By Susan JAMES Toned, tan and ready to kick butt, the lead character in “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” swings into action in a new adventure targeted at the video games demographic. Stop me if you’ve heard this, but a young girl, heir to a fabulous fortune, has lost her father in a way no one […]
By Charly SHELTON As a travel writer, I’ve seen a lot of different locales and experienced vacations in many different ways. The laid back, pampered opulence of California’s central coast, the hustle and bustle of big cities like London, the countryside hospitality of Donegal, the unbroken movement and friendly faces along Route 66, the adventure […]
By Susan JAMES Disney’s next great fantasy adventure, “A Wrinkle in Time,” is being released on the heels of its Marvel blockbuster “Black Panther.” Like its boffo box office predecessor, the film is gorgeous to look at but, unlike the important cultural shift signaled by “Black Panther,” beneath this movie’s scenery there isn’t much there. […]
By Charly SHELTON A storefront recently opened on Brand Boulevard across from the Americana at Brand, in the old Masonic building area near Shake Shack, Philz Coffee and Mainland Poke. And while many will notice it as new, the name – Warby Parker – gives little away as to what it sells. It could be […]
By Steve ZALL and Sid FISH Here are some of the shows running in our local theatres this month: “Big Shot” unfolds on the eve of what could be a giant break for two aspiring writers — a face-to-face meeting with one of Hollywood’s heaviest-hitting producers. As the clock […]
The Alex Film Society presents “The Adventures of Robin Hood” (1938) starring Errol Flynn and Olivia De Havilland on Thursday, March 8 at 7:30 p.m. After 80 years, “The Adventures of Robin Hood” is still widely regarded as one of the all-time great action adventure epics. And it’s a TCM fan favorite! In the well-known […]
By Charly SHELTON I was raised a proud Irish boy. My mother, Mary O’Keefe, impressed the importance of our Irish heritage upon me and my two sisters, all of whom carry the O’Keefe name as middle names. I married a good Irish woman whose family ties include clans Hall and Hanley, and we had an […]
Josefina López, founding artistic director of Casa 0101 Theater in Boyle Heights announced that Casa 0101 Theater is in danger of closing its doors. “I opened Casa over 15 years ago. I started Casa to create opportunities for actors and writers and artists,” said Lopez. “This is the kind of place that I wanted when […]
The FPAC – The Foothill Performing Arts Council – celebrates the end of its 19th year of bringing musical theatre to the foothills with its presentation of the critically-acclaimed musical, “The Spitfire Grill” for four weekends only: Friday, March 2 thru Sunday, March 25. Friday and Saturday performances will be at 8 p.m. and Sunday […]
By Charly SHELTON Disneyland is not known for going all-out for Lunar New Year. In the past, it would have a little photo op in a tucked-away corner of Main Street USA, maybe some merchandise, and a special menu item over at Lucky Fortune Cookery at Disney California Adventure. Really not a huge showing. But […]