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"Seriously, out of all the millions of people who love superheroes, you think one would give it a try," says Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson), the audacious superhero and title character of Kick-Ass.
The sixth season of FX's successful comedy It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, which has enjoyed a cult-like following on top of its critical acclaim, premieres tonight.
"If you want to be free and get to the Monster Ball, just follow the glitter way!" exclaimed Lady Gaga periodically through her set.
Yankee Tavern (Sept. 9-26), Play On! Theater This thriller unravels when a young couple walk into a sketchy New York bar known as Yankee Tavern.
Charlottesville's downtown music venues have become well-established in recent years, and this fall, we can look forward to an exciting lineup of shows.
After watching Machete, I was left thinking of one word: excess. There was excess of everything - nudity, decapitation, cruciform, literally gut-wrenching scenes, sharp objects, stereotypes, sexiness, illegal immigrants, incredulous characters and more.
Local radio station WTJU 91.1 FM sponsored a "Welcome Back" concert in the Amphitheater last Friday, featuring bands Andrew Cedermark & Buffalo Wildwing, The Invisible Hand and Caninos.
The internationally bestselling book series The Millennium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson, which begins with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, has become wildly popular in the United States during the past few months.
What's the hottest show on television right now? It's not a show about a bunch of high-school kids breaking out into song at random moments.
Written by Quentin Tarantino and directed by Tony Scott, True Romance (1993) is one hell of a rush. Tarantino's twisted, bloody film is a highly energized, action-packed adventure that still manages to add humor through the absurdity of its characters.
Americans are obsessed with fantasy, and the evidence of this preoccupation is everywhere. Take, for example, television shows like Lost or True Blood, bestselling book series like Harry Potter or Twilight, or even comic book superheroes like Superman or Batman.
When Steve Carell announced that the seventh season of The Office would be his last, a stapler-in-jello-sized hole in my heart appeared.
Walk up to a student on Grounds and ask him to name a rapper. Whoever was just named, you can be sure he has an album or project coming out, assuming the rapper is decently famous, breathing and not Drake.
September brings with it a whole host of fall anticipations and previews in areas across the arts and entertainment spectrum - movies, television shows, fashion, books and more.
Maybe it was inevitable that cancer would become the topic of comedy in our times. After all, there are seldom few people among us that do not know someone personally affected by the disease, and when something is so prevalent in our culture, eventually it grabs the attention of people in show business.
When Tiger Woods, America's most famous and beloved athlete, crashed his car in his driveway last November and subsequently set off a firestorm of tabloid hysteria, his wife all but vanished from the public eye.
Countless albums, EPs and mixtapes have been released since tableau's last publication. We wish we could say we listened and reviewed them all, but alas, we didn't.
In one of the first few scenes of Eat Pray Love, main character Liz Gilbert (Julia Roberts) attends the production of a play she has authored.
As summer comes to a ceremonial end, we here at tableau have to ask: "Where did all the smart people go?" What we're talking about is the last few months of music, movies and the majority of television that found its way into our iPods, theaters and living rooms alike.
