J. Edgar; R, 137 minutes; Regal Downtown Mall 6
“I remember you from my seminar at UVA. You grilled me pretty hard, as I recall, on the bureau’s civil rights record in the Hoover years. I gave you an […]
The schemas and upheavals of Dean Dass
A harmony of seemingly unrelated elements pervades the prints, sculptures and oil paintings of UVA art professor Dean Dass. When obscure literary allusions or philosophical references appear among his rich […]
Open negotiations: David Bazan on songwriting and transparency
David Bazan has more fanatics than fans. As the songwriter and creative force behind Pedro the Lion, Bazan spent 11 years building a dedicated following that largely pursued him into […]
This week in TV
“America’s Next Top Model” Wednesday 9pm, CW We’re nearing the end of Tyra Banks’s “all-star” cycle, and this week’s recap episode is the only thing between us and the Final […]
This week in TV
“Vietnam in HD” Tuesday 9pm, History Channel As President Obama prepares to bring an end to one of the most controversial military engagements of our time, History Channel looks back […]
Tower Heist; PG-13, 104 minutes; Carmike Cinema 6
Tower Heist is one of those movies whose duration seems allusively equivalent to the time required for researching and pondering the previous credits of its several screenwriters, who are collectively responsible for cheeky caper flicks of widely varied pedigree.
Poet Rita Dove talks form, content and the value of the anthology
The verse of Rita Dove has allowed her to traverse territorial boundaries and epochs of time, meditating on everything from the life of 18th-century violinist George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower to Rosa Park’s 1955 protest in Montgomery, Alabama.
Ralph Stanley’s old-time roosts in Staunton
When Dr. Ralph Stanley and His Clinch Mountain Boys played the Mockingbird Roots Music Hall in Staunton, Virginia back in August of this year, tickets sold out fast. After all, […]
This week in T.V.
“Hell on Wheels” Sunday 10pm, AMC Those still lamenting the loss of the late, great HBO Western “Deadwood” might want to give this new offering from AMC a try. This […]
The Rum Diary; R, 120 minutes; Carmike Cinema 6
In The Rum Diary, a suavely scruffy American novelist (Johnny Depp) takes a reporting gig at a shabby newspaper in Puerto Rico, where he contends with various kooky colleagues (Michael […]