By Susan JAMES “The Last Station,” written and directed by Michael Hoffman, is a pip of a movie about the power struggle between Russian writer Leo Tolstoy (Christopher Plummer), his wife of 48 years Sofiya (Helen Mirren) and the unctuous Vladimir Chertkov, played with convincing cunning by Paul Giametti. Channeling the 1968 classic, “The Lion […]
By Susan JAMES Actor Dwayne Johnson explores his inner Tinkerbell in “Tooth Fairy,” the new movie from Twentieth Century Fox, directed by Michael Lembeck.The former Scorpion King grows wings instead of pincers on a family friendly journey to the Land of I Believe. Johnson, who has a strong cinematic presence and a light comic touch, […]
By Charly SHELTON With divorce being such a common occurrence in today’s society, “It’s Complicated” is an often-used phrase for an explanation of why a husband isn’t around anymore. And for Jane, (Meryl Streep) she is finally getting used to saying it. As a baker and homemaker, she is constantly on the go. Her ex-husband […]
This is the week in review podcast for the week of January 7th. Stories include the Hit and Run accident, the Rose Parade, and a look at 2010 in upcoming movies. To view on the web, click here. To view and download on iTunes, click here.
THEN » In 1978, hillsides above the Pinecrest neighborhood that had burned three years previously cut loose after sustained rains, overwhelming the Shields Canyon debris basin, and roaring down Pinecone Road. In this view looking up Pinecone at the intersection of Pinelawn, a young family comes out to look at the devastation. THEN »This is […]
By Charly SHELTON This year, the theme parks in the southern California area have gone all out for the holiday season. Disneyland offers its annual decorations and fireworks display, as well as the Haunted Mansion Holiday, a tradition for the park. And Universal Studios Hollywood has Grinchmas, the celebration based on its children’s Christmas time […]
By Charly SHELTON For those of you who have seen “Chicago” and loved it, this is a movie-musical for you. Director Rob Marshall, who also directed “Chicago,” takes up this adaptation of the stage musical of the same name, which was itself an adaptation of the classic Fellini non-musical film, “8 ½.” The story of […]
By Charly SHELTON This is probably the most highly anticipated film of the year, maybe even the last few years. Everyone was holding their collective breath as we awaited this release to see if director James Cameron kept his word by making photo-realistic creatures for this film. Nothing else mattered as much as this; the […]
Universal Studios Who-lywood is celebrating Grinchmas this season with the Grinch, his dog Max, and Cindy Lou Who. Events include celebrity story readings, a nightly tree lighting, and a blanket of fresh snow. Reporter Charly Shelton went to the opening ceremonies. To view on the web, click here. To view and download on iTunes, click […]
THEN »This beautiful stone house was built on 10 acres up in the sagebrush just off New York above Foothill by the Hope family from England. No one knows when the eight-room mansion was built, but it has several Victorian architectural features, which would put it at 1900 or before. In the ‘30s it was […]