“Rescue Me”Wednesday 10pm, FX Last season Dennis Leary’s firefighter drama got pretty dark, what with controversial abusive sex scenes, the lead character’s girlfriend essentially date-raping him and even more death in the life of Tommy Gavin (Leary). Here’s hoping the producers turn it down just a touch, because the show is actually quite good when […]
“Rescue Me”Wednesday 10pm, FX Last season Dennis Leary’s firefighter drama got pretty dark, what with controversial abusive sex scenes, the lead character’s girlfriend essentially date-raping him and even more death in the life of Tommy Gavin (Leary). Here’s hoping the producers turn it down just a touch, because the show is actually quite good when […]
28 Weeks Later (R, 99 minutes) 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 […]
Local band Under The Flood gets an upstairs appearance at Starr Hill this month, and lead singer Dave Nadolski offers up some advice for up-and-coming bands on how to get there. “If I had one piece of advice to give, I’d say get good management. You’ve got to know people. If you don’t know anyone, […]
You know that nightmare about being onstage in your underwear? Shentai promises to be every bit as startling and surreal,
“Cash Cab”Weekdays 10 & 10:30pm, Discovery Channel Oh, I love this stupid show! Ben Bailey is a comedian and, for the purposes of this show, a taxi driver. He picks up “unsuspecting” (on this part, I’m dubious) passengers, and as soon as the car doors close the interior roof turns into a laser light show […]
28 Weeks Later (R, 99 minutes) 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 […]
Do you know Tom House’s music? Local singer/songwriter Keith Morris thinks that you ought to, and he is offering to do something about it. “I don’t want to get all hyperbolic on you, but I feel kind of like we’re recognizing Van Gogh while he’s still alive, you know?” Poet-turned-songwriter House released his first CD […]
The time has come for the Festival of the Photograph to shake this town like a Polaroid picture! While a few galleries have already opened corresponding exhibits (pick up C-VILLE Weekly, check out Galleries & Exhibitions, see page 40), the festival itself gets underway with a pair of film screenings by featured artists Sally Mann […]
“The Starter Wife”Thursday 9pm, USA Network “Will & Grace”’s Debra Messing returns to TV in this mini-series about a 40something wife of a Hollywood bigshot who has to move on with her life after being unceremoniously dumped by her jerk of a husband. It’s based on the novel by Gigi Levangie Grazer, wife of superproducer […]
28 Weeks Later (R, 99 minutes) 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 […]