Caravan of Hope It’s been tough and scary for all of us grown-ups but what about children? When our friends were forced to cancel their 3 year old’s birthday party, we organized […]
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Film Review: “The Report” Gets Two Hits
The title of this film as it appears on the screen has a redacted word between THE and REPORT. We learn almost immediately that the inked-out word is TORTURE, and writer/director Scott […]
The Fullerton Museum Center is Closed for Now. Here Are Some Images of Their Current Exhibit.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Fullerton Museum Center is closed for now. The museum’s curator, Kelly Chidester, reached out to the Observer to share some images of the current exhibit, “Golden […]
Echoes of the Invisible: A Conversation With Filmmaker Steve Elkins
Fullerton resident Steve Elkins has spent most of his adult life as a musician and filmmaker. His first feature documentary “The Reach of Resonance,” which took him ten years to complete, won […]
Film Review: “Emma” Gets Two Hits
“Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition … [had] at twenty-one very little to distress or vex her.” Jane Austen’s iconic novel, “Emma,” opens with this […]
Local Theater: What’s Playing?
With its local colleges and storefront theaters, Fullerton is a great place to catch live shows. Here are a few of the local offerings happening this month: “A Chorus Line” at Fullerton […]
Film Review: “Bombshell” gets Two Hits
More than a year before the #MeToo movement began, allegations of sexual harassment arose within the New York offices of Fox News and against its CEO Roger Ailes. Before that, Fox News’ […]
Women’s History Month Film Series
Celebrate Women’s History Month with a special documentary film series Tuesdays at the Fullerton Community Center—highlighting women in science, the arts and politics who have led change and cemented their place in […]
Fullerton’s Got Talent
Fullerton Rotary hosted their second “Fullerton’s Got Talent” show at the Wilshire Auditorium on February 23. The event raises funds to go towards their youth-oriented programs, which benefit many of the local […]
“The Upright Revolution” @ The Muckenthaler Cultural Center
The Upright Revolution: Or Why Humans Walk Upright, Kenyan author Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s parable of the interconnectedness of life during a time of struggle and conflict has been translated into 63 languages […]
