Capsule Reviews

Angels and Demons (PG-13, 138 minutes) Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) returns to the big screen to pursue another secret society—just replace “Opus Dei” with “The Illuminati.” Can he prevent a deadly terrorist act from devastating the Vatican? Read C-VILLE’s full review here. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6 Away We Go (R, 97 minutes) A stellar […]

Happy Mothers pay?

Dear Ace, Mother’s Day has come and gone, and as a mother of four, I am once again left to ponder exactly what it is that I have accomplished over the last 30 years I have been raising children. Isn’t there a law somewhere that says you just DO NOT STEAL from your mother? Maybe […]

Gallery listings

Galleries Art Upstairs Gallery 112 W. Main St., Suite 3 (in York Place). Tuesday-Thursday and Saturday, noon-5pm; Friday, 1-9pm; Sunday, 1-4pm. 923-3900. www.artupstairsgallery.com. Through May 31: “Watercolor Retrospective: 1960s to Present,” by Peter Almonte. Bozart Gallery 211 W. Main St., Wednesday-Thursday, 3-9pm; Friday-Saturday, noon-9pm; Sunday, 1-4pm. 296-3919. www.bozartgallery.com. Through May 31: Recent works by Julia […]

Charlottesville area Vineyard Listings on c-ville.com! Charlottesville, Virginia

Afton After Hours featuring:  Afton Mountain Vineyards Jimmy O June 23 6-9,  www.myspace.com/jimmyova  540-456-8667  www.aftonmountainvineyards.com Barboursville Vineyards 2011 Vermentino Reserve Feast, Sunday, June 10, 1 pm. Enjoy a four course feast paired with our 2011 Vermentino and other special bottling, prepared by Chef Dean Maupin of Fossett’s at Keswick Hall and Chef Tucker Yoder of […]

What’s in your backpack?

Alex Solomon   Age: 19 Year: Sophomore Majors: Spanish/Biology Hometown: Falls Church, Virginia What’s in your backpack? Sperry Top-Sider shoes, Lenovo ThinkPad laptop, class book and notebook for Spanish 312, iPod, tie, prescription medicine, calculator, cell phone, highlighters, pencils, pens, Neosporin, tissues, Band-Aids. C-VILLE welcomes news tips from readers. Send them to news@c-ville.com.  

January 2009: Get Real

It’s one definition of a bad mail day: Some Charlottesville homeowners have received letters from their mortgage companies informing them their home equity lines of credit have been “suspended” due to a “significant decline” in the value of their homes. If it’s happened to you, don’t panic. The Man is not going to come and […]