By Jim Tortolano Watching “The Mule,” one gets a sense of deja vu, but seen through a dusty cracked lens. This latest – and one would hope – and last film with […]
“The Mule” is stubbornly imitative, dull
Chow Lines: Sandwich bliss at Cortina’s
By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano When we make a list of the kind of eateries we’d like to see in our neighborhood, we add places like Cortina’s, a hip but warm Italian […]
Weekend: Clint’s back; Santa’s winds up
Christmas is coming, the geese is getting fat. Won’t you please go online and order some gifts from Amazon? Whoa, I guess old-fashioned holidays are no longer in fashion. Escape all that […]
Weekend: Scots, snow and hot Ducks
Between shopping expeditions, work, studying for finals and more, you deserve a break. Here are some opportunities to relax your brain and think about something other than the busy requirements of the […]
A “Holiday” tradition winds up in style
By Thom deMartino To everything, as they say, there is a season: and though seasons change, endings help us remember and celebrate the experiences we’ve had, the memories we’ve shared. Such is […]
Light up the trees with holiday spirit
It’s really beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and will look even more that way when Christmas tree-lighting get underway over the next week in several of our cities. Of course, […]
A joyful noise with GWC’s “Sister Act”
By Thom deMartino The courage to stand up for what’s right may come from within, but the inspiration to do it may come from the humblest sources… In Golden West College’s recent […]
“Green Book” crosses the color line
By Jim Tortolano Road pictures with miss-matched “buddies” has long been a staple of American popular film, but few have dealt with the issue of Jim Crow segregation. And even fewer films […]
Weekend: “Break” into the holidays
Full of turkey … or tired of it? Relax (your belt) with some entertaining choices in movies, live plays and sports events this weekend for those of us in the communities of […]
Hung up on WCP’s “Jury Room”
By Thom deMartino “Too many words!” “Too many words!” stammers the flustered and flighty redheaded juror (Noelle LeBlanc), struggling to explain her confusion at the prosecution and defense’s arguments. In the Westminster […]
