By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune Sometimes seeing clearly has nothing to do with sight. The Westminster Community Playhouse has just raised the curtain on its 63rd season with a tale of deceit […]
Spellbinding “Wait Until Dark”
This sequel really’s ‘Expend4ble’
By Jocelyn Noveck/AP National Writer It’s a throwaway line, but maybe a bit too meaningful, under the circumstances. “Gravity is setting in,” says Barney, Sylvester Stallone’s aging character in “Expend4bles,” when someone […]
Followed his dreams to the U.S.
By Jill Lloyd/Special to The Tribune When Oleksandr Silaiev fled Kyiv, Ukraine, his homeland, on February 14, 2022, it had nothing to do with the traditions of Valentine’s Day, but it was […]
One person’s trash is … magic
By Jake Coyle/AP Film Writer John Carney, the Irish filmmaker of “Once,” “Sing Street” and “Begin Again,” makes the movie version of “three chords and the truth.” His films, unabashedly earnest, feel-good […]
Jim had an ear for business, too
By Don Schanche Jr./Associated Press Jimmy Buffett celebrated slackers before the word existed, even though he was hardly one himself. “Wasting away in Margaritaville,” went the chorus to his most famous […]
Denzel’s hot in ‘Equalizer 3’
By Jake Coyle/AP Film Writer There`s an awful lot of talk about the end of movie stars considering Denzel Washington is right over here, walking around. Antoine Fuqua`s “Equalizer 3,“ a taut […]
Who will care for you when you’re old and need help?
By Liz Weston/NerdWallet At some point, most older people will need help getting through the day. Someone turning 65 today has a 70% chance of eventually requiring assistance with basic living activities, […]
‘Blue Beetle’ has family spirit
By Jake Coyle/AP Film Writer Franz Kafka never realized how close he came to kickstarting a superhero franchise. Ever since Gregor Samsa awoke in his bed to find himself transformed into a […]
A lovable, dazzling “La Cage”
By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune The things we do for the ones we love. In a sensational new staging from The Gem Theater, the curtain rises on the fabulous production of “La Cage […]
“Gran Turismo”: movie or ad?
By Lindsey Bahr/AP Film Writer In 2006, a Nissan marketing executive had a truly insane idea to create a competition and an “academy” to turn gamers into race car drivers. Darren Cox […]
