Eye cannondy
Hey Ace: What, in your opinion, transpired to make patrons of the Court Square Tavern the focus of the cannon in front of the courthouse? Don’t mean to stir up […]
Brokeback Mountain
Based on a short story by E. Annie Proulx (she of The Shipping News fame), screenwritten by Larry McMurtry (The Last Picture Show, Terms of Endearment, “Lonesome Dove”) and directed […]
Finding Nirvana
Dear Ace: Soon after I moved to Charlottesville in 1988 or ’89 I went to eat at an Indian restaurant on the Downtown Mall called Nirvana. I am having a […]
Something for nothing
O.K., so you\’re broke. It doesn\’t matter why. Maybe you make minimum wage putting those infernal plastic seals on CD cases, or maybe you\’re too busy writing experimental theater pieces to go to work. What\’s important is that you live in Charlottesville, one of the pricier small cities in America, and you\’re tired of seeing the horse farmers and pop-music moguls have all the fun.
Resolution revolution
As it’s only the first week of January, Turnopher, Ace’s resolve remains with him, firm as Clark Kent’s handshake. The real question is, Where will it go? Ace has little […]
Pucker up, glamour puss –
There’s that moment, right around 11:55pm on every December 31, when the partner-deficient, which of course does not include either Angelina Jolie or Brad Pitt, start to panic. In five […]
CHEAP SHOTS ’05
As the year draws to a close, at C-VILLE we find ourselves with a queasy feeling. At first we just thought someone spiked our egg-nog, but no. Our sick feeling […]
Further notes on Trey
Dear Ace: Are you whack? What was all that crap last week about Dave Matthews and Trey Anastasio and Red Light? Every-body knows that Phish broke up because the band […]
SURROUND SOUND 2005
Two thousand and five was a lively year for music in our town, with CD sales down again, live music taking place at the theater level while struggling in the […]