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Conservation Fund in exchange for agreeing never to close the parks, then that’s a done deal (“Tourists Pay to Play,� MetroNews, July 15). Any court in the country would say, “Sorry, Governator, that’s illegal, and you can’t do it. You’ll have to think of something else instead.� It’s not only that violating this one contract might put future federal funding at risk. The governator is just as subject to the law as the rest of us; and I can’t see the Sierra Club and other such groups, most of which have litigation funds, letting Schwarzenegger violate this substantial contract because the parks look like easy victims. Maybe closing the parks would save money, maybe it would lose it. But how much would defending that mammoth class-action suit cost the state? That cost would have to be factored into the already uncertain equation: If closing the parks would save money, the cost of defending a class-action lawsuit would have to be subtracted from the money saved, if any. If closing the parks would lose money (and I think it would—I’ve seen in the parks many, many camera-toting tourists from Japan, Germany and other countries who might otherwise spend their money in

their home countries or at vacation attractions in other states or countries), then added to that loss would be the cost to the state of trying to defend its violation of that solemn contract. Deanna Beeler Eureka

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N MARCH 2006, I grumbled in this column about San Jose’s lack of literary masterpieces that take place in the gritty underbelly of this city. At that time, the movie version of John Fante’s 1939 novel Ask the Dust was finally emerging. Fante was the quintessential downtrodden Los Angeles pre-Beat-era scribe, beautifully depicting the wreckage of ’30s-era skid-row L.A. in his books. Fante’s rigorously honest voyage through the cheap hotels, the dive bars and the squalor of the City of Angels was the main influence on Charles Bukowski, everyone’s favorite hard-drinking, tell-it-from-the-gut novelist. It was Buk’s screaming and yelling that convinced Black Sparrow Press to finally rerelease Ask the Dust in the late-’70s. Reading Fante’s stuff just makes one want to visit L.A. and explore the underbelly and all the grimy locales he talks about in the books, which is precisely what Bukowski did when he first read Fante’s stuff. In that column, I contemplated what San Jose would be like if we had an equivalent novelist who wrote about the wonderfully seedy underbelly that lurks here. Would said novelist finally put this town on the map? Would people come here just to look for the dive bars, the abandoned porno theaters, the vacant buildings, the freeway underpasses and the rundown strip malls that said author incorporated into his works? If so, should the San Jose Convention and Visitors Bureau hold bus tours of the underbelly—that is, paid sightseeing expeditions taking folks to all these places? At the time of that column, there did not exist officially sanctioned John Fante underbelly tours of L.A., so I was inspired by such an idea. Well, guess what? In May 2007, a company called Esotouric began staging paid bus tours of lost and forgotten L.A. locales, including neglected neighborhoods, fringe occult sites, noir literary history and the dark urban underbelly of the City of Angels. Initially beginning as an offshoot of an L.A.-based crime history blog, Esotouric tours now come in a variety of flavors. Here are a few: “Raymond Chandler’s Los Angeles: In a Lonely Place” takes riders through specific downtown locales that appeared in Chandler’s fiction. Another twisted romp, “Reyner Banham Loves Los Angeles: The Many Downtowns,” explores the entire history of downtown L.A.’s architectural degeneration and urban decay in the mid-20th-century straight up to its current turnaround, all based on the British architecture critic’s classic work, Los Angeles: The Architecture of Four Ecologies. Erik Davis, author of The Visionary State: California’s Spiritual Landscape, leads the Visionary Hollywood tour, in which I contemplated what riders are taken to various sites of San Jose would be like fringe spirituality, such as the Aetherius Society, a bizarre center for cosmic if we had an equivalent consciousness and healing founded by novelist who wrote UFO “contactee” Dr. George King in about the wonderfully the 1950s. seedy underbelly that Speaking of Fante especially, the latest installment of the “John Fante: lurks here Dreams of Bunker Hill” tour takes place this weekend, taking attendees through the book of the same name, along with Ask the Dust and other novels Fante placed in neighborhoods that don’t exist anymore. The website includes alluring descriptions: “Please join us as we follow in his footsteps, to the Goodwill store, King Eddy’s, Clifton’s Cafeteria (“pay what you can”), the Los Angeles Library’s Reading Room and the Post Office Terminal Annex (important landmarks for Bukowski and Fante), and other evocative scenes of old L.A.” Even better, this time around the Fante tour includes a few special guests. Fante’s son, Dan, an acclaimed author himself, is currently working on a memoir about his relationship with his father and will read poems about John Fante. Dan will join his sister, Vickie Fante Cohen, on the bus to follow in their father’s footsteps and answer questions from his fans. It doesn’t get any better than that. As a result, I have no other choice but to continue this dissemination next week. In part two, I will report on the John Fante bus tour directly from the City of Angels. Sometimes you just have to leave town to get inspired. On the road again: SiliconAlleys@metronews.com

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SMALL makeshift office cubicle sits at stage right in the San Jose Civic Auditorium, where a stoked Kevyn Clark is showing me a homemade computer slideshow of entertainers who have graced the stage at San Jose’s historic venue.

One after the other, slides of James Brown, Ella Fitzgerald, Sinatra, Duke Ellington, Bob Dylan, the Stones, Ronnie James Dio and Santana flip onto his laptop screen while Beethoven’s Ode to Joy blares from the speakers.

Clark, a veteran union steward for the Civic Auditorium, as well as Parkside Hall and Cirque de Soleil, is also the Civic’s unofficial archivist behind the scenes now that a new multimillion-dollar renovation project is well under way. He is currently compiling a list of every act that ever performed at the Civic. After exiting his office, we saunter across the empty stage, with Clark explaining his criterion for compiling such a list.

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“As soon as I get three confirms that a show happened, then I’m OK with it,” he states. He explains that he has a “finder” out there in archive land, constantly on the hunt for any possible recordings from the Civic—just to confirm that the show actually took place, of course. Gazing out at the newly sanded and shined main floor, we discuss the renovations. Clark points up toward the ceiling with a sweeping gesture, identifying eight cream-colored Altec speaker cabinets, circa 1975, hanging from various places. “All of these will be taken down,” he informs me, with a tinge of relief in his voice. Another gargantuan ’70s cabinet, complete with orange speaker horns to match the plastic seating, hangs right above the stage where we stand. Clark refers to it as “The Mother Ship.” “That one goes too,” he adds. In 2007, the city of San Jose approved a $13 million dollar renovation of the 70-year-old venue. To be implemented in phases, the renovations cover a variety of changes to the building, including state-ofthe-art sound, video and lighting, as well as major structural and cosmetic upgrades. The end result will be am updated midsize venue seating just under 3,000 and a much-anticipated shot-in-the-arm for a downtown music scene that seems to be endlessly in search of an identity.

To make the project happen, a partnership was consummated between current operator Team San Jose and L.A.-based Nederlander Concerts to manage, operate and book shows at the auditorium. As of two months ago, a fulltime staff is in-house, including a talent buyer, a general manager and a marketing director, with a corporate salesperson and a special-events operator on the way soon. This arrangement followed a few years of confusion and tumult. In 2003, Team San Jose was formed to respond to a Request for Proposals to operate the Convention Center and other facilities, including the Civic, which had previously been managed by the city of San Jose. Headed by Dan Fenton, director of the Convention and Visitors Bureau, Team San Jose’s executive team was a who’s who of city insiders: hoteliers, elected officials and members of the South Bay Labor Council, including its then director, Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, who was recently replaced by the new SBLC director, former Councilmember Cindy Chavez. (Chavez is now the co-chair of TSJ’s board of directors.) Team San Jose was awarded the five-year contract, which began in June 2004. Glitches arose when a 2006/07 Santa Clara County Grand Jury report called the selection process flawed because the deal between the city and Team San Jose

did not contain adequate performance standards. The grand jury also found that the city had failed to hold Team San Jose accountable for not achieving its target numbers. At that time, the city opted to continue the contract anyway, and a new five-year contract was renewed last year, despite the grand jury’s recommendations otherwise. In a story reported by Metro in March 2008, months ago, the city and Team San Jose were still hashing out whether or not the millions allocated for the Civic’s renovation would be enough. At the time, misgivings about Team San Jose’s ability to run a concert facility were expressed by Councilmember Sam Liccardo and others. Now that Nederlander is in the house, things are looking more optimistic.

One-Stop Booking The Civic is about to turn yet another page in a decades-long topsy-turvy history of downtown San Jose venues. A Spanish Mission–style building, the Civic Auditorium normally operates under the control of Team San Jose, which also presides over the California Theatre and the Center for Performing Arts. Basically, the idea is that if convention or conference planners want to bring an event to San Jose, they only have to

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go through one portal, Team San Jose, to organize everything, rather than dealing individually with the hotels, the caterers, the offsite transportation, the entertainment and everything else. While that model has proven to be effective for conventions, the Civic Auditorium itself still sits vacant for a good portion of the year. Outside concert promoters occasionally drop a show in, but the facilities have not been up to modern-day standards with respect to the artist and patron experience in decades. The concessions and backstage facilities are prehistoric. The hideous orange arena seats are made of uncomfortable plastic and have been torturing the backsides of patrons since the late ’70s. Cosmetically, the interior looks like a rundown boxing facility at best, and it hasn’t been painted in 25 years. Soundwise, the acoustics are just plain awful. Even worse, when the old convention center—now Parkside Hall—was built in 1977, it included a rectangular structure of meeting rooms that blocked off the Civic Auditorium’s original loading dock, so all subsequent load-ins initially had to go through a ridiculous ersatz path around corners, across the entire floor of the Civic and up a final half-shredded wooden ramp just to get the equipment onto the stage. 17

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Even though nowadays stagehands can share the Tech Museum’s loading dock, the load-in process still leaves much to be desired. For the city of San Jose’s own 2007 analysis of the venue, megapromoter Live Nation said of the Civic: “Although functional, it’s cold and aesthetically unpleasing. It has a feel of an arena and not of a performance venue. It has been a tough sell for us as a live music venue. There are only a few shows that we can bring to the Civic due to its condition. We have success with the same artists in other Bay Area venues, but not in the Civic. The facility, with its late-’70s feel, is not a destination.”

