Hello, Vietnam [with audio]
The General Nelson M. Walker was first named the U.S.S. Admiral H. T. Mayo, a naval ship built in 1945 that weighed nearly 10,000 tons and carried up to 5,000 troops at a haul to and from ports during World War II…
Arts
Hello, Vietnam [with audio]
Art and Lee Beltrone discover what war is good for
The General Nelson M. Walker was first named the U.S.S. Admiral H. T. Mayo, a naval ship built in 1945 that weighed nearly 10,000 tons and carried up to 5,000 troops at a haul to and from ports during World War II…
Capsule reviews of films playing in town
27 Dresses (PG-13) Jane (Katherine Heigl) is always a bridesmaid, never a bride. Literally. She’s served as bridesmaid at 27 weddings. Now she’s being forced to do the duty at her own sister’s wedding. The worst part? Sis is marrying the man (James Marsden) that Jane secretly loves. Yes, that is the heavy odor of […]
Big screen to the small screen
“Masterpiece Theatre”Sunday 9pm, PBS The barometer for classy TV is about to get downright hip, as Agent Scully herself, Gillian Anderson, comes on board as the new host of “Masterpiece Classic.” That’s right; the show will now feature three mini seasons (the other two are devoted to mysteries and contemporary fare), and Anderson will introduce […]
The C-VILLE Minute! [video]
Brendan Fitzgerald also writes Curtain Calls, C-VILLE’s weekly arts column. Read this week’s column here.
Capsule reviews of films playing in town
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (R, 86 minutes) The cheapjack continuation of two once mighty franchises rolls on thanks to this budget-conscious follow-up to 2005’s AvP. Seems the warring Alien and Predator races have crash-landed in a small Colorado town, forcing the local residents to band together and defend themselves against extraterrestrial bloodshed. Playing at Carmike […]
First Friday, January 4, 2008 [With Photo Gallery]
Angelo "Houses and Neighborhoods," collages by Susan Patrick, 5:30-7:30pm. Art Upstairs "The Colors of Provence," photographs by Frank Feigert, 6-9pm.BozArt "Variations in Doing Time," art from prison inmates curated by Kris Bowmaster, 6-9pm. Café Cubano "East Coast Creative, Landscapes and Nature," photographs by Bryan Anderson, 6-7:30pm. Fellini’s #9 "Mermaids," mixed media by Rabia Magee, 5:30-7pm.La […]
New year, new shows
"Cashmere Mafia"Thursday 10pm, ABC If this new lady-centric drama feels a bit like "Sex and the City," that’s because it is. The show is produced by "Sex"’s Darren Star and follows four highly successful Manhattan women as they try to navigate both love and life. Lucy Liu ("Ally McBeal," Charlie’s Angels) plays the upgrade of […]
Tattoo you
Jason Keefer spent a lot of time meditating while Ben Miller stood over him, guiding the apparatus that punched hundreds of tiny holes in his neck—almost two hours, in fact.
The C-VILLE Minute! [video]
Brendan Fitzgerald also writes Curtain Calls, C-VILLE’s weekly arts column. Read this week’s column here.
Britta’s bees [with video]
Britta-Lena Lasko had just wrapped her master's thesis for the Brooks Institute of Photography—a documentary project following women in Maine's fishing industry that cast her into the ocean on clam diggers and sea urchin diving boats—and was sharing the results in an exhibit in Maine when she began speaking with a museum curator about bees.