Complete trifles

"Big Brother"Tuesday, Thursday & Sunday 8pm, CBS I am deeply embarrassed to admit this, but I have become a "Big Brother" addict. Shame! "BB" is easily the worst reality that TV has to offer; even the production values are low rent. However! This season has entranced me for the following reasons: 1. Evel Dick, a […]

Capsule reviews of films playing in town

Becoming Jane (PG, 113 minutes) Winsome Anne Hathaway (The Devil Wears Prada) stars in this speculative biopic about young Jane Austen. Prior to becoming a famous author, Austen was just another romantic chick being wooed a young Irish hunk (James McAvoy from The Last King of Scotland). Brits James Cromwell, Julie Walters and Maggie Smith […]

Capsule reviews of films playing in town

Becoming Jane (PG, 113 minutes) Winsome Anne Hathaway (The Devil Wears Prada) stars in this speculative biopic about young Jane Austen. Prior to becoming a famous author, Austen was just another romantic chick being wooed a young Irish hunk (James McAvoy from The Last King of Scotland). Brits James Cromwell, Julie Walters and Maggie Smith class […]

Teen scene

"Scarred"Tuesday 10:30pm, MTV I guess you could look at "Scarred" as the logical successor of "Jackass." Instead of following professional idiots around with cameras, capturing their various body-mutilating stunts, MTV has now turned to amateur dumbasses for footage of their grisly wrecks. Each episode of "Scarred" features several stunts gone horribly awry, as skateboarders, extreme […]

Artist hunter [with video!]

The twisting, snaking mob of bodies that extends along the Downtown Mall has tendrils that seem to extend into every art gallery in sight, and Curt is caught in the middle, misled by his love of sensible snack platters and sparkling water,

Capsule reviews of films playing in town

The Bourne Ultimatum (PG-13, 111 minutes) The third (loose) adaptation of Robert Ludlum’s spy thriller series wraps things up for our amnesiac assassin Jason Bourne (Matt Damon). This time, our boy is racing around the globe, trying to shake a government agent and uncover the final mysteries about his dark past. This, of course, involves shooting […]

Flair for the dramatics

"Flash Gordon"Friday 9pm, Sci-Fi Network Sci-Fi found great critical and commercial success by reinventing ’70s cheesefest "Battlestar Galactica" into a smart, gripping space opera. Now it turns its attention to the even cheesier pulp property "Flash Gordon," but I’m not sure how you improve upon the 1980 flick featuring a buff, glistening Sam J. Jones […]