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Fitz and the Tantrums gave a performance full of electric pop at the 9:30 club last week.

Concert Review: Fitz and the Tantrums

By Gianna Pisano November 13, 2014

★★★★☆ 9:30 Club The alternative band Fitz and the Tantrums has been all the buzz lately with its vibrant songs “Out of My League” and “MoneyGrabber,” which carry the eccentric indie-pop...

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Eddie Redmayne talked about his experience working on "The Theory of Everything" at the film's D.C. premiere Friday.

Delving Into Hawking’s Mind

By Jess Kelham-Hohler November 10, 2014

On Friday, Nov. 14, the highly anticipated movie “The Theory of Everything,” depicting the early years of the renowned scientist Stephen Hawking, will be released in Washington, D.C. The film stars...

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Matthew McConaughey stars in Christopher Nolan's latest blockbuster, "Interstellar."

Movie Review: ‘Interstellar’

By Nicole Jarvis November 7, 2014

★★★★★ “Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rage at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” In his newest blockbuster spectacle, “Interstellar,”...

Theater Review: ‘Julius Caesar’

By Hannah Kaufman November 7, 2014

A maddened woman on the verge of tears speaks out from the front left corner of the stage. Her pleading words drift over the audience, while behind her several men pose still as statues halfway up...

Movie Review: ‘The Blue Room’

By Sami Rahman November 7, 2014

★★★★☆ Few filmmakers have been able to accurately portray the brusque, darkly nuanced tones of love. This rendition of love, often deliberately underrepresented in film, is not found in an...

Album Review: ‘Black Star Elephant’

By Jasmine White November 7, 2014

★★★☆☆ Norwegian duo Nico & Vinz first debuted as Envy back in 2009, changing their name in 2014 upon finding international success with their hit “Am I Wrong” and signing with Warner...

Album Review: ‘People Keep Talking’

By Gianna Pisano November 7, 2014

★★★★☆ Steven Adam Markowitz, known to most as Hoodie Allen, is taking the hip-hop scene by storm with his debut studio album “People Keep Talking,” released on Oct.14. After several EPs,...

Movie Review: ‘Low Down’

By Nick Biggs-Chiropolos November 7, 2014

★★★☆☆ “Low Down” is a biopic about a pre-teen girl, Amy-Jo Albany (Elle Fanning), who is the only daughter of troubled jazz artist Joe Albany (John Hawkes). Inspired by Amy-Jo’s memoir...

Movie Review: ‘The Best of Me’

By Jessica Batey November 7, 2014

★★★☆☆ Based on the bestselling novel by Nicholas Sparks, “The Best of Me” is a charming, timeless love story of two high school sweethearts reunited after 20 years apart. Its plot is a...

MUSIC TIMES
Taylor Swift’s new album “1989” has completely departed from her country origins, showcasing instead her talent as a successful pop singer.

Album Review: ‘1989’

By Kim Bussing October 31, 2014

★★★★☆ Taylor Swift wants you to know that she’s not selling out. While her fifth studio album may be a stark departure from her days as country music’s sweetheart, “1989” is less...

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In the fast-paced action film “Nightcrawler,” Jake Gyllenhall gives a standout performance as an L.A. crime journalist, Louis Bloom.

Movie Review: ‘Nightcrawler’

By Michael Fiedorowicz October 31, 2014

★★★★☆ “Nightcrawler,” written and directed by Dan Gilroy, is a tense and scathing criticism of the unstoppable and emotionally detached coverage of violence in today’s media. The difficult...

Movie Review: ‘Horns’

By Jiwon Noh October 31, 2014

★★★☆☆ Daniel Radcliffe returns to the big screen in the new movie “Horns,” a twisted rendition of Joe Hill’s dark novel from 2010. Packed with symbolic imagery both obvious (Radcliffe...

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