The Highs of 2011 By Charly SHELTON My name is Charly Shelton and I am the entertainment correspondent and techno-wizard for this paper. Welcome to my office. Every year, I personalize my workspace at the offices of the Crescenta Valley Weekly newspaper by printing out some of the best stories and displaying them on my […]
By Charly SHELTON Since the 1930s, that intrepid adventurer Tintin has thrilled audiences around the globe through comic strips and animated films. But now for the first time, he greets America on the big screen. Tintin (Jamie Bell) is an English reporter living in France. He has foiled numerous plots against the world by unraveling […]
By Charly SHELTON Sherlock Holmes is back on the case with the sequel to 2009’s “Sherlock Holmes” reboot, once again starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law and directed by Guy Ritchie. Where the last movie showed Holmes’ skill to solve problems when facing the impossible with mind versus “magic,” this film has Holmes pitted […]
By Charly SHELTON Exactly one week after Christmas, we ring in the new year with celebration, drinking, love and streamers. And with films like “Love, Actually” for Christmas and “Valentines Day” for Feb. 14, it’s about time New Year’s Eve got a mention. Like similar films before it, “New Year’s Eve” follows several love stories […]
By Charly SHELTON After the success of “Up in the Air,” director Jason Reitman once again hits the screen with an Oscar contender in the Diablo Cody penned drama, “Young Adult.” This movie follows 30-something, young adult fiction ghostwriter Mavis Gary (an admittedly autobiographical character based on Cody played by Charlize Theron) and her […]
After a string of incidents during the lunch periods, including car accidents and drug-related incidents that have led to student expulsions, there has been growing discussion about potentially ending Crescenta Valley High’s open lunch policy. After Hoover High adopted a closed lunch policy in 1992 and Glendale High did the same in 1994, CV stands […]
By Charly SHELTON It’s time to play the music, it’s time to light the lights, it’s time to meet the Muppets in the newest Muppet movie, simply titled “The Muppets.” Written by and starring Jason Segel of “How I Met Your Mother” and “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” as well as Amy Adams of “Enchanted,” this film […]
By Charly SHELTON It’s the holiday season and everyone is preparing to find the perfect gift for that special someone. We at CV Weekly are here to help with gift subscriptions to the foothills favorite newspaper. For only $1 a week ($52 yearly), loved ones can be informed of up to date news of the […]
By Charly SHELTON As the holiday season approaches, we are ready to break out our Christmas movies. But since there are so many to choose from, who knows which ones are the best? “A Christmas Carol” has been done so many ways since its first film version in 1908 that there are almost endless possibilities […]
By Charly SHELTON Way back in 2004, a couple of bumbling but lovable stoners got the munchies. They headed over to White Castle for some burgers and hilarity ensued. Then in 2008, they were back for more comic high-jinx and had to escape from Guantanamo Bay. Now in 2011, we can spend the Christmas season […]