Rockers Past The first phase of renovations is now being completed, and we’re not talking about merely painting the place. Former meeting rooms on the upper level have been gutted and transformed into badly needed upstairs concession stands. The dressing rooms are being revamped. A VIP area is being added. A brand-new permanent audio/ video system, designed by the Shalleck Collaborative and installed by BBI Engineering, is about ready to rock. Out in the Parkside Hall courtyard, the building blocking the Civic’s loading dock is about to be demolished. In the lobby, the walls will soon be covered with classic concert

posters of past gigs, just like the walls of the Fillmore or the Warfield. Speaking over the phone from his office in Los Angeles, Nederlander Concerts CEO Adam Friedman said that upon first crossing the threshold of the building, his mind immediately went to some of the changes that are currently being made, especially the historic photos. “I walked in the front door, and I just kind of said, ‘OK, where’s the artwork?” he recalled. “’Where’s the concert stuff ? How do you know you’ve just entered into an entertainment space?’ So we’re going to put up these full size, 5-by-7-foot photos of some of the icons who’ve played there— the Stones, Dylan, Santana, the Who—so when you walk in the building, you go, ‘Oh my God, I’m in a concert venue, this is no fooling around.’” On the exterior of the building all the way around to the Montgomery Theater, multicolored lighting will make the entire corner of Market and San Carlos come alive at nighttime. And during the next phase of renovation early next year, all of the plastic seating will be torn out and replaced with new black-leather chairs. Removable leather seats will be used for the main floor. New bathrooms, as well as a much-needed elevator, will also be installed. Friedman says the Civic, as a midsize venue, has been on his radar for quite a 18

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while now, and he makes the inevitable comparison to SoCal, where Nederlander already operates the Grove of Anaheim, a 1,700-capacity theater. Anaheim was originally considered part of the Los Angeles market, but as Nederlander continued to operate the Grove, Anaheim eventually grew into its own market, with the Grove hosting about 250 events per year. “You’re talking about a very bullish market, and we see San Jose the same way,” he said. “As a marketplace, it’s kind of been left as the stepchild to San Francisco. People who live and work in and around San Jose, we believe, would just as soon see their entertainment in San Jose, as reflected by the success of the HP Pavilion. It’s just that there hasn’t been any content [for a midsize venue]. And the content has been left for San Francisco venues. So from a market standpoint, it’s clearly the right market. It’s clearly what we consider to be an additional stop along the tour routing for major artists.” The initial first round of shows already on sale includes a variety of talent. The public will first get to see the initial renovations when Freestyle Explosion featuring Stevie B hits town on July 24. Other concerts to follow throughout the summer include Dream Theater, Mudvayne, Gary Allan as well as Crosby, Stills & Nash. On the night before, at dusk, Mayor Chuck Reed will personally turn on

the new multicolored lights on the exterior of the building.

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1964, a new $641,500 convention wing, McCabe Hall, was added. Unfortunately, San Jose has a talent for not allocating money to maintain its own buildings, and by 1970 the place had deteriorated so much, that Mercury-News reporter Nick Carroll, in a piece titled “San Jose’s ‘Faded Lady’ in Need of Face Lift,” had a field day describing its sad state of affairs. “Forget what you’ve heard about a star’s dressing room,” he wrote. “A jail cell would be lavish compared to this room. . . . Two naked 60 watt bulbs dot the I’s of mirrors a funhouse wouldn’t want, a two-spigoted wash basin clings to a chipped plaster wall, the ice cold and bare concrete floor doesn’t profit from a wheezing steam radiator and the view from the window is of a parking lot.” By Carroll’s description, the stage floor was “a creaky, grumbly wooden patchwork . . . the consistency of milksogged shredded wheat.”

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In addition to the reinforcing steel and sheet metal work, the building’s frame contained 525 tons of steel. The main auditorium measured 118 by 79 feet, with a seating capacity of 3,300. At the time of opening, the stage was the largest one to be found between San Francisco and Los Angeles. Jay McCabe became the first manager of the auditorium, a position he held for two decades until he retired. Under his tenure, the venue grew into a force to be reckoned with. Entertainers like Gene Krupa, Duke Ellington, Nelson Eddy and Jeannette MacDonald performed on the main stage. Legendary boxers like Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis and Max Baer competed. National figures who appeared included Eleanor Roosevelt, Admiral Byrd and President Herbert Hoover. Other regular events included indoor tennis, the circus, conventions, pageants, basketball, symphony orchestras and much more—all during the first 20 years. In

Even today, 40 years later, many touring acts and talent agencies remember the Civic as a dumpy roller-derby venue or something similar to a rundown high school auditorium. Stopping just short of proclaiming, “Repair it, and they will come,” Friedman says changing peoples’ perception of the venue is essentially very easy. “Ultimately, two things change the perception with entertainment facilities,” he explains. “One, what is the experience once you’re there? Is it easy to get to? But once you are there, what’s the experience in terms of the facility itself ? We know we can control that, because that stuff ’s being done as we speak—the renovations are going in. The second part of that is, ‘What’s the nature of the talent?’” He says change begins by getting the venue back on artists’ radar, adding that of the shows already booked or pending, a handful of bands came on board once they heard a new million-dollar sound system was going in. In other instances, road crews who had long lone since written the facility off became interested upon hearing that the loading dock was no longer going to be obstructed. Other artists were convinced solely upon hearing the star-studded history of the place. Says Friedman: “I told [bands], ‘Oh, by the way, did you know that there’s going to be a wall of fame in front—and in the hallways—that shows all the iconic artists who’ve ever played this building?’ And they said, ‘Oh, yeah, I always knew it was a cool building, but who are ya talking about?’ And I said, ‘Oh yeah, just the Stones, the Who, AC/DC, Bob Dylan, Barbra Streisand, Buddy Holly, Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra,’ and they just kinda went, ‘Oh my God. Why wouldn’t we want to stop there?’” When it comes to changing the public’s perception of the Civic, having a local crew

of folks definitely helps. Unlike before, when an outside promoter like Live Nation would insert a show whenever they couldn’t use the Fillmore or the Warfield, Nederlander’s team is in-house. Nederlander even plans to give tours of the newly reactivated facility. Everyone will be invited to come on down, get some food and check out the goods. “One of the key things about reeducating folks that downtown is really cool and hip is by having a dedicated team of people,” Friedman says. “And unlike other folks who’ve come into the building that weren’t San Jose–based, the building has its own staff, its own team. . . . We’ve already got 30-plus offers for concerts pending.” Even better, Nederlander doesn’t insist on running the place exclusively. That is, they have no qualms about letting other promoters come in and use the building, if the situation proves beneficial for everyone involved. “That was another reason, among others, when we got to know them, that we really liked Nederlander’s approach,” said Dan Fenton, chairman of Team San Jose. “They do not take the approach that no one else can come in.”

Tradition Reborn I returned to the Civic last week, ambushing Kevyn Clark on the job, just a few days after my fist visit. Removal of the classic Altec ceiling speakers neared completion, and Clark was wheeling the last speaker around the corner toward the back of the venue, right next to the doors leading out into the Parkside Hall courtyard. “The ’70s are gone,” he declared. “This stuff is outta here.” I followed him as he moved outside for a smoke break. As we stood there, other stagehands came in and out of the area, each engaged in his or her own project. Everyone seemed stoked that these renovations would finally give San Jose a modern midsize concert venue, rather than something that looks like a worn-out high school auditorium. And they were stoked that Team San Jose and Nederlander top brass were actually asking them, the stagehands, for their input on what needed to be done to the venue. In the courtyard, yellow caution tape surrounded the structure blocking the Civic’s old loading dock. Roofers, electricians and plumbers were assessing what was left of the structure’s innards, in preparation for the final demolition. By Clark’s words, I could tell he is a man clearly dedicated to preserving the legacy of the San Jose Civic Auditorium. “The history alone dictates that we take care of this building,” he said, after taking a drag of his cigarette. “If we fail to do so, then we dishonor every musical event that has taken place here. In my opinion.” M

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whole-leaf tea in properly heated water, a task that is far simpler than making a cappuccino. Not that I’m bitter about it or anything. As for making chai, a process that involves simmering spices and tea in water and then adding milk, forget it. Most cafes make chai from concentrate and call it a day. The results are harshly spiced, oversweetened cups of badness. Worst of all is the vile, syrupy, hyperdulcet swill known as Oregon Chai, a chai concentrate that seems to dominate the market. Ku Day Ta is quite different. The tea lounge gets its name from the phonetic pronunciation of “coup d’Êtat,â€? the toppling of a government by a small group of state insiders. Ku Day Ta owner Bee-Bee Liew sees herself as a tea-leaf insurgent. “We want to revolutionize people’s idea and conception of what tea is,â€? she says. “I’m trying to bring tea up to the same level as wine.â€? Liew is a former Cisco programmer who decided to leave the corporate world and chart a new course. Her interest in health care led her to tea, a beverage high in antioxidants that give it a number of health beneďŹ ts. The tea lounge is in Milpitas’ sprawling Great Mall, but the space offers a welcome respite from the shrill homogeneity of the shopping

center. The red walls, low bench, stool seating and huge stone Buddha give the place an exotic, Southeast Asian vibe. As part of an event celebrating rooiboss tea, a fruity noncaffeinated tea from South Africa, the lounge is currently displaying a variety of African art and books. Ku Day Ta also offers a small menu of light snacks and sweets to go with the tea. Liew was born in Malaysia, where chai is the caffeinated beverage of choice, so she knows her chai. Most cafes serve just one kind of chai, but Ku Day Ta offers 10, including those made with the traditional black tea as well as green. Sweet, plain or spicy, there’s likely a chai here for you. They’re a bit pricey, but you get what you pay for. Liew and her staff make each cup of chai by hand. They measure out the tea and pound the spices with a mortar and pestle. The chai that won me over was the Kashmiri chai ($5.50). It’s sweet, but just barely, and is made with fresh-ground cardamom and almond syrup. Masala chai ($4.50) is less sweet and overtly spiced than the Kashmiri chai and very good. While it was too subtle for me, the KDT chai ($5) is a simple chai made with fresh ginger and cardamom. It’s the chai that Liew makes at home for herself. I was a little dubious about green-

tea chai, but my PaciďŹ c green latte ($5.50) converted me. It’s made with beautiful, bright-lime-colored matcha green tea, soy milk and a bit of coconut milk. It’s wonderfully creamy and lightly sweetened, and yet the avor of the green tea shines through. For something a bit spicier, the Green Tiger chai ($4.75) is the way to go. It’s like a green-tea version of the Kashmiri chai. In addition to chai, Ku Day Ta carries a wide range of traditional oolong, green, black and rare teas as well a creative menu of iced teas. As she does with chai, Liew gets creative with iced tea. Made with fresh muddled mint, lime juice and matcha green tea, the Va Va Voom Mint ($5.50) tastes more like a cocktail than ice tea. I loved the aromatic avor of the lightly sweetened and refreshing lavender iced tea ($4.50), too. And for something as far removed from Lipton’s as possible, the Summer Refresher ($5.50) combines matcha green tea, aloe vera and cucumber juice. The vegetal avor is a bit odd at ďŹ rst, but it’s cooling and thirst quenching and soon grew on me. There’s nothing else quite like Ku Day Ta in Silicon Valley. For tea lovers, it’s like discovering a new world.

