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 […]
Live “Pinocchio” not too lively
There is no safe place: be careful
The recent fatal shooting of a 17-year-old youth – who happened to be a student at a high school in Garden Grove – has been a sober reminder that there is no […]
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 […]
Rams favored to win NFC West
By Josh Dubow/AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) – The margin between the Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams and rival San Francisco 49ers couldn’t have been much smaller last […]
Yes, there is some good news
The news business is, I’m sorry to say, largely about bad news. Readers and viewers respond with more attention – generally – to deadly car crashes, love triangles ending in shootings, and […]
In Week Two, some showdowns
The 2022 high school football season is barely underway and one of the biggest clashes of the schedule is coming up on Friday. Orange Lutheran (2-0) will visit Edison (2-0) in a […]
“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 […]
This “Beast” has quite a bite
By Jake Coyle/AP Film Writer Sharks, grizzlies, giant snakes and rampaging apes have traditionally been the go-to choices for animal-kingdom antagonists in survival thrillers. Lions not so much. Maybe the king of […]
Angels may be put up for sale
By Pete Zarustica/Orange County Tribune The Los Angeles Angels have lost 70 games so far this season. Now it looks like the team and franchise may be losing an owner. In a […]
Yes, it’s really “Week One” now
It may seem a little odd that the second week of the local 2022 high school season is called Week One, but that’s because some teams got a jump on the season […]
