Note: This story was updated on April 17 to reflect the updated scheduling of the City Council’s anticipated consideration of the Museum Center’s re-opening from its April 20 to May 4 meeting. […]
I’ve always been fascinated with films, especially the production process behind them. It’s interesting to find out where the films you’ve watched were actually made. Following Observer reader Linda Henke’s suggestion, I […]
Set in England and Russia during the most dramatic and crucial months of the Cold War, “The Courier” takes place in the two years between 1960 and 1962. The C.I.A. and the […]
Growing up in rural America with Korean immigrant parents, writer/director Lee Isaac Chung was planning to go to medical school when he took an arts class in college on filmmaking. The class […]
Winning the most recent Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama, newcomer Andra Day shed 40 pounds, even started smoking, so that she would look and sound like the iconic […]
Local art galleries are responding in creative ways to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are some current exhibits, both in-person and virtual, with information about how you can experience the shows. “The Persistence […]
It’s rare that a feature film, not a documentary, is based on a non-fiction book. Does the adaptation work? Yes, but mainly because of the extraordinary abilities of the actress who holds […]
The Muckenthaler Cultural Center has announced its third Artist-in-Residence, Erin Schalk, for the 2021 Season. During her residency she intends to focus on projects for the blind and visually impaired, including expanding […]
Set in Suffolk County, England, just before Britain entered the second world war, “The Dig” is based on an actual archaeological dig that uncovered treasures surprising to both scholars and historians. Director […]
At the request of Mayor Bruce Whitaker, Fullerton City Council received an update and discussed the current status and future of the Fullerton Museum Center (FMC) at their Feb. 2 meeting. Members […]
