From the front row of the balcony: Movie industry needs more like Nanny McPhee

VINTON TODAY
September 13, 2010 9:38 am

Paul Harvey – whom Americas misses way more than Americans realize – used to say, “Wash your ears out with this.” He used that phrase after sharing some particularly bad news, and just before sharing something good.

From the Front Row of the Balcony: Expendables as bad as critics who like it say

VINTON TODAY
September 11, 2010 12:08 am

If, indeed, we can judge a movie by what its friends say, then maybe we should begin our discussion of “The Expendables” with some comments from people who gave the movie a “positive review” on the www.

Let's Get Reel

MARCY HORST
September 9, 2010 10:06 am

A friend stopped me at John’s Qwik Stop the other day and asked, “When are you getting something for the ladies?” Sorry, girls, it’s all about KIDS OF ALL AGES this week! “Nanny McPhee Returns” plays the Palace Friday, September 10 through Thursday, September 16 at 7 p.

Farmers Savings Bank & Trust of Vinton brings Simon Estes to Benton County

VINTON TODAY
September 7, 2010 11:47 am

World renowned Iowa bass-baritone Simon Estes will bring his "Roots and Wings" concert tour to Benton County. Farmers Savings Bank & Trust, Vinton will sponsor the Simon Estes performance in Benton County on October 28, and 30, 2010.

The ‘Other Guys’ is OK, but only if seen as a parody

VINTON TODAY
September 4, 2010 9:40 pm

I love parody. It’s too bad hardly anyone not named Tina Fey knows how to do it correctly anymore. A parody makes fun of something real, by satirically (and hopefully comically) imitating it.

From the front row of the balcony: 'Salt' makes viewers hope for sequel

VINTON TODAY
August 30, 2010 12:08 pm

I have to admit I was not looking forward to ‘Salt,” which brought Angelina Jolie back to the Palace Screen. You may remember her performance in the funny and fast-paced “Mr.

'The Other Guys' arrive at the Palace

MARCY HORST
August 30, 2010 12:02 pm

It’s good cop, bad cop at the Palace this week, when “The Other Guys” opens Friday, September 3 and plays through Thursday, September 9 at 7 p.

'Salt' Brings Angelina Jolie back to Palace

PALACE MANAGER MARCY HORST
August 26, 2010 12:45 pm

Another action thriller this week when “SALT” opens Friday, August 27, and plays the Palace through Thursday, September 2 at 7 pm every night.

'Inception' makes the audience think

VINTON TODAY
August 23, 2010 10:47 am

Before you go to see “Inception” at the Vinton Palace Theatre this week, I have a challenge for you: Can you, in only two minutes, create a maze that is so complicated that it takes another person more than one minute to solve it? (More about the maze issue later) “Inception” brings to the Palace something that does not come from Hollywood nearly often enough: A movie that makes you think.

Annual Guitar Jam to raise money for V-S Dollars for Scholars

VINTON TODAY
August 20, 2010 11:30 am

The 6th Annual Todd Frank Guitar Jam (formerly called the Village Idiot Jam) will take place from 7-10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, in the Tilford Middle School auditorium.