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Zooey Deschanel stakes her claim as queen of the alterna-date movie in ‘(500) Days of Summer’ By Richard von Busack

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OM (Joseph GordonLevitt), a greeting-card writer, has his heart broken by a girl he knew for about two years. She was called Summer (Zooey Deschanel) and worked at his office. She drifted in and out of his embrace and finally out of his life. “She’s either an evil, emotionless human being, or she’s a robot,” Tom sums up. He bends the ear of his little sister, Rachel (Chloe Moretz), and the girl acts as a child psychologist to his romantic troubles. Truly, Tom never really knew Summer, let alone where he stood with her. Scenes are keyed to an animated calendar, showing us the dates where various happy moments and hurts took place. Sometimes there were tentative reconciliations, sometimes none-too-tentative dumping. As Tom recalls this anti–love story in random-accessed moments, we begin to see the bigger picture. (500) Days of Summer, an allegedly anti-romantic film, turns the spinning calendar into a new kind of gimmick. The result, though, is yet another alterna-date movie. Over a boilerplate disclaimer before the film’s titles, we are assured that (500) Days of Summer isn’t based on anyone real—anyone, that is, except for one girl, identified by name, and called, in a one-word sentence, “Bitch.” In every failed romance, there is a bastard as well as a bitch, someone who, despite his alleged sensitivity, wasn’t paying attention to what was

really going on. The film ignores this point, and that makes it seem naive. Still, (500) Days of Summer is worth recommending strongly to a young lovelorn audience, despite aspects that drove me absolutely crazy. (500) Days of Summer is the best of a lot that includes Away We Go, Juno and a few others that I have happily forgotten. The film moves in sprightly fashion; the scenes don’t go on so long they wear out their welcome. And yet it’s so full of negative space— places where jokes could have been planted, places where the characters could have been deepened. Geoffrey Arend, for instance, as Mckenzie, Tom’s best friend, keeps seeming like he is about to go beyond being mere comedy relief. If only director Marc Webb had spent as much time thinking how to fill in the blanks as he spent murmuring, “It’s going to be Annie Hall for our generation.” The cast nearly break their ankles over the dropped references. But the touchstone is Woody Allen, mostly. (They say the old man is washed up, and yet every alterna-date movie quotes him.) The use of the L.A. downtown buildings reminds us that we just saw this tactic in Alex Holdridge’s In Search of a Midnight Kiss, with its attempt to turn L.A.’s Broadway into Allen’s Manhattan. (Me, I’m glad that filmmakers are discovering the old buildings and are not just blowing them up like Michael Bay did in his first Transformers.)

When not mooning over old edifices, Webb stages parodies of classic films—a stray bit of Seventh Seal, some odd nouvelle vague romance (95 out of 100 filmgoers under 25 believe that all French movies have mimes in them). And there’s some Disney, too. When Tom is happy one morning, cartoon bluebirds flitter into the frame, just in the way Snow White’s Wicked Queen dropped into Annie Hall. Here, also, is the inevitable if unusually witty nod to Star Wars lore. After a successful night with Summer, Tom looks at his reflection and sees the coolest guy in movies—as long as your standards for cool extend only as far as The Empire Strikes Back Webb has seen a lot of movies; plainly, he knows his art. Despite the po-mo emphasis, it is good to see in (500) Days of Summer the kind of relationship that really cleans a young man’s clock. Calling an ex-lover a bitch, even in sport, is a sign that the emotional source material might not have been processed enough for a script. (500) Days of Summer might have been about the same onedimensional romance that was chronicled in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. The surprise here is a sudden reverse angle. At long last, we learn why there was a good reason why Summer kept her distance. She expresses this reason in a handsomely curt sentence, a real epitaph to a relationship. The actors keep you interested.

Gordon-Levitt takes the suave geek role and makes it charming. As the mysterious Summer, Deschanel does what she can playing a girl-next-door who has a covert core. I’m in the minority, but I don’t think Deschanel is perfect for the part. She’s not unreal enough. Someone British would have made Summer harder to second-guess, given her more teasing glamour. The film will probably complete the coronation of Deschanel as the queen of the alterna-date movie, even as she plays it modest, with occasional out-of-character flashes of naughtiness. Deschanel’s aging-little-girl style is as essential to the shoe-gazer romance as those wee big-eyed, big-faced figures— like steamrollered-flat kewpie dolls— are to so much modern painting. She has indefinable magnetism, despite her chastity-pledge wardrobe; there’s something compelling about the blue hair ribbon, the blue wide-open eyes, the toneless voice that swells into a moment of sweet karaoke on the old Nancy Sinatra hit “Sugartown.” What is it about Deschanel? Lisa Simpson was seen reading a copy of Non-Threatening Boys magazine. If there’s ever a spin-off, Non-Threatening Girls, who could be the cover girl if not Zooey? (500) DAYS OF SUMMER (PG-13; 95 min.), directed by Marc Webb, written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, photographed by Eric Steelberg, and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel, opens July 24.

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THE KID BROTHER plays Friday (July 24) at 7pm at the California Theatre, 345 S. First St., San Jose. Tickets are $5.

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Corked! (Unrated; 90 min.) Winery owners are rich, self-important snobs with no established connection to reality. They hire relatives to run their wineries whether those relatives know anything about wine or not. Wine country tourists are boorish inebriates who think grape-picking is glamorous. Wine-industry marketing executives think that successful winemaking is all about sitting down and thinking up advertising ideas. These are not accusations. They are plot points. In this hilarious new mockumentary, made by Sonoma County wine-industry insiders, nothing and no one is spared from the razor-sharp, brilliantly knowing gaze of the camera. The film focuses on four wineries located in the Dry Creek region of Sonoma County, with various characters competing for the all-important approval of a high-powered wine critic and for a first-place trophy in the fictional Golden Harvest Award festivities. Imagine Waiting for Guffman set among sun-drenched vineyards, atmospheric wine caves and million-dollar tasting rooms. The filmmakers and stars of the movie will appear at the theater after the 6:50 and 9:10pm shows on Jul 24 and the 4:30 and 6:50pm shows on Jul 25. Producer Brian A. Hoffman, cinematographer/editor Miguel Medina, director/lead actor/co-writer Ross Clendenen, director/co-writer Paul Hawley and art director/actor Sara Woo will take questions from the audience. (Opens Jul 24 at Camera 3 in San Jose.) (DT) Eugene Onegin A broadcast of the Bolshoi Opera Company from Opera de Paris. (Shows Jul 26 at 11am and Jul 29 at 7pm at Camera 7 in Campbell.) The Firebird Stravinsky danced by the Kirov Ballet, plus The Rite of Spring and The Wedding. (Shows Jul 23 at 7pm at Camera 7 in San Jose.) (500) Days of Summer (PG-13; 95 min.) See review on page 41. G-Force (PG; 88 min.) Guinea pig humor dressed up in military fatigues. (Opens Jul 24.) Irene in Time (PG-13; 95 min.) See review on page 45. Orphan (R; 123 min.) A horror thriller about an adopted child with serious issues. Stars Vera Farmiga, Isabelle Fuhrman and Peter Sarsgaard. (Opens Jul 24.) The Ugly Truth (R; 101 min.) A rom-com with Katherine Heigel and Gerard Butler acting sorta antagonistic but really falling for each other. (Opens Jul 24.)

Revivals Gigi/Meet Me in St. Louis (1958/1944) An elderly French roué (Maurice Chevalier) thanks heaven for little girls, particularly the fresh schoolgirl Leslie Caron. The unlikely story (from Colette) was the source of one of the most honored of all screen musicals by Lerner and Loewe. Louis Jourdan and Hermione Gingold co-star. BILLED WITH Meet Me in St. Louis. This cherished musical about the 1903 World’s Fair in St. Louis and a family’s awakening to the new century is essential viewing. Maybe it could be dismissed as nostalgia, but it’s dense nostalgia, with a deep texture of incidentals—the bit about Marjorie Main making ketchup, for instance, or the lowering of gaslight at the end of a summer night. And it has shadows, emblematic of the bleak year in which it

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42( was made (the darkness is overheard in its hit, the diminuendo wartime Christmas carol “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”). The Halloween sequence is a highlight of 1940s film. Director Vincente Minnelli claimed that in it he was trying to capture a child’s “wistful longing for horror.” It includes Judy Garland’s best performance and, as the little sister, the adorable Margaret O’Brien—a grubby child, a bloody-minded child, a child who doesn’t try to steal the scene when Garland is singing—in other words, a real endearing child instead of a polished child actor. (Plays Jul 24-27 in Palo Alto at the Stanford Theatre.) (RvB) I Walked With a Zombie/Isle of the Dead (1943) Producer Val Lewton shows you how to create fear out of shadows and a handful of actors. A Canadian nurse (Frances Dee) comes to the Caribbean island of San

Sebastian as the caretaker for a woman rendered mindless—likely by a zombie curse. Director Jacques Tourneur establishes a mood of retribution, colonialism poisoning the colonizers, and it’s got nothing to do with “the natives” infecting the whites. Here are chickens come home to roost, as we see in the repeated shots of the Europeans’ totem: the figurehead of the first slave ship that they brought to the island (an arrow-riddled San Sebastian), now referred to by the islanders as “Ti [uncle] Misery.” Stars Tom Conway, George Sanders’ look-alike and act-alike brother, in the Rochester role and the imposing Darby Jones as the mute Carrefour. BILLED WITH Isle of the Dead. A brave, even existential film. A Greek general nicknamed “The Watchdog” (Boris Karloff) is mopping up after a bloody campaign in the Balkans war of 1912. At the suggestion of an American reporter named Davis (Marc Cramer), the two go to a nearby cemetery island. The film shifts into a standard haunted-house

motif: the guests are stranded because of a septicemia plague outbreak, and they die one by one. One old woman, Madame Kira (Helen Thimig), believes that the real culprit is a “vorvolaka”—a vampire/ succubus. The guests—and this part is much more like Camus’ The Plague—find solace against the possibility of death through their various faiths in medicine, personal will and God. The illustrious Karloff rarely had such deep material to work with. He’s first forced to believe in the uncanny, and then he’s broken by it. (Plays Jul 22-23 in Palo Alto at the Stanford Theatre.) (RvB) Kung Fu Panda (2009) Appealing stuff, with Jack Black voicing the role of a noodle-shop apprentice who’d rather be a kung fu hero. (Plays Jul 23 at sunset in Redwood City at Old Courthouse Square; free; bring blankets and lawn chairs.) (RvB) Niles Film Museum Regular programs of silent films. Jul 25: Tempest (1928), a drama of the Russian Revolution, with John Barrymore as a beautiful but doomed Tsarist officer. Also: Just Rambling On (1918) with Stan Laurel and A Pair of Tights (1928) with Edgar Kennedy. Frederick Hodges at the piano. (Plays Jul 25 at 7:30 in Fremont at the Edison Theater, 37417 Niles Blvd.) (RvB) The Nun’s Story (1959) In the Belgian Congo, a nun from Brussels (Audrey Hepburn) faces the turmoil of the war years and their aftermath. One of the few epic parts Audrey Hepburn had, this story of war and religious doubt co-stars Peter Finch and Edith Evans. (Plays Jul 28-30 in Palo Alto at the Stanford Theatre.) (RvB) Romeo + Juliet (1996) Gaga ’90s excess: the first Shakespeare film to have 15 stuntmen, a transvestite Mercutio and the Butthole Surfers on the soundtrack. Tybalt (John Leguizamo, quivering like an indignant turkey) complains about Romeo crashing the gate “to fleer at our solemnity.” This, at a party a goat would fleer at. There, the virginal Juliet (Claire Danes) of the Capulets and young Romeo (Leonardo DiCaprio) of the Montagues hook up. Danes has the worst of it; DiCaprio, himself puffy from crying, seems too stricken by despair to put up a fight against his own family, let alone his beloved’s relations. With the sole exception of Pete Postlethwaite’s Father Laurence, no one has any idea of how to speak the lines. Baz Luhrmann’s crew created a unique Verona Beach out of a composite Mexico City and Veracruz, in which skyscrapers bear the corporate logos of Montague and Capulet. Demonstration before the film by Heroes Martial Arts. There will also be a screening of the short film Whiskey Tears by San Jose director Frank Door, about the band the Whiskey Avengers. (Plays Jul 22 in San Jose at sundown at South First and William streets; bring lawn chairs and blankets; free; part of the Starlight Cinema series.) (RvB)

