Reykjavík Grapevine - 14.07.2006, Blaðsíða 16

TV
Grey’s anatomy
Not that many people seem to get the
pun, so let’s just explain it straight off the
bat: Gray’s Anatomy is the title of a (then)
definitive classic work on human anato-
my. Grey’s Anatomy, on the other hand,
is a TV drama set in a hospital – much in
the tradition of ER and other successes
in the same genre. Ellen Pompeo stars
as Dr. Meredith Grey, a surgical intern
struggling with professional and personal
issues. While it’s not a bad show, don’t let
anybody tell you it’s realistic. In fact, a lot
of the criticism levelled against the show
when it first aired in the United States
had to do with inaccurate portrayals of
the intricacies of hospital life. GHJ
Stöð 2 – Mondays at 20:05
love Monkey
Some people call this show a male-ori-
ented version of Sex and the City, what
with its focus on love being lost and found
in New York City. The first couple of
episodes attracted a decent audience, but
the rapidly declining viewer numbers led
CBS to discontinue the show after only
eight episodes had been filmed. So if you
happen to love this show, you’re pretty
screwed. GHJ
Skjár 1 – Tuesdays at 22:30
6 til 7
Felix Bergsson and Guðrún Gunnarsdót-
tir host this daily talk show between
(surprise, surprise) six and seven. Expect
interviews, cooking, human interest
stories and generally tons and tons of
f luff. While it’s not exactly scintillating
entertainment, the hosts are competent
and manage to pull the hour off with-
out causing too much embarrassment to
anyone. GHJ
Skjár 1 – every weekday between 18:00 and
19:00
Kastljós
It’s our opinion that this iconic news
program has been going from strength to
strength lately, and we’d like to encourage
people to watch it when they get a chance.
Aside from their competent reporting,
and unusually confident hosts, they have
won numerous words of praise for their
objective reporting and hard hitting
questioning on difficult issues. While you
will find lots of people claiming them to
be biased, no one seems to agree on which
way that bias actually leans. Now that is
a sure-fire way of knowing you are doing
something right. GHJ
RÚV – every weekday from 19:35
rockstar: Supernova
When rock stars burn out, they go su-
pernova. Or they make porn. In any case,
the most laughable of the reality televi-
sion shows suddenly got personal this
year when they brought on an Icelander,
Magni of Á móti sól. The laughter turns
to tears.
Skjár Einn – CONSTANTLY, until Magni
gets voted off. BC
101 GallErí
Hverfisgata
Opening hours: Thu.-Sat. 13-17
03.06.2006-22.07.2006
Steinunn Þórarinsdóttir
ÁSMuNdarSaFN
Sigtún
Opening hours: 10-16 every day
The Man and Material
Permanent Exhibition
A retrospective exhibition of works by
Ásmundur Sveinsson
THE EiNar JÓNSSoN
MuSEuM
Eiríksgata
Opening hours: Sat.-Sun. 14-17
Permanent exhibition of the sculptor
Einar Jónsson
http://www.skulptur.is
THE CulTurE HouSE
Hverfisgata 15
Opening hours: 11-17 every day
Permanent exhibitions: Medieval Manu-
scripts, The National Museum – as it
was and The library room.
22.04.06 - into the summer
an ode dwelt – Snorri Hjartarson 1906-
2006
29.09.2006-27.02.2007
9 icelandic Fashion designers
GErðuBErG
CulTural CENTrE
Gerðuberg 3-5, 111 Reykjavík
06.05-10.09.2006
Sculptures by Guðjón Stefán Kristinns-
son. Materials include driftwood, rock,
glass and turf
06.05-10.09.2006
acrylic portraits by Jón Ólafsson
06.05-10.09.2006
Paintings by Ketill larsen
i8 GallErí
Klapparstígur
Open Thu.-Sat. 13-17 and by appointment
NoTiCE: Currently closed, re-opens on
July 26th
13.07-26.08. 2006
Summer exhibition: a rotation of works
from the collection
GallErí aNiMa
Ingólfsstræti 8
Open Fridays 12-17
Sat.-Sun. 13-17
Free entrance
21.07-13.08. 2006
Various art by Múni and Árni Þór
THE rEyKJaVíK MuSEuM
oF PHoToGraPHy
Grófarhús, Tryggvagata 15, 6th f loor
Weekdays: 12-19
Sat.-Sun. 13-17
Free admission
From July 15th, five Icelandic artists will
be holding an exhibition, most incorpo-
rating photography and depicting man’s
connection to nature, at and around the
Grótta lighthouse in Seltjarnarnes. It’s ti-
tled ‘Eiland’ - definitely the most unusual
‘gallery’ you can visit this summer!
01.06.06-24.09.06
Photography by andrés Kolbeinsson
dWarF GallEry
Grundarstígur 21
http://this.is/birta/
Opening hours vary.
