By Charly SHELTON From 1950 to 2000, the Peanuts comic strip ran serialized in newspapers across the world. It spawned more than a dozen movies, TV shows and, most memorably, holiday specials that are still played annually. The Peanuts characters are featured in Cedar Fair parks across the country with kiddie lands, character meet-and-greets, rides […]
BY STEVE ZALL AND SID FISH February 2020 “The Father” stars Alfred Molina in a tour-de-force role in perhaps one of the most awarded plays of recent times on two continents. André was once a tap dancer. He lives with his daughter, Anne, and her husband, Antoine. Or was André an engineer, whose […]
By Charly SHELTON Lunar New Year was celebrated on Saturday, welcoming the Year of the Rat. For those who missed the actual New Year festivities, there are still plenty of opportunities to celebrate at the local theme parks. Each year Universal Studios Hollywood puts on a big festival for the Lunar New Year, and it […]
By Susan JAMES For those fans of revenge porn where cartoon crafting allows guilt-free enjoyment of taking out the bad guy(s), “The Rhythm Section” is for you. Based on a thriller by Mark Burnell and directed by Reed Morano, the film tells the story of a young British woman named Stephanie Patrick who is on […]
By Charly SHELTON January is health month, and it also coincides with the setting and rapid abandoning of New Year’s resolutions. At least half of all Americans who set New Year’s resolutions have health-related commitments, according to YouGov, an international research data and analytics group. And, according to Nielsen Analytics, only 64% of resolutions make […]
By Charly SHELTON The huge crowds that were expected to swarm Disneyland when Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opened were apparently delayed a bit because the usually mundane crowds have given way to a horde of Star Wars fans ready for the Resistance to Rise. Last Friday, the second and final attraction in the new Star […]
Americans are notoriously sleep-deprived, which can have unpleasant and even dangerous effects. And while a nap can alleviate fatigue, increase alertness and improve mood, for years napping was considered to be a pastime more appropriate for little children and the sick than healthy adults. But the tides are changing. National Sleep Foundation encourages napping, citing […]
The 2020 Pasadena Showcase season is officially underway. On Friday, Jan. 17, the Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts (PSHA) held its annual Empty House Party, marking the debut of the 56th Pasadena Showcase House of Design. Nearly 400 design enthusiasts and patrons of the arts were on hand to celebrate the occasion. The evening […]
By Susan JAMES It’s been 22 years since the guy who talks with animals graced our screens. Writer-director Stephen Gaghan and the Downeys, Robert and Susan, have decided the time is right for another revisit. Each time around we get a new take. In 1967, Rex Harrison did his Henry Higgins shtick with song and […]
The Glendale Centre Theatre presents “Charley’s Aunt” continuing through Feb. 1. “Charley’s Aunt” is a fun farce written by Brandon Thomas. Originally published in 1892, this show has been adapted many times over the years. “Charley’s Aunt” follows two Yale undergraduates, Jack Chesney and Charley Wykeham, who prove that they will do just about anything […]