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Weekend Movies: Margin Call

by Raj Ranade The big running joke in J.C. Chandor's Margin Call (playing at the Kentucky Theatre), a fictional account of an Lehman-Brothers-esque investment bank...

Descendants; Take Shelter – George Clooney and Michael Shannon steal holiday...

In the Water Lexington-born boys George Clooney and Michael Shannon steal the holiday indie show by Raj Ranade The Oscar movie season is in a unique state...

Movies: The Rum Diary

by Raj Ranade The best works of writer Hunter S. Thompson adhere to a simple three-step pattern. Step 1: Thompson is assigned by an editor...

Movie Briefs: Paranormal Activity 3

Horror movies tend to arrive in waves and phases according to what feeds the audience appetite for fear at the time -- exorcism, vampires,...

Movie Briefs: Senna

by Raj RanadeA documentary about a race driver who most Americans know nothing about is a tough enough sell for a critic - selling...

Movies: Moneyball

by Raj RanadeMoneyball has languished in movie development limbo for years and focuses on a story that's a decade old, but it's hard to...

Lexington Fall Music Preview

Are the organizers of Boomslang making a play for regional music dominance? Lexington’s premier indie music festival is scheduled for the fourth weekend in...

Fall Music Highlights: the Run Up to Boomslang and Midpoint Music...

This article appears on page 12 of the August 25 print edition of Ace. BY RAJ RANADEAre the organizers of Boomslang making a  play...

Movies: Rise of the Planet of the Apes

by Raj RanadeCompare Rise of the Planet of the Apes to its "damn dirty ape" 1968 predecessor if you must - the more instructive...

Concert Review: The Black Lips – Buster’s – 8/2/11

by Raj RanadeBring up Atlanta rockers Black Lips and you inevitably have to bring up the infamous insanities of their past live shows (for...