Free entrance
GylliNHÆð
Laugavegur 23
Open Thu.-Sun. 14-18
Students from the second year of the
academy
KJarValSSTaðir
rEyKJaVíK MuSEuM
Flókagata
Open every day 10-17
www.listasafnreykjavikur.is

08.04-03.12.2006
let’s look at art: a series of exhibitions
especially designed for children.
16.06-03.09.2006
Works from the reykjavík art Museum’s
collection
KliNG & BaNG GallErí
Laugavegur 23
Open Thu.-Sun. 14-18
Free entrance
www.this.is/klingandbang
06.07.2006-30.07.2006
The ‘Gelitin’ art group, featuring: Tobias
urban, Wolfgang Gantner, Florian rei-
ther and ali Janka
aSí arT MuSEuM
Freyjugata 41
Open every day 13-17; closed on Mondays
Free entrance
THE NaTioNal GallEry
Fríkirkjuvegur
Opening hours: Tue.-Sun. 11-17
Free entrance
www.listasafn.is
08.07-10.09.2006
landscape and Folklore (from the Na-
tional Gallery of iceland collection)
HaFNarHúS
rEyKJaVíK MuSEuM
Open every day 10-17
www.listasafnreykjavikur.is
09.06.2006-20.08.2006
Carnegie art awards 2006
09.06.2006-22.10.2006
The Erró Collection: Graphic Works
THE NaTioNal MuSEuM
Suðurgata 41
Opening hours: daily 10-17
www.natmus.is
Temporary Exhibitions:
Photography from iceland, 1938.
The Arc Hall:
invisible women in icelandic art
Research Exhibitions:
archaeological research and iceland’s
new view of history
Permanent Exhibitions:
The Making of a Nation
NordiC HouSE
Open 12-17; closed on Mondays
NÆSTi Bar
Ingólfsstræti 1a
regular exhibitions by local artists
GallErí SÆVarS KarlS
Bankastræti 7
www.saevarkarl.is
Current exhibition:
rudolf l. reiter
liViNG arT MuSEuM
www.nylo.is
Open Wed.-Sun. 13-17
Open Thu. 13-22
Free entrance
17.06-09.07 2006
Tala (Clare Charnley and Bryndís rag-
narsdóttir)
17.06-09.07 2006
Quantity is Quality (Porcelain sculp-
tures)
17.06-09.07 2006
la loko: Esperanto Sausages
GallEry 100 dEGrEES
Bæjarháls 1
Open Mon.-Fri.: 8:30-16:00
Open Sat.-Sun.: 13-17
http://www.or.is/Forsida/Gallery100/
25.05.2006 - ?
Sense in Place – an international col-
laboration with artists from six different
countries
SaFN
Open Wed.-Fri. 14-18
Sat.-Sun. 14-17
Free entrance
www.safn.is
01.07-06.08.2006
Joan Backes
GallEry Fold
Rauðarárstígur 14-16
Open Mon-Fri.: 10:00-18:00
Sat.: 11:00-16:00
Sun.: 14:00-16:00
www.myndlist.is
SiGurJÓN ÓlaFSSoN
MuSEuM
Laugarnestangi 70
Reykjavík
http://www.lso.is/
The Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum exhibits
works by the icelandic sculptor Sigurjón
Ólafsson.
GEl GallErí
Hverfisgata 37, 101 Reykjavík
Mon-Fri: 10-19
Sat: 10-17
Biological Specimen, a photography
exhibition of the works of Björn M.
Sigurjónsson
GallEry BorEaS
Baldursgata 11, 101 Reykjavík
www.galleryboreas.com
29.06-30.07.2006
Portraits on The Edge: Part 1 - …na-
tionalist and racist obsessions… (Birgir
Snæbjörn Birgisson)
TurPENTiNE
Open Tue.-Fri. 12-18
Sat. 11-16
www.turpentine.is
11.06.2006-?
Hlaðgerður Björnsdóttir
HallGríMSKirKJa
ENTraNCE Hall
03.06.05-24.08.05
Works by Ásgerður Búadóttir
PHoToGraPHy iN THE
STrEETS oF doWNToWN
rEyKJaVíK
The Reykjavík Museum of Photography
is celebrating its 25th anniversary with
a photographic retrospective scattered
around the city centre. The theme is a
general look back at the past century
of life in the capital. Most of the pho-
tographs are on display in Lækjartorg,
Austurvöllur and Fógetagarður.
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The Grapevine lists exhibitions from galleries and
museums throughout Iceland. If you would like to
be included, free of charge, contact the Grapevine
by email at listings@grapevine.is.
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The Benchwarmers
A buddy comedy, starring Rob Schneider,
David Spade and Jon Heder (of Napoleon
Dynamite fame).
Smárabíó, Borgarbíó
The Breakup
Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn star
in this romantic comedy.
