Is Brad Pitt cute as a Button?
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story about a man who is born old and ages backwards has been in print for nearly nine decades. That’s a whole human lifetime, in which […]
The C-VILLE Minute! [with video]
Brendan Fitzgerald also writes Feedback, c-ville.com’s music blog, and Curtain Calls, C-VILLE’s weekly arts and music column.
Stop the Earth, we want to get on!
Many decades ago, when the movies still were young and naive, and the original version of The Day the Earth Stood Still wasn’t even a gleam in the robot Gort’s […]
When you're good to Momma…
“Momma’s Boys” Tuesday 10pm, NBC Ryan Seacrest, does your evil know no bounds? The self-styled heir to Dick Clark’s throne produces this new reality dating show in which 32 single […]
The razor’s edge
Live Arts’ current production of Sweeney Todd isn’t without its share of challenges. There are no visible set hands and no blackouts; the cast is nearly always onstage, involved, engaged. […]
Capsule Reviews
Australia (PG-13, 175 minutes) Moulin Rouge! director Baz Luhrmann directs Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman in a romantic historical western. Carmike Cinema 6 Bolt (PG, 96 minutes) In Disney’s 48th […]
The C-VILLE Minute! [with video]
Brendan Fitzgerald also writes Feedback, c-ville.com’s music blog, and Curtain Calls, C-VILLE’s weekly arts and music column.
Baby, you can drive my car
So, apparently Chuck Berry did not get his sound from hearing Marty McFly substitute on guitar for Berry’s injured cousin, Marvin, at the November 12, 1955, “Enchantment Under the Sea” […]
Brian Williams gets in the ‘Spirit’
“Little Spirit: Christmas in New York” Wednesday 8pm, NBC This new animated holiday special tells the story of Leo, a little boy from the Midwest whose family moves to New […]