By Lindsey Bahr/AP Film Writer The brief life of Elvis Presley is not something that fits neatly into a conventional biopic formula, though many have tried. It was, perhaps, always going to […]
“Elvis” film a glorious mess
OC native is the “new Elvis”
By Jake Coyle/AP Film Writer On the day of Austin Butler’s final screen test for “Elvis,“ director Baz Luhrmann threw everything at him. Butler had spent five months building up to that […]
“Good Luck” is good and honest
By Lindsey Bahr/AP Film Writer Female desire is not a topic that gets a lot of space in mainstream Hollywood movies. And the desire of women north of 45? Well, that’s been […]
Free concerts start this week
The free Summer Concert Series in Garden Grove starts on Thursday, June 23 and continues on Thursdays through July. Four artists – Huong Thuy, Hoang My An, Justin Nguyen and Carol Kim […]
You listen, and then ‘Sing 2’
Think of it as a double date. Garden Grove’s “Outdoor Movie Series” for the summer will start on Friday at Eastgate Park with a musical concert followed by the screening of the […]
“Lightyear” movie is a buzzkill
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 […]
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 […]
