By Jake Coyle/AP Film Writer “In 1995, Andy got a toy from his favorite movie. This is that movie.” So begins “Lightyear,” a new Pixar release that takes a meta approach to […]
“Lightyear” movie is a buzzkill
Sandler’s “Hustle” has game
By Jake Coyle/AP Film Writer By now you’d think you know what you’re getting with an Adam Sandler sports movie. “Happy Gilmore” and “The Waterboy” have conditioned us to expect silly […]
“Dominion” of SFX and villains
By Lindsey Bahr/AP Film Writer The enduring, collective love for “Jurassic Park” is immensely hard to explain. Steven Spielberg’s 1993 film implanted itself into our cultural consciousness as a kind of platonic […]
“Artifice” really fun, revealing
By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune It’s not about the art, it’s about moving on. And money. Definitely about the money, In the Westminster Community Playhouse’s hysterical new offering “Artifice,”directed by Jim Katapodis, […]
“Grease” started very slowly ….
By Mark Kennedy AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) – On Valentine’s Day 1972, a musical opened off-Broadway needing a lot of love. It was already $20,000 in debt and the reviews were mixed […]
How “Peanuts” made history
By Andrew Welsh-Huggins and Patrick Orsagos Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – In a series of “Peanuts’’ comic strips that ran in mid-April of 1956, Charlie Brown grasps the string of his […]
“Top Gun: Maverick” is on target
By Mark Kennedy/AP Entertainment Writer Early on in “Top Gun: Maverick,” Tom Cruise hops on his sleek motorcycle, wearing Aviator sunglasses and a leather jacket with patches, and speeds into a time machine. […]
Movies roar back with summer
By Lindsey Bahr/AP Film Writer This summer at the movies, Tom Cruise is back in the cockpit behind those iconic aviators. Doctors Grant, Sattler and Ian Malcolm are returning for another round […]
“Dr. Strange” in the “multiverse”
By Lindsey Bahr/AP Film Writer Once a superhero franchise goes multiverse, it’s hard to go back. No work of fiction ever needs permission to break the rules or push the boundaries of […]
Here is a “Spamalot” of fun
By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune And now, for something completely different. The madcap, irreverent comedy of the groundbreaking — slightly infamous — British comedy troupe Monty Python comes to life at Golden West College […]
