Assuming our intelligence can be trusted, the way Traitor came to pass is this: Steve Martin, while in the throes of Bringing Down the House, had an idea for an espionage thriller. (In retrospect, it’s easy to imagine how, during that particular production, his mind might have wandered.) It involved an undercover U.S. military operative […]
Assuming our intelligence can be trusted, the way Traitor came to pass is this: Steve Martin, while in the throes of Bringing Down the House, had an idea for an espionage thriller. (In retrospect, it’s easy to imagine how, during that particular production, his mind might have wandered.) It involved an undercover U.S. military operative […]
“America’s Next Top Model”Wednesday 8pm, CW The dawn of Cycle 11 brings several exciting developments. For the first time in years, Auntie Tyra has blessed us with a two-hour premiere, meaning we actually get to see the girls in action (and one of them get the boot) rather than form totally insensitive judgments based on, […]
Look at the blocky letter L that starts this sentence: two perpendicular bars capped at each end, almost resembling a body sitting upright, feet in front of it, head held high, toes pointed up.
Babylon A.D. (PG-13, 90 minutes) It’s the dystopian future. Michelle Yeoh is a nun looking after a young woman who might have a deadly virus, and Vin Diesel is a mercenary looking after himself. Many explosions may change that. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6 Bangkok Dangerous (R, 110 minutes) Danny and Oxide Pang remake their […]
Doesn’t it seem like Rainn Wilson’s whole career is derivative? Be honest: It’s really only thanks to his turn as Dwight on “The Office,” a British show borrowed and overplayed by American TV, that you even know who he is. And what is that worth? Wilson finally having earned enough name recognition to score the […]
“Democratic National Convention Coverage”Tuesday 10pm, ABC, CBS, NBC Whether or not presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama taps governor Tim Kaine for his running mate, Tuesday night will be a big one for Virginia. Former Governor Mark Warner will have his national coming out party as he presents the keynote address on the topic “Renewing […]
Brendan Fitzgerald also writes Feedback, c-ville.com’s music blog, and Curtain Calls, C-VILLE’s weekly arts and music column.
Babylon A.D. (PG-13, 90 minutes) It’s the dystopian future. Michelle Yeoh is a nun looking after a young woman who might have a deadly virus, and Vin Diesel is a mercenary looking after himself. Many explosions may change that. Opening Friday Brideshead Revisited (PG-13, 133 minutes) All hail the heart-conquering power of the historical novel! […]
Andy Waldeck’s musical genesis story is the classic Everyband tale, the same track laid down everyday in a garage somewhere in America.
Tropic Thunder introduces its main characters through fake trailers for the entertainment properties that made them famous: Tugg Speedman (director, co-producer and co-writer Ben Stiller) has been muscling his way through a lobotomized franchise of apocalyptic action flicks; Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey, Jr.) is an Australian Oscar-magnet method actor much adored for disappearing into his […]