DCist’s highly subjective and hardly comprehensive guide to the most interesting movies playing around town in the coming week. Repertory: The Great Punch-Out: A Hard Hitting Week of Boxing at the Pickford Theater Those of you with an interest in the pugilistic arts may want to camp out at the Library of Congress next week. The library is doing a series of boxing features, shorts, and classic fights that lasts all week long. There’s a…
FRIDAY: >> Maybe you check in with DCist only occasionally to get a few tips on which concerts to see, but tend to stick to touring acts for the most part, and still haven’t really exposed yourself to the local rock scene. If so, confess tonight and all your sins will be forgiven. Three of the best local bands are playing a show together on the Black Cat’s main stage at 9 p.m. — catch…
>> Music junkies raised in an era of candy-coated pop or Seattle-based indie should check out a screening of The Day The Country Died: A History of Anarcho-Punk 1980-1984 at the Black Cat tonight. The flick features rare performances caught on tape before the era of ubiquitous personal video recorders, along with interviews from artists and activists. $5, 9 p.m. >> DC Rap invades the Velvet Lounge with another edition of Hell is for…
It must really almost be summer, because Screen on the Green, the annual film series held on the National Mall, has announced their line-up. Once again, the AOL City Guide gets the scoop, thanks to the unholy march of media conglomeration. The good news is that unlike last year, which served up a lot of camp and guilty pleasure fare such as The Day the Earth Stood Still, this year’s selections include two of the…
As the air gets chillier and the days get shorter, D.C. residents’ thoughts turn to Halloween and tales of the weird and the macabre – like hearings on congressional page scandals and polls predicting midterm election outcomes. OK, so Washington, D.C., is not the first city to come to mind when you think of horror and suspense. It doesn’t even compare to New Orleans’ Gothic backdrops or London’s fog-filled streets and alleyways. But on the…
Though a tad blurry, we can forgive Flickr user furcafe since he caught this slightly surrealist moment at the first Screen on the Green this summer, during The Day the Earth Stood Still. If it ain’t too hot out for you, you’re probably crazy enough to brave the heat advisory and check out tonight’s showing of Bullitt. And if it starts to cool down, Steve McQueen will be there to bring back the hott….
It’s the moment that those who are spending summer in the city have been waiting for: Screen on the Green! Even underage interns can come out for the cinematastic fun. Now in its seventh year of converting the National Mall into an outdoor movie theatre, this year’s line-up proves to be just as entertaining as the one from last year. Monday, July 17: The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) Plagued by fear and apathy,…
September 20 will from now on be known simply as “The Day Beer Pong Died,” according to Arlington’s Dr. Dremo: There is no more beer pong at Dr Dremo’s by order of the Arlington county police and the VA Alcoholic Beverage Control. We have come to find out that drinking games are not permitted in bars in the state of VA. Whodathunk?With that nightly favorite now a relic of the past, Dr. Dremo’s may have…
The new Regal Gallery Place Cinema in Chinatown (707 Seventh St. NW) won’t offically open until this Friday, but organizers are offering $1 movies, $1 popcorn and $1 sodas today and tomorrow to celebrate. All proceeds from Monday’s shows will go to benefit the DC Special Olympics. The profits from Tuesday’s screenings will go to Project Harvest. According to the entertainment guide at the Post, Monday’s movie and showtimes are:”Dodgeball” (PG-13): 1:40, 3:50, 6:35, 8:45…