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Review: 'Bullet to the Head'
Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and (to a lesser extent) Bruce Willis seem eager to prove they can spearhead gratuitous action flicks with the same gusto they muster... |
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on Feb 1, 2013 at 12:16 pm by Done with comic book movies, a resident of another community |
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Spare-the-Air day on Wednesday prohibits burning
While chilly temperatures are expected to continue Wednesday, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District is issuing the season's fourth Winter Spare the Air Alert, prohibiti... |
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on Jan 16, 2013 at 2:33 pm by Viejo, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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Free turkey dinners for Thanksgiving
Mountain View's downtown turkey day tradition continues. Ristorante Don Giovanni at 235 Castro St. will hold its 23rd annual Thanksgiving dinner this year.
Read the full ... |
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on Nov 21, 2012 at 10:05 pm by Twinkies, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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Peninsula to elect new state senator
To the average Peninsula voter, Brisbane and Sunnyvale have little in common. The former is a small, industrial suburb on San Francisco's doorstep, the latter a high-tech hub ... |
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on May 10, 2012 at 11:22 pm by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online |
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Review: 'Hunger Games'
"The Hunger Games" is a little bit "The Most Dangerous Game," a little bit "Lord of the Flies," a little bit "The Truman Show," and a whole lot "Battle Royale," the Japanese n... |
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on Mar 25, 2012 at 2:22 pm by Christopher Parkinson, a resident of the Willowgate neighborhood |
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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... |
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on Mar 9, 2012 at 8:27 pm by paulie, a resident of another community |
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Cohousing community taking shape in Mountain View
Designing one's dream home is a lengthy process when 13 families have to agree on everything. So how does the Mountain View Cohousing Community expedite the process? Find six ... |
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on Jan 12, 2012 at 3:46 pm by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online |
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'Lost interview' with Jobs to screen in Palo Alto
A "lost interview" with the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs will be screened in Palo Alto Nov. 16 through Nov. 22. Parts of the 70-minute interview, conducted between Jobs' t... |
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on Nov 7, 2011 at 2:28 pm by Al, a resident of the Martens-Carmelita neighborhood |
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Review: 'Anonymous'
Back in 1976, when "Saturday Night Live" was still irreverent, Garrett Morris would do a bit called "News for the Hard of Hearing," shouting through cupped hands. That's a bit... |
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on Oct 29, 2011 at 10:03 am by jen, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
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Review: 'What's Your Number?'
Based on Karen Bosnak's novel "20 Times a Lady," "What's Your Number?" is frothy and predictable, occasionally annoying (the persistent, pandering Facebook and Twitter jokes),... |
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on Sep 30, 2011 at 8:30 pm by NeHi, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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MVHS grad's movie in African film fest
A documentary by a filmmaker with local ties will be among the nearly three dozen films featured in this year's Silicon Valley African Film Festival.
Read the full story here... |
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on Sep 30, 2011 at 3:12 pm by Deffria Bass, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Standing up in the face of cancer
Stand-up comedian and cancer patient Steve Mazan will be making an appearance at El Camino Hospital on Tuesday, Oct. 4, to tell a few jokes, share his experiences living with ... |
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on Sep 30, 2011 at 2:47 pm by Jason, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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The Pear Avenue Theatre celebrates 10th season
The saying may be well worn, but Diane Tasca insists there is no better way for her to express what she loves about the stage: "Theater is alive."
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on Sep 25, 2011 at 10:54 pm by DL, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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Review: 'The Debt'
The common moviegoing assumption that "art films" are medicinal and mainstream genre films are candy doesn't always hold true. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down i... |
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on Sep 5, 2011 at 3:34 pm by Curious Observer, a resident of the Jackson Park 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... |
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on Jan 29, 2011 at 6:23 pm by The Eye, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Review: 'Nowhere Boy'
'Tis the job of the biopic to psychoanalyze its famous subject and sketch connective lines between the past and the future, the personal and the public. In tackling the subjec... |
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on Oct 18, 2010 at 10:39 am by eric, a resident of another community |
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Review: 'Middle Men'
Oh, Hollywood. You're always messing with our heads. The opening titles to "Middle Men" say it's "Inspired by a True Story," but the end titles say, "This film is, in its enti... |
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on Aug 9, 2010 at 12:41 am by filmnotmovie, a resident of another community |
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Review: 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice'
Disney's "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" follows the Jerry Bruckheimer tradition of big stars and big special effects, often at the expense of truly compelling characters or a bel... |
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on Jul 17, 2010 at 9:40 pm by lia williams, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Review: 'Knight and Day'
Tom Cruise returns to form in this entertaining action-comedy from director James Mangold ("3:10 to Yuma"). Cruise and co-star Cameron Diaz are an effervescent on-screen pair,... |
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on Jun 25, 2010 at 1:07 pm by Margaret, a resident of another community |
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Student film takes first in nearby festival
Two Mountain View High School seniors recently nabbed first prize, and $2,000 in scholarship money, for an animated film they created in the district's Freestyle Academy.
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on Nov 28, 2009 at 4:02 am by James Matt, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Community Briefs
Worker Center hosts Health Week event
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, October 6, 2006, 12:00 AM |
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on Oct 4, 2009 at 7:25 pm by jose, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Raging Grannies rock Cinequest film festival
The Raging Grannies hit the silver screen this weekend as Mountain View filmmaker Pam Walton premieres her documentary on the activist group at the Cinequest film festival in ... |
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on Mar 8, 2009 at 11:42 pm by eric, a resident of another community |
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Jericho Now on You Tube
Just wanted all of you to know that CBS has put Jericho on You Tube. It’s the first CBS series to be released this way.
Jericho is an alternate future story of what happens... |
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on Dec 10, 2008 at 11:41 am by ratkeeper, a resident of another community |
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Dynasty-scale dining
With more than 200 dishes covering nearly every permutation of meat, seafood, vegetables, rice and noodles, Ming's aims to please even the finickiest of appetites. There are s... |
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on Oct 29, 2008 at 9:42 am by rMxgLaNjRnuQL, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Mountain View High student wins Google open source contest
As the winners of Google's open source contest, 10 high school students and their parents were flown to the company's Mountain View headquarters last week to receive their pri... |
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on Sep 9, 2008 at 9:27 pm by Dave, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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