Eric Althoff

Zoe Lister-Jones, writer-director of ‘Band Aid,’ hired all-female crew for her film

Filmmaker Zoe Lister-Jones knows how unusual it is to have an all-female crew -- but she held her ground, insisting that was how she wished to make her new film, "Band Aid." "A lot of people say, 'Is it an accident that you hired an all-female crew?' Sadly, it could never be an accident in the climate of the industry as it stands now," Ms. Lister-Jones told The Washington Times.

June 12, 2017

Cooking Up Change event in D.C. will be judged by Chef Cathal Armstrong

On Monday Chef Cathal Armstrong will be one of the judges of the annual Cooking Up Change event in the District, a healthy cooking competition that challenges teams of high school students from around the country to create menu items that are both healthy and tasty. Their entries must meet strict USDA nutritional guidelines -- and their budget cannot exceed $1 per meal. The winning teams' recipes will then also be served in their school cafeterias.

June 11, 2017

CONCERT REVIEW: Neil Diamond voice still in top shape on 50 Year Anniversary Tour

Neil Diamond, now 76, brought his hits, his verve and his unconquerable joy to Baltimore's Royal Farms Arena Friday night, where the New Yorker took the thousands gathered -- from the fans who fell into Mr. Diamond's bracket of contemporaries to those barely young enough to recall what an LP was -- cheered and sang along as the crooner regaled the audience with a collection of his hits in honor of Mr. Diamond's 50 years in showbiz.

June 11, 2017

Page Six writer Carlos Greer on fall TV show based on New York Post page

New York Post writer Carlos Greer believes everyone is already familiar with Page Six, the Post's celebrity gossip sheet, so it's not much of a stretch that readers will follow him to television when "Page Six TV" launches in September.

June 8, 2017

Rachel Weisz stars in ‘My Cousin Rachel,’ director Roger Michell adopted Daphne du Maurier novel

Based on a novel by Daphne du Maurier ("Rebecca," "The Birds"), "My Cousin Rachel" -- set in Cornwall in the novel -- stars Sam Claflin as Philip, a young man whose guardian left England to travel to Italy in the 1830s. There he meets a woman named Rachel (Oscar-winner Rachel Weisz) whom he quickly marries.

June 7, 2017

Pat Monahan, Train singer, says he doesn’t use a vocal coach

Incredibly, Pat Monahan, the unbelievably high-tenored vocalist of the band Train, claims he has never used a vocal coach. Except once. Train will perform Saturday at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Virginia, sharing the bill with O.A.R. and Natasha Bedingfield.

June 6, 2017

Donald Trump election stokes millennial women to change birth control: Study

A new study by theSkimm reveals that millennial women are worried about the future of their reproductive care. The media company created "Skimm Studies" in the run-up to the November elections to gauge the areas of concern for women age 22-35. The study was undertaken in collaboration with YouGov.

June 5, 2017

Negroni Week offers cocktail drinkers a chance to donate to good causes

Bars throughout the District are lending a hand in the event beginning Monday, in which participating bars will donate a portion of their proceeds for every Negroni, Campari cocktail or Negroni-inspired sale to charity.

June 5, 2017

Darcy hotel D.C.’s Siren restaurant from Chef Robert Weidemaier offers seafood options

On the ground floor of The Darcy is the latest restaurant venture from chef extraordinaire Robert Weidemaier, called Siren. The motif of Siren can't help but bring to mind a nautical motif, with seafaring touches and mermaid murals that evoke that legendary creature of Greek myth who lured hapless men to her island for a feast of her own.

June 4, 2017

Chris Rock ‘Total Blackout Tour’ touches on Trump, his divorce and race relations

Chris Rock hasn't toured in nine years, a span that has presented the 52-year-old comedian and actor with enough time to have life both happen to him and to the country in which he -- and we -- live.

June 4, 2017

Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C.’s Westend Bistro offers Friday rose flights

With the warm season upon us, perhaps it's little wonder that The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C. is opening up the doors -- literally -- of its Westend Bistro. The power spot in Northwest is welcoming afterwork crowds to experience its Rose Garden, which extends outwards from the Westend Bistro's bar on the ground floor of the prestigious hotel.

June 1, 2017

Demetri Martin, writer/director of ‘Dean,’ talks Conan O’Brien and star Kevin Kline

Filmmaker Demetri Martin decided to turn his grief into art. The 44-year-old writer and stand-up comedian's father died when Mr. Martin was just 20, and for years he fought through his emotions, trying to come to terms with the loss. Finally, he was able to channel his angst into a screenplay, which he wrote and directed, called "Dean."

June 1, 2017

Ken Loach, ‘I, Daniel Blake’ director, says England has undermined social safety net

English filmmaker Ken Loach takes umbrage with the term "kitchen sink realism," a term that was loosely applied to British films of the 1950s and '60s of young male protagonists at odds with bourgeois values. In fact, the director of "I, Daniel Blake" will simply not abide it to describe his new slice-of-life drama.

May 30, 2017

‘Churchill’ star Brian Cox on inhabiting the prime minister on eve of D-Day

On Friday, cinemagoers can see Brian Cox as the titular "Churchill," in which he portrays the U.K. leader in the crucial hours leading up to the D-Day invasion to loosen the Nazis' grip on Europe. "Churchill the performer, Churchill the great raconteur, Churchill the great speechmaker -- these are all personality constructs. They're not necessarily who Churchill is," Mr. Cox said.

May 29, 2017

National Memorial Day Parade grand marshals Ken Burn, Lynn Novick discuss Vietnam War documentary

Documentarian Ken Burns and his "The Vietnam War" co-director, Lynn Novick, will serve as honorary grand marshals for the National Memorial Day Parade in D.C. Monday. Actor Joe Mantegna, Miss America 2017 Savvy Shields and celebrity chef and U.K. Royal Navy veteran Robert Irvine will all appear to make speeches and meet with members of America's veterans community.

May 28, 2017

‘Clueless’ director Amy Heckerling attends screening at Jewish Film Festival in DC

"Clueless" director Amy Heckerling appeared at the Washington Jewish Film Festival for a screening of her 1995 teen romantic comedy starring Alicia Silverstone. Ms. Heckerling, who also directed "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" and "Look Who's Talking," came up with the idea for "Clueless" after reading the Jane Austin novel "Emma," about a matchmaker unable to find love in her own life.

May 27, 2017

TRAVEL: Indianapolis in one afternoon

At the center of the Indiana heartland lies Indianapolis, its capital and largest city. What if you have only a single afternoon in the "Circle City"? In such a case, I recommend visiting a former president's residence, a famous racetrack and a craft distiller to get just a little bit of the taste of what has made Indy the center of the Hoosier State's thriving adventurousness.

May 25, 2017

Judd Nelson advocates for veterans at GI Film Festival

Hollywood actor Judd Nelson is in the District this weekend for a cause that's close to his heart — the GI Film Festival, now in its 11th year.

May 25, 2017

Siesta Beach in Sarasota named best waterfront in America

Dr. Stephen Leatherman, aka "Dr. Beach," has named Sarasota County, Florida's Siesta Beach the top oceanfront location in his annual ranking of America's best beaches.

May 25, 2017

Hemingway Rum Company opens near writer’s Key West residence

Hemingway Rum Company officially opened its doors in Key West Florida Saturday, not far from where Ernest Hemingway lived for nearly all of the 1930s -- and from where "Papa" often embarked for his boat trips to Cuba aboard his vessel, the Pilar, which lent its name to the new rum.

May 23, 2017