Movies
The Moomins, a pleasant family of hippo-like creatures, were created decades ago by Finnish writer-artist Tove Jansson and her brother, Lars, in a series of books they later adapted to a comic strip.
Dec. 3, 2015
The Movie: “Wide Sargasso Sea” The Setup: Mid-19th-Century drama about Antoinette Cosway (Karina Lombard, pictured right), a gorgeous, rich, white Jamaican native, and the uptight Englishman, Rochester (Nathaniel Parker), who marries her.
April 23, 1993
California
Buell, Nancy Callahan, 52, of Camarillo, data entry clerk for State Farm Insurance in Westlake Village.
Sept. 6, 1994
Laurence Fishburne is superb as the noble Moor of Oliver Parker’s sleek, refreshingly unpretentious “Othello.”
Dec. 14, 1995
“Wide Sargasso Sea” is so soaked in atmosphere it feels practically marinated.
Crime: Authorities say the suspects, who are to be arraigned today, have ties to Antelope Valley’s Nazi Lowriders gang.
March 25, 1999
A Japanese martial arts clan is taught that a white child will one day appear to become the greatest ninja of them all.
Jan. 20, 1997
Television
Sunday “David” / 5, 7 and 9 p.m. TNT.
April 6, 1997
Richard Lerner and Lewis MacAdams’ “What Happened to Kerouac?”
Sept. 20, 1986
Best, Nellie M., 80, of San Fernando, retired accountant. J. T. Oswald Mortuary, San Fernando.
Dec. 18, 1990