo Park |
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Review: 'Frankenweenie'
By reaching back into his own past and movie history, the recently fumbly Tim Burton has gotten a grip with "Frankenweenie." -- PC
Read the full story here Web Link... |
Editor |
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on Oct 6, 2012 at 1:53 pm by JD, a member of the Nixon School community |
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Feature story: Festival 2.0
A wealth of stories will be told during this year's Palo Alto International Film Festival, Sept. 27 through Sept. 30. Documentaries and fictional films, features and shorts wi... |
Editor |
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on Sep 27, 2012 at 12:01 pm by HaysMom, a member of the Walter Hays School community |
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