By Mark Kennedy AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dig out your roller skates. Pair them with a cowboy hat. Miranda Lambert has officially entered her disco chapter. “Crisco,” the country […]
Disco & country meet in ‘Crisco’
‘Digger’: Climate change comic
By Jake Coyle AP Film Writer Just as the fate of the world hangs in the balance in “Digger,” Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s over-the-top, climate-disaster satire teeters on the brink. It’s an audacious […]
“Heart of the Beast”: Brad, dog
By Lindsey Bahr AP Film Writer Brad Pitt loves a lone wolf character. Even in ensembles, he’s often the quiet one just to the left (but, you know, still the focus). The […]
It’s a very funny ‘Forum’
By Thom deMartino Orange County Tribune It’s hard out here for a … procurer of concubines, shall we say? Westminster Community Playhouse is staging its annual musical, the classic “A Funny Thing […]
‘Practical Magic 2’ falls short
By Kaitlyn Huamani Associated Press Getting a sequel greenlit nearly 30 years after the original movie floundered upon its release likely required a stroke of magic. 1998’s “Practical Magic,” led by […]
Buddy cops beat up the Klan
By Mark Kennedy AP Entertainment Writer Hollywood has given us some classic mismatched buddy cop movies, like Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy in “48 Hrs.,” Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in “Rush […]
‘Emily”: a welcome rom-com
By Lindsey Bahr AP Film Writer Late August can be a depressing time at the movie theater, but there’s a gem to be found in the British romantic comedy “Finding Emily,” which […]
‘Sweeney Todd’: a killer musical
By Thom deMartino Orange County Tribune A word of advice, Paleo enthusiasts: steer clear of the meat pies. The macabre masterpiece “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” has raised its […]
‘End of Oak Street’ is a real hoot
By Jake Coyle AP Film Writer At the end of the block in David Robert Mitchell’s “The End of Oak Street,” is a cul-de-sac with a telephone pole in the middle and […]
Bees and stings in ‘Rivals’
By Mark Kennedy AP Entertainment Writer. It turns out that the honey business isn’t as sweet as it sounds: In the new movie “The Rivals of Amziah King,” beekeepers steal from […]
