War Horse: Speilberg’s beautiful but flawed anti-war epic [MOVIE REVIEW]
“War Horse,” Steven Spielberg’s newest release, is a technical beauty. Cinematographer Janusz Kaminsky, production designer Rick Carter, costume designer Joanna Johnston and composer John Williams are the true stars of this film. Based on the children’s book by Michael Morpurgo and the award winning stage play written by Nick Stafford, screenwriters Lee Hall (“Billy Elliott”) […]
Santa makes the rounds
For more than 13 years, the Beach Cities Health District has been delivering holiday gift bags to seniors who otherwise may not be graced by Santa’s presence. Various civic groups and volunteers worked together to collect money and purchase supplies to assemble and deliver over 250 holiday bags to seniors throughout the beach cities. “They […]
Redondo Union Christmas celebrations [PHOTOS]
Students at Redondo Union High School celebrated the upcoming Christmas holiday with themed school days and a party. They dressed up in their PJ’s, put on their hippy garb, pulled ugly Christmas sweaters out of the closet, decorated the school and smooched under the mistletoe. They also celebrated with a ‘Frosty Festival,’ where they made […]
New school board leader takes over
On the third day of Ellen Rosenberg’s career as president of the Manhattan Beach Unified School District’s Board of Trustees, she was wearing a white construction hat, a shovel in hand.