McG's River Jetty Restaurant Group has been tapped to operate The Lido Theater as it prepares to host the 25th Newport Beach Film Festival. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images/John Shearer/WireImage With ...

Local voices, views and talents feature prominently in this year’s Newport Beach Film Festival, beginning with a pair of documentaries highlighting Orange County stories told by O.C. residents ...

Joseph McGinty Nichol, a Hollywood film producer and director professionally known as McG, well remembers his days as a “theater kid” growing up in Newport Beach and the impact the town’s movie houses ...

Newport Beach,' screens at the Lido. It shares stories from a time when the city was a seaside playground for illegal booze ...

With nearly a quarter of a century in Hollywood, McG is returning to his Newport Beach roots. The Uglies director’s River Jetty Restaurant Group has been tapped as the new operator of The Lido Theater ...