By Charly SHELTON
“Iron Man” is the reason we have Marvel movies today. The success of the first Iron Man movie in 2008 led to the creation of all the other movies that played into The Avengers and beyond. The lackluster X-Men movies were popular but not enough to get the ball rolling on a Marvel [...]
May 9, 2013 | Posted in
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Neighbors hose down property as resident is led out of home.
By Mary O’KEEFE and Charly SHELTON
Los Angeles County Fire Dept. responded to a residential fire early Saturday morning on El Moreno Street just east of Briggs Avenue.
Witnesses said they heard explosions as the fire engulfed a vehicle and a horse trailer that were parked at [...]
By Charly SHELTON
There is something special about seeing a movie on the big screen. It brings back memories of going to the movies with your parents and friends, seeing the now classic films in their heyday when they were new. Nobody expected “Pirates of the Caribbean” to be such a success. In fact, they expected [...]
May 2, 2013 | Posted in
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By Charly SHELTON
Once in a while, a director makes a movie around a singular idea. The 1930s serials done with a big budget became the Indiana Jones films. High-tech action in Alice in Wonderland – “The Matrix.” And now director Michael Bay has made a new film around one singular idea: “Hey guys, I bought [...]
April 25, 2013 | Posted in
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By Charly SHELTON
“Jurassic Park” is one of the best movies ever made – from a technical viewpoint, an audience viewpoint, a critic viewpoint and a science viewpoint. It is a very well done film. And now, 20 years after its initial release, it is back on the big screen looking as good as ever.
When I [...]
April 11, 2013 | Posted in
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By Charly SHELTON
“Greetings, True Believers!” Stan Lee wrote to his readers in the back of his comic books every week and always began by saying this, addressing his fans. It became synonymous with those fans who were real comic book nerds, worn as a badge of honor that only other nerds knew about. I myself [...]
April 11, 2013 | Posted in
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By Charly SHELTON
I have a friend at Disneyland. He is a fellow pin trader and I have known him through that shared hobby for several years. He is a very nice guy and one heck of a trader but, if given the chance, he will talk till your ear falls off. For years he has [...]
April 4, 2013 | Posted in
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By Charly SHELTON
Bond. James Bond. Two words that conjure to mind adventure, espionage, gadgets, guns and girls. The quintessential series of spy films is celebrating its 50th anniversary and what better way to do so than by screening some of the best Bond films made? The Alex Theatre in Glendale is doing just that.
Every Tuesday [...]
April 4, 2013 | Posted in
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By Charly SHELTON
It can be a rare thing to see real 1940s style anymore. While the hipster movement incorporated some ’40s aspects into their own style, it is rare to see the pure, unadulterated ’40s look – like a pin up girl on a calendar, posing on the wing of a plane with dark hair, [...]
March 28, 2013 | Posted in
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By Charly SHELTON
I usually just assume that everyone reads comic books. It’s the smart thing to do. I will randomly start up conversations with strangers about The Avengers because I expect them to know comics. If you don’t read them, I encourage you to pick up a book and take a [...]
March 21, 2013 | Posted in
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