Queensryche to Rule at Altar Bar; “Age of Adaline” Now Screening (CPs Wed., 4/29/15)

1) Progressive heavy metal band Queensryche formed in Bellevue, Washington in 1982 and rose to national prominence with the 1990 hit “Silent Lucidity.” The song was nominated for two Grammys and five MTV Music Awards, winning for Viewers Choice. After some breakups, reformations, and controversy over who owned the name Queensrcyche—with two different bands touring under the name—all legal matters have been settled and the band (only one) is touring again. Isn’t rock ‘n roll grand! Icarus Witch and Vermithrax open. 8 p.m. Altar Bar, 1620 Penn Ave., Strip District.

2) The Age of Adaline – Blake Lively stars as heroine Adaline Bowman in this romance fantasy film. 80 years ago Adaline was in a car accident and, since then, hasn’t aged a day over 27. She’s hidden herself away so nobody learns her secret. But then she meets the charming and handsome Ellis Jones (played by Michiel Huisman) who tempts her back into the world. Trouble’s brewing when it turns out that Ellis’ parents could reveal her backstory and destroy her life. Harrison Ford and Ellen Burstyn are also on hand in what must be the dream plot of everyone who works in Hollywood – an actress who never gets any older than 27.  Check Fandango for times and listings.

3) Interview with the Vampire (April 24-30) – Director Neil Jordan’s legendarily misfired adaptation of the first novel in Anne Rice’s hugely successful “Vampire Chronicles”. How did it go so wrong with a cast that included Brad Pitt, Christian Slater, Tom Cruise, Kirsten Dunst, Stephen Rea and Antonio Banderas? The studio, Warner Bros., cut an hour from the final print, Rice placed a full-page ad in Variety condemning the casting of Cruise (who, rumor has it, kept the guy-on-guy blood sucking to the barest minimum) and, worst of all, Banderas shows up in what must be the ugliest wig in the history of cinema. Enjoy!  9:30 p.m. Row House Cinema, 4115 Butler St., Lawrenceville.

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