The Steve Keene machine
Watching Steve Keene paint is a bit like watching the Ford Motor Company run in reverse. The goals are the same—a simple process and affordable products—but the assembly line is […]
Capsule reviews
Australia (PG-13, 175 minutes) Moulin Rouge! director Baz Luhrmann directs Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman in a romantic historical western. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6 Bolt (PG, 96 minutes) In […]
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.
Ho ho ho! Mary Chapin Carpenter!
Let’s put the whole “one-horse open sleigh” and “making spirits bright” thing aside for a second and look at the rest of the verses for “Jingle Bells.” Want the CliffsNotes […]
Holidazed and confused
You’re wondering: Should Four Christmases have …and a Funeral in its title? Depends how exhausting you find holidays with the family to be. More exhausting than, say, movies about holidays […]
How do you define “fascinating”?
“Eight Crazy Nights” Thursday 5:30pm, MTV There are approximately five billion Christmas specials airing between now and December 25, but there are surprisingly few Hanukkah-themed projects to entertain the Chosen […]
Capsule Reviews
Australia (PG-13, 175 minutes) Moulin Rouge! director Baz Luhrmann directs Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman in a romantic historical western. Opening Friday Bolt (PG, 96 minutes) In Disney’s 48th animated […]
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.
Vampire's plot is worse than his bite?
I didn’t need a strict press screening policy—no handheld devices with recording capabilities of any kind were allowed in the theater—to understand that the sacred purity of Twilight must not […]
Variety is the spice of life
“Rosie Live” Wednesday 8pm, NBC Rosie O’Donnell has been itching to bring back the primetime variety show for about as long as I can remember. (Then again, she also used […]