Lie of the land
In his new film, The Invention of Lying, Ricky Gervais plays Mark Bellison, a pudgy everyman who lives in Anytown in a utopian world where lies don’t exist—until he tells one.
Checking in with Johnny St. Ours
What are you working on these days? I’ve been transitioning from a production company for documentaries and local commercials to work as a freelance cinematographer. I’m also working on, alongside […]
Who wants to live forever?
This disposable horror comedy is nothing more than a popcorn-chomping spectacle of subgenre nonsense. Fun! After the zombie apocalypse, a craven young nebbish (Jesse Eisenberg) and a Twinkie-addicted road warrior […]
Capsule Reviews
(500) Days of Summer (PG-13, 95 minutes) Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel are a starry-eyed odd couple who go through a narratively chopped break-up. Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6 […]
The ugly truth
This hidden-camera prank show returns just in time for America’s month-long obsession with the spooky.
Checking in with Zap McConnell
What were you doing just before we called? I’m in the process of cooking breakfast before rehearsals. What are you working on these days? I am about to go teach […]
Capitalism: Love it or leave it?
If Michael Moore’s Capitalism: A Love Story teaches us one thing about the global economic crisis, it is how much the stunt-documentary gold standard has declined in value. As Moore […]
Second chances
“90210” Tuesday 8pm, CW If you’re one of the legions who tuned in for last season’s premiere, and then promptly tuned out because it sucked, I urge you to give […]
Capsule Reviews
(500) Days of Summer (PG-13, 95 minutes) Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel are a starry-eyed odd couple who go through a narratively chopped break-up. Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6 […]
First Friday—October 2
First Friday is a monthly art event featuring exhibit openings at many Downtown art galleries and additional exhibition venues. Several spaces offer receptions. The Art Life Studio Recent works by […]