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“Mank”Rated R for some language. Now playing in select theaters and available on Netflix starting December 4.
Bluegrass duo Dailey and Vincent will appear at Mill Town Music Hall in Bremen on Saturday, Dec. 5, their fifth visit to the local stage.
Chadwick Boseman’s death from colon cancer last August came as a crushing blow to many, not just because he portrayed a hugely popular superhero and was, by all accounts, a genuinely wonderful person. It was also a gut-punch because it felt like we were robbed of decades of incredible perfor…
Folksinger, storyteller and songwriter, Harry O’Donoghue, sings the songs of Ireland in a special performance at the Carrollton Center for the Arts on Nov. 20.
Like a modern-day Dante, University of West Georgia alumnus Matthew O’Brien first descended into the underbelly of Las Vegas nearly 20 years ago. The author later chronicled his journey in “Beneath the Neon: Life and Death in the Tunnels of Las Vegas,” taking readers through the pseudo-purga…
A Bowdon High School graduate has been named Georgia Country’s Overall Artist of the Year for the second consecutive year.
A new exhibit called “Family Traditions” by renowned quilter Cathy Moro of Cashiers, North Carolina is now on display through Dec. 19 at the Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum, 306 Bradley St. in Carrollton. Last week, the museum held a reception in which Moro greeted visitors. She said t…
Fourteen years ago, Nashville legend Marty Stuart decided to organize a “Late Night Jam Session” the day before the annual Country Music Association Awards Show. He did not ask permission from anyone at CMA, and he may not have told anyone what he was planning to do on the eve of the most im…
“Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey”(Rated PG for some thematic elements and peril. Available on Netflix starting Nov. 13.)
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Thomas Bezucha’s filmmaking career has been an intriguing one. The writer-director has been part of a number of eclectic movies, ranging in tone and genre, including 2005’s “The Family Stone,” 2011’s “Monte Carlo” and 2018’s “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.”
The Carrollton Jazz Orchestra’s concert, Legends of Jazz, will treat the audience to the work of some of the genre’s great masters on November 7.
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‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’
The Carroll Community Wind Ensemble’s 10th-season fall concert, “Music for a Darkened Theater,” will light up the stage at the Carrollton Center for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 22.
Ben Wheatley isn’t known for conventional, middle-of-the-road filmmaking, so in a weird way, it’s fitting that his most audience-friendly movie is a story about a new marriage full of secrets, death, and a potentially haunted palatial estate. With this new film, he’s also adapting a beloved …
While I definitely miss the theatrical experience, until recently I hadn’t seen anything during this never-ending pandemic that made me wish I’d watched it on the big screen. Heck, even when I ventured to the multiplex last month to check out “Tenet,” I walked back to my car praying I didn’t…
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“The Trial of the Chicago 7”
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Miranda July, a performance artist and filmmaker known for her quirky characters and eccentric directing style, has been a critical darling since her feature-length debut, 2005’s “Me and You and Everyone We Know.” Since then, she’s made several shorts, but only two other features: 2011’s “Th…
What do the Allman Brothers and Percy Sledge have in common?
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“Antebellum”
Mill Town Music Hall will play host to country music legend and Grand Ole Opry member Crystal Gayle on Saturday.
The 42nd annual Gold Rush Festival will take place next weekend in Villa Rica, but it will be unlike any of the previous events.
Last Friday, the shocking news that we’d lost Chadwick Boseman, one of this generation’s greatest actors, to colon cancer hit me hard. That’s a weird thing to say about someone I never met, but I don’t think I’ve been this torn up about a famous person dying since Robin Williams back in 2014.
Just before the Douglas County Board of Commissioners put a property tax hike to a vote, they passed an amendment that should be good news to county citizens.
The Gatlin Brothers — Larry, Steve and Rudy — will perform at Mill Town Music Hall in Bremen on Saturday, as they celebrate their 65th year as a trio. Things have changed a lot in that time, they said.
While some annual events never took place over the summer in west Georgia, this year’s Villa Rica Frontiers Rodeo will take place this weekend as scheduled.
The latest from writer-director Armando Iannucci, best known for “The Thick of It,” “In the Loop” and “Veep,” is a surprising departure from those sharp, foul-mouthed political satires. With “The Personal History of David Copperfield,” he and co-writer Simon Blackwell imbue one of Charles Di…
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It feels strange to type this after five months of streaming and VOD reviews, but there are new movies hitting theaters this weekend. Granted, I’m not sure if that’s a wise idea from a public health standpoint, but I get the business perspective. Some states have a better handle on the COVID…
This is an exhausting, frustrating time in the world of politics, even for news and social media junkies like me. In the midst of an election year that feeds on fear, anger, and negativity, most Americans just want to get back to a time when government was boring. Remember when we could go w…
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William Owens understands the value of continuing your education. As an educator himself, he has spent a considerable amount of time on both sides of the classroom.
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“The Secret Garden”(Rated PG for thematic elements and some mild peril. Available on VOD.)
Many people spend decades dreaming of the things they will do upon retirement. Traveling. Volunteering. Picking up a new hobby. Going back to college and earning a degree doesn’t usually enter their minds.
Ron Howard is known for his career as an actor in shows like “The Andy Griffith Show” and “Happy Days,” as well as his respectable resumé as director of terrific films like “Splash,” “Apollo 13” and underrated gems like “The Paper” and “Rush.” However, he’s also responsible for compelling do…
Country music comes back to Mill Town with Neal McCoy on Saturday.
Our country lost a hero last weekend when Rep. John Lewis, respected legislator and icon of the Civil Rights movement, died following his battle with pancreatic cancer.
In 1982 the Grizzly River Boys were a part of the Opryland USA theme park in Nashville, Tennessee. Later, the group became known as the Tennessee River Boys. With Ty Herndon, these groups next transformed into the Diamond Rio band.
The pandemic’s effect on moviegoing is a minor inconvenience when compared to a tanking economy, catastrophic unemployment, and — worst of all — people getting sick and dying. That being said, one of the things I miss most about pre-COVID life is sitting in a dark room with a bunch of strang…
Exile, whose 1978 song “Kiss You All Over” sold five million copies, will be opening the concert season this weekend at the Mill Town Music Hall in Bremen.
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