Entertainment

Grammys summed up in one word: Adele

Jon.Davenport — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

You can sum up this year’s Grammy Awards in one word – or one name, rather: Adele.

The 23-year-old ruled the charts last year with her “21” album, which spawned the No. 1 singles “Rolling in the Deep” and “Someone Like You,” and she’s likely to rule at the Grammys on Sunday.

Bernard Allison's 21st century blues

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

NORFOLK Fiery singer/guitarist Bernard Allison, who plays the Attucks Theatre on Saturday, couldn't help but get into music, particularly the blues. It's in his DNA and upbringing.

The Rock steps in to save 'Journey 2'

Jon.Davenport — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

With the blue waters of the South Pacific behind him and a cloudless sky above, Dwayne Johnson was beaming about his homecoming to Honolulu. Not every guy, not even The Rock, can count on the opportunity to star in a big-budget 3-D adventure on Oahu, where he once lived, and add millions to the local economy.

'Bourne' wannabe 'Safe House' pours on action, omits danger

Jon.Davenport — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Is it possible for an action movie to have too much action? For the more gung-ho of ticket buyers, maybe not, but for the rest of us, the thriller “Safe House” tests our nerves as well as our patience.

Although it would clearly like to be Bourne again, the film lacks the smarts of the best of the manhunt/spy series starring Matt Damon.

Watts to play Princess Di; Rock Icons' bands to join Hall

Jon.Davenport — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:32:48 -0500

Naomi Watts will play Princess Diana. The folks at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are finally recognizing the bands that built the stars. If you are looking for Cube Candy, please go here.

'Mr. Marmalade,' a complicated - and dark play

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

"Mr. Marmalade," a play about a lonely little girl named Lucy, her imaginary friends and the real adults who live largely in her periphery, opens Friday at the Generic Theater's down-under venue at Chrysler Hall. It runs through March 4.

TNA wrestling tour brings its blend of chaos to town

deb.markham — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Kim O’Brien Root
Correspondent
Part Fight Club, part soap opera and a touch of acrobatics, Spike TV’s Impact Wrestling is coming to town – and at the center of the chaos will be a polite, soft-spoken man named Robert F. Roode Jr.

From wrestling to wrasslin' with Kurt Angle

deb.markham — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Winning an Olympic gold medal is supposed to be the highlight of any athletic career.
But Kurt Angle barely remembers it.

No shortage of laughs with Kevin Hart

deb.markham — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Like many great comedians before him, Kevin Hart took what may have been perceived as a disadvantage and made it a punch line.
The Philadelphia native stands 5-foot-4 and often jokes about his height. In his routines, the fast-talking Hart flips the Napoleon complex on its head, when he’s not riffing about sex and the inanities of urban romance.

The Temptations, a half century of harmony

deb.markham — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Even after more than 50 years as a member of The Temptations, Otis Williams, one of the founders of the group, is still enjoying what he describes as “a very interesting ride.”