Reviews Away We Go (R; 98 min.) Burt (John Krasinski), an alterna-insurance broker, and his pregnant mate, the dour, nervous Verona (Maya Rudolph) seek a community. Sadly, they learn that America is a beautiful country full of ugly people. Not enough jokes, by a long chalk. Alison Janney, the standout, as a sharp-tongued mom, is only temporary relief from the two leads: the moral and physical center of this movie’s universe. The writers are San Francisco’s Dave Eggers and his wife, Vendela Vida, who seek the wonder and freshness in aged platitudes about the innocence of children. (RvB) Brüno (R; 83 min.) Sacha Baron Cohen, late of Borat, purports to be Brüno, a past-hisprime Austrian club kid, seeking wider

m e t r o s i l i c o n va l l e y July 22-28, 2009 film

Food, Inc. (PG; 94 min.) The outrages of corporate food production are exposed in this fast and infuriating documentary by Robert Kenner. Defying the lawyers, one corporate chicken farmer shows us her wretched, antibiotic-packed birds. Drooling packed-in steers are fattened with cheap Iowa corn; it breeds E. coli in their guts. (RvB) The Girl From Monaco (R; 95 min.) It’s only at the 40-minute point that something happens that’s worth laughing out loud at, and yet this French film is thoroughly amusing—urbane and ambiguous. Bertrand Beauvois (Fabrice Luchini) is a Parisian defense lawyer mixed up with a half-bright local TV weather girl named Audrey (Louise Bourgoin). The film is not quite farce; indeed, you could it conservative. Beauvois represents the cultural France, gabbling about the time Jean-Paul Sartre met Simone Beauvoir; Audrey is the thoughtless Americanoid hedonist. But the film also satirizes the toointellectual life. (RvB) The Hangover (R; 100 min.) A satisfyingly low comedy with a sturdy plot and the wit to realize that the Three Stooges format is solid gold. Stick with it, since the first third is hit and miss; later, director Todd Phillips solidly builds the situations, thinking up strategies to bolster the risky comedy. (RvB) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (PG; 153 min.) Hogwarts’ decay is showing, against lowering weather that looks like January in Iceland. The new potions professor, Horace Slughorn (Jim Broadbent), holds in his memory a key conversation with the young Tom Riddle, later to become the Hitler of the world of magic. Dumbledore (Michael Gambon), the magic-world’s Churchill, needs to know what Slughorn knows, but the world’s greatest wizard is starting to decay. Young Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) is now comfy enough with being called the Chosen One that he can joke about it (even if Emma Watson’s Hermione gives him an whack on the head when he does). Rupert Grint is show-stealing in his perennial role as ginger-nut comedy relief. (RvB) The Hurt Locker (R; 131 min.) The soldiers of Bravo Company are stationed in Baghdad for the 2004 fighting. Central to the film is the mystery of Staff Sgt. James (Jeremy Renner) who comes in to replace a slaughtered demolition expert. James’ risktaking amazes and angers his subordinate, Sgt. Sanborn (Anthony Mackie). Director Kathryn Bigelow does what Howard Hawks would do: she finds the cooperation between men of great competence in a killing trade, rather than pumping up rivalry. (RvB) Moon (R; 97 min.) Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell) is a miner on the dark side of the moon. His only companion is a living computer named GERTY, with an emoticon face and measured, ambiguous voice by Kevin Spacey. Sam is counting the days until he gets to go home, but matters start to go wrong. The film comes down to Rockwell acting by himself, when history has proven that Rockwell is at his best as a sidekick. (RvB)

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fame. Cohen’s drastic comedy insists that all the worst fears of gay haters are true and screws that point down. It argues that gay people are into flagrantly bizarre sexual practices, will try to recruit straight people relentlessly and will tease and seduce even the violently uninterested. Brüno, then, is not a plea for understanding but a shout of rage against homophobia. Watching Cohen in his disguise is like reading H.L. Mencken—amusement at the rude wit is followed by nauseated despair at universal gullibility. (RvB)

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Small Talk Indie pioneer Henry Jaglom returns with ‘Irene in Time,’ an exasperating story of troubled ladies of leisure

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DD THAT Henry Jaglom—a director who is a bona fide member of the Easy Riders/Raging Bulls pack of 1969 (he even worked on Easy Rider)—never gets his props as an early independent filmmaker. Allegedly, the craft started with Cassavetes, but they don’t recall Jaglom as much, even though he predates the indie-film rebellion by a decade. And is there any indie filmmaker half Jaglom’s age—no, a third his age, even—as interested in the conversations of women? Unfortunately, when he’s not on his game, Jaglom also represents some of the less fascinating aspects of indie film: the tendency toward tunnel-vision focus on relationships and heartbreak while excluding the troubles of the outside world; the tendency to explore the navel; the tendency, in short, to focus on characters who, while possessing the turbulent personalities essential for drama, really just need to take a big pill and calm down. Irene (Tanna Frederick), Jaglom’s subject in Irene in Time, is every bit as big a mess as Karen Black was in his Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?, made 26 years ago. Looking for love, this no-visible-means-of-support L.A. singer is, in Jaglom’s view, saddled with Freudian probs. Irene misses her daddy, and she’s the first to admit it. Dates don’t work; one architect she takes out asks her, “What is your problem?” (Good question, actually.) Frederick is dynamic to say the least—with her full-force, oversized smile and her cascading red corkscrew hair, she looks like Rita Hayworth with a toe caught in an electric socket. Frederick has the 500 percent intensity of a born stage actor caught in a movie, and we can see easily why men think she’s too intense. While such a character could be made the subject of Chekhovian or Ophuls-like tenderness, there’s not an inch between Irene and Jaglom; her friends adore her and all her problems with men, and she holds court more than she has conversations. The film’s plot gets started about halfway through, after some loose improvs and recollections. One afternoon, exploring her childhood bedroom, Irene finds a long-ago note from her late father. During a trip to Catalina Island, Irene is outraged and upset to discover a jazz singer who knows a song that her father wrote. The film is held together with a cycle of songs performed by Harriet Schock and her group. As Irene’s mother, Victoria Tennant is impressive; she reminds you of the women who have excelled in Jaglom’s films—Viveca Lindfors and Melissa Leo, particularly. Jaglom’s emphasis on visual quality and camera movement distinguishes him from most indie filmmakers; he even uses a telephoto lens to capture Irene, sitting on the edge of the Santa Monica palisades; it’s sort of a rebuke to the visual flatness of so much point-and-shoot cinema. Under Jaglom’s Actor’s Studio–trained direction, the cast tries to find the emotional truth in these tricked-up, coincidence-laden, melodramatic old-movie situations. The most truthful line comes from a new friend of Irene’s, who turns out to be a relative as well: she tells the moping redhead: “You come from a long line of narcissists.” Richard von Busack IRENE IN TIME (PG-13; 95 min.), directed and written by Henry Jaglom, photographed by Hanania Baer, and starring Tanna Frederick and Victoria Tennant, opens July 24 at selected theaters.

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DVD REVIEW

Swashbuckler A new Flicker Alley DVD resurrects two silent-film adventures by tragic leading man John Gilbert

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OHN GILBERT, one of the first megastars, Garbo’s leading man and “the Great Lover,” was also one of the first casualties of film; his demise, in 1936, is still a mystery. The actor was the model for the silentfilm star destroyed by sound, as in Singin’ in the Rain and What Price Hollywood?. Several reasons have been given for his failure: his drinking, a squeaky or prissy voice, a broken heart cracked by Garbo herself. (“She wouldn’t sleep with me last night,” is what Gilbert was reportedly saying aloud as he wandered forlorn on some set.) Flicker Alley’s new DVD release of Bardleys the Magnificent/Monte Cristo includes an interview with Gilbert’s daughter and autobiographer Leatrice Gilbert Fountain; she adds to the mystery by saying that it was Gilbert’s last lover, Marlene Dietrich, who was too much for him. By contrast, critic David Thomson, positively not a Gilbert fan, notes a comment by King Vidor. In the opinion of Gilbert’s most talented director, it was the qualities of sound film itself that put Gilbert out of business: “The literal content of his scenes, which in silent films had been imagined, was too intense to be put into spoken word.” That intensity can look stale and petrified sometimes, if Gilbert is in a lesser movie. The package here, a pair of swashbucklers, shows Gilbert right in his comfort zone as a matinee idol. The big star is an appealing, ironical figure in the previously lost film Bardleys the Magnificent (1926). It’s King Vidor’s romance of the Fronde, based on a novel by Rafael Sabatini (Scaramouche, The Sea Hawk, Captain Blood, etc). Gilbert stars as that kiss-stealing rogue, the Marquis de Bardleys. The beguiling cavalier gets rooked into courting a virtuous woman—not many such were around in the court of Louis XIII, this film claims. Handily assuming a dead man’s identity, Bardleys ends up condemned to death: “If they catch me, I’ll lose my head, and my head is too good to lose.” The famous boat scene, shot by William Daniels, under the branches of trailing weeping willows with a recumbent Eleanor Boardman (as the euphoniously named Roxalanne de Lavedan) in the keel, is indispensable silent-screen romance. If Gilbert’s terrific escape from the gallows runs a second to Douglas Fairbanks’ athleticism, it’s a very close second. Twin soundtrack options include a solo piano soundtrack by Antonio Coppola and the Mont Alto Picture Orchestra. The co-bill is less impressive, but it has its points. There may not be such a thing as a really bad film version of The Count of Monte Cristo (1922); it’s a story that looks out for itself. The proscenium-arch-heavy tale, under Emmett J. Flynn’s direction, stars Gilbert as the revenger. The 1922 film is scratchy and jumpy in the only known version from the Czech archives. While Gilbert acquits himself as Edmond Dantes, this movie has a highly distinguished actor of villains, Robert McKim—like Gilbert, a man who died young, but not before playing the evil governor in the Fairbanks The Mark of Zorro. The re-evaluation of Gilbert needs to continue. How much truth was there—how much flattery and how much hearsay?—in what Ms. Fountain says David O. Selznick himself said: “We buried the man who should have played Rhett Butler.” Richard von Busack

