Sep 27, 2007
Popcorn & Candy: Across the Wilderness
DCist’s highly subjective and hardly comprehensive guide to the most interesting movies playing around town in the coming week. Indie: Into the Wild Annandale native Chris McCandless had just graduated from Emory University in 1990 when he donated his substantial life’s savings to charity and set out on the road under the name of “Alexander Supertramp.” His highly publicized disappearance ended two years later when his body was found in the Alaskan wilderness, and the…
Nov 18, 2005
Out and About: Weekend Picks
FRIDAY: >> We caught Echo and the Bunnymen in Lancaster, PA back in May, the night before HFStival, and it was one of the best shows we’ve seen all year. It’s too bad singer Ian MacCulloch’s voice didn’t hold up the next day at M&T Bank Stadium. But we’re willing to let the band off the hook for that, provided they play a great show tonight at the Black Cat. Recent European setlists have mixed…
Aug 26, 2004
Weekend Outlook: End of August
Don’t know what to do this weekend? DCist has some suggestions! Check it out: FRIDAY: Seen the re-release of Donnie Darko but still not filled your cult classic quota? Fear not, Landmark’s Bethesda Row Cinema is hosting midnight screenings of such cultural signposts as The Breakfast Club (this week) and Office Space (Labor Day weekend). A quick five minute walk from the Bethesda Metro, all showings are at midnight on Friday and Saturday nights, and…