By Charly SHELTON In the economy we now find ourselves in, the Repossession Department of any credit company is now a viable source of employment. And in the future, it will be even more lucrative, if you have the heart for it. Jude Law is Remy, the best repo man in the business. But he […]
By Charly SHELTON By Charly SHELTON We all know the timeless Lewis Carroll classic tale of a curious little girl who falls down a rabbit hole into a magical world where everything is what it isn’t and, contrariwise, what it isn’t, it is. But we don’t know what happens after she climbs out of the […]
And the winner is… A phrase that we heard repeatedly during last Sunday’s Academy Awards program: “And the winner is…” Well, it’s official – we have a winner of Crescenta Valley Weekly’s First Annual Oscar Ballot Contest where we asked CVW readers to submit their ballots predicting who they thought would take home the coveted […]
By Charly SHELTON Well, we made it. Oscar weekend. The big night is this Sunday, March 7. Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin co-host the Oscars on ABC, starting at 5 p.m. Some nominees may seem like obvious choices for who the winner may be, others are a complete toss-up. For instance, Disney’s Animated “Up” would […]
Download the Oscar Ballot Here For those of you who have been reading Charly’s Oscar Break Down in the Crescenta Valley Weekly newspaper and online at cvweekly.com, you have heard Charly’s Oscar predictions. Now we want to hear yours. Fill out the form found on cvweekly.com with your Oscar Pick and send it back to […]
By Charly SHELTON We have just over one week left until Oscar weekend. The big night is Sunday, March 7. Some nominees appear to be a shoe-in to win, while others are a complete toss up. But in the days until red carpet time, we will continue to break down the Oscars and the nominee […]
By Shana LiVIGNI It was the sound of music at the First Baptist Church of Glendale on Saturday night, Feb. 6 when “Ruslan Biryukov & Friends – Cello Ensembles” performed for a crowd of about 350. The chamber concert celebrated some of the finest music written for cellists. The two and a half hour concert […]
By Charly SHELTON We have all seen the Oscars. The host comes out and makes a few jokes and then announces the category. Then another star comes out to read the nominees and then, after a dramatic pause and some trouble opening the envelope, the winner is read and applause fills the theatre. But many […]
For those of you looking for the Oscar Breakdown: Week 3 article that was featured as a News in Brief in the Leisure section of the paper on February 18th, 2010, it will be here. We are holding the full article pending further input from sources we have contacted for interviews. The article will be […]
By Charly Shelton We have all seen the Oscars. The host, or this year hosts, walks on stage and makes a few jokes and then announces the category. Then another star comes out to read the nominees and then, after a dramatic pause and some trouble opening the envelope, the winner is read and applause […]