Capsule Reviews

(500) Days of Summer (PG-13, 95 minutes) Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel are a starry-eyed odd couple who go through a narratively chopped break-up. Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6 Bandslam (PG, 111 minutes) High School Musical’s Vanessa Hudgens stars in a teen comedy-drama about musical high schoolers—who, in this case, have dueling rock bands. […]

Checking in with Sam Bush

What are you working on these days? We’re trying to record over the next month or two. What that’ll look like at first is probably a few demos, before we start putting a lot of time and money into it. We’re really starting from scratch, which is exciting, because there are so many opportunities that […]

Ground control to Moon

“My upbringing was pretty weird,” says David Bowie’s son. I know: You’re thinking, “No way.” But sure enough—or so Duncan Jones, the artist formerly known as Zowie Bowie, told the New York Times a few weeks ago. Jones was recalling the formative years during which his father introduced him to the likes of George Orwell, […]

Old school

“Lords of the Revolution” Tuesday-Friday 8pm, VH1 VH1 puts together some nifty documentary programs, and this new five-part series looks to be a decent addition. “Lords” focuses on counter-culture figures from the ’60s and ’70s whose pioneering work still has powerful repercussions today. Monday night’s episode focused on Muhammad Ali (you can catch the playback […]

Movies playing in town this week

Aliens in the Attic (PG, 86 minutes) At a summer vacation house in Maine, a group of kids finds a group of aliens in the attic, bent on invasion and planet domination. High School Musical’s Ashley Tisdale stars. Playing at Regal Seminole Square 4 Bandslam (PG, 111 minutes) High School Musical’s Vanessa Hudgens stars in […]