Love is a Michael Cera mixtape
First, it must be understood that the Nick and Norah, proprietors of this infinite playlist, are of no discernible relation to Nick and Nora Charles from Dashiell Hammett’s novel The […]
Super Thursday
“CSI” Thursday 9pm, CBS When it launched eight years ago, who’d have thought that “CSI” would become one of the biggest juggernauts in 21st century TV? But a juggernaut it […]
When war comes marching home
Have you ever watched a windshield crack? Often, the break stems from one small, central hole—made by a bottle, a rock, a bullet.
Capsule reviews
An American Carol (PG-13, 83 minutes) Director David Zucker of Airplane! fame and Scary Movie 3 infamy helms this tale of a Michael Moore-ish filmmaker (Kevin Farley) who crusades to […]
Great vengeance and furious anger
Is it weird that so many fall movies are turning racial charges into high concepts? Gary Fleder’s The Express could be just another college-football drama, except it’s about the first […]
Second chances
“90210” Tuesday 8pm, CW We’re now a month into the new “90210,” and I remain conflicted about the show. On the one hand, I enjoy all of the adult characters, […]
The little goth band that could
To hear vocalist Andy Deane tell it, Bella Morte sounds like it was always a goth rock goliath, a band that brought hordes of local fans to Tokyo Rose
Capsule reviews
An American Carol (PG-13, 83 minutes) Director David Zucker of Airplane! fame and Scary Movie 3 infamy helms this tale of a Michael Moore-ish filmmaker (Kevin Farley) who crusades to […]
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.
Dark comedy that goes down easy
One thing that may not have occurred to you about the Heimlich Maneuver is that, during a crisis, it is at the very least a reliable way of being held. […]