San José City College Times

By Jose Gutierrez Times Staff If you’re thinking of seeing a movie on date night, you should check out Date Night with Steve Carell and Tina Fey. These two shine on the screen, with their hilarious improv, and side characters hold their own in this movie. One key moment is when Claire (Fey) goes to one of her old clients for help, a shirtless Mark...

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by Val Sanires Times Staff The year is 1975, and rock’ n’ roll was a man’s world. That is until Joan Jett, then a teenager, had a dream of forming an all-girl rock band. With its glam rock persona and catchy songs, The Runaways took the world by storm, and the people can see just how in the film, “The Runaways.” This movie is based on the book...

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by Charles Becker Times Staff Since the dawn of Forever 21 fashion years ago, the industry has witnessed a boom in bohemian and avant-garde styles. Most women can’t pull off the outfits seen on the catwalks of Fashion Week from New York to Milan, Italy. It is tedious strolling the promenade, mimicking The Sartorialist, to discover crowds of young...

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By Val Senires and Erika Velazco TIMES STAFF The drum playing from the band Loco Bloco entranced the audience as they walked in slowly across the gym floor and to the catwalk setting the scene for the fashion show. On April 7, the fashion show took place at the San Jose City College gym with a catwalk set up right in the middle of the building....

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By VAL SANIREZ TIMES STAFF Cesar Chavez was one of America’s influential nonviolent protesters, and his story was portrayed in the play “Let the Eagle Fly.”The story not only shows the struggle which Chavez indures to get equal rights for the farmers, but shows how much he cares and appreciates his wife’s support. Aki Starr, who plays Chavez gave a...

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By VAL SENIRES TIMES STAFF The Art Department of SJCC has presented an art show, featuring local artist Ruth Tunstall Grant. Her work includes using shapes as figures and the use of bright and vibrant colors, which capture the spectators eye. Although health issues prevented Grant from coming to the show, Eve Mathias, an SJCC art instructor and a...

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By VAL SENIRES TIMES STAFF Many films today are adapted from books, so it is a job for a screenwriter to translate the work into a movie. Karen Dean, a screenwriter, spoke to San Jose City College students about her Hollywood career. Dean is working on a script about Greg Elman, one of the first African American stuntmen. The film chronicles...

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Cesar Chavez is alive and well and living in the hearts of the cast of “Let the Eagle Fly” The Story of Cesar Chavez,” a play that follows the civil rights leader from his young age through the time of the five-year grape boycott.The cast is eager to describe its experience participating in the play. Many, such as Mayra Nava, have described it as “life...