By Nestor CASTIGLIONE The passing of nearly a century – and with it a transformation from democracy to dictatorship to, eventually, democracy once more – has yet to still the aftershocks of Spain’s bloody civil war, its rumblings making themselves felt to this very day. It was last year when Catalonia, one of Spain’s most […]
By Charly SHELTON Summer – one of the two busiest times of the year for poor entertainment reporters like yours truly. I have to get out to each of the theme parks in the area (and some out of the area) to see the new rides and attractions opening for the summer crowds. Disneyland, Universal […]
By Charly SHELTON Twenty-five years ago, life found a way. The definitive dinosaur movie of all time, “Jurassic Park,” was released on June 11, 1993 to wild critical acclaim, and has since spawned a franchise with ups (“Jurassic World”) and downs (“Jurassic Park II”). But with a new installment – “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” – […]
Back by popular demand, CASA 0101 Theater and TNH Productions present Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast, The Broadway Musical” in association with Councilmember Gil Cedillo and El Centro Del Pueblo. Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” follows Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is actually a handsome young prince, who […]
By Steve ZALL and Sid FISH May 2018 Here are some of the shows you can catch in our local theatres this month: OPENING “Soul Doctor” tells the fascinating story of the father of popular Jewish music, Shlomo Carlebach. A modern-day troubadour, Carlebach ignited the spirit of […]
By Susan JAMES Nineteen times the heroes of the cinematic Marvel Universe have saved that universe from villains weird and terrible, twisted titans seeking revenge, power and chaos. Loki, Ultron, Hela, Erik Killmonger and the Winter Soldier among others have gone up against the redoubtable and lost. The heroes have battled the bad guys, fought […]
By Néstor CASTIGLIONE When Hollywood or perhaps the Westside are not thought of, downtown is the place that many people, mostly the never-ceasing new transplants from elsewhere in the country, think of when they think of “Los Angeles.” The newly revived and self-aware urban center – already the home of such cultural institutions as the […]
By Néstor CASTIGLIONE Two California composers head their namesake program this upcoming Sunday at Caltech. But while they may share the same hometown and surnames, they could not be any more different from each other. “I’m very surprised that, despite their California connection, they’re unrelated,” said Glenn Price, conductor of the TEMPO (The Epicenter Musical […]
By Charly SHELTON There is no doubt that the ship Queen Mary is haunted. There are resident spirits, including Jackie, the little girl who haunts the first class pool, John Pedder, who was crushed by a watertight door, Senior Second Officer William Eric Stark, who accidentally drank dry cleaning fluid instead of gin, and The […]
By Néstor CASTIGLIONE America has had a long love/hate relationship with classical music – mostly love – in the years leading into the mid-20th century, reversed by the 1960s “counterculture” to a collective feeling of indifference that sometimes can be roused to “hate.” One thinks of the writings of various pop music critics over the […]