Episode III: Return of the Oscar Ballot Contest

By Charly SHELTON Thats right folks, its Oscar time again.  The Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, Feb. 26 at 4 p.m., and before the red carpet is unfurled or the Kodak Theatre is decked out in all its regalia, you get to choose who you think will win.  For the past few years, […]

Elegance defines LACO concert of Mozart and Walton

By Ted AYALA There is a tendency among many young musicians – especially today – to make a needless show of their musical prowess. Or, worse, to mimic the outward manifestations of what they think “soulful” music-making looks like, turning what could have been a pleasant concert into a saccharine display of pretension and egoism. […]

Oscars List

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A Bouncier ‘Beauty and the Beast 3D’

By Charly SHELTON It’s a tale as old as time, and a movie as old as me. The classic Disney film, “Beauty and the Beast” has just been released in stunning 3D. This adds a whole new dimension to the classic love story about a beautiful girl who falls in love with a hideous monster […]

‘The King Of The Desert’ Comes to Casa 0101

Casa 0101 Theater and American Latino Theatre Company, in association with CoActive Content, present a new co-production of the Ovation Award Recommended and critically acclaimed play, “The King of the Desert.” “The King of the Desert” explores the way our cultural identity often informs our personal view of ourselves and in turn affects our children.  […]

Rifftrax Takes On the Baddies – Bad Movies, That Is

By Charly SHELTON Back in the 1990s, there was a TV show that many people knew and my generation grew up with. It was on the Sci Fi channel Saturday mornings and it was what I watched instead of Saturday morning cartoons. It involved a space station in the not-too-distant future, somewhere in time and […]

Looking Ahead to the Movies of 2012 – Part 1

Looking Ahead to the Movies of 2012 – Part 1

By Charly SHELTON The year 2011 is over, and now there is a whole new batch of movies to look forward to. Throughout the year, the Crescenta Valley Weekly will be giving you, our readers, a heads up on what movies to look for in the coming months. Here is part one: January through March. […]