High school graduation is right around the corner. And you can imagine that many students are going to be happy to be done with school, but I think there are some high school musicians who are going to miss their good thing: The Albemarle High School Jazz Band. I recently caught the AHS Jazz Band […]
High school graduation is right around the corner. And you can imagine that many students are going to be happy to be done with school, but I think there are some high school musicians who are going to miss their good thing: The Albemarle High School Jazz Band. I recently caught the AHS Jazz Band […]
“Law & Order: Criminal Intent”Tuesday 9pm, NBC When the whole Anna Nicole thing happened a couple months back I thought, Someday this is going to make an outstanding episode of “Law & Order.” People, that day has come. Original Buffy/celebrity figure skater/homewrecker Kristy Swanson plays a thinly veiled version of America’s white trash princess as […]
28 Weeks Later (R) 2002’s apocalyptic zombie flick 28 Days Later was a shot in the arm to a stagnant horror film industry. Unfortunately, director Danny Boyle isn’t back for this follow-up. Substitute Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (Intacto) can’t quite replicate Boyle’s kinetic camerawork; but he does O.K., adding a few honest jump scares to a […]
The mark of a true artist can be a refusal to be pigeonholed. Charlottesville’s favorite hip-hop band,
“Planet Earth”Many days and times, Discovery Channel The most compelling drama on TV this season didn’t come from a scripted show or reality challenge. It came from this 11-part documentary that just wrapped its initial run on Discovery Channel, and which is now in heavy rerun rotation. For five years, camera crews took tricked-out high-definition […]
300 (R, 117 minutes) Much like his previous work, Sin City, Frank Miller’s stylish comic book 300 comes to life on the big screen. This faithful (nearly panel-for-panel) adaptation arrives courtesy of up-and-comer Zack Snyder (Dawn of the Dead). This violent, highly visual adventure tale tells the story of the battle of Thermopylae in 480 […]
Dave Kannensohn was about to schedule a gig for May 4th when his musical partner, guitarist Peter Richardson, said, “Maybe you better leave that date open.” That’s because Richardson and drummer Drex Weaver had already made some plans to celebrate Kannensohn’s 92nd birthday. The festivities will be held at Saxx on Friday, May 4th, where […]
Abundant Life Gallery “Interdisciplinary,” paintings by Dave Moore, with collages by Michele White, 6-9pm. Angelo “Amsterdam: A Personal View,” collage by Marijk Wilcke and Loes Van Riel, 5:30-7:30pm. Art Upstairs “Mostly Piedmont: Recent Landscapes,” oil paintings by Anne Warren Holland, 6-9pm. Batteau Custom Framing “Color Harmonies: Landscapes in Pastel” by Diane Velasco; oil paintings by […]
“American Idol”Tuesday and Wednesday 8pm, FOX All season long Ryan Sea-crest has pestered us about “Idol Gives Back,” the talent contest’s new charity program. Now it’s here. You know how distrustful you are of that really shallow friend who suddenly does something generous? Yeah, ditto here. I’m all for ending poverty in Africa and in […]
300 (R, 117 minutes) Much like his previous work, Sin City, Frank Miller’s stylish comic book 300 comes to life on the big screen. This faithful (nearly panel-for-panel) adaptation arrives courtesy of up-and-comer Zack Snyder (Dawn of the Dead). This violent, highly visual adventure tale tells the story of the battle of Thermopylae in 480 […]