Archive RSS Feed: Washington Times Entertainment

Creativity behind bars

The Prison Art Gallery, sells hundreds of drawings, paintings and prints, starting at a mere $10.

Read more : 16.12.2007 00:00:00

A season of joys with 'Nutcracker'

Among the harbingers of the holiday season, none is more captivating than "The Nutcracker."

Read more : 16.12.2007 00:00:00

Trivial trumps substantive

Most great writers have been motivated by the quest for literary immortality.

Read more : 16.12.2007 00:00:00

Etching his mark in prints

Nowhere - well, almost nowhere - has an exhibit better illustrated Robert Rauschenberg's passion for making prints than "Let the World In: Prints by Robert Rauschenberg From the National...

Read more : 16.12.2007 00:00:00

Conan slashes his way through the bad guys

Superhero and cartoon characters have become integral parts of the electronic entertainment industry.

Read more : 16.12.2007 00:00:00

Heavy holiday schedule

It will be a busy holiday season for local chess enthusiasts, with a trio of strong events on tap in the coming weeks.

Read more : 16.12.2007 00:00:00

The fertile life of a writer

In "Juno's" most pivotal scene, the middle-class, teenaged protagonist and her salt-of-the-Earth pop journey into the world of McMansions and Pellegrino to meet a yuppie couple that wants to adopt...

Read more : 16.12.2007 00:00:00

Watchful eye translates life into acting

On the surface, Frank Langella isn't much like Leonard Schiller, the aging novelist he plays in the new film "Starting Out in the Evening."

Read more : 16.12.2007 00:00:00

Langella 'Starting Out' with a bang

You might not have heard much about "Starting Out in the Evening" yet, but you will: Frank Langella is almost assured of an Oscar nomination as best actor for his performance in the film that has one...

Read more : 16.12.2007 00:00:00

'Juno's' consequences

We've seen a lot of babies in this year's crop of comedies, but never before have we seen a character quite like Juno, a wisecracking pregnant 16-year-old whose name you'll want to remember; it's the...

Read more : 16.12.2007 00:00:00