Arts

If you attended University of Virginia drama department’s production of Romeo and Juliet you saw something truly beautiful—and I don’t mean a tender rendition of Shakespeare’s most famous tragic love story.

Johnny Depp stars in Tim Burton’s over-the-top adaptation of the ’60s supernatural soap opera, “Dark Shadows.” (Photo by Warner Brothers) Even in our dimmest memories of the original “Dark Shadows” TV show, the reluctant vampire Barnabas Collins stands out. He wasn’t a major player at first, but he had a way of chomping at the […]

 “Mrs. Eastwood and Company” Sunday 10pm, E! I think we can all agree that Clint Eastwood is and always will be a Hollywood A-lister. Actor, writer, director—the guy is a living legend. That’s why it is so mind-boggling that, starting this week, he will be appearing on a show on E!, riding on the sleazy coattails […]

“Softly, deftly, music shall caress you. Hear it, feel it, Secretly possess you.” 
― Andrew Lloyd Webber, Phantom of the Opera

Along with Brooklyn-based opener Miniature Tigers, the indie-veterans-turned-viral-superstars of Fun. made Charlottesville’s Jefferson Theater their last tour stop before a summer hiatus at a sold-out show Saturday night.

 “Around the World in 80 Plates” Wednesday 10pm, Bravo Bravo attempts to launch another culinary competition show with this wild hybrid of several reality-TV concepts. “Around the World in 80 Plates”—hosted by celebrity chefs Cat Cora (“Iron Chef America”) and Curtis Stone (seemingly every show on television)—blends the cooking competition elements of “Top Chef,” the global […]

Marvel Comics’ action figure all-stars come to life on the big screen (above: Jeremy Renner, Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson) in Joss Whedon’s production of Marvel’s The Avengers. (Disney Pictures) It seems like a fine idea to put Joss Whedon in charge of Marvel’s The Avengers. Given his knack for wisecracking-ensemble revitalizations of chancy entertainment properties […]

You may have caught The Walkmen on NPR’s World Cafe last Friday, as they introduced the release of their upcoming album, Heaven, to a national audience.

When A$AP Rocky took the stage at the Jefferson Theater on Monday night, it was with a graciousness uncommon to more veteran acts. He seemed happy to be there.