By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano/Orange County Tribune Manana, El Pollo Loco. Colonel Sanders, you’ve been demoted. Raising Cane’s, you may need to raise your game. What is arguably the best fast food […]
This “hot” chicken is the best
“Pillowman” is raw, jarring
By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune These days, the question “what’s in the box?” tends not to end well. Bold and challenging productions are frequently a hallmark of Golden West College: a tradition […]
“Avenue Q” is not for kids
By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune Be forewarned: this ain’t no kids’ show. If “Sesame Street” was kindergarten, consider “Avenue Q” college: complete with late-night parties, early morning hangovers, freshman mistakes, bohemian friends, […]
“Follow that Dream” to Elvis Festival Sunday in G. Grove
By Jill Lloyd/Special to the Tribune It’s impossible to choose just one calendar month that defined the King of Rock and Roll’s life, for his road to fame had many milestones. But […]
Doing the time warp again …
By Mark Kennedy/AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) – Grab your toilet paper. Bring a flashlight. Don’t forget a newspaper – or your fishnets. A touring, interactive version of “The Rocky Horror […]
“None” is dark fun at WCP
By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune How capricious the whims of fate, how lacking in equilibrium, symmetry! If only justice had a sense of rhythm, of poetry – or, perhaps … of blackest […]
“Woman King” makes history
By Lindsey Bahr/AP Film Writer Viola Davis should have been leading armies this whole time. In “The Woman King,” the always regal Oscar-winner is a mass of muscle, battle wounds and world […]
Live “Pinocchio” not too lively
By Jake Coyle/AP Film Writer After a string of live-action remakes, from “Beauty and the Beast” to “The Lion King,” the Walt Disney Co. has finally gotten around to “Pinocchio.” Along the […]
Behind the scenes with “Rings”
By The Associated Press Amazon Studios has launched “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” a series is based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s writings which take place long before “Lord of […]
“Me Time” squanders premise
By Lindsey Bahr/AP Film Writer There is a montage in “Me Time,” the new Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg Netflix comedy, where Hart’s character Sonny gets a day to himself for the […]
