When you wake up in the morning, there are certain things you expect to be the same. You’ll have a brand new day, of course, but it’ll start where you ended last night. Your alarm will be the same, set at a time you probably know all too well. A surprise might await you at…
BY STAMPP CORBIN Under normal circumstances a holiday party at the White House is a festive once in a lifetime party. You feel so honored to be invited that you are almost giddy with excitement. The party we attended was Dec. 14, the day of the Newtown, Conn. tragedy. As we stood in line, most…
Last week, the San Diego Film Critics Society, of which I am a member, chose Argo as the best film of the year. It also won best director (Ben Affleck), best adapted screenplay (Chris Terrio), and best editing (William Goldenberg). While that movie was released more than two months ago, many of the movies that…
thursday, dec. 20 Faces And Places A photography exhibit of indigenous people, wildlife, landscape and fine art images from around the world by Nadia Salameh. Gallery 21, Spanish Village Art Center, 1770 Village Place in San Diego, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., free, 619-233-9050, nadiasalamehphotography.com friday, dec. 21 California Ballet: The Nutcracker The Nutcracker is the perfect…
The Reduced Shakespeare Company (RSC), the “Bad Boys of Abridgement,” are famous for such monumental shows as The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), The Complete History of America (abridged) and The Bible: The Complete Word of God (abridged). And so it was with this company that the San Diego REPertory Theatre presented their first…
While John Kennedy and Bill Clinton’s sexual shenanigans have been the butt of decades of jokes and one impeachment trial, compared to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his multiple long-term mistresses – one of whom was his cousin – Kennedy and Clinton were amateurs. FDR may be one of our greatest presidents, leading the country from…
As Christmas approaches here are a few suggestions for the weekend that might jump-start ye olde festive spirit. At the Cygnet Theatre, the WCYG Playhouse of the Air presents A Christmas Carol, a live reading of Charles Dickens’ holiday classic delivered in the style of a 1940s radio program. In the past It’s A Wonderful…
dvd of the week Written by 30 Rock writer Kay Cannon and directed by Avenue Q’s Jason Moore; Pitch Perfect is Bring It On crossed with Glee with an injection of Bridesmaids. It’s not perfect, but it’s a damn funny crowd-pleaser. Beca (Anna Kendrick) is a world-weary freshman at Barden University who spends her free…
dvr this Turner Classic Movies, Friday, Dec. 14, 2:45 p.m. Katherine Hepburn won her third Oscar (in a tie with Barbra Streisand for Funny Girl) playing Eleanor of Aquitaine, the scheming estranged wife of King Henry II (Peter O’Toole). At Christmas 1183, court wrangling over who is be heir to the throne – Eleanor wants…
thursday, dec. 13 White Christmas: the musical The classic holiday movie White Christmas comes to the stage. Based on the timeless film this heartwarming musical adaption features seventeen Irving Berlin songs – including “Blue Skies”, “I Love A Piano”, How Deep Is The Ocean” and the perennial favorite, “White Christmas.” Birch North Park Theatre, 2891…
