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MOVIES
Public records requests lead to confrontation in Atherton Town Hall
Two aggrieved residents and one former employee who successfully sued the town for wrongful termination converged on Atherton Town Hall on Aug. 20 to demand access to public r...
 
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on Aug 27, 2010 at 3:03 pm by Kimberly Sweidy, a resident of the Atherton: West of Alameda neighborhood
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Movies in 2009: The year's notables and forgettables
It was an "Up" year for Pixar and a time of particular praise for "The Hurt Locker" and "A Single Man." But 2009 was also the year that "Nine" landed with a thud in theaters. ...
 
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on Jan 6, 2010 at 9:45 am by One possibility, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood
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Brad Pitt sighted in Sharon Heights
Actor Brad Pitt was spotted at the Sharon Heights Shopping Center on Tuesday afternoon (July 27) while on a break from filming his new movie "Moneyball," in which he plays the...
 
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on Aug 12, 2010 at 2:07 pm by Mitch L, a resident of another community
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M-A boys honored by USTA NorCal tennis circuit
Local roundup: The Menlo-Atherton boys' tennis team was well-represented at the USTA Northern California Junior Recognition Awards ceremony that took place last weekend at the...
 
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on Jul 1, 2010 at 5:32 am by loubna, a member of the La Entrada School community
MOVIES
Post your review of "The Good Shepherd"
Despite covert operations, betrayal and the man who knew too much, director Robert De Niro's fictional take on the founding of the Central Intelligence Agency lacks two key co...
 
News Guy
 
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on Feb 8, 2007 at 11:40 am by Menlo Park resident, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood
MOVIES
Twilight at Atherton Library
Friday, August 14th at 7 PM... End the summer with TWILIGHT (PG-13). Everyone is welcome to attend. A special Twilight tote bag will be raffled off to those that attend this ...
 
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on Aug 13, 2009 at 3:31 pm by Atherton Library, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
MOVIES
Movie night at Atherton Library
The library will host the Final Friday Flick for August, on Friday August 28 at 7 PM. The film will be the 1971 classic, "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory". Refreshments ...
 
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on Aug 20, 2009 at 1:47 pm by Atherton Library, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
MOVIES
Catch Oscar-winner "The Lives of Others" at the Guild Theatre in Menlo Park
The German film, "The Lives of Others," which won the Oscar for best foreign language film Sunday night, is playing at the Guild Theatre in Menlo Park. For showtimes, go t...
 
Rory Brown
 
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on Feb 28, 2007 at 5:50 pm by ForgetAboutHollywood, a resident of another community
MOVIES
old movie blog - want to join this project?
I've started an old movie blog, with the goal of getting more people (ie current parenting generation and their kids!) into the Stanford Theatre - once you start to become fam...
 
laura
 
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on Sep 27, 2010 at 2:00 pm by laura, a resident of the Menlo Park: Felton Gables neighborhood
MOVIES
Local filmmaker's work screens at Cinequest Film Festival
It's her shortest narrative film yet — only four and a half minutes long — but Kari Nevil put a lot of her heart and soul into "Crickets," which was filmed entirel...
 
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on Mar 5, 2008 at 8:47 am by Kari Nevil, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood
MOVIES
Review: 'The Social Network'
There's a lot to "Like" about "The Social Network." The riveting film about Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg defines a generation, a la "Easy Rider" and "The Breakfast Club." ...
 
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on Oct 4, 2010 at 12:30 pm by Tyler Hanley, a resident of another community
MOVIES
Movie Night at Atherton Library
The Atherton Library presents the animated feature "Ponyo" for all ages. Friday, May 28 at 7 pm. Doors open at 6:45 for seating. Refreshments provided by Friends of the Librar...
 
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on May 27, 2010 at 9:58 am by Atherton Library, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
MOVIES
Family Film at Atherton Library
Friday July 31st the Atherton library will be screening "Tale of Despereaux" at 7:00pm. Refreshments provided by the Friends of the Library. Admission is free. Doors open at 6...
 
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on Jul 29, 2009 at 2:13 pm by Atherton Library, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
MOVIES
Family movie night at Atherton Library
The Atherton library presents a monthly Final Friday Flick this Friday June 26th at 7 PM. The film will be Igor, an animated mad scientist comedy featuring John Cusack. 87 min...
 
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on Jun 24, 2009 at 10:01 am by Atherton Library, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
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Classic Film night at Atherton Library
Friday, July 17 at 7 PM, the library is featuring the all time classic, "Casablanca." Refreshments provided by the Friends of the Library. Admission is free. The library is at...
 
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on Jul 14, 2009 at 1:49 pm by Atherton Library, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
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High-speed rail CEO grilled over 'trust' issues
The California High-Speed Rail Authority has failed to honor its earlier promises and is quickly losing the public's and the Legislation's trust, members of a state Senate sub...
 
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on Nov 6, 2010 at 11:12 am by EFCA, a resident of another community
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Top five films of 2006
I didn't see all of the movies I wanted to this year, but here are my top five for 2006: 1. "The Departed" 2. "Little Miss Sunshine" 3. "Thank You For Smoking" 4. "The D...
 
Mr. Movie Man
 
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on Dec 15, 2006 at 11:13 am by Don\'t get out much, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood
MOVIES
Review: 'The Tourist'
Saying what we're all thinking, Johnny Depp turns to Angelina Jolie and sighs, "You are the least down-to-Earth person I have ever met." It's one of the precious few notable m...
 
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on Dec 14, 2010 at 2:00 pm by Norman, a resident of another community
MOVIES
Man sentenced for firing into Menlo home
A San Jose man accused of using a semi-automatic, 9 millimeter handgun in 2007 to fire several bullets into a Menlo Park home was sentenced to 13 years in state prison Jan. 2...
 
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on Feb 21, 2010 at 5:19 am by Editor, The Almanac Online
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Eragon
Susan Tavernetti in the Palo Alto Weekly gave this movie three stars. Metacritic, the online movie review aggregator, gives it a 39 of a possible 100. Unfortunately, I didn't ...
 
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on Dec 19, 2006 at 11:00 am by Menlo Park resident, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood
MOVIES
Movie Night at Atherton Library
The family friendly final Friday flick this month will be the Disney classic, "The Brave Little Toaster." Friday, January 29th at 7 pm. Doors open at 6:45. Refreshments provid...
 
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on Jan 28, 2010 at 1:47 pm by Atherton Library, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
MOVIES
Movie Nights at Atherton Library
Friday March 19th at 7 PM, film night for adults: Star Trek. Friday, March 26th at 7 PM, Family Film Night: Up. Contact the library for more information. 2 Dinkelspiel Station...
 
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on Mar 18, 2010 at 2:18 pm by Atherton Library, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
MOVIES
Will Scorsese finally win one?
Taxi Driver Raging Bull Goodfellas Those are just a few films Martin Scorsese should have won an Oscar for, but after 35 years of directing, he still doesn't have an Osca...
 
GiveHimTheOscar
 
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on Feb 20, 2007 at 1:36 pm by Mr. Man, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood
MOVIES
Guild does the Time Warp
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is playing at the Guild in Menlo Park on two Saturdays, February 3 and 17, at midnight, according to Roger Brown of Landmark Theatres. In case...
 
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on Jan 29, 2007 at 5:10 pm by Rockette, a resident of another community
MOVIES
Retro night at the Stanford Theatre
Former Almanac staffer and now Arts & Entertainment editor at the Palo Alto Weekly, Rebecca Wallace, tells about her recent retro night at the Stanford Theatre and her discove...
 
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on Feb 6, 2007 at 10:35 am by Richard Hine, managing editor of The Almanac
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