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Head out for the holidays

2012-12-03 11:57:00

The holidays are here before you know it and often gone before you've had a chance to sample any of the wonderful seasonal offerings. Taking a day trip to any of these destinations will provide a quick cup of cheer. New Market Shadrack's Christmas Light...

Day Trip

2012-02-17 16:37:56

Fairfax, Va. Blake Shelton Stop by for Weekends at Mason to see country singer (and NBC's "The Voice" celebrity vocal coach) Blake Shelton's "Well Lit & Amplified" tour. Performing at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, on the campus of George Mason...

'Help' yourself to some rich cinema soul food

2011-12-05 11:56:00

Nothing leaves movie-lovers feeling more nourished and content than a good drama. Watching a finely observed human struggle played out on screen is like cinema soul food, providing sustenance through its vital new connection to the world. Indeed, the...

Day Trip: Plenty to do on Christmas weekend

2011-12-15 20:11:00

National Harbor Christmas on the Potomac at Gaylord National Resort Visitors to the Gaylord National Resort in National Harbor can marvel at the 60-foot glass tree, enjoy an indoor snowfall and walk through a winter wonderland sculpted by ice. The...

Shrek, Merry Madagascar ice show comes to National Habor

2011-08-11 08:32:00

Gaylord Hotels and DreamWorks Entertainment are teaming up in a promotion at the four Gaylord properties — including Gaylord National at National Harbor, on the Potomac nearWashington. Shrek, Fiona, Alex the Lion, Po, King Julien, Puss in Boots,...

'Shrek the Musical' shines at the Hippodrome

2011-03-25 14:16:00

Before the hapless "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" started doing its accident-prone thing in an endless run of preview performances, the record-holder for costliest Broadway show was "Shrek the Musical." The latter's $25 million price tag in 2008 seems...

Michael Sragow's 13 great haunted house movies

2010-10-14 09:34:33

From the blog Michael Sragow Gets Reel: It hasn't been a great era for haunted-house movies. The third version of "House of Wax," in 2005, was awful enough to kill off the form, at least as far as big American studios were concerned. The day my review...

Animation drawing new respect in Hollywood

2002-02-12 00:00:00

In the beginning, there was Snow White. Walt Disney's lovely songbird made history in 1937, debuting in Hollywood's first movie-length cartoon. It was an instant creative and financial sensation. Today, 65 years later, her legacy will take center...

An Oscar mantra: Press to excess

2002-02-05 00:00:00

I was around a gaggle of movie people the other night who were all talking about the Oscars. That wouldn't be such an odd thing at this time of year, except for one thing: The awards themselves were something of an after-thought. Everybody was talking...

A slipped disc in the fight against pirated copies of movies

2003-08-03 00:00:00

With major media fanfare, Hollywood studios have announced a big advertising campaign designed to curb film piracy. But behind the scenes, studio executives are wondering how much their own Oscar campaigns - in which thousands of "for your consideration"...

Hollywood bans 'screener' copies for Oscar voting

2003-09-30 12:20:00

Toby Keith proud to sing for soldiers

2004-02-12 00:00:00

The anger seethed. But instead of attacking something (or someone), Toby Keith picked up his guitar and sat down. It was a few weeks after Sept. 11 and six months after his father, an Army veteran, was killed in a hit-and-run accident. Keith needed to...

DreamWorks Animation is in talks to acquire AwesomenessTV, an online network for teens and tweens created by Brian Robbins.

2013-04-30 19:17:46

"The Croods" was a hit for DreamWorks Animation, but because it was released late in the first quarter it contributed only $4 million of revenue in the period.

2013-04-30 15:10:00

"The Croods" was a hit for DreamWorks Animation, but because it was released late in the first quarter it contributed only $4 million of revenue in the period. Above, a scene from the movie.

2013-04-30 14:26:00