What is happening this week ...After Dark
Here is a look at what is happening around town this week ...After Dark:
New in theaters this week:
Speed Racer
He’s a demon on wheels. This movie is long...over 2 ½ hours long. It also has very little chance of making any money (it cost $100 million). That said, Emile Hirsch stars as Speed Racer, John Goodman is his dad, Christina Ricci is the girlfriend and Matthew Fox stars as Racer X.
What Happens in Vegas...
Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz star as a couple who after a drunken night in Vegas wake up to find themselves married. They then hit the jackpot on a slot machine and their efforts to become un-married are suddenly complicated.
Redbelt
It is The Karate Kid for adults...but sadly no Ralph Macchio. Joe Mantegna and Tim Allen star in this movie.
At the Byrd this week:
The story of two brothers, both played by Freddie Highmore, experience adventure in The Spiderwick Chronicles in the early show while epic 10,000 B.C. covers the night shift.
On DVD this week:
Indiana Jones - The Adventure Collection
The Great Debaters
Saturday Night Live the Complete Third Season
Untraceable
Mad Money
A Raisin in the Sun
Also on DVD:
Frank Sinatra - The Early Years Collection
This set features the classic films: It Happened in Brooklyn; Step Lively; The Kissing Bandit; Double Dynamite; Higher and Higher
Frank Sinatra - The Golden Years Collection
This set features the classic films: Some Came Running; The Man with the Golden Arm; The Tender Trap; None but the Brave; Marriage on the Rocks
The Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly Collection
This set features the classic films: On the Town; Anchors Aweigh; Take Me out to the Ball Game
The Rat Pack Ultimate Collectors Edition
This set features the classic films: Oceans 11; Robin and the 7 Hoods; 4 for Texas; Sergeants 3
This week’s shows:
At Toad’s Place this week: Don "DC" Curry plays Toad’s on Saturday 5/10; and the Fire and Ice Tour featuring: TECH N9NE & PAUL WALL with Special Guest ILL BILL come to Toad’s on Sunday.
Also on Sunday, B.B. King will perform at the Landmark Theater.
This week at the National: Perpetual Groove plays on Friday; Scary Kids Scaring Kids is on Saturday; Disturbed comes to town on Sunday; and Shinedown plays the National on Wednesday, May 14th.
...After Dark DVR Picks of the Week:
The Simpsons (FOX-HD): Sunday at 8:00 p.m.
Homer’s mother Mona returns, but Homer is reluctant to trust her because she abandoned him so many times as a child. She dies before he can forgive her, but is able to grant her last wish. Glenn Close guest stars as the voice of Mona.
Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music (Turner Classic Movies): Sunday at 8:00 p.m.
Frankie performs “Luck Be a Lady Tonight.” “Fly Me to the Moon” and sings “Yes Sir, That’s My Baby” and “Downtown” with his daughter Nancy.
It Happened in Brooklyn (Turner Classic Movies): Sunday at 8:00 p.m.
TCM’s month long tribute to Frank Sinatra continues with this classic which stars Sinatra as and ex-GI; Peter Lawford as a titled Englishman who befriends him. Jimmy Durante also appears in this excellent musical.
American Gladiators (NBC-HD): Monday at 8:00 p.m.
Season 2 opens with some new gladiators, flashier arena, and new events but don’t worry fans...Hulk Hogan and Laila Ali are back as hosts.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC-HD): Tuesday at 10:00 p.m.
In the ninth-season finale, Lake reopens a cold case involving the murder of a teen girl. But Lake ends up the prime suspect after a shoot-out with the detective originally assigned to the probe leaves him dead and Lake hospitalized. To make matters worse, Lake then flees the hospital and takes the old case’s only witness hostage. Plus we say goodbye to Diane Neal (ADA Casey Novack).
Criminal Minds (CBS-HD): Wednesday at 9:00 p.m.
A serial-killer case is reopened when the suspected killer wakes up from a four-year coma and claims he doesn’t remember committing any crimes. That said, according to this week’s preview, his victims haunt his dreams.
Boston Legal (ABC-HD): Wednesday at 10:00 p.m. Wednesday is just a quality night for television. This week, Jerry comes to the aid of his ex-girlfriend when she is arrested for prostitution; Carl and Shirley help a woman who is suing the church for prohibiting her from becoming a priest (a return of guest star Missi Pyle); and Republican power brokers urge Denny Crane to run for president.
