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Film festival fosters cultural awareness

San Jose State University students who need a break from the daily academic grind can delve into the Jewish culture via film simply by walking down to the San Jose Jewish Film Festival at Camera 12 Cinemas. Mark Levine, president of the San Jose Jewish Film Festival, said the goal is to allow festival patrons to "experience the depth and breadth of the Jewish community. (0) comments

Borat film is irreverent fun

"Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan" left the audience stirred to laughter with gut-wrenching grossness, despite the crude and stereotypical content of the film. This was a comedy dripping with glorious disregard for convention, morality or good taste. (0) comments

On Oct. 13, a performance hosted by Margaret Cho marked a closure to the Campus MovieFest at San Jose State University. Students offered mixed reviews of her performance. "I found the jokes about her saggy vagina and stuff inappropriate - this type of stuff is not funny and does not belong on a college campus," said Jessica Stevenson, a student in the television, radio, film and theatre department. (0) comments

'The Black Parade' marches on triumphantly

Three notes out of five By Adam Browne Daily Staff Writer Despite my naiveté concerning macabre rock music, I liked My Chemical Romance's album, "The Black Parade." My Chemical Romance, a rock group from New Jersey, has been doing dark rock albums for about four years, similar in tone to the Danny Elfman songs from various Tim Burton films. (0) comments

Chic Chateau doubles as fashion boutique, tearoom

By Mary Beth Hislop Daily Staff Writer Shop 'til you drop has taken on a new meaning at one of downtown San Jose's newer retail stores, Chic Chateau. The clothing and furniture boutique at the corner of Third and San Fernando streets also doubles as a tearoom. (1) comment

The bite of winter's chill is just around the corner, but the Hukilau restaurant in San Jose's Japantown offers a warm escape from the cold days and nights ahead. Hukilau, which also has branches in San Francisco and Palo Alto, specializes in tropical drinks and Hawaiian dishes, including Spam. (0) comments




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