The movie satisfies a basic cinematic need: the need to watch big monsters fight each other … a lot!

The political comedy Alpha House will begin airing later this year.

Well, Washington, we are now two weeks into Christmas Concert Hell, and it’s only going to get worse. Non-holiday programs will increasingly be edged out by holiday ones, but this does not mean that there will be no good concerts to be heard, of either kind. Let DCist be your guide. We are planning to take some time off from the Classical Music Agenda for the holiday break: for concert information, read our Classical Week…

Sometimes, we come across strange and odd stuff on Craigslist. And in a sort-of-funny Rants and Raves post, we learn of a new terrorist threat we face: “Al Qaeda roofied my silly ass and then sent John Goodmans big sister to have her way with me. Just to let me know they can.” According to the Craigslist, our victim goes to the restroom after talking for some time and doing some shots with a Saudi…