Tuesday, April 18USA Today digs “Idol”’s DaughtryFluvanna High graduate Chris Daughtry, who’s been filling the rock quotient on “American Idol,” Fox’s Tuesday night juggernaut (30 million viewers on average), ekes out the lead in USA Today’s “Idol” popularity contest today. But just barely. With 24 percent of the vote, the charismatic baldy with the tight […]
Akeelah and the Bee (PG, 112 minutes) In case you hadn’t noticed, Hollywood is in the midst of a red-hot spelling bee craze. In the wake of Spellbound and… um, Bee Season, comes this drama about an 11-year-old girl from South Los Angeles who tries to make it to the National Spelling Bee. The story […]
Tuesday, April 11Allen announces re-election bid, blames myopia on dadVirginia’s junior U.S. Senator, George Allen, officially kicked off his re-election bid in Prince William County today, the first stop of 11 on a three-day tour. Though speculation is rampant that Allen wants to succeed Dubya as the next Republican President, Allen would not address the […]
American Dreamz (PG-13, 107 minutes) Paul Weitz (American Pie, About a Boy, In Good Company) delivers this ripe parody of American politics and pop culture. Seems that an unpopular American President (Dennis Quaid) wants a bit of publicity, so he signs on to appear as guest judge for a mega-popular, “American Idol”-style singing contest. Little does he know that Muslim terrorists have seeded the show with a singing suicide bomber. The humor is broad and cartoonish, but Hugh Grant does strike a chord as the show’s mean-spirited host. (Devin O’Leary) Coming Friday; check local listings
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Tuesday, April 4 Getaway-seeking Yankees set to converge on state If, over the course of the season, you see a bunch of cars bearing New York license plates clogging our lovely highways and byways, blame the New York Post. Today the histrionic tab-loid featured Charlottesville (and other Virginia destinations) for history- and wine-seeking travelers. Chief […]
Tuesday, March 28 Buford not as bad as some say City school parents Lois Wallenhorst and Syd Knight write in today’s Daily Progress in support of Buford Middle School, lately the subject of much controversy because of threatening incidents involving some students. But most of the 612 students deserve praise and recognition, Wallenhorst and Knight […]
Tuesday, March 21 Super Bowl’s loss is wage-workers’ gain Approaching retirement from the big chair at Harper’s Magazine, patrician editor Lewis Lapham is interviewed in the Style section of today’s Washington Post. Perhaps best known for his sometimes impenetrable essays that lead off Harper’s each month, Lapham reveals his old-school method of assigning work to […]
Tuesday, March 14 To sleep, perchance to dream of a big sale Speaking to Coy Barefoot today on WINA’s "Charlottesville Right Now," Beth Duffy, former morning anchor on NBC 29 explained her jump to the rival local TV stations known collectively as the Charlottesville Newsplex. After seven years at Channel 29, Duffy joined Gray TV’s […]