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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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call a paramedic-- gut has busted
If you like Mr. Bean, forget the reviews, I recommend Mr. Bean's Holiday. The second half is slow, but during the first half, I laughed so hard that tears were streaming down... |
Sarah |
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on Jul 5, 2008 at 2:59 pm by Jon, a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood |
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Movie review: "The Spiderwick Chronicles"
Some films are perfect for the pint-sized viewer. This fantasy-infused adventure is rich with eye-popping visual effects, colorful characters and tear-jerking family dynamics.... |
Tyler Hanley |
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on Feb 19, 2008 at 12:14 pm by Tyler Hanley, online editor of Palo Alto Online |
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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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Review: 'Brave'
There is something courageous about Pixar's latest animated offering. Of the 11 feature films Pixar has produced to date, 10 have focused on a male protagonist. "Brave" breaks... |
Editor |
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on Jun 22, 2012 at 1:33 pm by Tyler Hanley, online editor of Palo Alto Online |
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Review: 'John Carter'
In dire need of a cinematic sugar rush? Look no farther than Disney's blockbuster offering "John Carter," a fantasy extravaganza brimming with eye candy. Fortunately for viewe... |
Editor |
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on Apr 12, 2012 at 1:49 am by Nike Zoom Kobe 7, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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The holidays on film
The holidays are here, and that can only mean one thing: hours upon hours spent with relatives you barely know. But what if the family get-together feels less "together" and m... |
Editor |
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on Dec 21, 2011 at 12:30 pm by rem, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
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Cowboys & Aliens
Tyler Hanley, we would have appreciated the words, "Awful. Do not see." We're huge sci-fi and action fans but that movie was dull and not even a good bad movie. |
sarah |
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on Aug 6, 2011 at 11:41 pm by Sarah, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
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Review: 'Biutiful'
You know the old joke. Someone has hit what feels like rock bottom and asks, "How could things possibly be any worse?" Cue the driving rain. That's about how it goes in "Biuti... |
Editor |
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on Mar 18, 2011 at 3:08 am by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Devil
I loved "Devil." When I read the first reviews last night, they said "boring," so that was my cue, along with the PG13 rating, that this wasn't a gory movie. I can't handle ... |
Sarah |
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on Sep 18, 2010 at 3:52 pm by Sarah, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
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James Franco: A modern Renaissance man
Mark Twain once turned over Socrates' famous chestnut thusly: "The unexamined life may not be worth living, but the life too closely examined may not be lived at all." Local-b... |
Editor |
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on Sep 13, 2010 at 5:32 pm by Sylvia, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Review: 'Cop Out'
The latest R-rated comedy from director Kevin Smith ("Clerks") is immature and sloppy. The cinematography is often frenetic and disorienting. Slapdash editing can't mask occas... |
Editor |
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on Jul 3, 2010 at 7:25 pm by No drama, a resident of the Midtown 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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When they make the movie of this election, who will play the leads?
Since we have such a dramatic election, with so many larger than life candidates on both sides (and the fact that there are candidates on both sides) when the movie is made, ... |
Resident |
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on Feb 1, 2008 at 12:53 pm by Danny, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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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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The Invasion
I saw this movie because the reviews said it wasn't scary enough-- yay! I thought it was a great "bad" movie. It was exciting, interesting, and not gory (no more so than Ani... |
Sarah |
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on Aug 18, 2007 at 10:56 pm by Sarah, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
I enjoyed the movie very much. And I was so happy that Michael Gambon's (Dumbledore) acting improved. His speaking parts were thankfully shorter too. Prior, I couldn't beli... |
Sarah |
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on Jul 30, 2007 at 12:41 am by Sarah, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
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not fantastic but not bad
I saw Fantastic Four 2 and thought it was a good bad movie. Forgettable, stupid, and fun. I had peanut m&m's and peanut butter cups--delicious. |
Sarah |
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on Jun 30, 2007 at 4:37 pm by mariah, a member of the Hoover School community |
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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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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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Actress returns to Menlo to discuss her career
Fortune favors the prepared, but luck and connections also have plenty to do with success in Hollywood, actress Ahna O'Reilly told students at Menlo School Monday. O'Reilly, b... |
Editor |
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on May 1, 2012 at 9:33 pm by Menlo Student, a resident of Atherton |
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