From cheap buffets to showgirl productions, these once ubiquitous Las Vegas institutions no longer exist.
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.
“At its core, it’s just this very extreme, crazy, violent love story,” J.T Mollner says of his “Strange Darling.” Others are calling it one of the best horror movies of all time.
John, Paul, George and Ringo played two shows on Aug. 20, 1964, during their only trip here. It was just the second stop on their first North American tour.
‘Cirque du Soleil: Without a Net’ brings out the personalities behind the Las Vegas Strip show’s elaborate makeup and costumes.
The basketball legend and actress Gina Rodriguez lead contestants through 13 true-or-false questions in a new TV show shot in Las Vegas.
These star-studded videos are sure to jog some memories of the Las Vegas Strip resort’s nearly 35-year history.
Now that special events and live broadcasts are in the mix, it’s a whole new ballgame for Sphere.
The new Discovery Channel reality series seems to go out of its way to make Las Vegas look like the worst place on Earth.
Re-creations of Central Perk and other sets, along with original props and costumes, will be on display at “The ‘Friends’ Experience.”
Fifteen years ago, the plug was pulled on the splashy fest that once featured a red-carpet screening of “Ocean’s Thirteen” with George Clooney and pals.
The company seeks another sellout as its presents Giacomo Puccini’s classic “La bohème” this weekend.
The Hangover opened on June 5, 2009, and quickly joined “Casino” and “Ocean’s Eleven” in the pantheon of quintessential Las Vegas movies.
The theme brunch is taking over the Las Vegas Valley. Here are a dozen that stand out, offering everything from specialty cocktails to live gospel music.
Under the bright lights of the CBS Sports Network, which carried the event live, the Vegas High Rollers played their inaugural match in their home city Thursday night.
A new documentary shines a light on George Lee, who was hand-picked by George Balanchine for the choreographer’s first staging of “The Nutcracker” with the New York City Ballet.
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