Bardleys the Magnificent/Monte Cristo; two discs; Flicker Alley; $39.95

45( The Proposal (PG-13; 107 min.) Sandra Bullock returns in a romantic comedy with Ryan Reynolds. Plus (check your demographics tables here) Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson and Betty White. Public Enemies (R; 140 min.) Previous takes on the life of John Dillinger had themes like “Crime doesn’t pay” or “Society is to blame.” Michael Mann’s is “It was only a movie.” Mann carries out this study of Dillinger’s career from its middle to its end in darting, little-cam movements. If it weren’t for the music—1940s jazz in a 1930s world—the film would look Dogmetized. The photography often uses high-def synthetic light: yellowish-white flares of gun bursts and gritty magenta torches burning. Surfaces come to mind—that’s what this skin-deep film gives you when you can’t hear the dialogue or can’t tell who the new characters are supposed to be. In numberless close-ups, Johnny Depp emphasizes surface, too. Spilling out the capsulized details of his life in three or four lines, Dillinger asks his girl Billie (Marion Cotillard) “What else do you want to know about me?” That’s meant to keep us satisfied, too. Who am I? I’m the guy playing Dillinger, that’s who. The movie makes the master bank robber a gent, a showman, an ardent monogamous lover; when he takes hostages, it’s to relieve them of the humdrumness of their lives. But Public Enemies never takes us hostage; it never establishes that link it reaches for, the link between those hard times and ours. (RvB) Séraphine (Unrated; 125 min.) Director Martin Provost delivers a measured, Bressonian biopic of Séraphine Louis, later known as Séraphine de Senlis, a 1914-era scrubwoman and naive artist from rural France. Yolande Moreau inhabits this poor woman’s shell: it’s uncompromising, brawny acting. Provost provides a strong but not

overstressed rhyme of this woman working in solitude with the life of this collector who had covert tendencies of his own, William Uhde (Ulrich Tukur), a lawyer and Paris gallery owner. Provost’s fine biopic takes an unsentimental view of Séraphine’s art; her raptures and her loose grip on sanity are closed off to us. It’s a private world we can watch from the outside and marvel at. (RvB) Star Trek (PG-13; 126 min.) Happily, J.J. Abrams’ version of the 40-year-old story is a loving refurbishing of an old structure, rather than a demolishing. Traditions honored include the green babe (Rachel Nichols) and the red-shirted ensign. As Kirk, Chris Pine himself is the ham this sandwich needs. Zachary Quinto is very poised as Spock, the tragic mulatto of space. Abrams’ tendency to undervillain the picture is redeemed by his making the villain fast, raging and large. Eric Bana, made up so that his face looks like a spider’s abdomen, plays Nero, a Romulan renegade escaped from the future. The film’s only conventional love interest involves Zoe Saldana’s Uhuru, drawn to Spock, as who wouldn’t be. The film’s real tension arises in the partnership between Kirk and Spock—two halves of one great leader, calm calculation meeting insane daring. (RvB) Summer Hours (Unrated; 103 min.) In Olivier Assayas’ absorbing and smart new film, the problems of an extended family illuminate the abstract idea of artistic patrimony. At her 75th birthday party, Hélène (Edith Scob) prepares to divide up her worldly goods among her children. These children are scattered all over the globe and don’t have the wherewithal to keep a luscious summer house going; the place is stuffed with valuable art pieces, too, which will have to be doled out to relatives and museums. Hélène was the longtime companion (perhaps more) of her uncle, a noted post-Impressionist; the slightly awkward legacy is puzzled out during the extended mourning session after Hélène drops dead. Mulling over the cultural and financial primacy that’s migrated out of France into China and America, the film makes no recriminations. Assayas is gentle about the harsh edge of time scraping away things that are traditionally French, leaving behind the pop (mono)culture of superheroes, sneakers and drinking beer from the bottle. At a final house party for the family, he dwells on a trio of charming young modern girls dancing to Les Plastiscines’ terrific punk tune “Loser,” as if they were the Three Graces or something. (RvB) The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (R; 106 min.) Grubby, truculent remake, with John Travolta looking like an old and jaded rent boy as a criminal mastermind hostaging a group of subway riders. He’s opposed by Walter Garber (Denzel Washington), a low-key civil servant for the MTA; Washington downplays things until he practically vanishes. Director Tony Scott, with neither interest nor time for underdogs, can’t work up feeling for their plight, so he allows Travolta to inflate his part with anal-aggressive patter. This version has agoraphobia, taking place as it does either in the subway tunnels or the interior of an office, with brash but immaterial street scenes of the money arriving from Brooklyn. (RvB) Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (PG-13; 150 min.) Off to college goes young Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) trying to forget the trauma of watching the robots destroy L.A. The government covered it up. Sadly, a chip of the spark cube stuck to Sam’s shirt, and that starts the whole mess over again: indistinguishable robot-clobber with warlike threats. Manly Air Force officers in camouflage strut in slo-mo amid more cargo planes than one would see in an “Army of One” commercial. (RvB)

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Movie listings are for Friday, July 24, through Thursday, July 30, unless otherwise indicated. Programs and showtimes are subject to change without notice. Updated showtimes are available online at www.movietimes.com.

Campbell Camera 7

1875 S. Bascom Ave. (408.559.6900) Eugene Onegin Sun 11; Wed (Jul 29) 7 G-Force in Real 3-D 12:25, 2:40, 4:50, 7, 9:10 The Hangover 7:35, 9:50 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

noon, 1, 3:20, 4:20, 6:40, 9:55 The Hurt Locker 1:10, 4, 6:50, 9:40

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Fri-Sat

11:30, 1:50, 4:05, 6:20, 8:40; Sun 1:50, 4:05, 6:20, 8:40; Mon & Thu 11:30, 1:50, 4:05, 6:20, 8:40; Tue 11:30, 1:50, 4:05, 8:30; Wed 11:30, 1:50, 4:05 Up Disney Real 3-D 11:10, 1:35, 4:10, 6:30, 8:55 The Ugly Truth 12:10, 2:25, 4:40, 7:10, 9:30

Cinelux Plaza Theatre 2501 S. Winchester Blvd. (408.378.2425)

G-Force in 3-D 11, 1:10, 3:20, 5:30, 7:40, 9:45 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

11:30, 12:30, 2:45, 3:45, 6:15, 7, 9:15, 10:10

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs noon, 2:10,

4:20, 6:30, 8:45

Kung-Fu Panda Wed-Thu 10am The Ugly Truth 11, 1:20, 3:30, 5:40, 8, 10:15

Los Gatos Los Gatos CinemaS

41 N. Santa Cruz Ave. (408.395.0203) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

1:45, 5, 8:15

The Proposal 1:30, 4:15, 6:45, 9:15

Menlo Park Guild

949 El Camino Real (650.266.9260) Seraphine Fri 2:30, 4:46, 5:30, 7:46; Sat-Sun

11:30, 2:30, 4:46, 5:30, 7:46; Mon-Thu 2:30, 4:46, 5:30, 7:46

Milpitas Century 20 Great Mall 1010 Great Mall Dr. (408.942.5550)

Aliens in the Attic Thu (Jul 30) midnight Bruno Fri-Sat 10:30, 12:40, 2:50, 5, 7:15, 9:25, 11:40;

Sun 10:30, 12:40, 2:50, 5, 7:15, 9:25; Mon-Thu 12:40, 2:50, 5, 7:15, 9:25 Funny People Thu (Jul 30) midnight G-Force Fri-Sat 11:15, 1:30, 3:45, 6, 8:20, 10:40; SunThu 11:15, 3:45, 6, 8:20 G-Force in 3-D Fri-Sat 10:05, 12:20, 2:35, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30, 11:50; Sun 10:05, 12:20, 2:35, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30; Mon-Thu 12:20, 2:35, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30 The Hangover Fri-Sat 11:35, 2:10, 4:45, 7:20, 9:50, 12:15; Sun-Thu 11:35, 2:10, 4:45, 7:20, 9:50 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Fri-Sat 10:15, 10:50, 11:20, 11:55, 12:30, 1, 1:35, 2:10, 2:40, 3:15, 3:50, 4:20, 5:30, 6, 6:35, 7:10, 7:40, 8:15, 8:50, 9:20, 9:55, 10:30, 11, 11:35, 12:10; Sun 10:15, 10:50, 11:20, 11:55, 12:30, 1, 1:35, 2:10, 2:40, 3:15, 3:50, 4:20, 4:55, 5:30, 6, 6:35, 7:10, 7:40, 8:15, 8:50, 9:20; Mon-Thu 11:20, 11:55, 12:30, 1, 1:35, 2:10, 2:40, 3:15, 4:20, 4:55, 5:30, 6, 6:36, 7:10, 7:40, 8:15, 9:20, 9:55 I Love You, Beth Cooper 7:45, 10:15 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Fri-Sat 10:10, 11:25, 12:35, 1:50, 3:05, 4:20, 5:25, 6:55, 9:15, 11:45; Sun 10:10, 11:25, 12:35, 1:50, 3:05, 4:20, 5:25, 6:55, 9:15; Mon-Thu 11:25, 12:35, 1:50, 3:05, 4:20, 5:25, 6:55, 9:15 My Sister’s Keeper 1:40, 7 Orphan Fri-Sat 10, 11:10, 12:50, 2, 3:40, 4:50, 6:30, 7:40, 9:20, 10:35, 12:10; Sun 10, 11:10, 12:50, 2, 3:40, 4:50, 6:30, 7:40, 9:20, 10:25; Mon-Thu 11:10, 12:50, 2, 3:40, 4:50, 6:30, 7:35, 9:20, 10:20 The Proposal Fri-Sun 10:55, 1:40, 4:25, 7:15, 10; Mon-Thu 1:40, 4:25, 7:15, 10 Public Enemies Fri-Sat 10:20, 1:25, 4:30, 7:35, 10:45; Sun 10:20, 1:25, 4:30, 7:35; Mon-Thy 1:25, 4:30, 7:35 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Fri-Sat 11:45, 3:25, 7:05, 10:25; Sun-Thu 11:45, 3:25, 7:05, 10:20

m e t r o s i l i c o n va l l e y July 22-28, 2009 film The Ugly Truth Fri-Sat 10, 11:05, 12:20, 1:25,

2:40, 3:50, 5, 6:10, 7:25, 8:35, 9:50, 11, 12:15; Sun 10, 11:05, 12:20, 1:25, 2:40, 3:50, 5, 6:10, 7:25, 8:35, 9:50; Mon-Thu 11:10, 12:20, 1:25, 2:40, 3:50, 5, 6:10, 7:25, 8:35, 9:50 Up Fri-Sun 11, 4:25, 9:40; Mon-Thu 11:15, 4:25, 9:40

Morgan Hill Cinelux Tennant Station Stadium Cinemas 750 Tennant Ave. (408.778.650)

Bruno 10:15 The Hangover 11:15, 1:20, 3:30, 5:40, 8, 10:10 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

11, 11:45, 12:30, 2:20, 3, 3:55, 5:45, 6:30, 7:15, 9, 9:45 G-Force 11:40, 2, 4:10, 6:45, 9 G-Force in 3-D 11, 1, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:40 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 11:30, 2:10, 4:20, 6:45, 9:15 Kung Fu Panda 10am Orphan 11:10, 1:45, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50 Public Enemies 12:15, 3:45, 7, 10 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

11:55, 3:15, 6:30, 9:30 The Ugly Truth 11, 1:10, 3:20, 5:30, 7:45, 10

Mountain View Century Cinemas 16

1500 N. Shoreline Blvd. and Fwy 101 (800.FAN.DANG 910#) (500) Days of Summer noon, 2:35, 4:55,

7:20, 10:05 Bruno 11:10, 1:25, 3:35, 5:50, 8:05, 10:15 The Hangover 11:55, 2:30, 5:20, 7:50, 10:10

