For the first time in the event’s 17-year history, a foreigner set foot on U.S. soil and built a bigger, better wall than his American competitors.
Christopher Lawrence
Movie and TV critic
Email: clawrence@reviewjournal.com
Phone: (702) 380-4567
Christopher Lawrence escaped his native Kentucky without an accent thanks to the thousands of hours he spent in front of a television as a child. That’s also why he never learned how to ride a bicycle. He’s been writing about TV and movies since his days at Murray State University, when the school’s basketball coach had him reassigned at the student newspaper after just one story about the team. He’s been a professional TV critic since 2000, the Review-Journal’s TV critic since 2005 and its movie critic since 2012.
If Lady Gaga were to take home an Oscar — or two, she’s also nominated for best original song for “Shallow” — she would join some rarefied air among Las Vegas performers.
The spoof stops at The Smith Center as part of its first national tour.
The Showtime comedy series, starring Don Cheadle, debuts Sunday.
In HBO’s “Brexit”, Benedict Cumberbatch stars as rogue political adviser Dominic Cummings, whose blunt style and general disdain for political niceties and politicians make him a controversial choice as the lead strategist behind the Vote Leave campaign.
Eureka Park collects startups from more than 30 countries on the ground floor of the Sands Expo and Convention Center.
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This week has showcased everything from intelligent toilets to dog treat flingers that work with Amazon’s voice activation.
The 18th annual Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival is a celebration of “chai.” As in the Hebrew word for “life,” not the type of tea.
When it comes to smart bathroom appliances, you could say the Sands Expo and Convention Center is flush with them.
One of the drawbacks to virtual reality is that, no matter how cool the experience appears on the inside, the user is bound to look like a goof to bystanders.
Golden Knights fans are used to dropping some serious money, so what’s another $3,480 for a virtual reality hockey training system — plus $300 for the accompanying hockey stick with haptic feedback and a $199 monthly license fee — to practice your shot in your rec room? infogram
If you missed “Free Solo” on the big screen last fall, you can see it on the really big screen starting Friday.
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