Cover Story: Haiti: Roots of Revolution:
Jonathan Demme explores the roots of revolution in 'The Agronomist' at Cinequest.

News: Personality Disorder
Fishing for leaders in San Jose's shallow political pond.

The Fly: This week's political bites.

'Trust Us': Six weeks after Furnituregate, city government seeks to loosen taxpayer safeguards.

Biter: How to Bush whack: Talking points for the DNC.

Notes From the Underbelly: The parrots are treated like kings and queens at Dr. Fern Van Sant's For the Birds.

Techsploits: The most devious minds in the computer industry unite at the hacker conference CodeCon.

The Flog Prince: Mel Gibson hopes that a good scourging will bring moviegoers back to Jesus in 'The Passion of the Christ.'

Field of Dreams: 'United' opens Cinequest Film Festival with winning combination of love and soccer.

The Revolution Will Not Die: Why should not old men be mad? Mexico's revolutionary soldiers are still ready to kick some ass in the documentary 'The Last Zapatistas.'

Wild Moose Chase: If only the producers of 'Welcome to Mooseport' could have nabbed a co-star who could match wits with Gene Hackman.

Sonic Mélange: The Rum Diary could sneeze and it would sound ethereal.

Aural Fixation: New management causes talent buyer Jimmy Arceneaux to resign from the Edge.

Loud Return: Krenshaw previewed new songs to longtime fans at the Blank Club last Friday.

Metro's Club of the Week: The Elixir Lounge.

Politics of Make-Believe: In 'The Price of Loyalty,' ex-Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill exposes Bush's alternative universe.

Local Motion: Two south San Jose restaurants battle the mall-ification of cuisine.

Cheap Eats: The Mediterranean in Santa Clara.

Royal Terror: San Jose Stage ratchets up the terror in stage version of Stephen King's 'Misery.'