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How does Richmond define “powerful”?

July 23, 2008 - 16:44

Style Weekly has published their annual Power List, getting people in a huff all over the place. We joke about how it’s just the rich people in town, and the MashUp folks interpret it as a list of people who Style thinks are “influential or... (more...)

by Susan Howson | 16 | Filed Under Literally et cetera, Op/Ed 

The Dark Knight: It’s a real movie

July 23, 2008 - 09:00

I so want to talk about Style Weekly’s Most Powerful People list,* but since Christian Bale is loads more interesting than the Ukrop family (that’s just a fact), I will do what I am paid to do here, and gush sickeningly about The Dark Knight.... (more...)

by Susan Howson | 2 | Filed Under Entertainment, Features, Literally et cetera 

Hellboy II: The Golden Zzzz

July 16, 2008 - 09:00

You have to admit that it’s almost not worth me writing a review of anything like Hellboy, a comic book character that I happen to know nothing about but you happen to know everything about. If I say it’s phenomenal, purists will turn up their... (more...)

by Susan Howson | 4 | Filed Under Entertainment, Features, Literally et cetera 

Hooked on classics

July 9, 2008 - 09:53

I honestly wrote an uppity sentence about how sometimes I have “things to do”, “people,” and I can’t “flit off to the movies every five seconds” just to “compete with Daniel Neman,” who gets to do... (more...)

by Susan Howson | 2 | Filed Under Entertainment, Features, Literally et cetera 

Wall-E: The future is grim yet gleeful.

July 2, 2008 - 09:14

Well, I saw Wall-E last night, and I’ve had 24 hours to mull it over. 24 hours that I’ve been spending pulling gravel out of my hair from the Virginia Center Commons parking lot, upon which I crumbled, overcome with emotion, after some animated... (more...)

by Susan Howson | 1 | Filed Under Entertainment, Features, Literally et cetera 

The Happening: The trouble with Nighty

June 18, 2008 - 08:58

While this review does contain more plot than I normally like to reveal, i.e. greater than 5%, I wouldn’t exactly call it a “spoiler.” I figure if you go to see The Happening, it’ll be purely to experience the magic that is M.... (more...)

by Susan Howson | 10 | Filed Under Entertainment, Features, Literally et cetera 

The Visitor: Viva summer blockbusters!

June 11, 2008 - 09:36

I don’t know about you, but I started the summer off with a bang. Typically skeptical of summer blockbusters, I was surprised to notice how many of them this year seemed to actually interest me. It’s early June, and I’ve already seen... (more...)

by Susan Howson | 6 | Filed Under Entertainment, Features, Literally et cetera 

Blogger meetup thing on Saturday

June 10, 2008 - 14:47

The good news is: Ross is organizing a blogger meetup on Saturday at Cous Cous at 5:30pm. An informal type of thing. Order what you want, drink some beers, raise your arms in a V, whatever. The bad news is: Matt White is out of town. Quick, somebody,... (more...)

by Susan Howson | 15 | Filed Under Op/Ed 

Sex and the City: Yeah, I went there

June 4, 2008 - 09:24

So the other night I put my brand new marriage* in jeopardy during what began as a pleasant post-honeymoon dinner with my sister and her husband. I’d masterfully steered the conversation towards movies, a skill I’ve acquired to mask the fact... (more...)

by Susan Howson | 7 | Filed Under Entertainment, Features, Literally et cetera 

Baby Mama: Writer’s strike casualty

May 1, 2008 - 10:14

Tina! Tina Tina Tina Tina Tina Tina Tina Tina Tina! Tina Tina! I’m stuck repeating your name because my brain short-circuited midway into your latest film, Baby Mama. I allowed myself to hope, and my hopes were dashed, although after Leatherheads,... (more...)

by Susan Howson | 2 | Filed Under Entertainment, Features, Literally et cetera 

Forgetting Sarah Marshall: Forget those flaws

April 23, 2008 - 09:09

Sometimes it’s tough to like Judd Apatow. I liked The 40 Year Old Virgin, loved Knocked Up, and tolerated Superbad — it’s not really the movies themselves that provoke these qualms. It’s the fact that the guy puts out a few good... (more...)

by Susan Howson | 3 | Filed Under Entertainment, Features, Literally et cetera 

I tend to plan ahead

April 20, 2008 - 22:53

I love how Richmond-natives-and-recently-reunited Denali refuses to be outdone by the bands that are now finally beginning to trickle into town (thanks to our new fancy venues). On the contrary! For their reunion show this July 5, they grabbed The Great... (more...)

by Susan Howson | 1 | Filed Under Literally et cetera, Op/Ed 

I Didn’t See Prom Night

April 18, 2008 - 09:10

I didn’t see Prom Night this week, but I can review it right now for you if you like. 1.5 stars, some starlet who is astonishingly busted looking for being so young (can’t they dig up some fresh new seedlings in Hollywood? Can we get a talent... (more...)

by Susan Howson | 9 | Filed Under Entertainment, Features, Literally et cetera 

Economic stimulus “package”

April 15, 2008 - 13:24

You’ve probably seen this already, but this article contains a chart that lets you know when your money will show up in your mailbox/bank account. Also, in case you heard this bogus story on NPR, do not panic (like I did). It was an April Fool’s... (more...)

by Susan Howson | 4 | Filed Under Literally et cetera, Op/Ed 

Leatherheads: George, let’s never talk about this again.