Háskólabíó, Sambíóin Álfabakka, Kringlubíó,
Sambíóin Akureyri, Sambíóin Keflavík
Cars
An animated children’s film about an-
thropomorphic automobiles.
Háskólabíó, Sambíóin Álfabakka, Kringlubíó,
Sambíóin Akureyri
Click
Adam Sandler’s latest comedic vehicle,
telling the story of a man with a remote
control that can affect reality itself.
Smárabíó, Regnboginn, Laugarásbíó, Bor-
garbíó, Selfossbíó, Sambíóin Keflavík
The daVinci Code
A thriller based on the book of the same
name and starring Tom Hanks. Smárabíó,
Regnboginn
The Fast and The Furious iii: Tokyo drift
With a new cast, a new setting and a new
gimmick: The Fast and The Furious is
back.
Laugarásbíó, Borgarbíó, Sambíóin Álfabak-
ka, Kringlubíó, Sambíóin Keflavík
Just My luck
A romantic comedy starring Lindsey
Lohan and Chris Pine.
Smárabíó, Regnboginn
Keeping Mum
A comedy starring Rowan Atkinson as a
vicar with marriage problems.
Háskólabíó
The lake House
A romance starring Keanu Reeves and
Sandra Bullock - their first on-screen
reunion since Speed.
Háskólabíó, Sambíóin Álfabakka, Sambíóin
Akureyri
little red riding Hood
A cartoon based on the classic children’s
tale.
Smárabíó, Regnboginn, Laugarásbíó
The omen
A modern remake of the spooky 70’s hor-
ror drama.
Regnboginn, Selfossbíó
Poseidon
It’s a ship, it’s up-side-down, it’s sinking.
Háskólabíó, Kringlubíó
rV
A road-trip family-oriented comedy star-
ring Robin Williams and Jeff Daniels.
Smárabíó, Regnboginn
She´s The Man
Bubblegum teen comedy about young
people developing a series of crushes.
Sambíóin Álfabakka
Slither
A horror film involving an alien invasion
by creepy crawlies.
Sambíóin Álfabakka
Stay alive
A horror movie about a group of teenagers
who find themselves trapped in a real-life
version of a scary computer game.
Laugarásbíó
Take the lead
Antonia Banderas stars as a dancing
instructor teaching young delinquents to
overcome their problems through dance.
Regnboginn, Laugarásbíó
X-Men 3
The third instalment in the series based
on the popular comic book franchise.
Regnboginn
regnboginn
Hverfisgata 54
101 Reykjavík
p. 551-9000
Sambíóin
Álfabakka 8
200 Kópavogur
p. 575-8900
Smárabíó
Smáralind
Hagasmára 1
201 Kópavogur
p. 564-0000
Háskólabíó
Hagatorgi
107 Reykjavík
p. 525-5400
Kringlubíó
Kringlunni 4-12
103 Reykjavík
p. 575-8900
Selfossbíó
Eyrarvegur 2
800 Selfoss
p. 482-3007
laugarásbíó
Laugarási
104 Reykjavík
p. 5650118
Sambíóin akureyri
Ráðhústorgi
600 Akureyri
p. 461-4666
Nýja-Bíó
Hafnargata 33
230 Reykjanesbær
p. 421-1170
radio
rás 1
Government radio station often featur-
ing talk shows, radio soap operas, and
traditional music.
rás 2
More progressive government radio sta-
tion, featuring a variety of music as well as
news discussion programmes.
Bylgjan (98.9 FM)
Light pop music.
útvarp Saga (99.4 FM)
Iceland’s oldies station, featuring both Ice-
landic and foreign music from decades past.
Talstöðin (90.9 FM)
Talk radio station, in Icelandic.
létt 96.7 (96.7 FM)
Office pop, easy listening.
FM 957 (95.7 FM)
One of the “hnakkistöðvar,” playing pop-
rock geared towards urban clubbing youth.
Visit www.kvikmyndir.is for regularly
updates on new films and showing
times.
A typically painful teen comedy that will
hopefully be in and out of movie theatres
before anyone notices it’s there. You might
think that a movie this bad, sporting a title
that suggestive, would make excellent fod-
der for an angry young journalist with his
mind in the gutter. However, we here at the
Grapevine rise above such... oh, what the
hell, it’s irresistible: I have a few suggestions
for where the director of this trash could,
indeed, ‘stick it’. GHJ
Stick it The Man of Steel returns in a quite literal fashion, as both the movie franchise and
the eponymous hero’s career are awakened
from a long slumber by the opening credits.
Unfortunately the movie falls way short of
expectations and about half way through
the whole affair becomes far more boring
than it should have been possible to make it.
Kevin Spacey is the only actor earning his
paycheck here, and his performance as Lex
Luthor may actually be the only positive
element in the entire film. OK, that and the
airplane scene – that is pretty cool. GHJ
Superman returns
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