From Half Moon Bay To High School Musical
- June
- 9
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OMG! The live stage version of Disney’s “High School Musical” is finally bopping into San Jose. The chipper “tween” juggernaut hits the Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday through Sunday as part of the American Musical Theatre season.
A It’s been so great to see my family and friends and my boyfriend. What’s really cool [...]
Cruising up the Amazon in Peru
- April
- 12
“Let me tell you about the magic dolphins, Manuel, our ever-smiling
guide, says, as we travel overland from Iquitos, the gateway to the worlds
biggest (if not longest) river, to Nauta, about 60 miles downstream.
It is here we shall meet our home for the next few days, the good ship M/V
Aqua, the first luxury vessel to tour [...]
Cruising up the Amazon in Peru
- April
- 12
“Let me tell you about the magic dolphins, Manuel, our ever-smiling
guide, says, as we travel overland from Iquitos, the gateway to the worlds
biggest (if not longest) river, to Nauta, about 60 miles downstream.
It is here we shall meet our home for the next few days, the good ship M/V
Aqua, the first luxury vessel to tour [...]
TV ON DVD
- April
- 8
FORTYSOMETHING. “House” star Hugh Laurie in 2003 British
midlife crisis dramedy; out today from Acorn, list price $40. TV’s favorite curmudgeon shifts gears to play befuddled in this hourlong farce of a midlife doctor whose life starts spinning out of control. Laurie (who directed three of the six episodes) [...]
Children’s books: From dogfights to bear care
- April
- 8
According to an ancient Mayan prophecy, we have only four years to live - the end of the world is supposed to come in December 2012. This is the apocalyptic starting point of MG Harris’s urgent first novel Invisible City (Scholastic, %26pound;6.99 pbk), which follows Josh Garcia as he seeks the truth behind the death [...]
“Horton” stays true to magical genius of Seuss
- April
- 8
It took longer than it should have. But in “Horton Hears a Who!” the genius of Theodor “Ted” Geisel has finally made it to the big screen in ways that charm but do no harm to the the good Dr. Seuss’ rhymes and delightful reasons.
And directors Jimmy Hayward and Steve Marino even [...]
Legendary actor Charlton Heston has died at 84
- April
- 6
Heston revealed in 2002 that he had symptoms consistent with Alzheimer’s disease, saying, “I must reconcile courage and surrender in equal measure.”
With his large, muscular build, well-boned face and sonorous voice, Heston proved the ideal star during the period when Hollywood was filling movie screens with panoramas depicting the religious and historical past. “I have [...]
Live: Los Angeles Sonic Odyssey
- March
- 31
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The small, devoted, decidedly mixed crowd that gathered at Los Angeles Sonic Odyssey’s concert Saturday night was intriguing. Wired youths and old-timers alike sat clustered in the center of Neighborhood Church in Pasadena to get the best surround-sound mix from a dozen loudspeakers. Two of L.A.’s finest pianists (one classical, one jazz) staked out positions [...]
Film reviews: 10,000 BC, Mister Lonely and Water Lilies
- March
- 14
10,000 BC
12A cert, 109 min
Watch the trailer for 10,000 BC
You always know where you are with Roland Emmerich, the director
of Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow. It’s a place
called Stupid. And it’s [...]
Bet on getting some freebies in Las Vegas
- March
- 6
During your stay in Las Vegas, the time will come when you just can’t gamble another dollar — whether you have any or not.
Worry not, travelers. Vegas offers an array of free entertainment, provided a) you know where to look; and b) you expand your definition of entertainment.
Here are 10 penniless things worth your time:
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