Roxie Cinema hosts B film noir festival

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- Roxie Cinema hosts B film noir festival
- John rr: Sunshine arrives for Mountain View Ala Carte & Art festival
- Cannes report: ‘Up’ ‘Tetro’ and lots of balloons

Roxie Cinema hosts B film noir festival
San Francisco Chronicle
This is the back alley of 1940s and ’50s American cinema. While Gene Kelly was dancing with Leslie Caron in Technicolor terrible things were happening in the black-and-white shadows: cruelty betrayal blackmail murder. You’ve seen this era’s superego. Here’s the chance to check out some pure unadulterated id.
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John rr: Sunshine arrives for Mountain View Ala Carte & Art festival
San Jose Mercury News
: That curious ball of flame that’s been hanging in the sky recently is the sun and it has made for some pretty nice weather for this weekend’s Ala Carte & Art festival in Mountain View. Lather up with sunscreen and wear a broad-brim hat to stroll up and down Castro Street to hear the live music check out the 250 exhibitors eat food and drink yourself silly if you are of a mind to do so. There is a “Kids’ Tons of Fun Zone” which includes a 120-foot “Super Slide” a virtual reality motion theater (what is that? one might reasonably ask) a circus a climbing wall face painting temporary tattoos and other stuff. This is always a fun event.

Cannes report: ‘Up’ ‘Tetro’ and lots of balloons
Entertainment Weekly
But Tweeeter ah that’s something novel. Not that you’ll be receiving any twits from me. This singular festival is made for real sentences even for quick impressions. And on the second full day of Cannes 2009 (a splashy event taking place against a backdrop of what the local papers call le crise economique) here are three Twitter-resistant talking points.

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