Entries from May 2009

May 29, 2009

‘Mamma Mia!’ heading to Reno

Michelle Dawson says you needn’t love ABBA to have a blast at “Mamma Mia!”
“Once you’ve seen it, you become an ABBA fan,” said Dawson who stars in the touring production of the musical, opening Tuesday at the Pioneer Center. “I mean the songs are incredible. “I don’t think people realize how popular and famous these [...]

May 29, 2009

Juilliard grad returns home for concert

Molly Carr is excited to be returning to Reno, if only for a few days.
The 22-year-old violist grew up in the Biggest Little City before moving to New York City to study at the Manhattan School of Music and the Juilliard School and will perform Sunday to benefit the Suzuki Music Association of Reno/Tahoe.
“I’m always [...]

May 26, 2009

Video Verdict: New DVDs for May 26

It’s a slow week on the DVD front, with only one major theatrical release making its way to home video.

May 24, 2009

‘Up’ avoids gimmicky 3D

Don’t go to Pixar Animation Studio’s first 3-D feature expecting things to fly out of the screen and hover in your face. That’s not going to happen.
“Our job is to make the audience forget they’re at the movies, as opposed to reminding them they’re watching a movie,” said producer Jonas Rivera. “We treated the screen [...]

May 24, 2009

Ed Asner helps ‘Up’ soar

When it came time to cast the lead voice actor for “Up,” Pixar filmmakers didn’t look beyond veteran actor Ed Asner.
The animated movie, opening Friday, tells the story of Carl Frederickson, an embittered elderly man who attaches hundreds of helium balloons to his home and floats to South America. Asner, said producer Jonas Rivera, was [...]

May 19, 2009

Video Verdict: New DVDs for May 19

This week’s DVD releases include a World War II thriller starring Tom Cruise, a goofy comedy featuring Kevin James and the first season of an excellent television drama led by Anna Paquin.

May 12, 2009

Video Verdict: New DVDs for May 12

This week’s DVD releases are anchored by a prequel to the popular “Underworld” franchise and an action-packed thriller featuring Liam Neeson.
 

May 8, 2009

Nimoy passes the Spock torch

For more than 40 years, science fiction fans have known Leonard Nimoy as Spock, the half-Vulcan Starfleet officer who cut his teeth aboard the starship Enterprise. This week, Nimoy, who lives part-time at Lake Tahoe, is passing the torch to Zachary Quinto, a sharp-featured young actor who plays Spock in the new “Star Trek” feature [...]

May 7, 2009

TMCC producing ‘Rocky Horror’

Talk to Truckee Meadows Community College theater instructor Paul Aberasturi and it doesn’t take long for him to start gushing about students and colleagues.
“We have something that we’re proud of,” he said before a rehearsal for the school’s upcoming production of “The Rocky Horror Show.” “We think it’s probably one of the best theater companies [...]

May 5, 2009

Video Verdict: New DVDs for May 5

 

This week’s DVD crop features notable stars appearing in dramas that range from a big-budget blockbuster to a tiny independent.