By Michael Tarm Associated Press Dwayne Hickman, the actor and network TV executive who despite numerous achievements throughout his life would always be remembered fondly by a generation of baby boomers for […]
The many lives of “Dobie Gillis”
Exploring what might happen
By Arthur David One of the fastest-rising categories of fiction today is “alternate history,” which explores the possibilities of “what might have been,” usually in a dystopian way in which things get […]
Didn’t quite become “Ricardos”
By Jim Tortolano Here’s the problem with “Becoming the Ricardos,” the otherwise admirable new film from Amazon Studios by Aaron Sorkin. The people most likely to appreciate a movie about the making […]
“People’s Guide” a narrow light
By Jim Tortolano I have to cock a skeptic’s eye at any book that put a modifier in the title. It’s with this apprehension that I take up “A People’s Guide to […]
“Nightmare” or “Spiderman”?
Need something to take your mind off holiday shopping, traffic and the Omicron? The Tribune has a few distractions in mind for our readers, presented here:
Pandemic didn’t kill this theater
By Shanya Rod It’s March 2020 and Westminster Community Playhouse is two weekends into its production of “Murder Runs in the Family.” But two weekends is all it got before production was […]
“West Side Story” once again
A new version of an old favorite, the return on an annual holiday event and more coming to a cinema, theater or park near you.
Fun revamp of “Holiday Gem”
By Thom deMartino You can’t stop the tap dancing Santas. Don’t even try. With the Christmas season rapidly approaching, the curtain has risen upon the newest iteration of the One More Productions […]
This “Red Notice” is colorless
By Jim Tortolano Take equal parts “Indiana Jones, “Lethal Weapon” and “Oceans’ 11,” toss them in the blender, hit frappe, and what have you got? A mushy kind of movie called “Red […]
Here come those holidays …
Buckle your seatbelts. It’s time for the onrush of events, gatherings, shopping (in-person and online), traffic jams, budget crunches and other fun from now until the end of the year. How to […]
