Eric Althoff

Eric Clapton, Heart, Meat Loaf, Kings of Leon release new music

You couldn't know it by this unseasonable heat, but autumn is here, and what better way to celebrate the changing of the seasons than with some new CDs (remember those?) that will take your mind off of this insane election. Here are some new albums from artists longstanding and just starting out I recommend for your listening pleasure:

October 19, 2016

Mattias Klum photography exhibit open to public at Swedish Embassy in D.C.

In an interconnected world, it takes a particular eye to master the intricacy of it through photography. Swedish lensman Mattias Klum's hauntingly beautiful "EXHIBIT: Spirit of the Wild -- Through the Eyes of Mattias Klum" is on display at the Swedish Embassy -- known as the House of Sweden -- in Georgetown through Dec. 11.

October 19, 2016

‘Cameraperson’ filmmaker Kirsten Johnson reinvents the cinema

Filmmaker Kirsten Johnson has, quite simply, reinvented cinema. Her docu-narrative film, "Cameraperson," is both the year's best film and its most revolutionary. Ms. Johnson, a New York-based cinematographer for other documentarians, has fashioned a work from the scraps of other films she has worked on over a quarter-century, mixed in with her own home videos of her children and her ailing mother -- stricken with Alzheimer's and fading fast -- into a whole that is not just greater than the sum of its parts, but a revolution in what movies can be.

October 18, 2016

Jennifer Connelly says ‘American Pastoral’ character drew her to Philip Roth adaptation

"I think it's a great story. I really like the book," Jennifer Connelly told The Washington Times of the adaptation of Philip Roth's Pulitzer Prize-winning book about a midcentury New Jersey tanner named Seymour "Swede" Levov (Ewan McGregor) and his wife Dawn (Miss Connelly), whose lives are turned upside-down by unspeakable acts committed by their daughter Mary (Dakota Fanning).

October 17, 2016

Jackie Mason slams Bernie Sanders for being ‘self-hating Jew’

Known for his singular wit and inimitable New York timbres, Jackie Mason, now 85, will entertain District audiences at the Howard Theatre Saturday, during which the funnyman jests that his material will be "as fresh as the news."

October 17, 2016

‘Desierto’ thriller from ‘Gravity’ director Jonas Cuaron takes on immigration

Jonas Cuaron, director of the new border thriller "Desierto," insists that his film is not a political statement but rather a proud example of the suspense genre. No matter that the hero of the piece, Moises (Gael Garcia Bernal) is guiding fellow Mexicans through the desert after crossing the border from Mexico, and that they are being hunted by a self-appointed border guard, Sam (Jeffrey Dean Morgan). Never mind, as well, that Mr. Cuaron and his filmmaker father, Oscar-winner Alfonso Cuaron, are natives of Mexico.

October 16, 2016

Franco Harris, the Russo brothers and others feted at Italian-American gala in D.C.

Guests gathered at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Northwest Saturday evening for the National Italian American Foundation's 41st annual gala to honor standout Italians and Americans of Italian heritage.

October 16, 2016

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Cameraperson’ is unlike any other film ever made

"Cameraperson" is unlike any film I have ever seen. It is neither a documentary nor a narrative -- nor is it precisely a hybrid of those forms, even though it toys with both. Even to describe it is to take away from its singular magic as what so many films about superheroes and explosions aspire but never achieve: an experience of pure cinema.

October 13, 2016

Breast Cancer Awareness Month celebrated by New York hotel with ‘Pink Package’

New York's Chatwal Hotel is going pink to raise awareness for breast cancer all throughout October, the traditional month to bring greater focus on the cancer that will affect 1 out of every 8 American women at some point in her life.

October 13, 2016

Kevin Hart ‘What Now?’ film premieres in D.C.

Comedian Kevin Hart, in the District to promote his concert film "Kevin Hart: What Now?" which opens Friday, told The Washington Times that he was advised by Chris Rock to be as "universal as possible" in his stand-up.

