‘Prisoners’ Intensity Keeps Moviegoers Tied to Seats

By Charly SHELTON It’s every parent’s worst nightmare – your child goes missing. But the real question doesn’t lie in how you will handle it. The question is how far would you go to bring your child home. Hugh Jackman stars as a Keller Dover, a father coping with the disappearance of his daughter. Dover’s […]

Building New Worlds with ‘Disney Infinity’

By Charly SHELTON I emerged from my cave to write this article. The sun glints in my eyes, which have been adjusted only to the light of a television since Aug. 19 – the day I got “Disney Infinity.” I think I actually forgot what the sky looked like. This game is so engrossing that […]

All Things Fried Means Only One Thing– The L.A. County Fair Has Arrived

By Charly SHELTON The county fair is in town again and that means one thing: fried everything. Fried pickles, fried bacon, fried cheese, fried Oreos, fried peanut butter and jelly, fried hotdogs and, most importantly, fried Twinkies. Twinkies were dead but have been resurrected just in time for the fair because what is a fair […]

Gatto Speaks to Local Democrats

Gatto Speaks to Local Democrats

By Mary O’KEEFE On Aug. 18, Assemblymember Mike Gatto spoke to the Cañada-Crescenta Democratic Club at a meeting hosted by Anthony and Ellen Portantino at their home. At the meeting, Gatto answered questions from the audience on a variety of issues and spoke about what was happening in the state assembly. He spoke on AB440, […]

Discoveries Made at D23 Expo

Discoveries Made at D23 Expo

By Charly SHELTON The D23 Expo is the ultimate Disney fan event. Comic book fans have New York Comic-Con. Movie fans have Comic-Con International. Cosplay (short for costume play) fans have the Labyrinth Masquerade. And Disney fans have D23 Expo, the convention held by Disney for its fans. With sneak peeks into the worlds of […]

The Power of Titanic – the Experience

By Charly SHELTON Earlier this month, the Bodies Exhibition and Titanic – The Experience opened at the site of the former Movieland Wax Museum in Buena Park, right next door to Knott’s Berry Farm. I had seen the Titanic exhibit before when it first opened in L.A., and it was cool but I was too […]

Welcoming Students During Back to School Week

Welcoming Students During Back to School Week

By Mary O’KEEFE Students in the Glendale Unified School District headed back to school on Monday. At elementary schools across Crescenta Valley, kindergartners all had one thing in common: excited, nervous and sometimes tearful parents. “At our kindergarten tea, I asked who was having a harder time [with the first days of school] – the […]

Disney Legends to Give Concert

By Charly SHELTON Ever heard the song “Kiss the Girl”? How about “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”? Or “Be Our Guest”? These songs, along with many others, were written by two of the most amazing composers in the world – Alan Menken and Richard Sherman. They are responsible for some of the most memorable songs ever written, let alone […]

Who? Capaldi To Take on Role

Who? Capaldi To Take on Role

By Charly SHELTON The Doctor is regenerating. It has been no secret that Matt Smith is leaving the TARDIS at the end of the season. After four years, he has decided to hang up the fez and that means a new face for the time lord, and a new actor for the role. BBC announced […]