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Movie review: “Dark Shadow” not dark or funny
Posted on May 16, 2012 | No CommentsBy Christy Lemire/AP Movie Critic Tim Burton and Johnny Depp are snuggled warmly in their comfort zone in the chilly horror-comedy “Dark Shadows,’’ their eighth collaboration as director and star,... -
Movie review: “Avengers” is Marvel-ous
Posted on May 10, 2012 | No CommentsBy Christy Lemire/AP Movie Critic The hype has been building for years, and it couldn’t possibly be more deafening at this point. After a series of summer blockbusters that individually... -
Movie review: “Bernie” matches tragedy and satire
Posted on May 2, 2012 | No CommentsBy Jake Coyle/AP Entertainment Writer The real stars of Richard Linklater’s “Bernie’’ are, unquestionably, the townspeople of Carthage, Texas. In documentary-like interviews, the East Texas locals (a mix of real... -
Stage review: “Million Dollar Quartet” rocks
Posted on May 2, 2012 | No CommentsBy Larry Taylor/Garden Grove Journal It’s a knockout – the last scene of “Million Dollar Quartet” at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts — and worth the price of admission.... -
Stage review: A most unusual ‘Cloudlands’
Posted on April 25, 2012 | No CommentsBy Larry Taylor/Garden Grove Journal Rape, incest, torture, suicide – it’s all in “Cloudlands,” now at South Coast Repertory. And it is a musical, by the way… There is bad... -
Gem reopening a holiday present?
Posted on April 18, 2012 | No CommentsBy Jim Tortolano/Garden Grove Journal Like the old song goes, they’ll “be home for Christmas.” Progress on the rehabilitation of the fire-scarred Gem Theatre on Main Street in Garden Grove... -
Movie review: “Reunion” more bland than bawdy
Posted on April 11, 2012 | No CommentsBy Christy LeMire/AP Movie Critic You probably haven’t been lying awake in bed at night wondering whatever became of Stifler and Oz and the rest of the horny kids from... -
Movie review: “Mirror Mirror” is only so-so
Posted on April 4, 2012 | No CommentsBy Christy Le Mire/AP Movie Critic Julia Roberts chews up the scenery and spits it back out again with great brio in her first truly villainous role as the evil... -
Dear Marilyn: Shopping is not a whole life
Posted on March 29, 2012 | No CommentsDear Marilyn, I am a 22-year-old female, and a resident of Huntington Beach. I am a community college student, and I go to school full-time. I also have three part-time... -
Movie review: “Hunger Games” will satisfy its fans
Posted on March 28, 2012 | No CommentsBy Christy Lemire/AP Movie Critic Recently, I made the mistake of joking on Twitter about the possibility of a Team Peeta vs. Team Gale dynamic, referring to the two young...
