'Artist' likely to win best picture Oscar
Awards ceremonies are usually the dullest events on Earth, but for some reason, we flock to the TV as soon as the Oscars are on.
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Awards ceremonies are usually the dullest events on Earth, but for some reason, we flock to the TV as soon as the Oscars are on.
Outside of Disney and Pixar, there aren’t many choices for animation fans in the U.S.
It seemed like the zombie genre was past its prime. When studios started churning out movies that featured Nazi zombies, you knew the genre was creaking toward its inevitable demise.
When the premise for a new J.J. Abrams TV show involves a mysterious island, an enigmatic authority figure and vague science fiction elements, it’s easy to wonder if we’re stuck in some flashback to 2004.
“The Eight: Reindeer Monologues,” performed by AU Rude Mechanicals, is not what you’d expect from a Christmas play. There is nothing warm and fuzzy about a commentary on rape culture and what a good man does behind closed doors.
Gary Oldman is a serious man. You could tell by his dark clothing, thick glasses, dark blue cravat and the quiet demeanor with which he spoke when he and director Tomas Alfredson sat down with The Eagle and four D.C. media outlets to talk about their new film “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.”
“My Week with Marilyn” seems like it has everything going for it: a prestigious British cast including the likes of Kenneth Branagh (“Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”), Emma Watson (the “Harry Potter” series) and Judi Dench (“Casino Royale”), an award-worthy performance from Michelle Williams (“Brokeback Mountain”) as Marilyn Monroe, and a solid story. The only thing is, that’s all the movie ends up being: solid.
Watching “Hugo” is like stepping into the candy-colored pages of the book upon which the film is based.
We are different people at different points in our life.
Seth Rogen may have lost a lot of weight recently, but the 29-year-old still carries the image of a friendly teddy bear dressed in plaid. With his rather minuscule friend, 30-years-old Will Reiser, whose skinny arms look even skinnier in an overlarge T-shirt, standing next to him, they look like some kind of comedic duo. And they are, fondly laughing and remembering the good old times, seeming as if they hadn’t a trouble in the world.
“50/50” may sound like a rehash of old ideas: the cancer sob story, the “500 Days of Summer” indie quirkiness and the Seth Rogen pot jokes, but it really is so much more. “50/50” is one of those rare bittersweet comedies that will leave you laughing and crying, sometimes at the same time.
When you perform a play about the death penalty, do you go for the brain or for the heart? The AU Department of Performing Arts’ production of “Dead Man Walking” decided to go for the simple solution: hit the audience in the gut.
Dance is generally stereotyped as a cold, feminine and old-fashioned art form. However, in the classrooms of the Katzen Arts Center, the AU Department of Performing Arts is blooming with youth, energy and talent, all showcased in last weekend’s Spring Dance Concert, “VHF: Very High Frequency.”
The Blue Man Group is not just a show, it is an experience. It balances classic, circus humor with artsy, edgy performances that make great use of drums, technology and plenty of paint.
Grade: B Scene Says: Good acting, disappointing adaptation
When Topher Grace was in middle school, his father convinced him to ask out the most popular girl in school.
Bo hates catchy choruses and he’s a hungry, hungry hypocrite. So says comedy/rapping sensation Bo Burnham in his newest song “Words, Words, Words.”
Grade: A Runtime: 102 minutes Scene Says: Inspiring look at the decidedly uninspiring U.S. education system by the director of ‘An Inconvenient Truth’
On Saturday, Dupont Circle played host to the first 17th Street Festival, attracting families, dog-walkers and dancing transvestites. The Street Festival brought together the 17th Street community with artists, musicians and locals who celebrated the end of renovations on their street.