New in theaters this week:
Speed Racer
He’s a demon on wheels. This movie is long...over 2 ½ hours long. It also has very little chance of making any money (it cost $100 million). That said, Emile Hirsch stars as Speed Racer, John Goodman is his dad, Christina Ricci is the girlfriend and Matthew Fox stars as Racer X.
What Happens in Vegas...
Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz star as a couple who after a drunken night in Vegas wake up to find themselves married. They then hit the jackpot on a slot machine and their efforts to become un-married are suddenly complicated.
Redbelt
It is The Karate Kid for adults...but sadly no Ralph Macchio. Joe Mantegna and Tim Allen star in this movie.
At the Byrd this week:
The story of two brothers, both played by Freddie Highmore, experience adventure in The Spiderwick Chronicles in the early show while epic 10,000 B.C. covers the night shift.
On DVD this week:
Indiana Jones - The Adventure Collection
The Great Debaters
Saturday Night Live the Complete Third Season
Untraceable
Mad Money
A Raisin in the Sun
Also on DVD:
Frank Sinatra - The Early Years Collection
This set features the classic films: It Happened in Brooklyn; Step Lively; The Kissing Bandit; Double Dynamite; Higher and Higher
Frank Sinatra - The Golden Years Collection
This set features the classic films: Some Came Running; The Man with the Golden Arm; The Tender Trap; None but the Brave; Marriage on the Rocks
The Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly Collection
This set features the classic films: On the Town; Anchors Aweigh; Take Me out to the Ball Game
The Rat Pack Ultimate Collectors Edition
This set features the classic films: Oceans 11; Robin and the 7 Hoods; 4 for Texas; Sergeants 3
This week’s shows:
At Toad’s Place this week: Don "DC" Curry plays Toad’s on Saturday 5/10; and the Fire and Ice Tour featuring: TECH N9NE & PAUL WALL with Special Guest ILL BILL come to Toad’s on Sunday.
Also on Sunday, B.B. King will perform at the Landmark Theater.
This week at the National: Perpetual Groove plays on Friday; Scary Kids Scaring Kids is on Saturday; Disturbed comes to town on Sunday; and Shinedown plays the National on Wednesday, May 14th.
...After Dark DVR Picks of the Week:
The Simpsons (FOX-HD): Sunday at 8:00 p.m.
Homer’s mother Mona returns, but Homer is reluctant to trust her because she abandoned him so many times as a child. She dies before he can forgive her, but is able to grant her last wish. Glenn Close guest stars as the voice of Mona.
Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music (Turner Classic Movies): Sunday at 8:00 p.m.
Frankie performs “Luck Be a Lady Tonight.” “Fly Me to the Moon” and sings “Yes Sir, That’s My Baby” and “Downtown” with his daughter Nancy.
It Happened in Brooklyn (Turner Classic Movies): Sunday at 8:00 p.m.
TCM’s month long tribute to Frank Sinatra continues with this classic which stars Sinatra as and ex-GI; Peter Lawford as a titled Englishman who befriends him. Jimmy Durante also appears in this excellent musical.
American Gladiators (NBC-HD): Monday at 8:00 p.m.
Season 2 opens with some new gladiators, flashier arena, and new events but don’t worry fans...Hulk Hogan and Laila Ali are back as hosts.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC-HD): Tuesday at 10:00 p.m.
In the ninth-season finale, Lake reopens a cold case involving the murder of a teen girl. But Lake ends up the prime suspect after a shoot-out with the detective originally assigned to the probe leaves him dead and Lake hospitalized. To make matters worse, Lake then flees the hospital and takes the old case’s only witness hostage. Plus we say goodbye to Diane Neal (ADA Casey Novack).
Criminal Minds (CBS-HD): Wednesday at 9:00 p.m.
A serial-killer case is reopened when the suspected killer wakes up from a four-year coma and claims he doesn’t remember committing any crimes. That said, according to this week’s preview, his victims haunt his dreams.
Boston Legal (ABC-HD): Wednesday at 10:00 p.m. Wednesday is just a quality night for television. This week, Jerry comes to the aid of his ex-girlfriend when she is arrested for prostitution; Carl and Shirley help a woman who is suing the church for prohibiting her from becoming a priest (a return of guest star Missi Pyle); and Republican power brokers urge Denny Crane to run for president.
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