Entertainment

Last Saturday I strolled down Peachtree Center Ave. and passed Darth Vader eating breakfast with his ten-year-old Luke Skywalker son. On my way to the Sheraton Hotel, I smiled at the crew of Starship Enterprise, waved at Kakashi-sensei and briefly stopped to give Batman directions.

A feeling of restlessness has fallen across America as the fall television season approaches once again. Across the country audiences are eager to welcome back their favorite shows, from veteran comedies like The Office (which kicks off its final season at the end of the month) to classic dramas like NCIS. Amidst this time-worn lineup are shows that have yet to pass the gauntlet of their dreaded first seasons. Here are five new shows, both comedic and dramatic, that provide the best taste of what is to come this season.

Indie rock duo The Raveonettes is set to release its sixth full-length album Observator next week. Since The Raveonettes’ formation in 2001, the band, native...

It is the mid-1920s and although alcohol is illegal, it is not hard to come by thanks to bootleggers like the Bondurant brothers.

Asher Lev is a Hasidic Jew born with a remarkable gift for the arts. Torn between his faith and his artistic impulses, My Name is Asher Lev follows a young man’s struggle to balance the two until he is ultimately forced to choose.

In most Hollywood car chases, bicyclists are the ones that get hit or get in the way. But not this time. Showcasing the form of intensity that comes from mixing high-speed chases with extreme cycling, Premium Rush hit theaters on Aug. 24.

Tomorrow night, Saturday, Aug. 25, three bands will play at the Fabulous Fox Theatre in a concert extravaganza for fans of indie, country and a mix thereof. The headlining Old Crow Medicine Show and the just recently popular Lumineers are sure to provide a great show, however it is the opening Milk Carton Kids who are the ones to watch.

The quality performance by the cast was top notch (which shouldn’t be a surprise since they consist of a few Tony nominees).

Hitting theaters on August 10, The Bourne Legacy is the fourth installment in the series and the first not to star Matt Damon’s titular character of Jason Bourne.

Cathy Rigby stars as Peter Pan until August 12 at the Fabulous Fox in Midtown.