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Jun 24, 2016

At The Drive-In: Union Market Kicks Off Movie Series Next Week

You like your artisinal foods with a side of cinematic nostalgia?

Feb 08, 2013

Don’t Deny It: You’ll Go See Top Gun in IMAX 3D Too

The best movie ever made is coming back—and it’ll be in IMAX 3D.

May 25, 2007

Overheard in D.C.: The Few, The Proud

With military recruitment numbers continuing to spiral downward, this week’s quote of the week got us thinking. All the military really needs is better marketing. You can’t really envy their task in trying to get people to sign up for an unpopular war. Maybe they need to play down the grim realities. Play up the softer side of the military. Use things like the volleyball montage from Top Gun to show that doing your duty…

May 26, 2006

Out and About: Weekend Picks

FRIDAY: For many of us, going to see Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion” recorded live was one of the few times in our early teens when both we and our parents could agree on attending the same event without rancor. But Keillor’s getting up there, and it seems more likely we’ll be sharing “This American Life” or even some yet-to-be produced program with our own kids. For now, thank goodness, Keillor and company are…

Sep 01, 2004

Happy Hump Day: Scheming Women Edition

It’s hump day! Hurrah! And what better way to celebrate than by reading Ms. Jessica Cutler’s Playboy.com interview! She reveals gems like that she’s had sex on the Mall, is registered as a Republican, and the storyline for her upcoming novel. (We say odds are 2:1 someone gets it in the butt.) If scheming, bloodthirsty women are more to your liking than sexterns, go check out “Macbeth”, which opened this week at the Shakespeare Theatre….

 
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