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Metro Silicon Valley
04.15.09

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News

Response Time
San Jose city leaders seem reluctant to confront a mounting controversy—again

The Fly Reports on Silicon Valley News

Columns

Silicon Alleys
Québec in Song

Fashion News
Time Flies

Sports: American Metal and Iron Fight Night at the Tank

Soul-Free Shopping Spree

Movies


Film Review: 'All About Dad'
SJSU director Mark Tran makes an impressive debut with family comedy/drama

Film Review: 'Observe and Report'
Comedy or sadomasochistic satire—you decide

DVD Review: The Pre-Code Collection
A sterling three-disc set recalls the racy days of early-sound films

DVD Review: 'Caprica'
The Battlestar Galactic creators look at the early days of human-cylon conflict

DVD Review: 'Intelligence, Season Two'
The Canadian crime drama knows that no one can be trusted

MORE MOVIE REVIEWS    MOVIE TIMES

Music & Clubs

Music News: Keep on Mixing
A fond tribute to the art of making mix tapes

Club News: Line Dancing
Our club reporter samples the country nightlife at the Saddle Rack in Fremont

Music News: Chris Robley
The Stephen King of indie pop comes to Streetlight Records in San Jose on April 20

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

Restaurants

Restaurant Review: El Habanero in San Jose
A taste of Havana doesn't mean traveling all the way to Cuba

Wine News: Paella Pairings
How to put Spanish food and Spanish wine together, thanks to the Grapevine in Willow Glen

Food News: Who's Got the Best Restaurants?
Since the Chronicle can't keep up, the South Bay deserves its own Top 50 list

BOOK A RESTAURANT RESERVATION    FIND A RESTAURANT REVIEW

The Arts

Museum Review: 'It's Not You, It's Us'
A witty show at the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art looks at the many ways we tell each other off

Classical Music: Classical Moves
A look at the weekend's best classical concerts in Silicon Valley

Stage Preview: Robert Farid Karimi
The multi-media performance artist does two shows at MACLA in San Jose

Opera Preview: 'Carmen'
Opera San Jose stages the popular Bizet opera

The Arts

Letters to the Editor
April 15 - 22, 2009