This week’s DVD releases form an eclectic group. There’s a star-studded comedy, a mainstream horror film, an easygoing family flick and a drama that earned multiple Critics Choice Award nominations.
Entries from April 2009
April 24, 2009
Director bringing indie film to Reno
I figure readers in the Reno area will be interested that Louis Mandylor is bringing his film “In the Eyes of a Killer” to Reno Saturday, April 25, and admission is free. Click here for the details: http://www.rgj.com/section/blogs10?plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3ab52afc96-c17f-4757-89f2-89834028aca8Post%3ade69ad86-8aa8-4145-9987-0339f8e9fda0&sid=sitelife.rgj.com
April 24, 2009
Copperfield is dedicated to magic
Magician David Copperfield is bringing his “Grand Illusion” show to Reno’s Pioneer Center on Wednesday, and I had the opportunity to conduct a short e-mail interview with him. Our conversation follows. Question: You have been performing magic for more than 40 years, and the scale of illusions seems to be growing ever-larger. Do you feel like [...]
April 21, 2009
Video Verdict: New DVDs for April 21
This week’s DVD releases include two films nominated for multiple Oscars, plus a biopic about the late rapper Notorious B.I.G.
April 13, 2009
Video Verdict: New DVDs for April 14
This week’s DVD releases are highlighted by a comic book adaptation from writer-director Frank Miller and the post-World War II drama that helped Kate Winslet land her first Oscar.
April 4, 2009
‘Scoundrels’ musical is a kick
Steve Martin and Michael Caine are tough acts to follow, but Stephen Patterson and Brian McKay do just fine in the national touring production of “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,” playing through Sunday at Reno’s Pioneer Center. The show is a musical adaptation of the 1988 film starring Caine and Martin and while the plotting is similar, [...]
April 4, 2009
RCO spotlights local boy
The Reno Chamber Orchestra is putting a local boy in the spotlight this weekend when Christopher Lin-Brande appears as a featured soloist. Lin-Brande, a violinist, grew up in the Biggest Little City and attended Reno High School before leaving the area to study economics and pre-med at Yale University. He was also a regular fill-in [...]
April 4, 2009
‘Witch Mountain’ is fun despite flaws
RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN 2 ½ stars (out of four) Rated PG for sequences of action and violence, frightening and dangerous situations, and some thematic elements 98 minutes Walt Disney Pictures Disney’s re-imagining of the 1975 family adventure “Escape to Witch Mountain,” has its share of flaws but it’s still a likable feature, in large [...]
April 3, 2009
‘Scoundrels’ musical mimics the film
If you saw the 1988 movie “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,” Brian McKay says the musical theater version will feel awfully familiar. “The musical that opened on Broadway in 2005 is very, very closely based on that movie,” said McKay, who stars in the touring production of the show, which is in Reno this weekend. “The script [...]
