Entertainment Columns

Ann Hornaday

Ann Hornaday

For Bill Murray, nothing to fear as FDR

Bill Murray discusses his turn as the president in “Hyde Park on Hudson” and the power of saying “No.”

Ann Hornaday

Ann Hornaday

Ann Hornaday’s 10 best films of 2012

“Zero Dark Thirty” and “Lincoln” top the list.

Ann Hornaday

Ann Hornaday

Ann Hornaday reviews ‘Playing for Keeps’

The bland, featureless rom-com ‘Playing for Keeps’ has zero game.

Chris Richards

Chris Richards

King to receive Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

Carole King is coming to Washington to receive the 2013 Library of Congress honor.

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Chris Richards

Paul McCartney to front a reunited Nirvana?

The group is expected to perform at the 12.12.12 benefit concert for victims of Hurricane Sandy.

Chris Richards

Chris Richards

Jingle Ball: A bubble-gum bonanza

Hot 99.5’s Christmas-tinted pop marathon at Patriot Center features Justin Bieber, Ke$ha, Psy and more.

Hank Stuever

Hank Stuever

The sweater to make even Kris Kringle cringe

The Christmas sweater: The final touch in a season of enforced happiness?

Hank Stuever

Hank Stuever

Best TV of 2012 — featuring Walter White, Megan Draper and Sister Jude

Zou bisou bisou! Critic Hank Stuever’s favorites include “Breaking Bad,” “Mad Men,” “The Walking Dead.”

Hank Stuever

Hank Stuever

‘Ethel’: The Kennedys, from the inside

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

Philip Kennicott

Philip Kennicott

Year in review: art and architecture

2012 meant insightful shows on Miro and Bellows, and exciting plans for the District’s main library.

Philip Kennicott

Philip Kennicott

‘Pure Land’ points the way forward

The Sackler Gallery’s immersive, 3-D tour is simple, stunning and is the future of cultural immersion.

Philip Kennicott

Philip Kennicott

The Civil War aesthetic

Rather than focusing on battle scenes, a Smithsonian American Art Museum exhibit examines the effect on artists and their work.

Anne Midgette

Anne Midgette

Charles Rosen, pianist of towering intellectual gifts, dies at 85

Mr. Rosen was a classical pianist of wide-ranging interests who also wrote about music, literature and art.

Anne Midgette

Anne Midgette

Classical music’s top ten

Anne Midgette looks at the highlights — and lowlights — of the year in classical music.

Anne Midgette

Anne Midgette

Dudamel’s famed orchestra grows up

REVIEW | Former Venezuelan youth symphony makes a strong bid for maturity at Kennedy Center.

Lisa De Moraes

Lisa De Moraes

Screen Actors Guild Award nominees

TV COLUMN | Despite wishes of show creators, Jessica Lange gets acting nod in drama, not miniseries.

Lisa De Moraes

Lisa De Moraes

With ‘Klondike,’ Discovery explores the scripted-program frontier

Miniseries based on ‘Gold Diggers’ novel extends a franchise the network says it ‘created and owns.’

Lisa De Moraes

Lisa De Moraes

‘X Factor’ mothership is in trouble

COLUMN | While Simon Cowell tries to conquer the colonies, there are ratings problems back home.

Sarah Kaufman

Sarah Kaufman

The best of dance 2012

From contemporary dance to ballet, we highlight the year’s most memorable dance offerings.

Sarah Kaufman

Sarah Kaufman

Ballet West’s ‘Nutcracker’ to believe in

The Salt Lake City-based company revisits America’s first full-length production of the ballet, in 1944.

Sarah Kaufman

Sarah Kaufman

Lack of live music takes some of the magic out ‘The Nutcracker’

REVIEW | Truly horrendous recording of Tchaikovsky score mars Washington Ballet’s production.