Dread reckoning
This Friday at Starr Hill, The Easy Star All-Stars will appear on the heels of the release of their CD Radiodread, a complete reggae version of Radiohead’s OK Computer.
Arts
Dread reckoning
The Easy Star All-Stars bring their dub deconstruction of OK Computer to Starr Hill
This Friday at Starr Hill, The Easy Star All-Stars will appear on the heels of the release of their CD Radiodread, a complete reggae version of Radiohead’s OK Computer.
Film Reviews
The IllusionistPG-13, 110 minutesNow playing at Regal DowntownCinema 6 Just as video killed the radio stars, movies dealt a blow to magicians, causing audiences to wonder where sleight of hand ended and camera tricks began. And now, a hundred or so years later, a movie is paying tribute to the good old days, when a […]
Film Reviews
In 1985, Hong Kong superstar Jackie Chan starred in a movie called The Protector, his second attempt at cashing in on the American film market.
Reviews
The Bob lives. And on Modern Times he also loves and leers, remembering a past that seems impossibly far away, even as he surveys the details of the Right Now and a not-so-far-off Judgment Day.
Pull up a chair
Damn you, Barbara Walters! You had a Perfect Storm of bitchery brewing for this 10th season of your daytime estrofest, as former Queen of Nice (current Queen of Insanity) Rosie O\’Donnell pulls up a chair to replace “Today”-bound Meredith Viera.
Sunset Boulevard; The Reverend Horton Heat; Chris Robinson; Vienna Ting; Hollywoodland
This seems to be the week for Hollywood shining a bright light into its dark side. On Friday the revelation comes courtesy of the classic film noir Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Just around the Corner
Let’s go up to the Corner, shall we? Westminster House, formerly The Prism, is organizing itself and, in the spirit of both The Prism and Westminster Presbyterian Church, is offering a community center for traditional music and dance. Pete Vigour leads a monthly old-time jam, fiddler Alex Caton teaches lessons there, and Lori Madden and […]
Galleries and Exhibitions
Albemarle County Courthouse 501 E. Jeffer-son Court Sq. Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm. 964-1423. Through October 31: An exhibition of paintings in watercolor, pastel, acrylic and mixed media by Central Virginia Watercolor Guild. Angelo 220 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. Mon-day-Saturday, 11am-6pm. 971-9256. Through October 30: “Quoting Cézanne,” paper and paint collage by Judy McLeod. Art Upstairs 316 […]
Short reviews
A Scanner Darkly (R, 100 minutes) Adapting the books and short stories of Philip K. Dick is no easy task. Blade Runner is about the only good one and it has very little to do with Dick’s original novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Nonetheless, Richard Linklater (Slacker, Dazed and Confused, Before Sunset) tries […]
Multimedia Reviews
Lyle LovettCharlottesville PavilionSaturday, August 26 music Some local music fans might have been under the impression that they had actually seen Lyle Lovett play in town. Granted, the Texas-lovin’ country crooner has hit Charlottesville before, but only with a stripped-down band. And, while those shows were reportedly fine, affecting and enjoyable affairs, the difference between […]