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Metro Silicon Valley
02.04.09

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News

Maguro Madness
Our insatiable appetite for tuna sushi has pushed bluefin to the brink. Now it's up to us to pull it back. 

Watch This
The Seafood Watch Sushi guide helps raw fishionados do the right thing

News

Sleazy Riders
Morgan Hill–based Specialized Bicycles fights off wave of dangerous Chinese counterfeits

The Fly Reports on Silicon Valley News

Columns

Silicon Alleys
Blight Makes Right

Style and Fashion in Silicon Valley
Bows are back

Sports: The SAP Open happens Feb. 9–15 at the HP Pavilion

Movies


Film Review: 'Coraline'
Henry Selick's new stop-animation feature is a girlcentric classic

Henry Selick on 'Coraline'
The director of the new stop-motion feature talks to Richard von Busack about Tim Burton, living dolls and 'Monkeybone'

Film Review: 'Push'
Dakota Fanning shines in a mixed-up small-budget superhero adventure

Film Preview: Cinequest
Richard von Busack interviews Cinequest entrant Alejandro Adams' about his new feature, 'Canary'

Film Review: 'Taken'
Liam Neeson chews his way through France looking for the men who stole his daughter

Film Review: 'The Uninvited'
Elizabeth Banks stands out in horror remake 'The Uninvited'

DVD Review: 'Being There'
Peter Sellers predicted Bush in 1979 political satire

DVD Review: 'Inside Moves'
John Savage stars in a film about injured vets finding their way back to wholeness

DVD Review: 'The Man Who Came Back'
Eric Braeden rides into a Civil War massacre in Glen Pitre's Western

DVD Review: 'The Midnight Meat Train'
The title says it all in gory horror offering

MORE MOVIE REVIEWS    MOVIE TIMES

Music & Clubs

Music Preview: The Smothers Brothers
Steve Palopoli talks about the old days with Tommy Smothers

Music Preview: Picture Atlantic

Music Preview: Prima Trio

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

Restaurants

Restaurant Review: Three Seasons
A Palo Alto restaurant serves modern Vietnamese cuisine with flair

Food Story: Going Vegetarian
Silicon Veggie says that the best way to convert is all at once

The Wine Column: Tessora's Barra di Vino

BOOK A RESTAURANT RESERVATION    FIND A RESTAURANT REVIEW

The Arts

Museum Preview: First Friday in San Jose
Friday's gallery walk in San Jose features hot new shows at the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, MACLA and Anno Domini

Stage Review: 'A Picasso'
A great artist confronts a great evil in a great new play from San Jose Rep

Stage Review: 'First Person Shooter'
Are video games to blame for violence? City Lights offers no easy answers in new production

Stage Review: 'The Little Prince'
Tabard Theatre adapts the famous children's story

Book Review: 'Snark'
Richard von Busack gets snarky about David Denby's new book

The Arts

Letters to the Editor
February 4-10, 2009