“Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump” Tuesday 10:30pm, Comedy Central The worst-coiffed man in America is still somehow culturally relevant—and a hell of a lot wealthier than you or me—so he must be doing something right. Among the people roasting the perhaps future Virginia vintner will be comedians Whitney Cummings, Jeffrey Ross and Lisa Lampanelli, […]
“Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump” Tuesday 10:30pm, Comedy Central The worst-coiffed man in America is still somehow culturally relevant—and a hell of a lot wealthier than you or me—so he must be doing something right. Among the people roasting the perhaps future Virginia vintner will be comedians Whitney Cummings, Jeffrey Ross and Lisa Lampanelli, […]
Another Year revolves around an ostensibly happy married couple of late middle age, and several of the ostensibly unhappy people they know.
What were you doing when we called? I was just unpacking frames. I came from my day job, which is why you caught me unpacking frames instead of painting. I work part-time for a property management company. In her new show “Grasses and Insects,” local painter Robin Braun paints the bugs and other little things […]
The Adjustment Bureau (PG-13, 111 minutes) Matt Damon stars as an young politician who, through the wiles of a beautiful woman, finds himself running from a ancient, shadowy council bent on determining the future. Regal Downtown Mall 6 Beastly (PG-13, 95 minutes) A modern retelling of the "Beauty and the Beast" tale, in which a […]
“The Bachelor” Monday 8pm, ABC Back in 2007 Brad Womack—the bar-owning slab of beefcake selected as the lead in the 11th season of the long-lived “Bachelor” franchise—pissed off lonely women across the nation when he decided not to enter into a doomed public relationship with either of his final two gal pals. This season Womack […]
Casino Jack, itself dramatized very much like a hammy award-hawking telecast, is resoundingly lousy.
What were you doing when we called? I was walking out to my woodshed in the rain to gather wood. I’m building a fire on my woodstove. In addition to her art, Rebekah Graves has a sculptured lighting business. Check out her offerings at www.rebekahgraves.com. What are you working on right now? I mainly work […]
127 Hours (R, 94 minutes) Danny Boyle puts his spin on the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston, who became trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah, and was forced to cut off his own arm to escape. Regal Downtown Mall 6 Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (PG-13, 107 minutes) […]
If you didnt already know, the point of titling this movie Biutiful is to be poignantly ironic. This foreign-language Oscar nominee, the most promising work yet from poverty-porn aficionado director Alejandro González Iñárritu, tries really hard to make the city of Barcelona seem ugly and uninviting. But the tone that Iñárritu and co-writers Armando Bo […]
“The Essentials” Saturday 8pm, TCM If you don’t get enough Alec Baldwin in your life via “30 Rock” (and really, who could ever get enough Alec Baldwin?), the gravel-voiced actor also hosts this series of classic films along with Turner Classic Movies fixture Robert Osborne. This weekend marks Baldwin’s third season in the co-pilot seat, […]