Noble Savages

On Saturday night some of Charlottesville's best rock, pop and hip-hop acts took over Satellite Ballroom for an evening of nonstop musical goodness.

Capsule reviews of films playing in town

American Gangster (R, 157 minutes) Based on an article by Marc Jacobson (who also inspired 2001’s The Believer), this crime saga dramatizes the life of Manhattan drug kingpin Frank Lucas. Denzel Washington stars as the slick thug who builds an empire during the ’70s while battling a determined police detective (played by Russell Crowe). Ridley […]

Way, way over the rainbow

"Christmas in Rockefeller Center"Wednesday 8pm, NBC The big tree will be lit. Roker will host. But what really makes this annual special, well, special this year is that both Celine Dion and Barry Manilow will take the stage to sing holiday tunes and the like. And also probably bring about the end of the world, […]

Roll out! [with video]

Scrawled across the back of Anna Perron's t-shirt in black marker, visible to the girls that sit lacing their skates as she moves to the center of the floor within

Don’t rain on my parade

"Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade"Thursday 9am-noon, NBC There are plenty of reasons to dismiss the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade. It gets monotonous with marching band after marching band followed by crappy Broadway musical numbers; C-list music stars clumsily lip synching to holiday songs; and the countless gaudy floats and giant balloons. And yet, I always make sure […]

Capsule reviews of films playing in town

American Gangster (R, 157 minutes) Based on an article by Marc Jacobson (who also inspired 2001’s The Believer), this crime saga dramatizes the life of Manhattan drug kingpin Frank Lucas. Denzel Washington stars as the slick thug who builds an empire during the ’70s while battling a determined police detective (played by Russell Crowe). Ridley […]