Entertainment
BY DAVID HAERLE
The Daily World
One of the perks of this job is that I get to meet and/or talk to some pretty cool people. A prime example was my 20-minute chat with country music hit-maker Clint Black, who will appear at the D&R Theatre in Aberdeen this Wednesday night. That's right: This...
BY DAVID HAERLE
The Daily World
Since 1989, Clint Black has been one of country music's biggest stars. He has amassed 22 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country charts. Next week, Black embarks on a three-week tour that takes him through Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Nevada and then on to the Upper...
BY CHRISTY LEMIRE
The Associated Press
Not a single moment rings true in "The Switch," which is unfortunate because it's actually about a situation in which a lot of women find themselves.
Jennifer Aniston's character, Kassie, is a single, 40-year-old New York TV producer who wants to have a baby...
BY JAKE COYLE
The Associated Press
The Nanny McPhee movies may be principally for kids, but make no mistake about it: They are, quite literally, a parent's dream.
Overwhelmed single parents with unruly kids are rescued by a magical nanny who seemingly appears out of nowhere. And at no cost! For...
The Daily World
Hoquiam's annual Bluegrass Festival runs tonight and Saturday, featuring six regional bluegrass bands that will bring a mix of gospel, newgrass and country to the stadium for the weekend.
Bands will take the stage at 6 p.m. Friday with five acts from around the Northwest showing off...
BY CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Movie Critic
Mere words cannot describe how awesomely gnarly "Piranha 3D" is, how hugely entertaining, and how urgently you must get yourself to the theater to see it. Like, now.
This is not a joke, by the way. This movie is a complete blast. To borrow a phrase from the kind of...
BY ANGELO BRUSCAS
The Daily World
ELMA -- "Hey guys, you want to see a show with ropes and whips?"
"There's going to be fire-eating and real live dragons. Sword-swallowing, juggling, trapeze artists. That's right, somebody's going to blow themselves up right here on...
BY DAVID HAERLE
The Daily World
We have a lot of ground to cover this week, so in the words of the illustrious Cosmo Kramer -- "Giddyup!"
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Loyal reader David Lawrence, taking a little bit of an exception to last week's column in the wake of the Satsop River Rock Festival, wrote this:
"I just...
BY RICK ANDERSON
The Daily World
"Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," the flag-waving tribute to American democracy, was written by an acknowledged Communist.
From a political standpoint, the 1939 film is dated in some aspects and surprisingly timely in others.
It was the vehicle that provided James...
BY CHRISTY LEMIRE
The Associated Press
"Eat Pray Love" does exactly what it should to satisfy its core audience: It provides a gorgeous escape, exquisitely photographed and full of female wish fulfillment. Yet it also offers sufficient emotional heft and self-discovery to make you feel as if you've...
BY CHRISTY LEMIRE
The Associated Press
This is going to sound like blasphemy -- especially to the film's target audience -- but here goes: "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" is way more involving when it focuses on actual people and the palpable angst of young love rather than the video game-style duels...
BY DIRK LAMMERS
The Associated Press
The 22-year-old Madden NFL video game franchise returns with another championship-caliber effort, capturing the Vince Lombardi trophy but falling short of the cherished undefeated season.
EA Sports, which is owned by Electronic Arts Inc., once again finds a way...
BY JAKE COYLE
The Associated Press
"The Expendables" is an exercise in nostalgia for the bygone era of muscly, macho action films. It's willfully out of date, like an aging hair band that can't pack away the spandex.
Sylvester Stallone, the director, co-writer and star, has said he set out to make...
By Dave Hearle
The Daily World
I can't speak for anybody else, but I certainly had a good time at the Satsop River Rock Festival, and it certainly seems appropriate to thank the organizers for the amazing access they granted us Daily World types to cover the event.
But as in any event...
Clint Black tickets
on sale for D&R show
Tickets for country music star Clint Black's Aug. 25 show at the D&R Theatre in Aberdeen are now on sale. Tickets are available at Backstage Espresso, next to the theater, or through TicketsWest.com. Prices range from $35 to $65.
Capra classic coming...
The grueling-yet-glamorous life of dancers in a hit Broadway show comes to the Bishop Center stage next week with four performances of "A Chorus Line." The show is this year's Bishop Summer Musical, sponsored by the Marian Weatherwax Endowment and the law offices of Ingram, Zelasko and Goodwin, LLP...
FRIDAY 7/16
Music
RANDY LINDER & THE CLASSIX at Quinault Beach Resort & Casino, Ocean Shores, 9 p.m. 21 and older. Free.
THE CHASERS at Galway Bay, Ocean Shores, 8 p.m. 21 and older, Free.
Theater
"OLEANNA" at Driftwood Playhouse, Aberdeen, 7:30 p.m. $13
SATURDAY 7/17
Music
RANDY LINDER...
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