Capsule reviews of films playing in town

1408 (PG-13, 94 minutes) Somebody found another unadapted Stephen King short story. By law they’ve all got to be made into movies before his death, so here we go again. John Cusack plays an author who specializes in debunking claims of the paranormal. To those ends, he checks into the infamously haunted Dolphin Hotel, whose […]

Brain games

“2007 World Series of Pop Culture”Tuesday-Thursday 9pm, VH1 A must-see for anybody who thinks they know movies, music and TV. Entertainment Weekly and VH1 have brought together teams of geeks from across our great nation (including last year’s defending champs, El Chupacabra) to grill them for answers about who Joanie loved, the name of the […]

Lost and found

The blessing and curse of a vibrant arts community like Charlottesville is that, with revolutionaries of theater, film, music and art springing up and moving out sometimes quicker than you can say “Encore!” it can be difficult to keep up with every provocative performance or local exhibit. Curtain Calls is here to track these developments […]

Capsule reviews of films playing in town

1408 (PG-13, 94 minutes) Somebody found another unadapted Stephen King short story. By law they’ve all got to be made into movies before his death, so here we go again. John Cusack plays an author who specializes in debunking claims of the paranormal. To those ends, he checks into the infamously haunted Dolphin Hotel, whose […]

“Chicken” tonight

“So You Think You Can Dance”Wednesday 8pm, Thursday 9pm, Fox “American Idol”’s boogie-lovin’ cousin’s ratings are growing, meaning that more and more people are checking out this talent competition each week. They should; I think it’s a better show than “Idol” sometimes. Now that we’re down to seven couples the leaders are starting to emerge. […]

First Friday – July 6, 2007 [with photo gallery]

Angelo “Real and Surreal,” oil paintings by Lindsay Michie Eades, 5:30-7:30pm. Art Upstairs “Nature’s Beautiful Colors,” watercolor paintings by Joy Cross, 6-9pm.BozArt Gallery “comfort/STRUGGLE/comfort/STRUGGLE,” recent oil paintings by Kris Bowmaster, 6-9pm. Fellini’s #9 “Still Moments,” oil paintings by Mari Anne Dennison, 5:30-7pm. Gallery at Fifth & Water Works by the Gang of Eight, Nelson Fine […]

Feel the “Burn”

“Burn Notice”Thursday 10pm, USA Joining established USA hits “The 4400,” “The Dead Zone,” “Monk” and “Psych” is this promising show about American spy Michael Westen who, on a deadly mission, learns that he’s received a “burn notice”—in real world parlance, he’s been fired. He gets dumped in his hometown of Miami, assets frozen and put […]

Mr. Nice Guys

It has been 15 years now that Dave Matthews came out from behind the bar at Miller’s and assembled the band that got struck by lightning. As they take to the road—their annual summer ritual—see if you remember whom the boys in the band were playing with when they formed DMB. Probably any fan can […]