By Susan JAMES Twelve movies in and the “Fast and Furious” franchise has a new baby brother, a spin-off explosion of two side characters, Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) and Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham). While Hobbs has operated on the side of the angels as part of Vin Diesel’s Dominic Toretto franchise, Shaw has been a […]
Every Friday through August visitors to Brand Park can hear summer concerts for free on the Brand Library Plaza, supported by the City of Glendale and the Glendale Arts & Culture Commission, with funding from the Urban Art Program and the Brand Associates. This Friday, July 26 at 7 p.m., the Brand Plaza Series presents […]
By Charly SHELTON Jurassic Park – The Ride opened at Universal Studios Hollywood in the summer of 1996, after the massive success of the film three years prior. The water ride was a technological marvel at the time, with life-sized audio animatronics of stegosaurus, parasaurolophus and even Tyrannosaurus rex. Then, 22 years later after the […]
Every Friday through August visitors to Brand Park can hear summer concerts for free on the Brand Library Plaza, supported by the City of Glendale and the Glendale Arts & Culture Commission, with funding from the Urban Art Program and the Brand Associates. This Friday, July 26 at 7 p.m., the Brand Plaza Series presents […]
By Susan JAMES There is something strangely dated in Disney’s remake of the animated classic “The Lion King.” At the time of the original film’s 1994 release, it was groundbreaking – an African story that borrowed from “Hamlet” and “Richard III” but left no doubt about its African roots. Julie Taymor’s stage adaptation was even […]
Every Friday through August visitors to Brand Park can hear summer concerts for free on the Brand Library Plaza, supported by the City of Glendale and the Glendale Arts & Culture Commission, with funding from the Urban Art Program and the Brand Associates. This Friday, July 19 at 7 p.m., the Brand Plaza Series presents […]
Fifty years ago, on July 20, Neil Armstrong became the first man to step onto the moon. The California Philharmonic celebrates this landmark anniversary by transporting music lovers to the moon and beyond on July 28 with “Space: A Giant Leap” at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Cal Phil founder and music director Dr. Victor […]
By Jake BOWMAN Since 2005, Blizzcon has been a staple for Blizzard Entertainment fans every year. It is a celebration of game franchises that many gamers today have grown up with, including Starcraft, Hearthstone, World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo and Heroes of the Storm. It is not a trade show like E3, which is technically […]
Every Friday through August visitors to Brand Park can hear summer concerts for free on the Brand Library Plaza, supported by the City of Glendale and the Glendale Arts & Culture Commission, with funding from the Urban Art Program and the Brand Associates. This Friday, July 12 at 7 p.m., the Brand Plaza Series presents […]
Here are some of the shows you can see in our local theaters this month: “Scraps” Set in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn three months after the fatal shooting of black teenager Forest Winthrop by a white police officer, this is a highly theatrical, frequently funny mash-up of poetry, realism and expressionism that chronicles the effects of […]