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Fri-Tue 11:1, 12:15, 1, 1:45, 2:45, 3:45, 4:30, 5:15, 6:15, 7:15, 8, 8:45, 9:45, 10:30; Wed-Thu 11:15, 12:15, 1, 1:45, 2:45, 3:45, 4:30, 5:15, 6:15, 7:15, 8, 8:45, 9:45, 10:30 G-Force in 3-D 11:25, 1:50, 4:15, 7:05, 9:25 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 11:20, 1:40, 4:20, 7:10, 9:40 Orphan 11, 1:55, 4:45, 7:30, 10:25 The Proposal 11:40, 2:15, 4:50, 7:25, 10 Public Enemies 12:20, 3:25, 6:45, 9:50 Star Trek 12:45, 3:50, 6:55, 9:55 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

11:30, 3, 7, 10:20

The Ugly Truth 11:35, 2, 4:35, 7:05, 9:30 Up 11:05, 1:35, 4:05, 6:50, 9:20

Palo Alto Aquarius 430 Emerson St. (650.266.9260) The Girl From Monaco 5, 6:50, 9:45, 11:35 Food, Inc. 2, 3:49, 4:30, 6:19, 7, 8:49, 9:15, 11:04 Whatever Works 2:30, 4:17, 7:30, 9:17

CineArts at Palo Alto Square

3000 El Camino Real at Page Mill Road (650.493.3456) The Hurt Locker Fri-Sat 1:15, 2:45, 4:15, 5:45,

7:15, 8:45, 10:15; Sun-Thu 1:15, 2:45, 4:15, 5:45, 7:15, 8:45

Stanford Theatre

221 University Avenue, (650.324.3700) Gigi (1958) Fri 7:30; Sat-Sun 3:20, 7:30; Mon 7:30 Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) Fri-Mon 5:25,

9:35

The Nun’s Story (1959) Tue-Thu 7:30

San Jose AMC Eastridge 15

2190 Eastridge Loop (888.AMC.4FUN) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

10am, 1:15, 4:45, 8:15, 11:45

Spiderwick Chronicles Wed (Jul 22) 10am

CineLux Almaden Cinema 2306 Almaden Road, (408.265.7373)

G-Force 11, 1:05, 3:10, 5:15, 7:20, 9:30 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

noon, 3:15, 6:30, 9:45

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 11:45, 2:15,

4:30, 7, 9:15

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

11:10, 1:15, 3:20, 5:30, 7:45, 10 The Ugly Truth 12:15, 3:30, 6:45, 9:50

The Tech Museum IMAX Dome Theatre

201 S. Market St at Park Ave (408.294.8324)

I Love You, Beth Cooper Fri-Sun & Tue-Thu

10:50, 1:15, 7:05

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs in 3-D

Corked! Fri 6:50, 9:10; Sat-Sun 2:30, 4:30, 6:50, 9:10; Mon-Thu 6:50, 9:10 Seraphine Fri 4, 6:40, 9:25; Sat-Sun 1:15, 4, 6:40, 9:25; Mon-Thu 6:40, 9:25 Summer Hours Fri 4:20; Sat-Sun 12:15

Fri-Sun & Tue-Thu 11:30, 2, 4:35, 7:10, 9:45 My Sister’s Keeper Fri-Sun & Tue-Thu 12:05, 2:45, 5:25, 8:05, 10:40 Orphan Fri-Sun & Tue-Thu 11, 12:25, 1:50, 3:20, 4:45, 6:15, 7:40, 9:10, 10:30; Mon 11, 1:50, 4:45, 7:40, 10:30 The Proposal Fri-Sun & Tue-Thu 11:10, 1:55, 4:35, 7:15, 9:55 Public Enemies Sun & Thu 1, 4:10, 7:25, 10:35; Tue-Wed 1, 4:10, 7:25, 10:35 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen FriSun & Tue-Thu 12:45, 4:05, 7:20, 10:40 The Ugly Truth Fri-Sun & Tue-Thu 11:50, 12:50, 2:15, 3:30, 4:40, 5:55, 7:15, 8:20, 9:45, 10:45; Mon 11:50, 2:15, 4:40, 7:15, 9:45 Up Fri-Sun & Tue-Thu 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:50, 10:25

Camera 12

Winchester 21

Cirque du Soleil Fri 5 Forces of Nature 2, 4 Grand Canyon noon Mummies 11, 1 Thrill Ride Sat 3, 5; Sun 3 Wild California Fri 3; Mon-Thu 3

Camera 3

288 S. Second St. (408.294.3334)

201 S. Second St. (408.998.3300) Away We Go 3:50, 8:30 Bruno Fri- Sat 3:10, 5:10, 7:20, 9:30, 11:40; Sun-Thu

3:10, 5:10, 7:20, 9:30 Food Inc. 1pm G-Force Fri-Sat 12:10, 2:20, 4:40, 7, 9:20, 11:45; Sun-Thu 12:10, 2:20, 4:40, 7, 9:20 Girl From Monaco 2, 6:25 The Hangover Fri-Sat 1:30, 6:15, 10:50; Sun-Thu 1:30, 6:15 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Fri-Sat noon, 1:40, 3:20, 5, 6:40, 8:15, 9:55, 11:30; Sun-Thu noon, 1:40, 3:20, 5, 6:40, 8:15, 9:55 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 1:20, 3:45, 6:10, 8:25 Irene In Time 1:50, 4:15, 6:30, 8:50 Moon Fri-Sat 4:10, 8:40, 10:55; Sun-Thu 4:10, 8:40 Orphan Fri-Sat 1:15, 4, 6:50, 9:40, midnight; SunThu 1:15, 4, 6:50, 9:40 Public Enemies 12:30, 3:30, 6:20, 9:10 The Proposal 12:35, 3, 5:25, 7:40, 10:05 The Ugly Truth Fri-Sat 12:20, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:25, 11:50; Sun-Thu 12:20, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:25

3161 Olsen Dr (408.984.5610) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

11:20, 2:45, 6:15, 9:45

Winchester 22 3162 Olin Ave (408.984.5610) Bruno 12:30, 2:45, 5:10, 7:30, 10 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

noon, 3:30, 7, 10:30 Ice Age 11:45, 2, 4:15, 6:30, 8:45

Winchester 23

3164 Olsen Dr (408.984.5610) The Proposal noon, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10 Transformers 12:20, 3:40, 7, 10:20

Century San Jose 24

741 S. Winchester Blvd (800.FAN.DANG 927#) Orphan Fri-Sun 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 10; Mon-Thu 1:45,

4:30, 7:15

The Hangover Fri-Sun 12:30, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45,

10:10; Mon-Thu 2:55, 5:20, 7:45

Century Capitol 16 San Jose Capitol Expressway & Snell Avenue (408.972.9276)

Bruno 11, 1:10, 3:25, 5:45, 8, 10:15 G-Force 10:45, noon, 1:05, 2:20, 3:30, 4:45, 5:55,

7:05, 8:10, 9:20, 10:20 The Hangover 12:10, 2:35, 5:10, 7:40, 10:25

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Fri-Tue 10:45, 11:55, 1:15, 2:30, 3:30, 4:35, 6, 7, 8:15, 9:30, 10:20; Wed-Thu 10:45, 11:55, 1:15, 2:30, 4:35, 6, 7, 8:15, 9:30, 10:20 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 12:10, 2:40, 5:15, 7:35, 10:10 Mr. Bean’s Holiday 10am My Sister’s Keeper 11:15, 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:40 Orphan 10:50, 1:45, 4:45, 7:45, 10:30 The Proposal 11:25, 1:55, 4:40, 7:20, 9:55 Public Enemies 12:35, 3:40, 7:05, 10:05 The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 12:25, 3, 5:25, 7:55, 10:25

CineArts@Santana Row 3088 Olsen Dr. (408.554.7000)

(500) Days of Summer 11:30, 12:40, 1:50, 3,

4:10, 5:20, 6:30, 7:40, 8:50, 10

Away We Go 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:20, 9:50 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Fri-Tue 12:20, 3:40, 7, 10:20; Wed-Thu 12:20, 3:40, 7, 10:20 The Hurt Locker 12:55, 4, 7:10, 10:10 The Proposal Fri-Mon & Wed-Thu 11:35, 2:10, 4:55, 7:30, 10:05; Tue 11:35, 2:10

San Mateo Century San Mateo 12 320 E. Second Ave. (650.558.0123)

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Complete information not available at deadline; call for times.

The Ugly Truth 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:30, 10 Up 11:55, 2:25, 5, 7:25, 10

Santa Clara

Century Berryessa 10

AMC Mercado 20

12:30, 3:45, 7, 10:15

Berryessa Road and Capitol Ave (800.FAN.DANG 929#) Bruno Fri-Thu 12:50, 3:10, 5:30, 7:45, 10:10 G-Force 12:15, 2:35, 4:55, 7:15, 9:35 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Fri-Tue 12:20, 2, 3:40, 5:20, 7, 8:40, 10:20; Wed-Thu 12:20, 2, 3:40, 5:20, 7, 8:40, 10:20 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50 Orphan 1, 4, 7:10, 10 Public Enemies 12:40, 3:50, 7:05, 10:15 The Proposal 12:05, 2:40, 5:15, 7:50, 10:25 The Spongebob Squarepants Movie

10am

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

12:10, 3:35, 7, 10:20

The Ugly Truth noon, 2:30, 5, 7:35, 10:05

Century 20 Oakridge

925 Blossom Hill Road (408.225.2200) Bruno Fri-Sun & Tue-Thu 1, 3:20, 5:35, 7:55, 10:15 G-Force Fri-Sun & Tue-Thu 1:15, 3:30, 5:50, 8:10,

10:25

G-Force in 3-D 12:05, 2:25, 4:45, 7, 9:20 The Hangover Fri-Sun & Tue-Thu 11:35, 2, 4:30,

101 Fwy and Great American Pkwy Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Fri-Sat 10, 1:15, 4:30, 7:45, 11; Sun 10, 11, 1:15, 4:30, 7:45, 11; Mon-Thu 10, 1:15, 4:30, 7:45, 11

Saratoga AMC Saratoga 14

Saratoga and Campbell Avenues (888.AMC.4FUN) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Fri-Sun 12:05, 3:35, 7:05, 10:35; Mon-Thu 12:05, 3:35, 7:05

One Nighters California Theatre 345 S. First St., San Jose. The Kid Brother shown with Big Business

Fri 7pm

COURTHOUSE SQUARE Broadway and Hamilton streets, Redwood City.

