“Live to Dance,” “The Cape,” “Shameless”
“Live to Dance” Tuesday-Wednesday 8pm, CBS I’m all for the resurgence of dance in pop culture, but I wonder if we haven’t hit the saturation point with televised dance competitions. […]
True Grit; R, 110 minutes; Regal Downtown Mall 6
Of what does true grit consist? Grit, presumably. But also something else, something that makes it easy to distinguish from false grit. True Grit the film consists of a young […]
“Kennedy Center Honors,” Oprah Winfrey Network, “Pretty Little Liars”
“Kennedy Center Honors” Tuesday 9pm, CBS The year is nearly over, and a new one is on the way (unless the mad serpent god Quetzalcoatl devours us all first, but […]
Black Swan; R, 110 minutes; Vinegar Hill Theatre
Black Swan, starring Natalie Portman, premiered locally at the Virginia Film Festival in early November, but returns in wide release to Vinegar Hill Theatre this week.
Scrooged, “Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade,” “Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol”
Scrooged Saturday 10am-6pm, AMC If your family is as sarcastic yet sentimental as mine, this 1988 masterpiece—aired all day by AMC—should provide appropriate background viewing as you unwrap presents and […]
The Tourist; Pg-13, 103 minutes; Carmike Cinema 6
Early on they were saying Tom Cruise and Charlize Theron, to be directed by the maker of Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day.
“Funniest Commercials of the Year,” “I Get That A Lot,” Santa Claus: The Movie
“Funniest Commercials of the Year” Thursday 10pm, TBS We’re a little over a week before Christmas, so you’re supposed to be out buying presents you can’t afford for people you […]
Checking in with Milo Farineau
I wish I had an original print from Ansel Adams. Back in the days of film, I started shooting a 35mm camera when I was 13
Tamara Drewe; R, 111 minutes; Vinegar Hill, opening Friday
For all the familiar ground it covers, Tamara Drewe is a welcome rarity. It’s a film about writers that’s not too inwardly verbal; a black comedy that’s not too cruel; […]
“Hookers: Saved on the Strip,” “Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2010,” “Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to You”
“Hookers: Saved on the Strip” Wednesday 10pm, Investigation Discovery This new documentary series explores the realities of being a sex worker in Las Vegas. Annie Lobert worked The Strip for […]