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Lido Theater in 1939. Courtesy of Sherman Library. The Lido Theater opened in 1939 as one of Orange County’s earliest art deco cinema houses. The landmark theater closed for renovation five years ago. The project was prolonged due to the pandemic and the detailed work required to add air conditioning Read More

Wendy and Greg Ekstrom’s home on Amethyst Avenue was part of the 23rd Annual Balboa Island Holiday Home Walking Tour. Photo by Sara Hall The Balboa Island Holiday Home Walking Tour, an annual event presented by the Balboa Island Improvement Association, returns on Sunday, Dec. 8 from 11 a.m. to Read More

Newport Beach Film Festival marquee at Lido Theater. File Photo by Chris Trela. A 25th anniversary is traditionally celebrated with silver, but the Newport Beach Film Festival has struck gold this year with the dazzling star power and movie premieres scheduled for the festival’s weeklong 25th anniversary run October 17-24. Read More

Scene from “Stealing Pulp Fiction.” What do you get when three Hollywood-Wannabe friends (Jon Rudnitsky, Karan Soni and Cazzie David) team up with their kooky therapist (Jason Alexander) to plot a heist to steal Quentin Tarantino’s personal 35mm print of “Pulp Fiction” from his movie theater. What else: “Stealing Pulp Read More

Scene from “Séance” By Cole Cronk | Special to the NB Indy “Séance,” directed by Vivian Kerr, has its world premiere at the 25th annual Newport Beach Film Festival. It’s a Victorian-era psychological thriller about a woman named Emma who must take shelter in her ex-husband’s mansion during a storm. Read More