7, 9:30

Hairspray Thu (July 30) 8:45

10:50, 11:25, 12:35, 1:05, 1:40, 2:15, 2:50, 3:45, 4, 4:30, 5:05, 5:40, 6:15, 7:20, 7:55, 8:30, 9:05, 9:40, 10, 10:45

niles Essanay Silent film

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

37417 Niles Blvd, Fremont. Tempest shown with Just Rambling Along and A Pair of Tights Sat 7:30pm

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[48] ARTS

JULY 22-28, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

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MACLA’s biennial show runs a wide gamut of materials and methods as artists probe questions of identity and politics By Michael S. Gant

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EN. SESSIONS and his colleagues on the Judiciary Committee should visit MACLA’s new group show, “2009 Chicana/o Biennial.” The pieces on display certainly prove the point that wise Chicana and Chicano artists can reach revelatory decisions based on diverse experiences that will be different from—in enlightening ways—those of artists of other backgrounds. “Impartial art” is as much an oxymoron as “impartial justice.” Several of the artists (mostly but not exclusively from the valley and Bay Area) chosen for this no-fee juried exhibit address directly that open wound along the border between the United States and Mexico. Deborah Kuetzpalin Vasquez tackles the issue straight-on in a piece that is really a political poster. Her digital print Citlali no Border Wall features an Aztec superheroine pulling out her still-beating heart in the desert as a menacing Hummer approaches. The image is overlaid with the declaration “Ningun ser Hermano es ilegal” (“No human being is illegal” ) and “No to border wall.” Consuelo Jimenez Underwood’s modest, understated Hoe Down,

5/13 is a very small bit of fiber art showing a golden hoe—symbol of agricultural wealth built on the labor of migrants—above a conjoined flag of Mexico and the United States. It speaks more softly than Vasquez’s megaphone, but just as effectively. For 100 Cucharas (100 Spoons), a sculptural installation, Jaime Guerrero has erected an actual stacked-rock wall, topped with two beautifully rendered clear-glass cockroaches (cucarachas). On the gallery wall blocked off by this stone barrier, a brightly colored blown-glass zarape is surrounded by scores of clear glass spoons (“cucharas”). The wall here stands in for both the border and the separation between field work and domestic labor. Guerrero’s agility with glass is stunning; he recently showed some amazing wrestling masks in colored glass at MACLA. Picking up the agricultural theme, Ester Hernandez goes for gallows humor with her screenprint Sun Raid. That familiar harvesting maid from millions of raisin boxes is transformed into a grinning skeleton with an ICE tracking device on her bony wrist. These “unnaturally harvested” snacks are “mad in the U.S.A.” and come with “guaranteed deportation.” No

one—laborer or consumer—wins in this production cycle. This is agit-prop at its wittiest, inducing both laughter and a wince. In the vein of Barbara Ehrenreich, Cristina Cantu Diaz’s elaborate sculpture . . . Y Cenicienta se fue a bailar decorates a mannequin in fancy, feminine gauze and papel picado banners. The upper half of this Cinderella figure is undercut by the decorations on the skirt—sequined petal shapes made from box and bottle labels for cleaning products like Tide, Cascade and Drano. After the dream of immigration come years of low-wage work. Cantu Diaz continues to impress with her provocative 3-D works; she was the star of the previous “Chicana/o Biennial” with her Triunfo del Trabajador, a monumental arch fashioned from fruit and vegetable boxes. Some pieces left me either mystified (whatever personal meaning Jose Arenas attaches to his large-scale painting of a porcelain elephant figurine floating against a pattern of hexagons escapes me) or indifferent (Mark Vallen’s two paintings of striking workers are accomplished but lacking in affect). I was, however, strangely moved

by Viviana Paredes’ Xiriki, a long, horizontal panel bearing 19 free-form glass containers, each filled to capacity with a different kind of heirloom corn seed. The seeds themselves—variously colored, with crinkled, puckered skins—are sensual. They evoke satisfying, earthen meals made from a staple that has sustained civilizations. But they also hint at the dangers of agro-corporatization of the food supply, as large firms seek to patent and control our crops down to the genetic level. Thinking about food in a wholly new way is Jose Bravo, who contributes two portraits painted on big tortillas (about 20 inches in diameter). A Time for Hope adds to the folk iconography of Obamamania with a saintly image of the president. Better is Luchador #2, a beguiling beatification of a Mexican wrestler in royal blue mask. His eyes are revealed beneath openings cut in the top surface of the tortilla, giving them a haunted, trapped quality. 2009 CHICANA/O BIENNIAL runs through Aug. 8 at MACLA, 510 S. First St., San Jose. The gallery is open Wednesday–Sunday. (408.998.2783)

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[50] STAGE/ART/LIT

JULY 22-28, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

Girl Talk

Sexual confusion is laid bare at Palo Alto’s Dragon Theatre in ‘A Girl’s Guide to Chaos’

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N CYNTHIA HEIMEL’S A Girl’s Guide to Chaos, now playing at the Dragon Theatre in Palo Alto, the actors speak mostly in pithy aphorisms, delivering lectures and confessionals to the audience and each other in emphatic, unanswerable monologues. Sit down and shut up: Class is in session. The play begins with Cyndi Lauper’s anthem to TABLE TALK!!Ljn!Tbvoefst-!Opfm!Xppe!! post-feminist female empowerment, “Girls boe!Nbhfoub!Cspplt!ejtdvtt!eftjsf!jo!! Just Want to Have Fun.” The song blares ÕB!HjsmÖt!Hvjef!up!Dibpt/Ö as the actors take the stage, then fades as three women (do they really want to be called “girls?”) take their places before us in the dark. These are our guides, although we won’t be formally introduced until midway through the first act. The scene is Los Angeles, late 1980s, early 1990s. There’s Cynthia (Magenta Brooks), who enjoys pot and Valium and writes a column about sex, women and relationships for a local paper. (In case you’re wondering, Heimel’s Chaos was published in 1991; Candace Bushnell’s Sex and the City, with its similar cast of characters, didn’t see print until 1997.) Over here is Cleo (Lorie Goulart), a tightly wound scientist whose identity is all wrapped up in the conflict between her professed ability to do without men and her secret desire to find a man who will sweep her off her feet and not take “no” for an answer. As for Rita (Kim Saunders), she’s a tough kick in the pants from Texas, with big hair and a mouth to match. They are good, dear friends who like to get together at a favorite restaurant, which has its very own sassy New York–accented waitress (Denise Berumen). She joins the rest of the women in sharing secrets and obsessions, one of which is men. It’s not all surface—Heimel doles out just enough depth to keep us from dismissing her characters entirely. But it’s pretty thin gruel: Paranoia is nothing but selfpunishment. We are all deeply protective of our sexual property. Isn’t it funny how nobody likes to see anybody happy? Experts are people who have something to hide. Lost in all that cleverness, of course, are the subtler truths that live on either side of such absolute statements. All experts, everywhere, have something to hide? No wonder Cynthia is so paranoid, and no wonder the Bill Starr–directed cast keeps, for the most part, to the surface, too. Then there are the men, all of whom are played by Noel Wood. I particularly liked his L.A. schmoozer, with his sports coat rolled up to the elbows. Nice touch. But isn’t it sort of weird when a rubber-faced male actor is more interesting to watch than three attractive women in flattering clothing talking in appreciative detail about oral sex? In the end, the biggest problem with Chaos is that Heimel’s monologues feel out of date and beside the point. For example, I cannot imagine the women in Knocked Up speaking to each other in such lame strings of platitudes. Their frustrations with men were funny precisely because they felt real. Heimel’s characters are cartoons by comparison.

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STAGE REVIEW

M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y JULY 22-28, 2009 STAGE/ART/LIT

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MONG South Bay theater companies, City Lights regularly provides one of the most extraordinary mixes of cutting-edge material and professional production. Small enough to take risks, but big enough to pull them off, the company has been UPLIFTING Opfm!Dbsfz!)mfgu*!boe!Qijmmjq!Qfuujgpse! smart and nimble enough to succeed memorably with challenging material like hjwf!zpvoh!Upnnz!)Ojdpmbt!Tbodfo*!b!cpptu/ Edward Albee’s The Goat or Who Is Sylvia? and the theatrical adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said. Which prompts the question: Why The Who’s Tommy? City Lights produces a musical every summer, so clearly this is a chance for the company to let its hair down artistically a little bit. But the Who’s musical about a boy struck deaf and dumb by trauma who finds escape in pinball and then cultlike stardom isn’t particularly light or breezy. It’s also strangely dated, and sticking with the original musical’s post–World War II look in the opening, and its Summer of Love feel throughout, doesn’t help. Director Kit Wilder does seem to zero in on some interesting relevance for Pete Townsend’s opus in the second half, when the ingenious use of closed-circuit TVs and nonstop camcordering finally tie Tommy into 21st-century concerns about the disposable quality of viral culture. It matches up well with the musical’s more traditional (and, I’ve always thought, a bit too obvious) points about the pitfalls of fame, but it comes in too late. Underneath those larger issues, there is some notable work here to recommend. The choreography by Amanda Folena is excellent. She had a lot to manage with so many colorfully clothed dancers swirling around the stage, but they’re fun to watch, especially when they swarm around the main character during “Sensation.” There are two Tommys who shoulder the task of anchoring the action, the younger version played by Nicolas Sancen, and the older one played by Isaac Benelli. Both are excellent. Child actor Sancen maintains an incredible focus, never losing his blank stare as he’s led around, threatened, or even rolled in a garbage can. Because he’s able to convey his detachment so effectively it’s a powerful moment when we finally see him smile in a fantasy sequence. Benelli, meanwhile, provides the epic power Tommy needs. When he sings, he sings for the rafters, and he gives the character a convincing dose of Elvis in the second act. There are other standout moments, like the sexy and surprising “Acid Queen” sequence, featuring Raegena Raymond and a lot of scantily clad dancers. But some technical issues on opening night needed to be—and, I hope, already have been—fixed immediately, including a poor vocal mix that left many of the actors unintelligible. The live band is quite good, but the sound quality overall had major problems. If this Tommy was meant purely as a retro piece, a higher degree of camp was needed to convey that. But the unfortunate thing is that this musical could genuinely use a modernizing overhaul, and with all of its talent and innovation, City Lights could have been the company to deliver it.

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hooks of Gio Giusti. “I’ve got an iPod like a pirate ship, I’ll sail the seas with 50,000 songs I’ve never heard.” “Very Busy People” is getting radio play on Live 105, just the latest in a series of quick successes for a project that up until a year ago was only a hobby. The lineup for Treasure Island Music Festival, one of the Bay Area’s biggest events, was announced last week, with the Limousines on the bill. Recently, they played Live 105’s BFD and opened for Duran Duran’s sold-out show at Mountain Winery—all the more impressive when you consider they’ve only played together live a dozen times, ever. Before signing with Universal, they were courted by Interscope and Perez Hilton. Lindsey Lohan, of all people, tweeted that she is a fan. For Victorino, it’s a bit of a whirlwind. After years of not getting exactly these kinds of breaks, the former frontman for popular local band Strata is trying to just enjoy the ride. “I’m glad I know this isn’t normal,” he says. “It’s different, when you’re used to struggling for every little thing. All the milestones the rock band had to fight for have just been coming to us.” The Limousines was originally more a pressure valve than a band.

