Local film critic and master storyteller Mal Vincent reflects on the decades he spent writing about films and entertainment and the celebrities he got to know along the way.
Latest episodes
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Holiday Movie Escapes
If you need a holiday escape, then Mal Vincent has some movie suggestions including the holiday blockbuster “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.”
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Sally Field
This Week in Mal’s World, Mal Vincent talks about actress Sally Field’s career ahead of her recognition at the Kennedy Center Honors. He also shares some Oscar ties to Roanoke Rapi…
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Hamilton
This Week in Mal’s World, Mal Vincent discusses ticket prices and hype surrounding the popular musical “Hamilton.” He tells us how much he spent to see it on Broadway, and how you…
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Midway
This Week in Mal’s World, Mal Vincent shares his thoughts on the recently released film “Midway,” the history of this Pacific WWII conflict and other films depicting those battles.…
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Tidewater Needs a Film Festival
This Week in Mal’s World, Mal Vincent stresses the need for a film festival for the Tidewater area. It’s not that area hasn’t tried. And chances are you’ve never heard of the ‘Mal…
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The Band's Visit
This Week in Mal’s World, Mal Vincent previews “The Band’s Visit,” one of the most Tony Award-winning musicals in history. It is currently playing at Chrysler Hall through Sunday,…
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Mal’s Headed to the VA Film Festival
This Week in Mal’s World, Mal Vincent shares the history and intrigue behind the Virginia Film Festival. The story includes bankruptcy, wineries and Donald Trump. You can hang out…
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Mal and Miss North Carolina
This Week in Mal’s World, Mal Vincent previews former Miss North Carolina, and current comic sensation, Jeanne Robertson’s performance at the Ferguson Center for the Arts this Frid…
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You Had Me at Mal
This week in Mal’s World, Mal Vincent previews Renée Zellweger’s return to acting in the new biopic “Judy,” where she plays the legendary actress and singer. While Mal never got to…
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Bibbidi Bobbidi Mal
This Week in Mal’s World, Mal Vincent previews Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella presented by Virginia Musical Theatre. You can catch performances October 4th through 6th at the…
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Guys and Dolls and Mal
This Week in Mal’s World, Mal Vincent previews the Virginia Stage Company’s production of the musical Guys & Dolls which runs through October 6th. He shares the history behind the…
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Downton Abbey Movie Review
This Week in Mal’s World, Mal Vincent reviews the Downtown Abbey movie -- the continuing saga of the Crawley family and the servants who work for them in the English countryside in…
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Mal and the Dowager Countess
This Week in Mal’s World, Mal Vincent recalls meeting a young Maggie Smith, now famous for her roles in the Harry Potter and Downton Abbey series. Mal is heading to the advance scr…
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Mal at the Cabaret
This Week in Mal’s World, Mal Vincent reports back on Broadway in Williamsburg – a cabaret performance this past weekend in the historic Regency Room at the Colonial Williamsburg I…
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Mal and the Easy Rider
This Week in Mal’s World, Mal Vincent pays tribute to the late actor Peter Fonda, who emblemized the American counter-culture movement in the 60’s with his roles in movies like “Ea…
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Mal's Movies Winners and Barbra Streisand
This Week in Mal’s World, Mal Vincent shares the results for the winners in his Naro Classic Film Festival. Top prizes went to Marilyn Monroe, Tom Ewell and “The Red Shoes”. Mal al…
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The Seven Year Itch
This Week in Mal’s World – The Seven Year itch. The finale of Mal’s Movies 2019 at the Naro Expanded Cinema on Monday night, August 19th at 7:00 The star, of course, is Marilyn, an…
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The Bad and the Beautiful
This Week in Mal’s World – Mal Vincent previews the 1952 drama “The Bad and the Beautiful” as featured on his ‘Mal’s Movies 2019’ at the Naro Expanded Cinema. Some call it the best…
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The Red Shoes
This Week in Mal’s World, Mal Vincent previews “The Red Shoes” from 1948. It’s next week’s featured film for Mal’s Movies 2019 at the Naro Expanded Cinema in Norfolk. This very rar…
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Red River
This Week in Mal’s World - Mal’s Movies 2019 continues at the Naro Expanded Cinema with the 1948 western classic, Red River. Directed by Howard Hawks, John Wayne stars in what is,…