By Charly SHELTON Video game characters are just as important as movie characters to some. Master Chief is just as awesome as Rambo, Mario is more widely known than most film characters, and when you lose a game either to it being too old or the system becoming outdated, you miss those characters. This is […]
Assassin’s Creed III: Hitting or Missing the Mark? By Michael WORKMAN Assassin’s Creed III has been played up as Ubisoft’s crowning achievement in the series with a redesigned combat system, naval battles and a brand new game engine. The question is: Has Assassin’s Creed III lived up to the hype? The answer is a resounding […]
Oceanview Bar & Grill is celebrating local non-profits and community organizations with its new Community Connections program. OVBG will be recognizing and contributing to the success of these worthy groups by donating back a percentage of evening event proceeds to benefit their worthy cause. OVBG will be featuring a different group every month. The first […]
By Charly SHELTON Every year, there is at least one movie that everyone talks about because it is so epic. “Avatar.” “Inception.” And now “Cloud Atlas” will join those ranks for 2012. Despite being a little confusing at the beginning, it does come together after a little bit and you can start to piece […]
By Susan JAMES If you’ve seen the coming attractions for “Flight,” director Robert Zemeckis’ new film starring Denzel Washington, you might think it’s a modern riff on the old John Wayne classic, ‘The High and the Mighty.” Demon-haunted, booze-soaked pilot manages miraculous landing of a crippled airplane in spite of overwhelming odds. If you did […]
After the successful Summer Nights concert, Crescenta Valley Church presents Lift – A Thanksgiving Benefit Concert For Needy Families on Sunday, Nov. 11 at 6 p.m. Everyone is welcome in La Crescenta, Montrose, Glendale and the surrounding areas to join in a night of helping the needy while having fun and enjoying great music by […]
By Charly SHELTON “Hello, Clarice.” The haunting line echoes through the darkened theatre. Dr. Lecter, the psychiatrist who eats his patients, eyes the young FBI agent curiously. But rather than quietly ruminating, he breaks into song. And that’s just the beginning. The horribly irreverent and politically incorrect musical “Silence – The Musical” is an unauthorized […]
» VIDEO GAMES By Michael WORKMAN Ubisoft Assassin’s Creed series is known for two main traits. First is the brutally satisfying third person combat. Second is its beautiful historic backdrop. These attributes are found in “Assassin’s Creed III” as developers seek to wow gamers this fall with a brand new, revamped combat system and a […]
Does your omelet make you sad? Do your scrambled eggs make you weep? Are there more tears than hollandaise on your poached egg? Then try the new brand of eggs in town from the Happy Egg Co. Happy eggs come from happy chickens, and happy chickens are those that aren’t trapped in a cage like […]