What the kids are watching

"Handy Manny"Weekdays 9:30am, Disney Channel Easily the best thing Wilmer Valderrama has done, ever. Although since his previous credits include playing Fez on "That ’70s Show," producing MTV’s odious insult competition "Yo Momma" and allegedly deflowering Mandy Moore and Lindsay Lohan, that isn’t saying much. But "Handy Manny" really works. It’s easy to look at […]

Capsule reviews of films playing in town

Alvin and the Chipmunks (PG) Mere months after showing up in Underdog, Jason Lee signs on for yet another CGI decimation of a beloved childhood cartoon. Here he plays David Seville, adoptive "father" to three singing chipmunks. This was probably better left to the imagination, but little kids will laugh at the cute animals and […]

Capsule reviews of films playing in town

Alvin and the Chipmunks (PG) Mere months after showing up in Underdog, Jason Lee signs on for yet another CGI decimation of a beloved childhood cartoon. Here he plays David Seville, adoptive "father" to three singing chipmunks. This was probably better left to the imagination, but little kids will laugh at the cute animals and […]

The strike hits home

"Crowned"Wednesday 9pm, The CW How do you make a reality competition about wannabe pageant girls even campier? By making it a competition featuring the girls and their mothers, of course. This sounds like a train wreck—a glorious, tiara- and tantrum-filled train wreck. Note that the girls and their mothers are not competing against each other. […]

First Friday, December 7, 2007 [With Photo Gallery]

Angus Bull Antiques "Tribal Images" by Betty Arehart, 6-8pm. Art Upstairs "Small Wonders for the Holidays," an all members show, 6-9pm. Black Cat Skate Shop Skateboard-related photography by local artists, 6-8pm. The Bridge/Progressive Arts Initiative "Wood—Crossing the Boundaries: Form vs. Function" by various artists, 6-8pm. Café Cubano "New Landscapes of the Blue Ridge," photography by […]

Old-fashioned [with video]

Fifty-seven years old and a fit, striking presence, Tim O'Kane appears much younger than his age despite his grey hair, pulled back into a short ponytail that hangs taut above the collar of a blue rugby shirt.

Spice up your life

"Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show"Tuesday 10pm, CBS I’ve been pondering who exactly this program is aimed at. Since it’s supposed to sell overpriced bras and panties, you’d presume that it’s women. But since the unmentionables are worn by unspeakably hot women (Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Marisa Miller and The Klum among them) parading about in high […]