Pop Eden: Promoter Lou Adler recalls the heady days of the Monterey Pop Festival, which took place 34 years ago this weekend.
Idol Hands: Pianist Jon Nakamatsu enjoys local-hero status at San Jose Symphony performance.
All Shook Down: 'Moulin Rouge' smothers avant-garde art in a sea of pop clichés.
Aural Fixation: Blazing lineup ignites annual BFD festival at Shoreline.
Audiofile: Reviews of new CDs by Stella Soleil and Nikka Costa.
Vienna Woodenness: 'Bride of the Wind' biopic of Alma Mahler-Werfel is all Hollywood hot air.
Hiding the Wiener: Dark Czech comedy 'Divided We Fall' is humane despite itself.
Hit and Myth: There's no real treasure to be found in Disney's formulaic 'Atlantis.'
Union Made: Luis Valdez and El Teatro Campesino revisit the farmworker conflicts of the 1970s in an updated version of 'Mundo Mata.'
Paris, Los Gatos: Pigalle still offers the flavor and finesse of a fine French bistro.
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