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Metro Silicon Valley
04.08.09

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News

Chief Concerns
Is SJPD Chief Rob Davis too inflexible for a changing San Jose?

News

Clean Dreams
Will battery issues kill the electric car?

The Fly Reports on Silicon Valley News

Columns

Silicon Alleys
Cesar Chavez Memorial Walkway

Fashion News
Hey There, Sailor

Sports: Strikeforce happens Saturday, April 11 at HP Pavilion

I Saw You: Wacky Wheeler

Movies


Movie Review: 'Sin Nombre'
The trauma of a border crossing is powerfully realized in a new film

Movie Review: 'Gigantic'
A single man wants to adopt in a quirky comedy

Movie Review: 'Paris 36'
A musical about bygone Paris is pretty to look at but lacks drama

Movie Review: 'Sugar'
Just in time for baseball season comes a great movie about a pitcher trying to crack the bigs

Movie Review: 'The Betrayal'
A Laotian refugee examines the hard route to a new land

Movie Review: 'Letters to Zerky'
Art-house pioneer Bill Raney chronicles the trip of a lifetime

DVD Review: 'Il Generale Della Rovere'
A Rossellini neorealist look at surviving in hard times

DVD Review: 'Poil de Carotte'
Julien Duvivier's silent version of a famous French tale by Renard

MORE MOVIE REVIEWS    MOVIE TIMES

Music & Clubs

Live Like A Suicide
San Jose's oddest rock band takes up residency at the Blank

Music Preview: PK plays the Venue on Saturday.

Club News: Pyrotechnic Bars

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

Restaurants

Crazy About Donuts
Psycho Donuts, the new horror-themed shop in Campbell, isn't just about the gimmick—it's reinventing the donut

Wine News: Sherry on Top

Live Feed
Organic Idol

BOOK A RESTAURANT RESERVATION    FIND A RESTAURANT REVIEW

The Arts

Art Review: Echoes of Warhol
A new show of prints at the San Jose Museum of Art demonstrates the lasting influence of pop artist Andy Warhol

Stage Review: 'Distracted'
TheatreWorks delivers a scattered look at life with an ADD child

Stage Review: 'Always ... Patsy Cline'
The country legend comes alive at San Jose Stage Company

Dance Review: Ballet San Jose
Dennis Nahat's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' keeps the magic alive

The Arts

Letters to the Editor
April 8 - 15, 2009