Prague City Beat

N.B. This article is for sincere music detectives, so if you are interested in expanding your mind grapevines, kindly continue reading….

The following six music groups are my top bands of 2011, and for good reason. Each band is archetypal of my most common mental states, states that rise to the surface at various times throughout the week/month/year. If you’ve ever been interested in broadly expanding your musical horizons into genres that may be completely new to you, take comfort in knowing that I had to sift through a lot of crap to get down to just six :-)

The National
The Black Keys
Tame Impala (pictured)
Beach House
The Horrors
St. Vincent

Read here for the full post, albums/song suggestions and links to listen to this bands right now

1979: Astronaut. Jet Pilot. Firefighter.

1996: Doctor. Lawyer. Financial Consultant.

2012: Vampire. Superhero. Drunken Billionaire.

People today want to be, and do, impossible things — what has led to this? Is it too boring to simply learn from life and school, work hard and live your life the best you can? How about long-forgotten pagan gods? I want to be Pan when I grow up. Something supernatural, or at least highly improbable, should be happening to me also!

In the last 10 years, vampires have become far more humanized in popular fiction. Today’s vampires attend high school, abstaining from sex and bloodlust, work in bars in Louisiana, organize political movements and fret over relationships; it’s not hard to see why people today would rather prefer to be a vampire or superhero than a tax attorney or architect. They’re already just like us!

Unsurprisingly, people even in their early 40s have already begun to imitate the three most attractive qualities of Vampire Life:

If you aren’t already disgusted, click here to read the rest!

From Thursday, December 22 until Wednesday, December 28, the third installment of the Chipmunks series is showing in English (without Czech subtitles) at Slovanský dům at 9pm every day except Saturday, December 24:

Cinema City Slovanský dům
Na příkopě 22, Prague 1
21:00 — not Saturday

Prague TV Cinema Listings

From Thursday, December 1 until Wednesday, December 7, a 2-D version of the Shrek spin-off is showing in English (without Czech subtitles) at Slovanský dům at 9:40pm:

Cinema City Slovanský dům
Na příkopě 22, Prague 1
21:40

Prague TV Cinema Listings

From Thursday, November 17 until Wednesday, November 23, Real Steel is showing in English with Czech subtitles at two Prague cinemas:

Cinema City Slovanský dům
Na příkopě 22, Prague 1
18:20
20:30

CineStar Anděl
Radlická 3179/1E, Prague 5
13:50
19:20
22:00

Prague TV Cinema Listings

From Thursday, November 10 until Wednesday, November 17, Real Steel is showing in English with Czech subtitles at CineStar Anděl at these times:

CineStar Anděl
Radlická 3179/1E, Prague 5
13:50
16:30 — not Tuesday or Wednesday
19:20 — not Tuesday or Wednesday
22:00 — not Tuesday or Wednesday

And, also from Thursday, November 10 until Wednesday, November 17, the 2-D version of The Adventures of Tintin is still showing in English with Czech subtitles at CineStar Anděl and Cinema City Slovanský dům (formerly Palace Cinemas Slovanský dům) at these times:

CineStar Anděl
Radlická 3179/1E, Prague 5
12:20 — Saturday and Sunday only
14:45

Cinema City Slovanský dům
Na příkopě 22, Prague 1
12:00
16:20
20:50 — not Thursday

Prague TV Cinema Listings

From Thursday, November 3 until Wednesday, November 9, the 2-D version of The Adventures of Tintin is showing in English with Czech subtitles at CineStar Anděl and Cinema City Slovanský dům (formerly Palace Cinemas Slovanský dům) at these times:

CineStar Anděl
Radlická 3179/1E, Prague 5
12:20 — Saturday and Sunday only
14:40
19:40

Cinema City Slovanský dům
Na příkopě 22, Prague 1
12:00
16:20
20:40

Prague TV Cinema Listings

From Thursday, October 27 until Wednesday, November 2, the 2-D version of The Adventures of Tintin is showing in English with Czech subtitles at CineStar Anděl and Cinema City Slovanský dům (formerly Palace Cinemas Slovanský dům) at these times:

CineStar Anděl
Radlická 3179/1E, Prague 5
11:00 — not Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday
13:15
15:30
17:45
20:00 — not Wednesday
22:15 — not Wednesday

Cinema City Slovanský dům
Na příkopě 22, Prague 1
14:10
16:20
18:30
20:40

Prague TV Cinema Listings

The 2-D version of The Three Musketeers is showing in English with Czech subtitles at CineStar Anděl and Cinema City Slovanský dům (formerly Palace Cinemas Slovanský dům) from Thursday, October 20 until Wednesday, October 26:

CineStar Anděl
Radlická 3179/1E, Prague 5
13:10 – not Wednesday
14:20 – Gold Class (319 CZK); Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday only
15:30
17:50
18:00 – Gold Class (319 CZK); not Thursday or Tuesday
20:20
21:00 – Gold Class (319 CZK); not Thursday or Tuesday

Cinema City Slovanský dům
Na příkopě 22, Prague 1
14:20
18:40
20:50

Prague TV Cinema Listings

Now in its second week of release, an English-subtitled version of the rotoscoped Czech comic-book adaptation is showing at Světozor at the following times between Thursday, October 6 and Wednesday, October 12:

Kino Světozor
Vodičkova 41, Prague 1

Thursday: 14:00

Friday: 14:00

Saturday: 11:30

Sunday: 12:00

Monday: 20:45

Tuesday: 16:00

Wednesday: 18:30

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From Thursday, September 29 until Wednesday, October 5, Kino Světozor (Vodičkova 41, Prague 1) is showing an English-subtitled version of this rotoscoped Czech comic book adaptation nightly at 8:30pm.

