“Jeopardy,” “The Choir,” “Scooby-Doo Mystery Incorporated”
“Jeopardy” Wednesday 7:30pm, NBC29 I love Kids Week on “Jeopardy”; it’s the one time I can actually beat the contestants as I play along at home. I joke—those little buggers […]
Checking in with Cynthia Burke
What are you working on right now? I’m working on a large oil painting of foxes in an early Flemish style. And I’m working on small copper paintings of small […]
Movies playing in town this week
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, plus Jessica […]
Checking in with Russ Warren
What are you working on right now? Russ Warren, whose painting can be seen on the cover of this week’s paper, works at the farm he shares with wife Lyn […]
Please Give; R, 90 minutes; Vinegar Hill Theatre
Writer-director Nicole Holofcener seems to get better with every film, and now she’s cruising along the well-trodden path of neurotic New Yorker comedy-drama with grace and comely confidence. Catherine Keener […]
“Top Chef: DC,” “Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular,” “No One Dies in Lily Dale”
“Top Chef: D.C.” Wednesday 9pm, Bravo The new season of Bravo’s popular cooking competition snuck up on me. But now that we’re a couple episodes in, two things are clear. […]
Checking in with Mary Motley Kalergis
Documentary photographer Mary Motley Kalergis’ work is on view at McGuffey Art Center through June 27, alongside photos of prominent local women in the arts. What are you working on […]
Toy Story 3; G, 98 minutes; Regal Seminole Square 4
Fifteen years may not be a long enough time for wisdom to set in. But where animated franchises are concerned, just making it that far has to count for a […]
“Downfall,” “Memphis Beat,” “Futurama”
“Downfall” Tuesday 9pm, ABC Let me see if I can explain this one adequately: “Downfall” is a new game show in which contestants stand on the “largest conveyor belt ever […]
Movies playing in town this week
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, plus Jessica […]