The Rogers Revue

Free Solo starts streaming today, Wednesday, March 13 on Hulu

Hulu Acquires Oscar Winning FREE SOLO

March 13, 2019 TRR News Movie News, Movies

Beginning today, FREE SOLO, the Academy Award® winning Best Documentary Feature highlighting soloist climber Alex Honnold, will stream on Hulu. From award-winning documentary filmmaker Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and world-renowned photographer and mountaineer Jimmy Chin, FREE SOLO is an unflinching portrait of Honnold as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream of climbing El Capitan, the 3,200-foot peak in Yosemite National Park, without a rope.

Concert Revue: Dwele at the City Winery D.C.

Dwele provides the City Winery with a night of Neo Soul

March 10, 2019 Derrick Dunn Music, Music Reviews

Neo Soul singer Dwele made his debut at Washington D.C.’s City Winery on March 9^th, and graced the stage like a seasoned professional. The singer is currently on his “Ivory & Cream Tour,” and performed two back to back sold out shows that evening. I actually discovered Dwele’s music back in 2004 when I lived in England, as part of my Air Force enlistment.

Museum to Receive Master Model Collection

March 9, 2019 TRR News Arts & Entertainment, Convention News

The model collection of Kurt Kuhn, founder and owner of Modeler’s Miniatures & Magic, will be donated to the Museum of Science Fiction, the world’s first comprehensive science fiction museum, beginning with a full scale replica of the USS Enterprise from Star Trek: The Motion Picture. This model will be on public display for the first time at the Museum’s annual convention, Escape Velocity, in May 2019 (for images of the collection, please see link below).

Movie Review: Captain Marvel

Captain Marvel Falls Short of Being Marvelous

March 9, 2019 Derrick Dunn Movie Reviews, Movies

Walt Disney pictures proudly present the newest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain Marvel. Directed by Anna Bolden and Ryan Fleck, Captain Marvel Stars Brie Laron as Vers a former Air Force fighter pilot who is now a member of Starforce. When we first meet Vers, she is having recurring nightmares. Hoping to stop the nightmares Vers trains with Yon-Rogg (Jude Law), the commander of Starforce.

Movie Review: Captain Marvel

Captain Marvel Blasts Trolls Out of the Water

March 8, 2019 Cortland Jacoby Movie Reviews, Movies

Despite warnings from our mothers, many trolls and even critics are judging Captain Marvel by its cover. With admittingly worrisome and mediocre trailers, plus early trolling online, Captain Marvel had garnered skepticism ahead of its release on Friday. Rotten Tomatoes even changed its trolling policy ahead of the film’s opening. It’s unclear how this film will do overall at the box office and unfortunately, that matters for the future of female superhero films.

Concert Revue: The Crawdaddies at Pearl Street Warehouse

Happy Mardi Gras with The Crawdaddies

March 7, 2019 Milinda Jefferson Music, Music Reviews

On a fabulous Fat Tuesday night (March 5, 2019) I thoroughly enjoyed my first-time experience dining and dancing at Pearl Street Warehouse (PSW). According to their website, PSW showcases rock, country, folk, soul, bluegrass, rhythm, and blues acts from around the country; offering every seat in the house a front row experience.

Review of American Girl Live at The Music Center of Strathmore

Dolls Come to Life to Empower Girls

March 6, 2019 Terri Allen Theatre, Theatre Reviews

Second only to Barbie, American Girl dolls enchant girls, parents, and grandparents with Broadway-esque live stage show at The Music Center at Strathmore.

One way to get a young audience out on a cold rainy night is to highlight an 18-inch doll and book series and bring it to life through music, song, and dance. The American Girl Live tour produced by Mills Entertainment and Mattel, Inc. came to the Strathmore Music Center in North Bethesda, Maryland, this past weekend for two shows.

A Bronx Tale to Make its D.C. Debut at the National Theatre

March 5, 2019 TRR News Theatre, Theatre News

A BRONX TALE, the streetwise Broadway musical based on the one-man show and now classic film, will make its Washington, D.C. premiere at the National Theatre for one week only from March 26 through 31, 2019.

Tickets may be purchased at TheNationalDC.com, in person at the National Theatre Box Office (weekdays from noon to 6:00 PM), or by calling 1-800-514-3849. The National Theatre is located at 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW in downtown Washington, D.C.

A Conversation with Justice Sonia Sotomayor & Eva Longoria Bastón at the George Washington University Lisner Auditorium

Storytime with Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor

March 3, 2019 Jaya Ghosh Arts & Entertainment, Family Events

A Conversation with Justice Sonia Sotomayor & Eva Longoria Bastón. Photo Credit: Jaya Ghosh

I kicked off celebrations for Women’s History Month by hearing from an inspirational and trailblazing woman: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court and only the third woman to hold that title out of the 111 Supreme Court Justices in U.S. history.

In September, Justice Sotomayor published two books for young audiences, TURNING PAGES: My Life Story and THE BELOVED WORLD OF SONIA SOTOMAYOR, both also available in Spanish. The event itself was a family-friendly one, with a bulk of the audience made up of school-aged children and those of Latino heritage.

Dean catches up with Ana Galeli with her new single "All Because of You"

Ana Galeli Drops New Single “All Because of You” Today

March 1, 2019 Dean Rogers Interviews, Music

On this musical edition of INTERVUE, I recently sat down with artist Ana Galeli to not only catch since our last interview in 2018 (Click here to read the first interview about her single “In the Moment”) but to talk about her latest dropping TODAY. “All Because of You” is a new love song with a twist that followers, old and new, will enjoy!