April 10, 2008 - 08:55

I’m really hoping that this is comedy’s year. The Oscars are slowly reflecting America’s fatigue of big, sweeping epics in favor of more detailed and experimental character studies (a result of our war weariness perhaps?), and in the... (more...)

by Susan Howson | 7 | Filed Under Entertainment, Features, Literally et cetera 

Style Weekly, sometimes you kill me

April 9, 2008 - 09:44

I am delighted by the Hipster’s Dilemma. It comes with a handy chart at which I just snorted aloud whilst reading. Way to keep your finger on the pulse, Style. I know tons of hipsters who are actually tearing their hair out trying to be in two places... (more...)

by Susan Howson | 9 | Filed Under Op/Ed 

Ugh Personal Property Tax

April 2, 2008 - 13:59

I think we should have more time to pay the personal property tax. I mean, 30 days. That’s one paycheck for me. It would be nice to spread it out over two month’s pay. Yeah, yeah, I should have set money aside for it. But still.

by Susan Howson | 16 | Filed Under Op/Ed 

Run Fatboy Run: A pleasant jog down memory lane

April 2, 2008 - 08:47

It’s easy (and fun!) to scoff away at films that recycle old devices and try to pass them off as new. Usually that sort of thing makes me furious…or at least annoyed and/or whiny. But sometimes a movie will follow a path that is so well-worn... (more...)

by Susan Howson | 0 | Filed Under Entertainment, Features, Literally et cetera 

VCU French Film Festival: A Sunday spent cozying up to everybody else in town

April 1, 2008 - 08:10

The VCU French Film Festival! An annual three day event during which Richmonders stampede the Byrd Theatre like eager vessels for French directors to fill up with their wisdom! A time for us to wonder while we stand in line how we possibly got so lucky... (more...)

by Susan Howson | 6 | Filed Under Entertainment, Features, Literally et cetera 

I know one of you has got to be a French film savant

March 28, 2008 - 14:41

If so, please peruse the schedule of films at this year’s annual French Film Festival, and tell me how to prioritize. I don’t even know where to begin, and I can’t go to the entire thing! OR CAN I?? (NO.)

by Susan Howson | 4 | Filed Under Op/Ed 

BREAKING NEWS - Men get better jobs than women! Who knew?!?

March 20, 2008 - 09:40

Entertainment Weekly Online posted this well-intentioned but ridiculous article posing the idiotic question “Do we need more women movie critics?” Of course, the specific profession in question here is close to my heart, but it seriously terrifies... (more...)

by Susan Howson | 3 | Filed Under Op/Ed 

Funny Games: Worst date movie ever

March 19, 2008 - 09:05

The funniest thing about Funny Games is how spitting mad it made Roger Ebert. Ebert is one of my favorite movie critics. He’s concise, he’s passionate, and he judges big budget movies and independent movies by the same criteria (although... (more...)

by Susan Howson | 1 | Filed Under Entertainment, Features, Literally et cetera 

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day: The Art of Elegant Comedy

March 13, 2008 - 09:32

Darlings. I write this to you from my silken boudoir, perched on a heap of dressing gowns, money, and servants. Yes, that is correct. I have abandoned my boring, polyester world for a life within a screwball comedy from the 1930s. And who can blame me?... (more...)

by Susan Howson | 2 | Filed Under Entertainment, Features, Literally et cetera 

Check your receipts?

March 5, 2008 - 09:24

In the past couple of weeks, two of my very favorite restaurants in town have overcharged my credit card for tip. I won’t mention who they are because they are so beloved to me that I don’t want to throw them under a bus just because they’ve... (more...)

by Susan Howson | 13 | Filed Under Op/Ed 

Wake Me for the Summer Blockbusters

March 5, 2008 - 08:47

It’s going to be a bleak time in movie theaters for a little while.* The Oscars are over, but the world’s not ready for this year’s roster of superhero sequels. The weather is slightly better, but not mild enough to really embrace any... (more...)

by Susan Howson | 1 | Filed Under Entertainment, Features, Literally et cetera 

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