“90210”Weeknights 5pm, SOAPNet In case you didn’t know, the CW is going back to West Beverly High this fall with its hotly anticipated spin-off, “90210”—the “Beverly Hills” part was apparently, like, so ’90s. We’ll have to wait until September to see how the new class shapes up (here’s a promising tidbit: Jessica Walters, the magnificent […]
“90210”Weeknights 5pm, SOAPNet In case you didn’t know, the CW is going back to West Beverly High this fall with its hotly anticipated spin-off, “90210”—the “Beverly Hills” part was apparently, like, so ’90s. We’ll have to wait until September to see how the new class shapes up (here’s a promising tidbit: Jessica Walters, the magnificent […]
The Dark Knight (PG-13, 140 minutes) Just as Batman (Christian Bale) makes real headway cleaning up Gotham’s streets, with help from a top cop (Gary Oldman) and an aggressive D.A. (Aaron Eckhart), some joker calling himself the Joker (Heath Ledger) decides to mastermind a terrifying criminal rampage. Out comes the heavy artillery—and the moviegoers who […]
Brendan Fitzgerald also writes Feedback, c-ville.com’s music blog, and Curtain Calls, C-VILLE’s weekly arts and music column.
Just because Batman began again doesn’t mean his life’s been easy. Stealthy though he may be, fighting crime after hours while elaborately attired as an insectivorous winged mammal has a way of attracting attention. People want to know who this guy really is. Suspects include Abe Lincoln and Bigfoot, but actually he’s the orphaned billionaire […]
“So You Think You Can Dance”Wednesday 8pm, Thursday 9pm, Fox Like its singing sibling “American Idol,” the 2008 edition of this dancing competition has been largely disappointing. There have been a few bright notes—that Bollywood number a few weeks ago, some amazing Mia Michaels routines—but the dancers that made the Top 20 were, for the […]
Lance Brenner is one of the most calm musicians I’ve ever met, a study in stillness.
The Dark Knight (PG-13, 140 minutes) Reviewed here. Playing at Regal Seminole Square 4Get Smart (PG-13, 110 minutes) The old TV show remakes just keep coming. Here, Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway take over as Maxwell Smart and Agent 99, one bumbling, one sexy secret agent who must join forces to stop the evil organization […]
Brendan Fitzgerald also writes Feedback, c-ville.com’s music blog, and Curtain Calls, C-VILLE’s weekly arts and music column.
C-VILLE's new reviewer, Jonathan Kiefer, looks at Hellboy II: The Golden Army.
“Hurl!”Tuesday 9pm, G4 We can all agree that boys are stupid, right? In case you need further proof, I give to you “Hurl!”, the new game show launched by G4, the TV network dedicated to videogames. “Hurl!” combines two incredibly stupid things—eating competitions and nausea-inducing physical challenges—to create a perfect storm of stupid…and a compulsively […]