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Interview with 'Ladder 49' cast

By Marjorie Korn · Monday, Oct. 4, 2004

In few instances do actors in a film rally around a common purpose greater than publicizing their careers. But the cast of "Ladder 49" is different.

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Visions joins long reel of indie theaters gone dark in D.C.

By Dan Zak · Monday, Oct. 4, 2004

It was the hippest wake in Washington. Kegs were wheeled in from the back room, bodies were pressed four deep against the bar, regulars spilled outside to Florida Avenue. Visions - the independently-owned movie theater where everybody knows your name - was dead, and hundreds of people came to pay their respects last Sunday.

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Charlotte's 'Chronicles' better than Riddick's

By Jorge Del Pinal · Monday, Oct. 4, 2004

On Good Charlotte's second release, "The Young And The Hopeless" the band grew up some and made their mark on mainstream music by addressing a teenage diary's worth of issues partnered with great, catchy pop-punk. In the band's latest offering, "The Chronicles of Life and Death," the band has become much more serious and introspective.

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'On Golden Pond' fishes for laughs

By Dan Zak | October 4

As a text, Ernest Thompson's "On Golden Pond" is an exercise in restraint, about the subtleties of interaction between husband and wife and parents and children. As a theatrical production at the Kennedy Center, it is an exercise in using comedy to galvanize that restraint, which lends tenderness to some scenes and triviality to others.

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Music Notes

October 4

Scene music writers briefly cover new releases from Young Buck, Holly Golightly, Four Square, Mark Lanegan Band, Phil Collins, and Denim and Diamonds.

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Kreeger Museum boasts extensive art collection

October 4

Tucked away in a residential neighborhood near AU is the Kreeger Museum, which displays the varied collection of David Kreeger, a former chief executive officer of GEICO, and his wife, Carmen. David used the wealth he amassed to build up the artistic community in D.C.

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LADDER 49: B-

By Marjorie Korn | October 4

"Ladder 49" is unique in a very fundamental way. The goal of most movies is to form an attachment between the main character and the audience so that the conflict of the film transcends the actor and inhabits the audience. But the purpose of "Ladder 49" is to put Jack Morrison up on a pedestal as representative of all courageous firefighters. The entire movie provides reverence for him.

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Part Three: Donating Bone Marrow

October 4

In her third and final column describing her bone marrow donation, Alanna Schubach covers the details of her operation and the uncertain outcome of the recipient.

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Supergrass hits stage rockin'

October 4

The crowd jumped, the drums shook and multicolored lights flashed from the stage. British favorite Supergrass played a set of good old-fashioned rock 'n' roll at the 9:30 club Wednesday. Detractors assumed anglophiles would instead go to see Morrissey at DAR Constitutional Hall, but the capacity crowd proved otherwise.

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Campus hip-hop label Heavy Syndication gets into groove

By John Riley | October 4

The steady beat of the bass shakes the basement of McKinley, bouncing off the walls and mixing with the vocal track. The voice on the recording is smooth and alluring, beckoning to all who descend the stairs to the recording studio. The facilities seem simple and bare. But in the basement audio tech studio, a group of college-aged students prepares a CD that could potentially launch multiple solo careers in the music industry.

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Terror from outside in at Spy Museum

By Crista Scaturro | September 30

The International Spy Museum added a spectacular new exhibit and, once again, raised the bar on what a museum experience should be. "The Enemy Within," a 45-minute, self-guided audio tour, explores the history of terrorism within the borders of the United States.

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Flogging Molly foams with a fervor

By Elliot Smilowitz | September 30

For a brief moment, as Flogging Molly prepared to step onto the stage of the 9:30 club on Monday, panic ensued in the crowd. Ringing out over the speakers was Flogging Molly's acoustic cover of Bob Marley's "Redemption Song." The presence of possibly the most-covered song in punk history stoked the fears of the crowd.

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"Going Upriver" with Kerry

By Matt Rajput | September 30

In this allegedly very important election year, there's a lot of so-called entertainment being released with underlying meanings. Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" led the pack of anti-Bush films that includes "Outfoxed" and "Silver City," as well as a number of lesser known quasi-documentaries shown in indie theaters and released on DVD for sale on the Internet.

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Diary of an Intern: Necktie optional

By Michael Vallebuona | September 30

As I pretend to write this column, one roommate is having sex in her bedroom and the other is casually funneling a can of Natural Ice in the kitchen. I, of course, am watching "Law and Order" and revamping my profile on TheFaceBook.com. Procrastination is a cruel, intoxicating mistress.

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The Motorcycle Diaries: A

By Emily Zemler | September 30

"The Motorcycle Diaries," a raw and visceral film that is truly one of the year's best, offers the notion that self-recognition can only come as a result of the unselfish desire to honestly know your nation and its people.

The UFL and Why it's Good for the Sport

Section 202 hosts Connor Sturniolo and Gabrielle McNamee are joined by fellow Eagle staff member and phenomenal sports photographer, Josh Markowitz. Follow along as they discuss the United Football League and the benefits it provides for the world of professional football.

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