Entertainment Columns

Ann Hornaday

Ann Hornaday

Intimate setting for an imperial epic

Director Joe Wright talks about his bold choice of setting his film of ‘Anna Karenina’ within the confines of a theater stage.

Ann Hornaday

Ann Hornaday

Ann Hornaday reviews ‘Lincoln’

Steven Spielberg and Daniel Day-Lewis collaborate to create an indelible portrait of the 16th president.

Ann Hornaday

Ann Hornaday

Bond returns to fight another day

“Skyfall” reinvigorates the James Bond series with just the right proportions of legacy and novelty.

Chris Richards

Chris Richards

Maracuyeah, creating a home for Latin music in D.C.

Maria Fernanda Escobar and Kristy Chavez-Fernandez bring their pan-Latin dance party to various spots in D.C.

Chris Richards

Chris Richards

Justin Bieber live: Less than beliebable

CONCERT REVIEW | Pop superstar performs at Verizon Center as if he would rather be back in Canada.

Chris Richards

Chris Richards

I want to belieb

Chris Richards spends 12 hours embedded in the Web of Justin Bieber.

Hank Stuever

Hank Stuever

‘Ethel’: The Kennedys, from the inside

For HBO doc, Rory Kennedy coaxes her mother to take a long look back.

Hank Stuever and Emily Yahr

Best specials, documentaries, reality shows and more

Highlights and premiere dates of this fall’s unscripted fare — including reality shows, talk shows and documentaries.

Hank Stuever

Hank Stuever

Women on TV: Going backward

Would yesterday’s Playboy bunnies be all that excited to know their granddaughters became “2 Broke Girls?”

Philip Kennicott

Philip Kennicott

Obama photo is a snapshot of modern marriage

CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK: Unlike many images of political marriage, the Obamas’ embrace seems mutual.

Philip Kennicott

Philip Kennicott

Photo exhibit takes poetry off the page

EXHIBIT REVIEW | “Poetic Likeness” at the Portrait Gallery recalls an era of poets standing tall in the public eye.

Philip Kennicott

Philip Kennicott

Race and the Renaissance

The Walters Art Museum looks at ideas of race, and of Africans, in Europe as depicted in artworks from the era.

Anne Midgette

Anne Midgette

Lang Lang, NSO offer vivid classical music

Not even traffic woes could dampen the lovely music of the pianist and orchestra.

Anne Midgette

Anne Midgette

Lang Lang and Eschenbach: A dynamic duo

Perhaps it’s time to set aside criticism of Lang Lang and appreciate his virtuosity.

Anne Midgette

Anne Midgette

Keeping discs and heads spinning

Naxos has become a major player in classical music with shrewd business practices and constant reinvention.

Lisa De Moraes

Lisa De Moraes

Networks’ election-night follies

TV COLUMN | Forget viewership numbers: People will be talking about the crazy coverage all week.

Lisa De Moraes

Lisa De Moraes

TV’s ‘The Big C’ changes its name

TV COLUMN | Showtime is renaming it “The Big C: hereafter” and billing it as “a four-part limited event series.”

Lisa De Moraes

Lisa De Moraes

CBS brings out the big guys in ratings battle with NBC

It got “leaked” that CBS is developing another “NCIS” spinoff lickety split so as to get it “planted” in two episodes of “NCIS: The Mothership” this season.

Sarah Kaufman

Sarah Kaufman

Faulty steps from Suzanne Farrell Ballet

The company, performing at the Kennedy Center, needs to offer more than nostalgia and history. Yet this is the sum of its strengths.

Sarah Kaufman

Sarah Kaufman

‘Rudolf Nureyev: A Life in Dance’

Exhibit of costumes and memorabilia in Calif. is a reminder of the ballet star’s art and his elegant style.

Sarah Kaufman

Sarah Kaufman

‘Dracula’ is blood-chilling, physical production

Washington Ballet’s production hits creepy stride with stylistic touches, Hyun-Woong Kim in title role.