Checking in with Ned Oldham
Ned Oldham released several records with the Anomoanon. With multi-instrumentalist Matty Metcalf, bassist Michael Clem and drummer Brian Caputo, he performs as Old Calf. What are you working on right […]
The Girl Who Played With Fire; R, 129 minutes; Vinegar Hill Theatre
Movie trilogies can be as depressing as they are predictable.
“MasterChef,” “Jersey Shore,” “On the Road with Austin & Santino”
MasterChef Tuesday 9pm, Fox Between “Hell’s Kitchen,” “Kitchen Nightmares,” and this new show, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has become the ruddy, heavily creased face of the Fox Network. Logic dictates […]
Checking in with Matthew Burtner
I’m working on a large-scale multimedia project about climate change, what’s taking place in the Arctic Ocean underneath the ice.
Inception; PG-13, 148 minutes; Carmike Cinema 6
Considering what else is out there, Inception could have been the best movie of the summer without even trying. But it’s a Christopher Nolan movie, so of course it tries. […]
“The Fabulous Beekman Boys,” “Mad Men,” “Homeless: The Motel Kids of Orange County”
“The Fabulous Beekman Boys” Wednesday 9pm, Planet Green This charming documentary series follows two big-city homos (I’m a homo; I can say that) as they embark on turning their upstate […]
Capsule Reviews
The A-Team (PG-13, 117 minutes) From Smokin’ Aces director Joe Carnahan, it’s the inevitable big-screen update of the ‘80s TV action-comedy, starring Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper and some other guys, […]
Checking in with Boomie Pederson
Tell us about your day job. The Hamner Theater is my job. My paycheck comes from the Rockfish Valley Community Center, because at this point the Hamner Theater is a […]
Predators; R, 106 minutes; Regal Downtown Mall 6
Adrien Brody and Topher Grace joining forces to revive a franchise inaugurated by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jesse Ventura doesn’t exactly say, “Badass!” or even, “Necessary!”
“Covert Affairs,” “The Glades,” “RuPaul’s Drag U”
“Covert Affairs” Tuesday 10pm, USA This unimaginatively titled new drama addition to USA’s summer procedural slate has been dismissed as “Alias Lite.” As a huge fan of the spy series […]