While recording Strata’s second album in England, Victorino was tired of band politics and needed another outlet, one that wasn’t quite as dark and heavy. “The Limousines was kind of born out of wanting to make music that was a little more fun,” he says, “and didn’t make me depressed.” Incredibly, he and Giusti had never met when they began recording together, or even when they finished their first few songs. A guitar tech for Strata turned Victorino on to the remixes Giusti had created out of the a cappella version of Jay Z’s American Gangster album. The duo communicated mostly over instant messaging, with Giusti emailing instrumental tracks, and Victorino writing lyrics and singing into his laptop. “We had a policy that we would upload stuff to Myspace constantly. We just threw all these demos up— bam, bam, bam. I think that freedom was why I was really attracted to doing this,” says Victorino. “But we didn’t start off as friends, we started off as fans of each other’s work. Now we’re actually collaborating a little more on the songs, and we’ve gotten to know each other more, and we’ve become really close friends.” Close enough that Giusti could

push him to write “Very Busy People,” which almost didn’t happen. “I’m kind of notorious for not finishing things I start,” he admits. “Gio kept saying, ‘Dude, finish this one.’ I said, ‘I don’t know what to write,’ and he said, ‘Write what you know.’ It kind of feels like all I know right now is Myspace and Twitter and Facebook.” With the group’s success, Victorino—who also released his second book of poetry, Trading Shadows for Sunshine, last year—is trying to hold on to their fastand-loose creative spirit and avoid second-guessing himself. “It was scary, because we started getting attention really fast,” he says. “There’s more eyeballs looking at you, so you’re more careful about what you do.” Meanwhile, the Treasure Island Music Festival is approaching, headlined by the Flaming Lips and MGMT, which incidentally is also the group to which the Limousines have drawn the most comparisons. But this is all still new enough that Victorino will wait and see what happens before it rolls around Oct. 17. “I’m waiting for the email that’s like, ‘Sorry, we thought you were someone else.’” M

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JULY 22-28, 2009 M E T R O S I L I C O N VA L L E Y RESTAURANT & NIGHTCLUB

1011 PACIFIC AVENUE SANTA CRUZ 831-423-1336

Thursday, July 23 AGES 16+ • In the Atrium

Music for Animals/ Wendy Darling

$10 Adv./ $12 Dr. • Drs. 8:30 p.m., Show 9 p.m. Friday, July 24 • AGES 21+ AN EVENING WITH

Gillian Welch

Saturday, August 8 • AGES 16+ Ineffable Music Group presents

PACK • THE CATARACS DIZZY BALLOON PEP LOVE OF THE HIEROGLYPHICS THE HOLDUP • THE SKAFLAWS THE

$12 Adv./ $15 Dr. • Drs. 8 p.m., Show 9 p.m.

Friday & Saturday, Aug. 14 & 15 • AGES 16+ The

$25 Adv./$28 Dr. Drs. 7 p.m., Show 8 p.m.

plus Strung Out also Pour Habit

Saturday, July 25 • AGES 16+ • In the Atrium

HOTTUB

$18 Adv./ $22 Dr. Drs. 7 p.m., Show 8 p.m.

$10 Adv./ $12 Dr. • Drs. 8:30 p.m., Show 9 p.m. Aug 7 Tuesday, July 28 • AGES 16+ • In the Atrium

W AIL ING SOULS

plus

Aivar

$15 Adv./ $19 Dr. • Drs. 7:30 p.m., Show 8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 30 • AGES 16+ • In the Atrium

CHR IS PUR EK A

plus

Lucy Walsh

$3 Adv./ $5 Dr. • Drs. 8:30 p.m., Show 9 p.m. Friday, July 31 • AGES 16+ • In the Atrium HOMETOWN CD RELEASE PARTY

STELLAR CORPSES

plus

Los Dryheavers

also

Rockit Zombies

$10 Adv./ $12 Dr. • Drs. 8:30 p.m., Show 9 p.m. Wednesday, August 5 AGES 16+

Katchafire

plus

Natural Vibration also

Bayonics

$12 Adv./ $16 Dr. Drs. 7 p.m., Show 8 p.m. Friday, August 7 AGES 21+

JOHNNY WINTER

$21 Adv./ $24 Dr. Drs. 7:30 p.m., Show 8:30 p.m.

Sunday thru Tuesday FREE POOL for Bar Patrons Noon to Closing

Expendables

James Intveld (AGES 21+)

Aug 8 Lukas Nelson (AGES 16+) Aug 14 Melodramatics (AGES 21+) Aug 16 Hatebreed (AGES 16+) Aug 17 Xavier Rudd (AGES 16+) Aug 19 Trevor Hall (AGES 16+) Aug 20 The Pyrx Band/ Playz (AGES 16+) Aug 21 Slacktone/ The Concaves (AGES 16+) Aug 23 Forrest Day (AGES 16+) Sep 16 Sugar Ray/ Aimee Allen (AGES 21+) Sep 17 Steel Pulse (AGES 16+) Sep 17 Elliot Randall/ Gina Villalobos (AGES 16+) Sep 18 Michael Franti & Spearhead (AGES 16+) Sep 22 Mason Jennings (AGES 16+) Sep 24 The Radiators (AGES 21+) Sep 25 Cash’d Out (AGES 21+) Sep 29 Soja (AGES 16+) Oct 3 Still Time/ Matt Masih (AGES 16+) Oct 10 State Radio (AGES 16+) Oct 17 The Devil Makes Three (AGES 21+) Oct 21 UFO (AGES 21+) Nov 28 Igor & Red Elvises (AGES 21+) Unless otherwise noted, all shows are dance shows with limited seating.

ROCKER’S PIZZA KITCHEN 831-426-PIZZA $1 Pizza Slice ALL DAY TUESDAYS

Wed. - Mon. $2 CHEESE OR PEPPERONI until 6 p.m.

Advance tickets are available at the Catalyst daily with a minimal service charge. Tickets to all Catalyst shows, subject to city tax and service charge, are also available by phone at 1-866-384-3060, and online at our web site

www.catalystclub.com

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8VcXZg ( June 21–July 22): The coming week may be one big Ethical Test for you. Maybe today the cashier at the cafe will accidentally give you $10 too much in change. Tomorrow you could be baited with a chance to gain personal advantage by betraying a friend. The next day you may have to decide between doing the right thing and doing the kind thing. It has been a long time since your integrity has been pushed and probed and pricked like this. As you wend your way through the gray areas, Cancerian, remember that sometimes being moral is not about saying no, but saying yes. In fact, one of the most high-minded acts you could make is to open your heart to a righteous temptation. AZd ( July 23–Aug. 22): Did life feel meaningless

last week? Was your destiny a random sequence of events shepherding you to a series of different nowheres? Even worse, were you convinced that human beings are toxic scum? If so, Leo, get ready for your mood to shift drastically. The whims of fate are mutating. Soon, a source of curses may be a fount of blessings. Enticing leads will rise up out of the midst of boredom. Human beings will fascinate and teach you, and every day will bring new signs to draw you deeper into delicious mysteries.

K^g\d (Aug. 23–Sept. 22): You’re hereby relieved of your responsibility to keep everyone’s illusions afloat. (You might want to sink your own illusions, as well.) Consider yourself armed with Ernest Hemingway’s “built-in, shock-resistant bulls— detector.” Beginning immediately, be an elegant but in-your-face Reality Check. Don’t just tell the truth. Tell the lush, pulsating, up-to-theminute truth. And be aware that even the dry facts may be evolving pretty fast. What seems like incontrovertible evidence today may be puny propaganda tomorrow. A^WgV (Sept. 23–Oct. 22): I usually applaud your inclination to remain above the fray and churn out astute observations. I normally honor your instinct to distance yourself from petty partisan squabbles. But this week’s different. For the foreseeable future, I’d like it very much if you dive into the pit with the other diehards and fight with hardnosed audacity for what you believe is the beautiful truth. At least temporarily, Libra, forget about your graceful talent for tactful compromise. I think it’s time for you to be a warrior who’s ferociously devoted to a just cause.

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other signs, I’d like to express our gratitude for the jump-starts you Scorpios give us. The jolts aren’t always bliss-inducing, true, but in retrospect we

often say, “Thanks, I really needed that.” We also appreciate the debates you embroil us in. They force us to take stands on issues we’ve been wishywashy about. Our gratitude also goes out to you for those times you help us lose our excessive selfimportance. It’s hard to cling to our pretensions with you around, and it’s easier to get to the root of the truth. Keep up the good work. Continue to be your warm prickly self even in the face of protests from faint hearts. Know that at least some of your fans out here respect the way you push us and trick us and inspire us to go places we don’t even realize we’ll benefit from going.

HV\^iiVg^jh (Nov. 22–Dec. 21): During his time

in hiding, the Biblical prophet Elijah was kept alive by ravens who brought him food. John the Baptist survived on nothing but honey and locusts when he was roaming the wilderness. And I’m sure that some unexpected source of comfort and sustenance will likewise turn up during your wanderings, Sagittarius. It may not be what you’re used to. You might even have to cultivate a taste for nourishment that seems foreign. But stick with it. You could learn to love it, and in the process become less dependent on stuff you thought you couldn’t do without.

8Veg^Xdgc (Dec. 22–Jan. 19): Burn the Book

of Love you’ve been using these past few years, Capricorn, even if you just do it metaphorically. Don’t think of the incineration as censorship. Think of it as liberating yourself from the tyranny of fables that have programmed you to accept less love than you deserve and give less love than you have to give. Imagine that you’re ready for a riper approach to the knotty riddles of the heart. And when you’re done with the burning, go in search of a brand new Book of Love. Better yet, write that holy text yourself. A good title might be “Love Doesn’t Conquer All, But Sixty Percent Isn’t Bad.” A bad title would be “Love Doesn’t Suck.”

6fjVg^jh ( Jan. 20–Feb. 18): You should closely

monitor your environment for beguiling appearances of the number seven. I have reason to believe that seven may be involved in your current inconveniences and dilemmas. I theorize that seven has been trying to call attention to itself in an odd or irritating manner so as to get you to tune in to certain benefits that could be associated with the number seven—benefits you’ve been overlooking. I would even go so far as to speculate that seven may be both the cause of and the cure for your itch. Be especially alert for sevens that are in the vicinity of the color green or the letter “G.” Perk up your intuition anytime seven appears in advertisements, boxes of food, tattoos or T-shirts.

E^hXZh (Feb. 19–March 20): Don’t concern yourself

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bad the environment on Earth is, Venus’ is worse. Atmospheric pressure is roughly 92 times ours, the planet has no free oxygen or water to speak of, and the surface temp is hot enough to melt lead. Mars has an extremely thin atmosphere but its temperature, while chilly, isn’t so bad, and it’ll get warmer when it’s closer to the sun. That alone might cause enough melting at the Martian poles to release ice-bound CO2 and create a greenhouse effect. If not, we can always try focusing the sun’s rays with orbital mirrors or crashing (smaller) asteroids into the ice. Not done yet. Both Venus and Mars lack a substantial magnetic field, a problem for two reasons. The first, as I’ve explained before, is that a magnetic field protects surface inhabitants from space radiation. The second is that the magnetic field helps keep the planet’s atmosphere from being stripped away by the solar wind. While we don’t know exactly why Mars lost its atmosphere or how much it had to start with (a probe is being launched in 2013 to shed light on these stumpers), the absence of a magnetic field is a likely culprit and would probably put the kibosh on its retaining an atmosphere in the future. You may object that Venus seems to be hanging on to its atmosphere just fine, but don’t be deceived—it’s shedding atmosphere too. It just has so much more to lose that it’ll take a long time to reach Earth’s atmospheric density. In short, moving planets doesn’t seem like a cost-effective use of federal funds, although given some of the other ventures we’re pouring tax dollars into it’s not something I’d completely rule out. (Note that NASA did raise the possibility in a press release dated April 1.) I hate to be one of those use-sunscreen type of guys, but the most economical thing to do is quit scuzzing up the planet we’ve got.

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