The longtime investigative reporter for the Review-Journal is remembered by friends and colleagues
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.
In its early days, Circus Circus was positioned as a place for families despite having a peep show, other random nudity and a show called “Hot Pants Sexplosion.”
The idea of a story about “dog-friendly” places in Las Vegas stopped making sense around the time Fashion Show mall started allowing pets. So we’re taking a look at places where you can absolutely spoil your canine companions.
The Mirage volcano wasn’t designed to be iconic. It wasn’t intended to inspire imitators and ultimately change the face of the Strip. It was built to obstruct the view of other casinos
Elvis Presley’s late manager saw Dion’s potential here nearly a decade before she’d open the Colosseum.
The controversial Parker, portrayed by Tom Hanks in the new movie “Elvis,” maintained a residence in Southern Nevada from 1969 until his death in 1997.
With movies no longer being simultaneously released on streaming, theaters are once again ready to party like it’s 2019.
The overall message from the movie theater industry is: “We are back.” Normalcy is returning with screenings, stars and a robust slate of 2022 films.
More than 40 stories, many originally published in the Review-Journal, have been collected in John Glionna’s new book, “Outback Nevada: Real Stories From the Silver State.”
Dam Short Film Festival, and others, contend with COVID
The free activation is in celebration of the new ‘Reacher’ series on Amazon’s Prime Video.
Adele abruptly called off all dates in her much-anticipated residency at Caesars Palace. Nothing in recent memory compares to the demand for this show, or ticket prices.
When it comes to locales associated with James Bond, Las Vegas isn’t exactly his home base. But if you know where to look, traces of the legendary spy can be found throughout the valley.
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