The holy rites of St. Vincent
The weather on Mt. St. Vincent is ruled by inconstant winds. In the songs that Annie Clark makes as St. Vincent, somber verses are never more than a lyrical twist […]
The Thing: R, 103 minutes; Regal Downtown Mall 6
“Strange visitor with assimilation challenge shakes up status quo.” We could be talking about Footloose. But instead it’s The Thing, another recently refreshed early ’80s movie memory. It’s a timelessly […]
This week in T.V.
“Beavis and Butt-head” Thursday 10pm, MTV First “Pop-Up Video,” now “Beavis and Butt-head”—the ’90s are alive and well on basic cable. The original “Beavis and Butt-head” ran on MTV from […]
Right turn
Drive is a movie about sexy people and cars. Or maybe not cars, per se, but the experience of being in them, with sexy people. As such, it is ridiculous, […]
First fiddle
American violinist Hilary Hahn has been a mainstay of the celebrity-soloist circuit since 1991, when she made her major orchestral debut at the age of 15. Over the last decade, […]
Life is not a fairy tale
Life is not a fairy tale “Scream Awards” Tuesday 9pm, Spike Spike’s “Scream Awards” are somewhat misleading. While the ceremony does honor the horror genre (mainstream horror, at least), it […]
Long exposure: An unexotic Appalachia, courtesy of Andrew Stern
Andrew Stern’s “Appalachian Portfolio,” on view through October at The Bridge/PAI, is a rare glimpse of mid-century rural life in America, without the exoticizing skew of an exposé.
50/50; R, 99 minutes; Carmike Cinema 6
For a striving young screenwriter, which is the worse break: being Paul Reiser’s cousin, or randomly getting cancer? Will Reiser is two for two, and some people will be wondering whether he really deserves to have a movie made about his life. 50/50 is a funny movie, and an honest one.
Beyond abracadabra
“A magic trick is like a little story,” said Steven Klein.
In Make Believe, a 2010 documentary film produced by Klein and directed by Charlottesville native J. Clay Tweel
Sarah’s Key; PG-13, 111 minutes; Vinegar Hill Theatre
Sarah’s Key would like to reassure you that there is still a place in this world—or at least in its movie theaters—for a grave Holocaust drama of child endangerment.