MOVIES
Get Smart
Get Smart was just awful. Did anyone like this movie? |
Sarah |
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on Jul 5, 2008 at 2:57 pm by Jon, a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood |
MOVIES
"Truth" is scarier than fiction
I caught the documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth," about Al Gore and his ongoing crusade to raise awareness about the (horrifying) dangers of global warming. Although I've rev... |
Tyler Hanley |
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on Aug 8, 2010 at 10:27 pm by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
MOVIES
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 |
MOVIES
Over The Hedge
I found 'Over the Hedge' to be so sad. As a Farm and Wilderness guide at Hidden Villa, we have lunch with the children, and more times than not, the kids pull out junk food o... |
no name |
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on Jun 26, 2006 at 10:08 pm by Gordon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
MOVIES
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 |
MOVIES
Inconvenient Truth Meetings?
Are there any meetings happening in Palo Alto to discuss how we can support each other in reducing our CO2 emissions? Al Gore's movie An Inconvenient Truth may be preaching to... |
Robyn |
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on Aug 6, 2006 at 10:18 am by Siona, a resident of another community |
MOVIES
"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 |
MOVIES
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 |
MOVIES
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 |
MOVIES
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 |
MOVIES
where's the script?
I saw the new Superman movie, and if you're in the mood to watch a good bad movie, then I'd recommend it. They forgot to write much of a script, but Kevin Spacey was WONDERFU... |
Lori |
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on Jul 22, 2006 at 1:43 am by Danny, a resident of Menlo Park |
MOVIES
Lesson from the Devil: Feel the heat or get stuck in limbo
Every now and then, someone holds up a mirror that reflects a fragment of truth you hadn't seen quite so clearly before. I had just such a moment of truth in the movie, "The D... |
Nancy McGaraghan |
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on Sep 8, 2006 at 10:52 am by Nancy McGaraghan, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
MOVIES
Beyond the Call opening Dec. 1
A unique documentary that was recently screened at the UN Association Film Festival @ Stanford will be opening at the Landmark Embarcadero in SF on Dec. 1, and if it does well... |
Gloria Schulz |
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on Nov 18, 2006 at 5:19 pm by Gloria Schulz, a resident of another community |
MOVIES
Mountain View 7-11 becomes 'The Simpsons' Kwik-E-Mart
Mountain View has been best known as the home of the Googleplex and Shoreline Amphitheater, but from now until the end of July it has a far more prominent role as the home of ... |
Editor |
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on Jul 7, 2007 at 10:02 am by mintifresh, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
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Early movies for stay-at-home parents
I'm always scanning the movie listings for films that us moms can go see before the kids get out of school. It's not something I can do frequently, but it sure would be nice ... |
movie buff |
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on Nov 26, 2007 at 10:39 pm by movie buff, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Oscars 2008 -- Share your thoughts
What are your thoughts on Sunday night's Oscar presentation? Did Jon Stewart do a good job as host? Did "No Country For Old Men" deserve the award for Best Picture? Who gave t... |
Tyler Hanley |
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on Feb 28, 2008 at 10:38 pm by anon, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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KQED airing Beyond the Call
Beyond the Call, a wonderful independent film featured last fall at the UN Association Film Festival @ Stanford, will be aired on KQED channel 9 on Tues.Jan. 23 @11pm on Indep... |
Gloria Schulz |
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on Jan 19, 2007 at 9:15 pm by Gloria Schulz, a resident of another community |
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Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour comes to Los Altos
This years showing of the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour in Los Altos is a benefit for nonprofit Snowlands Network (www.snowlands.org) whose advocacy work promotes op... |
Marcus Libkind |
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on Feb 20, 2007 at 10:22 am by Marcus Libkind, a resident of Los Altos |
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Best and worst movies of 2007
When assembling their annual top-ten lists, three out of three Weekly critics usually agree on at least a couple of the previous year's top films. Not so for 2007: No one movi... |
Editor |
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on Jan 8, 2008 at 4:27 pm by Moviegoer, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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ONCE
I waited a long time to see this film because I was afraid that I wouldn't like the music and reviews said it was essentially a musical.
Well, "Once" played a long time... |
nat |
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on Jul 28, 2007 at 2:44 pm by nat, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
MOVIES
Clapping Along at Shoreline Theaters
Years ago before a movie started, the entire audience would clap along to a song at the Shoreline movie theater. When and why did that stop? So many people look back on that t... |
Kate |
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on Jun 2, 2009 at 11:41 pm by bru, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Patrick Swayze reportedly treated at Stanford for cancer
Actor Patrick Swayze, star of the movies "Ghost" and "Dirty Dancing," is being treated on an outpatient basis at Stanford Hospital for pancreatic cancer, several news outlets ... |
Editor |
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on Jun 19, 2009 at 5:29 pm by alyssa Ibarra, a resident of Woodside |
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"Beyond the Call" showing @ Stanford Sunday 4/15
"Beyond the Call", a wonderful documentary that originally screened @ the UN Association Film Festival @ Stanford last fall, will be shown this Sunday, Apr. 15 @ 2pm at the Cu... |
Gloria Schulz |
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on Apr 11, 2007 at 7:53 pm by Gloria Schulz, a resident of another community |
MOVIES
Stanford computer professor to win Academy Award
Computer-generated special effects in the movies "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" will earn a Stanford computer professor and two colleague... |
Editor |
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on Feb 4, 2008 at 5:47 pm by Polly, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
MOVIES
Ruggles of Red Gap
Does anyone know how to make a movie request/suggestion to the Stanford Theater? I heard on NPR that "Ruggles of Red Gap" (1935) is supposed to be a great comedy. |
Sarah |
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on Nov 25, 2007 at 11:45 am by Sarah, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
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