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Elitist Bastards: Of Deathly Hallows, Werewolves and Skylines
In this week’s Elitist Bastards Go To The Movies podcast, Mountain Xpress film critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther discuss current releases Skyline, Unstoppable, Morning Glory and Conviction. They also chat about Werewolf of London (this week’s Thursday Horror Picture Show) and Millennium Actress (next week’s Asheville Film Society screening), as well as this weekend’s new releases Tamara Drewe, Fair Game, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and The Next Three Days.
Local Matters: Living Green
What’s being green all about? Would Mountain Xpress reduce its carbon footprint by no longer printing each week’s issue? Most likely. Here’s a short podcast preview of our Nov. 17 Living Green issue. (No trees were used in the making of this broadcast.)
My Side of the Mountain, Vol. 1: Do it to Julia
We’re braving basements, rooftops, forests and alleys to bring you this new video series where local musicians step out of their element for a preview of their upcoming performances.
Elitist Bastards: Of Vampires and Tyler Perry
In this week’s Elitist Bastards Go To The Movies podcast, Mountain Xpress film critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther chat about current releases Due Date, For Colored Girls, Megamind, Nowhere Boy and The Tillman Story. They also discuss classic silent horror film Nosferatu (this week’s Thursday Horror Picture Show) and the 2000 film which was inspired by it, Shadow of the Vampire (next week’s Asheville Film Society screening). And if that wasn’t enough, the duo also wax speculative on soon-to-be-released films Conviction, Unstoppable, Morning Glory, Skyline, Four Lions and Inside Job.
Elitist Bastards: Enter The Coherer
In this week’s podcast, Mountain Xpress film critic Ken Hanke is joined by producer/coherer Steve Shanafelt (filling in for Justin Souther) to discuss this week’s current releases: Saw 3D, Buried, Catfish and Jack Goes Boating. The two also discuss Sleepy Hollow (this week’s Thursday Horror Picture Show) and Little Miss Marker (next week’s Asheville Film Society screening), as well as soon-to-be-released films Due Date, For Colored Girls, Megamind, Nowhere Boy and The Tillman Story.
Moogfest: A conversation with Clare and the Reasons
Elitist Bastards: You Will Meet A Tall Dark Souther
In this week’s Elitist Bastards Go To The Movies, Xpress film critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther discuss current releases Heartbreaker, You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, Hereafter and Paranormal Activity 2. They also happily consider the merits of Synecdoche, New York (next week’s Asheville Film Society screening) and the silent-horror marathon of the “Old, Dark Cinema Lounge” series they’ll be screening over Halloween weekend. And to top it all off, they even have a few thoughts on upcoming releases Saw 3D, Buried, Catfish and Jack Goes Boating.http://www.mountainx.com/images/blogimages/markofthebastards-thumb.jpg
Moogfest podcast: Pretty Lights
Pretty Lights performs at Moogfest on Sunday, Oct. 31.
Moogfest podcast: Hot Chip
British electro-pop outfit Hot Chip plays Moogfest on Sunday, Oct. 31.
Elitist Bastards: Reviewers, Extremely Dangerous
In this week’s Elitist Bastards Go To The Movies, Xpress film critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther discuss current releases Waiting for “Superman”, I Want Your Money, N-Secure, RED, Never Let Me Go and Jackass 3D. They also discuss From Beyond, this week’s Thursday Horror Picture Show, and The Cat and the Canary, next week’s Asheville Film Society screening. And to top it all off, the speculate on the quality of upcoming releases You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, Hereafter and Paranormal Activity 2.
“The Daily Show” co-founder delivers her “State of the Union” ***PODCAST***
This podcast was culled from a recent phone conversation between Xpress reporter Jake Frankel and Lizz Winstead, who co-created The Daily Show and is coming to town this weekend for a stand-up comedy performance and writing workshop. In the interview, Winstead talks about her Asheville events, the role of The Daily Show in popular political and media culture, what she thinks will happen in the upcoming midterm elections and much more.
Mountain Xpress entertainment preview
Xpress A&E reporter Alli Marshall talks to 98.1 The River DJ Ashley Davis about what’s coming up, entertainment-wise.
Elitist Bastards: Like Secretariat Dust
In this week’s Elitist Bastards Go To The Movies, Xpress film critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther discuss current releases Secretariat, My Soul To Take, It’s Kind of a Funny Story, Life as We Know It and Like Dandelion Dust. They also praise Gods and Monsters, next week’s Asheville Film Society screening, and consider soon-to-open films I Want Your Money, N-Secure, RED, Never Let Me Go and Jackass 3D.
Mountain Xpress entertainment spotlight
Xpress A&E reporter Alli Marshall talks to 98.1 The River DJ Ashley Davis about what’s coming up, entertainment-wise.
Elitist Bastards: Golddigging Cemetery Men On Facebook
In this week’s Elitist Bastards Go To The Movies, Xpress film critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther review Let Me In, Animal Kingdom, The Social Network, Farewell, Chain Letter and Case 39. They also discuss the surreal Italian horror film Cemetery Man (also known as Dellamorte Dellamore, this week’s Thursday Horror Picture Show), and classic musical comedy Gold Diggers of 1933 (next week’s Asheville Film Society screening). And to top it all off, the duo consider the potential quality of upcoming releases Secretariat, Life as We Know It, It’s Kind of a Funny Story, Like Dandelion Dust and My Soul to Take.
Mountain Xpress entertainment spotlight
Xpress A&E reporter Alli Marshall talks to 98.1 The River DJ Ashley Davis about what’s coming up, entertainment-wise.
New Orleans soul musician Eric Lindell comes to Asheville
The blues/soul/singer/songwriter grew up in California on country rock and funk bands (Fishbone!), but it was a move to New Orleans in the 1990s that jump-started his career. Here, he talks to Xpress about his sound, his independent label and his Saturday, Oct. 9 show at MoDaddy’s.
Elitist Bastards: An Overrated Gekko and A Bunch of Boring Owls
In this week’s Elitist Bastards Go To The Movies, Xpress film critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther discuss current releases Cairo Time, You Again, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, The Virginity Hit and Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole. They then delve into the classic Hammer horror flick Horror of Dracula (this week’s Thursday Horror Picture Show) and Pedro Almodóvar’s 1988 film Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (next week’s Asheville Film Society screening). And to top it all off, the speculate on the quality of soon-to-open films Case 39, Chain Letter, Let Me In, The Social Network and Animal Kingdom.
Mountain Xpress entertainment spotlight
Xpress A&E reporter Alli Marshall talks to 98.1 The River DJ Ashley Davis about what’s coming up, entertainment-wise.
Elitist Bastards: No True Scotsman
In this week’s Elitist Bastards Go To The Movies, Xpress film critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther: heap high praise upon teen comedy Easy A, crime thriller The Town and offbeat comedy The Extra Man; utterly dismiss Alpha and Omega and Devil; and have mixed feelings about Life During Wartime and Bran Nue Dae. They also give amused praise to Dario Argento’s bewildering horror film Phenomena (this week’s Thursday Horror Picture Show), and give the highest possible recommendation to Rouben Mamoulian’s 1932 musical comedy Love Me Tonight (next week’s Asheville Film Society screening). And, just for good measure, they weigh in on soon-to-be-released flicks Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole, You Again, The Virginity Hit and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.