By Charly SHELTON The holidays have come and that means good food, good family time and good movies in theaters. Although many of our readers will have already seen these films, for those of you who held off to wait for that Christmas gift card to use at the theatre, here is a short list […]
By Christopher CAPLAN For the members of the Glendale Historical Society, stepping into the studio space on the corner of Brand Boulevard and San Fernando Road for the society’s annual holiday party on Dec. 16 mirrored the experience of entering a roaring ’20s style speakeasy. The cluster of history aficionados was well dressed for the […]
By Ted AYALA The milestones and events that have dotted the calendar this year have been innumerable and, in many cases, unforgettable. But the passing of one of the United States’ most respected – certainly the most senior still active – was for many musicians an unexpected blow. Composer Elliott Carter died from natural causes […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Adapting a musical from stage to the movie screen has never been easy, especially if it is a well-known theatrical musical. For those with a theatre background, like myself, the play’s the thing – but I must admit “Les Misérables” is the closest thing to theatre I have seen on the big […]
By Charly SHELTON I am a stickler when it comes to big movies based on classic works. That stands for comic books, for books, for movie remakes – anything. I believe movies should be made just as the work was intended to be presented, not edited and changed to fit whatever the director felt because […]
By Ted AYALA The axles of time inexorably grind away, with the old year – it does not seem very long ago that 2012 was the “new year” – now having only a few scattered grains of sand in a spent hourglass, its surface painted with the residue of memories accumulated over the months that […]
By Charly SHELTON The associates of the Westside Center for Independent Living presented their annual literary tea at the private home of Betty Deutsch in Beverly Hills last week. The annual tea is a fundraiser for WCIL and features an author who speaks on a certain book or topic. This year’s guest speaker was James […]
By Charly SHELTON There once lived a cute little robot elf that wanted to be a toy so badly he stowed away in Santa’s sack and found children to play with. “Elfbot” is his story. And the story is available not only in print, but also in an interactive storytelling digital book for tablets, phones […]