"Arnold is a great guy, but John Wayne was the real action hero," he said. "Before Arnold, before Clint Eastwood, there was John Wayne."
Running through April 29, the festival will screen more than 400 international films. For more information, go to www.newportbeachfilmfest.com.
A boat thought to belong to Phoenix resident William Eugene Ott crashed Wednesday on the west jetty in Corona del Mar, but Ott has so far not been found. He left Cabrillo Marina on Tuesday intending to sail his 30-foot boat to the Santa Barbara Islands, his wife told authorities, but no one is sure he was on board when the boat hit the rocks and quickly sank.
Windy weather may have led to the crash, and the 57-degree water would make survival unlikely if Ott went overboard, Harbor Patrol officials said.
A 280-square-mile search turned up a bag of Ott's prescription bottles and some other items.
Former Newport Beach Mayor John Heffernan on Wednesday sent a formal complaint to the state Fair Political Practices Commission, asking for an opinion on whether a city parks commissioner had a conflict of interest during discussions on a park planned next to the central library.
City officials said there could be a conflict because parks commissioner Debra Allen lives within 500 feet of the park property.
Allen has maintained that she does not have a conflict.
COSTA MESA
Playwright whose work premiered here wins PulitzerSouth Coast Repertory celebrated Monday, when the Pulitzer Prize for drama went to playwright David Lindsay-Abaire for his work in "Rabbit Hole," a play commissioned by the Costa Mesa theater.
First performed in 2005 at South Coast Repertory's Pacific Playwrights Festival, the drama went on to the Manhattan Theatre Club on Broadway, where it opened last year.
