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Metro Silicon Valley
01.14.09

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News

Suburban Cowboy
The best cowboy poet around can be found reciting and recording in Silicon Valley

News

Silicon Valley News
How Eddie Garcia, George Shirakawa's chief of staff, used his connections to get a seat on the East Side School District board

The Fly Reports on Silicon Valley News
VTA's new safety signage; Pat Waite's new best bud, and 'putting the strip in strip mall.'

Columns

Silicon Alleys
Inspired at Overfelt

Style and Fashion in Silicon Valley
Ruffles make a comeback in new fashion lines

Sports: Harlem Globetrotters Dribble into San Jose

Movies


Move Review: 'Defiance'
Daniel Craig and Liev Shreiber go to war in Edward Zwick's new movie, 'Defiance'

Movie Review: 'Last Chance Harvey'
Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson get a second chance at love in 'Last Chance Harvey'

Movie Review: 'The Secrets'
Two students of cabala try to rescue a fallen woman in the new Israeli drama 'The Secrets, opening Jan. 16 at Camera 3 in San Jose

Movie News: Ricardo Montalban Remembered
Richard von Busack recalls the man who would be Khan and others who stars who have passed in 2009

DVD Review: 'Saw V'
The director's cut of latest installment looks like a last gasp for the franchise

DVD Review: 'Murnau, Borzage and Fox Box Set'
A 12-disc DVD package presents early silent and talkies features by directors F.W. Murnau and Frank Borzage

DVD Review: 'Supercop'
Jackie Chan fans will want to revisit his 1992 action romp with Michelle Yeoh and Maggie Chang, no on an extras-filled DVD

DVD Review: 'My Bloody Valentine'
Cult Leader says that the new DVD rerelease of horror classic does everything right

MORE MOVIE REVIEWS    MOVIE TIMES

Music & Clubs

Music Profile: David Knight
Silicon Valley musician takes his newest inspiration from Malayasia

Classical Preview: 'The Poulenc Trio'
The San Jose Chamber Music Society hosts the jazz-inflected classical group for a Jan. 18 concert at Le Petit Trianon in San Jose

MORE MUSIC AND NIGHTLIFE    MUSIC AND CLUBS LISTINGS    MUSIC AND NIGHTLIFE CALENDAR PICKS

Restaurants

Restaurant Review: Flames offers American classics in San Jose
The new location of Flames chain brings solid breakfast food to San Jose

Restaurant News: Vietnamese pho defines Silicon Valley
Live Feed declares pho our official dish

The Wine Column: Cheap and Local
Stett Holbrook recommends reasonably priced wine choices from San Jose and Saratoga stores

BOOK A RESTAURANT RESERVATION    FIND A RESTAURANT REVIEW

The Arts

Music Preview: Stanford University listens to the past
Reaction to the Record conference explores the earliest days of sound recordings

Classical Music Preview: Symphony Silicon Valley serves up a premiere
Genre-crossing composer David Amram debuts his new commissioned work

Book Review: 'Asian/American/Modern Art: Shifting Currents, 1900-1970'
Reviewed by Michael S. Gant

Book Review: 'Escape Artist: The Life and Films of John Sturges
Richard von Busack reviews Glenn Lovell's new biography of the director of 'The Magnificent Seven' and 'The Great Escape'

Dance Review: Margaret Wingrove Dance Company
A new work explores a young woman's thoughts about the early days of her parents

The Arts

Letters to the Editor
January 14 - 20, 2009