The big bang
“Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular” Saturday 9pm, NBC In case you’re too lazy to go to the backyard to watch one of the several area Independence Day fireworks displays, […]
First Friday exhibits
July 3 First Friday is a monthly art event featuring exhibit openings at many Downtown art galleries and additional exhibition venues. Several spaces offer receptions. Angelo “Out to Pasture,” new […]
Capsule Reviews
Angels and Demons (PG-13, 138 minutes) Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) returns to the big screen to pursue another secret society—just replace “Opus Dei” with “The Illuminati.” Can he prevent a […]
Brothers Bloom: Joyce, jest and ‘jinks
Writer-director Rian Johnson’s 2005 debut, Brick, dressed high-school melodrama in the garb of film noir, with conspicuously clever results. His new film, The Brothers Bloom, concerns itself with the mechanics […]
Big fun
“America’s Got Talent” Tuesday-Wednesday 9pm, NBC I’m not convinced that title is accurate. Now in its fourth season, the show would like you to believe it can produce a national […]
Capsule Reviews
ANGELS AND DEMONS (PG-13, 138 minutes) Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) returns to the big screen to pursue another secret society—just replace “Opus Dei” with “The Illuminati.” Can he prevent a […]
A raise for Management!
Writer-director Stephen Belber’s Management is not your average romantic comedy. Well, except that, as not-your-average romantic comedies go, it is sort of average. It is another of those quirky little […]
The British are coming
“Hawthorne” Tuesday 10pm, TNT Between “Saving Grace,” “The Closer,” and now this new show, TNT has carved out a niche for strong female-led dramas starring washed-up movie stars. “Hawthorne” follows […]
Capsule Reviews
Angels and Demons (PG-13, 138 minutes) Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) returns to the big screen to pursue another secret society—just replace “Opus Dei” with “The Illuminati.” Can he prevent a […]
Laughs will tear us apart?
There’s a moment, about a third of the way into The Hangover, when the drolly uncool oaf played by Zach Galifianakis tries to supply his companions with a little context […]