Day: November 22, 2025

Behind the Velvet Rope: Inside the Newport Beach Film Festival Through an Intern’s Lens

By Zoe Luczaj | Special to the NB Indy Let me set the scene. The ocean hums softly behind the red carpet. The sun dips behind the sand as bulbs flash in its place. Another year of the Newport Beach Film Festival begins, and I was there to bear witness—not Read More

Newport Beach Film Festival Bows Out with Guillermo del Toro’s Towering ‘Frankenstein’

By Zoe Luczaj | Special to the NB Indy The Newport Beach Film Festival concluded its 2025 slate on Thursday, Oct. 23 with Guillermo del Toro’s long-awaited “Frankenstein,” a nearly three-hour gothic epic that filled both the historic Lido Theater and the Regal Edwards Big Newport screens. The screening marked Read More

Stars Came Out for the Newport Beach Film Festival

The 2024 Newport Beach Film Festival featured movie premieres, A-list talent, independent filmmakers, and memorable after-parties as part of the Festival’s 25th anniversary. Not to be outdone, this year’s 26th edition of the Newport Beach Film Festival managed to exceed expectations and actually outdo last year’s impressive edition. From October Read More

PHOTOS: Woodbridge knocks off top-seeded Saddleback, advances to CIF D13 final

Woodbridge players and Coach Connor McBride celebrate after Friday’s CIF semifinal victory over Saddleback. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Woodbridge’s football coaches and players kept believing despite a rough start to the 2025 season. That faith paid off in a trip to the CIF Division 13 championship game next Read More