By Susan JAMES he implacable, invincible and slightly twinkly Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) is back again with his crack crew for the eighth installment of “The Fast and the Furious” franchise. Now celebrating 16 years of chases, races and general auto mayhem, the new installment is worthy of its pedigree. Directed by F. Gary Grey, […]
By Charly SHELTON The trend of hosting food and drink festivals is growing. Once upon a time, they were found mainly in an area known for a certain food product – like the Gilroy Garlic Festival, wine festivals in Napa and oyster fests along the east coast. But now, it seems any organization can throw […]
By Nestor CASTIGLIONE The advent of cinema in the late 19th century was a force of art and technology that left no corner of the globe untouched. Japan was no exception. In fact, the rise of film as a native art form in the country happened to coincide with its modernization and subsequent rise on […]
» GUEST REVIEW By Lisa DUPUY It has taken a few years but restaurateurs have finally changed Americans’ eating habits. I used to be the person who wanted a well-balanced meal on a plate all to myself. But thanks to the tapas revolution I, and many others, prefer sharing small plates with dinner mates. […]
Programming – the selection of works to be played at a performance of classical music – can be crucial. In the right hands, it not only makes for an appealing spectrum of contrasting and complementing colors, but it also sets the listeners’ ears on a journey in which these works not only stand alone, but […]
By Steve ZALL And Sid FISH Spring has arrived, and soon the Easter Bunny will too, but don’t miss out on these fantastic new shows in our local theatres: “The Encounter” follows the true story of National Geographic photographer Loren McIntyre as he finds himself lost in a remote area of Brazil in […]
By Susan JAMES In a 2007 Ferrari F430 I was doing 170 mph down the runway with driver Eric’s casual hand on the wheel while above us crack aerobatics pilot Rob Harrison, aka “The Tumbling Bear,” was rolling around in the sky in his Zlin 142C airplane. It was the 4th annual LA County Air […]
Charly and Sabrina Shelton are on their whirlwind trip around Ireland and they took CVWeekly along with them. Here they are in front of Blarney Castle, the famed castle THAT houses the Blarney Stone. The current keep was conceived and built by the MacCarthys of Muskerry in 1446 on the site of a former wooden […]
By Nestor CASTIGLIONE “The future is female,” a slogan with roots in the 1970s, was one among many that captured the imaginations of many in peculiarly slogan-rich 2016. But we forget that the past, too, has been female – though that story sometimes has been forgotten, if not deliberately buried. Case in point: The music […]
By Charly SHELTON Years ago, back when the park had less to offer in the way of rides and entertainment, the Food and Wine Festival was a staple of Disney’s California Adventure park. In Sunshine Plaza, what is now Buena Vista Street and Carthay Circle Restaurant, the festival hosted a huge stage where celebrity chefs […]