October 13, 2016

Bill O’Reilly predicts dark period for America with next president

Fox News host Bill O'Reilly believes that when either Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Hillary Clinton moves into 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. on Jan. 20, the liberal and conservative attack wings of the media will not simply lay down their arms. Rather, he thinks the battle will heat up.

October 13, 2016

Peter Frampton acoustic tour comes to Kennedy Center

Known for such bombastic rock staples as "Do You Feel Like We Do" and "Baby, I Love Your Way," Peter Frampton will bring his live acoustic show to the Kennedy Center's Eisenhower Theatre Sunday evening. The artist said the "RAW: An Acoustic Tour" will strip away the theatrics and noise of rock and take the ax-man back to his roots.

October 13, 2016

TOURISM: Minneapolis offers cuisine, craft beers, history and natural wonders

The Washington Times recently spent a weekend in the Twin Cities to take in culture, cuisine, outdoor activities as well as cheering on a baseball team that had a rather, uh, difficult season.

October 12, 2016

Great American Beer Festival winners and participants unveil expansion plans

Innovation, celebrations of milestones and whiskey-beer collaborations were just some of the stories wafting out of the Colorado Convention Center this weekend at the Great American Beer Festival, wherein brewers from all 50 states converged to show off their wares at the country's largest annual suds-fest. Here are some newsworthy items The Washington Times picked up over the beer-tastic weekend.

October 11, 2016

Ketel One Vodka unveils ‘Treat Yo Self Day’ cocktails

"Parks and Recreation" characters Donna (Retta) and Tom (Aziz Ansari) brought the world "Treat Yo Self Day," marked on the calendar as Oct. 13. In keeping with the humorous bent of the long-running sitcom, Ketel One Vodka will be celebrating Treat Yo Self Day this year with some specialty cocktails to commemorate one of the year's best days.

October 10, 2016

Great American Beer Festival gluten-free entries include Boulder triplets

Triplets Jennifer, Jessica and Jill Emich -- known colloquially as "The Blissful Sisters" -- came into the Great American Beer Festival competition at the weekend a double minority -- not only as female owners of a brewery, but one that retails heavily in gluten-free beers.

October 10, 2016

Spa Week offers customers discounted massage treatments

Two of the grandest words, Spa Week, are about to make October more about revitalizing bodies than shoveling them full of candy. From Oct. 17-23 dozens of retailers around the country and around the DMV are offering special deals on full-service premium treatments, normally priced between $100 and $500, for $50 each.

October 5, 2016

‘Betting on Zero’ documentary shows how Herbalife swindled workers

"Betting on Zero" takes Herbalife to task for what, its critics say, is a pyramid scheme that has robbed millions of Americans -- most of them poor, immigrant or non-native English speakers -- of their savings.

October 5, 2016

Deborah Lipstadt’s libel suit by Holocaust denier dramatized in ‘Denial’ with Rachel Weisz

If there is anything Dr. Deborah Lipstadt affirms after being sued for libel by a Holocaust denier, it is that there is a vast difference between truth and opinion. The case, and its ensuing 2000 trial, are dramatized in the new film "Denial," opening Friday in Washington, D.C. Rachel Weisz stars in "Denial" as Ms. Lipstadt, with Timothy Spall portraying her courtroom opponent, David Irving.

October 5, 2016

‘Father Joseph’ shows faith of Catholic priest in helping Haiti after earthquake

Father Joseph Philippe does not consider himself to be a hero -- nor a particularly interesting subject for a documentary. However, filmmaker Jeff Kaufman believed otherwise, and followed the Haitian Catholic priest for years as he worked tirelessly to increase education and financial opportunities for poor, rural Haitians -- especially women. "Father Joseph," now available on demand, chronicles Father Philippe's efforts to build a school and orphanage, and to help the Haitian poor become financially independent and increasingly literate.

October 3, 2016