Local celeb delves into Palahniuk filmIf you haven?t already seen the uproarious Sam Rockwell flick Choke (based on the Chuck Palahniuk book of the same name), here?s another reason why you should: Dave Matthews helped produce it.
Choreographer Robin Antin ? the mastermind behind the super sassy, burlesque, er, music group the Pussycat Dolls ? must be kicking her heels up somewhere right now.
Christopher Paolini?s Inheritance Cycle series opens in a world dominated by an evil emperor. Long ago, an ancient order of magical peacekeepers ruled the land; however, a prominent member of this order turned traitor, thus allowing this emperor to come into power.
It?s been 70 years since the publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four and Big Brother is still on our minds.
Traditionally, Nicholas Sparks has created stories about young lovers torn apart by family tensions or some other external catastrophe.
Cold War Kids have taken their fans to a new rock ?n? roll utopia with the release of their sophomore album, Loyalty to Loyalty.
These days, navigating through the commercial cinema scene can be exhausting. You have your action movies, your chick-flicks, your box-office comedies and your serious psychological dramas.
Charlottesville trash ? not just for the curb?Trash and Treasures of Charlottesville II? ? no, we?re not talking about a garbage man strike or even a bad local horror flick.
Per Petterson?s Out Stealing Horses introduces us to a 67-year-old man named Trond who lives in a cottage in eastern Norway with his dog, Lyra.
A project 10 years in the making, the Ruffin Hall studio art gallery was completed Sept. 22. The new art gallery opened its inaugural exhibition, ?The Indefinite Edge,? displaying the works of two printmakers, Annu Vertanen and Karen Kunc.
After a four-year hiatus following Finally Woken, Jem has made her way back Down To Earth ? and it?s a fairly disappointing return to our lovely planet.
Giggles and snorts. Wide-eyed stares. Warnings that I?d be watching Juno all over again. That?s what I was greeted with at the latest tableau staff meeting when I pitched writing a movie review on Nick and Norah?s Infinite Playlist, which sneak-previewed last week in Newcomb Theater.
Heroesby Dave TaggartThe last time viewers saw an episode of Heroes last November, Peter Petrelli (Milo Ventimiglia) saved the world yet again ? this time from a deadly virus ? while his brother Nathan (Adrian Pasdar) was shot in a press conference designed to reveal the ?heroes? to the public.
It?s the ultimate party game. Not Charades, not even Kings ? I?m talking about Rock Band.
From the very first frame, Choke stakes its claim as the most provocative, stomach-churning film of the year ? an attitude that does not cease for a second of this thoroughly seedy (but nonetheless fantastic) movie based on the Chuck Palahniuk novel of the same name.Choke stars Sam Rockwell as Victor Mancini, a protagonist who could best be described as a waste of life.
People around the world grow up learning not to judge a book by its cover. While that advice may be wise when applied to actual literature or social skills, Jessica Simpson?s new country album, Do You Know, is somehow immune.
Pink Floyd?s Rick Wright passes awayLongtime Pink Floyd member Rick Wright passed away Monday after a ?relatively short struggle with cancer,? according to former bandmate David Gilmour?s Web site.
Christine Schutt?s second novel All Souls centers on the girls attending Siddons, a ritzy Manhattan all-girls private school.
James Todd Smith, better known as LL Cool J (Ladies Love Cool James), has been atop the rap scene for longer than most of us have been alive.
I?m not sure if watching a movie centered on middle-aged people with borderline-depressing lives is my idea of an enjoyable weekend matinee.
