By Lindsey Bahr/AP Film Writer Case in point: In one of the awfully generic songs, “I Am a Star,” a cute, talking rabbit chirpily sings to our heroine Asha that “when it […]
You ‘Wish’ this was a better film
An enthralling ‘Orient Express’
By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune It was supposed to be so simple. A brief respite in between cases for the illustrious detective Hercule Poirot (Eric Schiffer), as he enjoyed the opulence of […]
Ron: ‘We’ll run the West down’
By Greg Beacham/AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM (AP) – When Ron Washington got his first major league managerial job in Texas 17 years ago, his task was to end the Angels` near-decade of […]
‘Marvels’ not so ‘Marvelous’
By Lindsey Bahr/AP Film Writer The stakes feel immensely low in ” The Marvels,” and it’s not because this is a movie that spends a fair amount of time following cats or […]
What do you dream about?
You may be dreaming of a white Christmas, but most of us have other slumber-time imaginations. According to a recently-published survey commissioned by Amerisleep, a company which manufactures mattresses, the five most […]
Who to blame for Bolts’ woes?
By Dan Greenspan/Associated Press INGLEWOOD (AP) – The Los Angeles Chargers` embattled and embarrassed defense reached new lows in Sunday`s 41-38 loss to the Detroit Lions. “Offense did their thing today, and […]
Solving holiday’s problems
It’s beginning to look … oh, you know the rest. If you haven’t noticed those early bird Christmas displays in your neighborhoods, or the sprouting of holiday tree lots on vacant street […]
Veteran Washington joins Halos
By Greg Beacham/AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM (AP) – The Los Angeles Angels hired Ron Washington to be their new manager Wednesday, turning to a veteran baseball mind in an attempt to end […]
‘The Killer’ missed the mark
By Jake Coyle/AP Film Writer It’s a noir staple to open with a bit of narration, but once the nameless hit- man protagonist of David Fincher’s “The Killer” starts gabbing, he doesn’t […]
Falling back can be painful
I fall every fall. Or almost every fall. Spring, too. As you probably know, this past weekend was the end of “daylight savings time,” and the beginning of “standard time.” There are […]
