This weekend features the initial California Surfing Day in Huntington Beach, a wide variety of movies opening and some pretty good high school football matchups.
Surfing and movies are on tap
Wiener dogs, murder and Mariners
Looking for something fun to do or say this weekend in the Garden Grove-Huntington Beach-Stanton-Westminster area? There’s winer dog (dachshund) races on Sunday at Old World in Huntington Beach as part of […]
Bless the waves, hear the music
“Weekend” is posted on Thursdays with a brief roundup of interesting things to do, stuff to see and places to go in and around the Garden Grove-Huntington Beach-Stanton-Westminster area.
“Crazy Rich Asians” dazzles, but ….
By Scott Graverman “Crazy Rich Asians” is wealthy in both stereotypes and charm. It helps put Asian actors and actresses into the mainstream of Hollywood film, but underlines the tired themes of […]
Civil War Days and Street Fair on tap
The Orange County Tribune’s Weekend feature offers a look at some of the most interesting things to do and see in the West Orange County area. It appears each Thursday.
Elvis comes to the Big Strawberry
The Orange County Tribune’s quick guide to entertainment for the coming weekend debuts today. There are Angels games in Anaheim, a free movie, a stage play in Westminster and, of course, the […]
“Alpha” movie is a doggone good tail
By Jim Tortolano If you’ve ever loved a dog, or ever wanted a dog, here’s a movie that will tug on your heartstrings like a weightlifter doing a dead lift. If you’re […]
“Black KKKlansman” isn’t black & white
By Jim Tortolano As a film, “Black KKKlansman” is quite an accomplishment, melding creative technique, fine performances and an interesting story. As a political movie, it’s the kind of creation which would […]
“Eighth Grade” is authentic and touching
By Jim Tortolano Junior high (or middle school or intermediate school) can be hell on toast for a lot of people. Your body is changing and you’ve gone from the comfortable world […]
Burgerim moves into fast-food elite
By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano There was a time – in the days when dinosaurs roamed the Earth – that you only had two fast food choices for hamburgers. There were the […]
