The story of Beatlemania as told through the music that changed the world. ‘The Stars of Beatlemania!’ which chronicles the musical history of the Beatles through live recreations of their electrifying stage shows, will be at the El Portal Theatre in No. Hollywood Friday, June 29 through Sunday, July 1. From their explosive debut on […]
Discovering Van Halen By Charly SHELTON I don’t like music. I have been listening to the same Disneyland album since 2005. Granted, I have added to it as new attractions arise, but it is largely the same. I have never really enjoyed music, so I don’t have new albums – or anything else – of […]
By Charly SHELTON In 2001, Disney’s California Adventure park opened across the way from Disneyland. It had maybe three good rides – Soarin’ Over California, Grizzly River Run and California Screamin’. The rest either broke constantly or were bad rides or just didn’t make any sense as to why it was in a Disney park, […]
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‘Courageous’ Video Presentations Bethel Church is offering a showing of the film “Courageous” on Saturday morning, June 16 preceded by a free breakfast. The breakfast starts at 7:30 a.m.; the video starts at 8:15 a.m. followed by the opportunity for discussion at about 10:15 a.m. In this recently released film, despite showing bravery on […]
By Charly SHELTON For the first time in the history of CV Weekly, we have commandeered the Leisure section for use solely on video games. E3, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, was held at the L.A. Convention Center last week and with all the games there, we decided to devote an entire section to it. Below […]
By Ted AYALA Are Japanese video game developers in a decline? It’s a question that has provoked lively debate from many video game pundits today. But even if their industry is sinking, they’re certainly not going away quietly. Some brilliant games from the Land of the Rising Sun were on display at last week’s E3, […]
»GAME REVIEW By Mike WORKMAN Blizzard Entertainment is known for taking its sweet time when working on a game. So it’s no surprise that it has been more than a decade since the last Diablo title was released back in 2001 with the expansion of “Diablo II: Lord of Destruction.” Many gamers shed tears of […]
By Charly SHELTON “Borat” was funny. It was uncouth, shocking, offensive and funny. Then came “Brüno,” a movie in the same style and vein of Sasha Baron Cohen’s first film. But “Brüno” went further. He was more comfortable with awkwardness, with pushing people’s buttons, and with on screen nudity. Now we have “The Dictator.” A […]