Prague TV Cinema Listings

The 2-D version of Cowboys & Aliens is showing in English with Czech subtitles at CineStar Anděl and Palace Cinemas Slovanský dům from Thursday, August 25 until Wednesday, August 31:

CineStar Anděl
Radlická 3179/1E, Prague 5
12:00 — Saturday and Sunday only
12:00 — Gold Class (319 CZK); Saturday and Sunday only
14:30
15:20 — Gold Class (319 CZK)
17:00
18:50 — Gold Class (319 CZK)
19:30
22:00

Palace Cinemas Slovanský dům
Na příkopě 22, Prague 1
17:30
19:50
22:10

Prague TV Cinema Listings

The 2-D version of Captain America: The First Avenger is showing in English with Czech subtitles at CineStar Anděl and Palace Cinemas Slovanský dům.

These are the CineStar Anděl showtimes from Thursday, August 11 until Wednesday, August 17:

CineStar Anděl
Radlická 3179/1E, Prague 5
16:30
19:10
21:50

And these are the Palace Cinemas Slovanský dům showtimes from Thursday, August 11 until Wednesday, August 17:

Palace Cinemas Slovanský dům
Na příkopě 22, Prague 1
13:30
18:30
21:00

Prague TV Cinema Listings

Sansho, British chef Paul Day’s new Prague restaurant, is already making a splash, earning a positive review from The New York Times.

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The 2-D version of Captain America: The First Avenger is showing in English with Czech subtitles at CineStar Anděl and Palace Cinemas Slovanský dům.

These are the CineStar Anděl showtimes from Thursday, August 4 until Wednesday, August 10:

CineStar Anděl
Radlická 3179/1E, Prague 5
11:00 — Saturday and Sunday only
13:50
16:30 — not Wednesday
19:10 — not Wednesday
21:50 — not Wednesday

And these are the Palace Cinemas Slovanský dům showtimes from Thursday, August 4 until Tuesday, August 9:

Palace Cinemas Slovanský dům
Na příkopě 22, Prague 1
20:30
21:30

Prague TV Cinema Listings

The 2-D version of Pixar sequel Cars 2 is showing in English with Czech subtitles at CineStar Anděl at the following times from Thursday, July 28 until Wednesday, August 3:

CineStar Anděl
Radlická 3179/1E, Prague 5
12:00 — Saturday and Sunday only
14:20

Prague TV Cinema Listings

The 2-D version of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is still showing in English with Czech subtitles at CineStar Anděl and Palace Cinemas Slovanský dům.

These are the CineStar Anděl showtimes from Thursday, July 28 until Wednesday, August 3:

CineStar Anděl
Radlická 3179/1E, Prague 5
11:30 — Saturday and Sunday only
12:15 — Saturday and Sunday only
13:50 — Gold Class (319 CZK); Saturday and Sunday only
14:15
15:00
15:00 — Gold Class (319 CZK)
16:50 — Gold Class (319 CZK)
17:00
17:45
18:50 — Gold Class (319 CZK)
19:45
20:30
20:50 — Gold Class (319 CZK)

And these are the Palace Cinemas Slovanský dům showtimes from Thursday, July 28 until Wednesday, August 3:

Palace Cinemas Slovanský dům
Na příkopě 22, Prague 1
14:00
16:30
18:10
19:00
21:30

Prague TV Cinema Listings

The 2-D version of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is showing in English with Czech subtitles at CineStar Anděl and Palace Cinemas Slovanský dům.

These are the CineStar Anděl showtimes from Thursday, July 21 until Wednesday, July 27:

CineStar Anděl
Radlická 3179/1E, Prague 5
11:30 — Saturday and Sunday only
11:45 — Saturday and Sunday only
12:15 — Saturday and Sunday only
13:50 — Gold Class (319 CZK); Saturday and Sunday only
14:15
15:00
15:00 — Gold Class (319 CZK); not Wednesday
16:50 — Gold Class (319 CZK)
17:00
17:45
17:50 — Gold Class (319 CZK); Wednesday only
18:50 — Gold Class (319 CZK); not Wednesday
19:45
20:30
20:50 — Gold Class (319 CZK)

And these are the Palace Cinemas Slovanský dům showtimes from Thursday, July 21 until Tuesday, July 26:

Palace Cinemas Slovanský dům
Na příkopě 22, Prague 1
14:10
16:40
19:10
21:40

Prague TV Cinema Listings

Beginning with screenings just after midnight, the 2-D version of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is showing in English with Czech subtitles at CineStar Anděl from Thursday, July 14 until Wednesday, July 20:

CineStar Anděl
Radlická 3179/1E, Prague 5
00:05 — Thursday only
00:15 — Thursday only
11:30 — Saturday and Sunday only
12:15 — Saturday and Sunday only
13:00 — Gold Class (319 CZK); Saturday and Sunday only
14:15
15:00
16:50 — Gold Class (319 CZK)
17:00
17:10
17:45
19:45
20:30
20:50 — Gold Class (319 CZK)

Prague TV Cinema Listings

From Thursday, June 30 until Wednesday, July 6, the 2-D version of Transformers: Dark of the Moon is showing in English with Czech subtitles at Palace Cinemas Slovanský dům and CineStar Anděl:

Palace Cinemas Slovanský dům
Na příkopě 22, Prague 1
12:30
15:30
18:30
21:30

CineStar Anděl
Radlická 3179/1E, Prague 5
13:00 — Gold Class (319 CZK); Friday, Saturday and Sunday only
13:50
16:50 — Gold Class (319 CZK); not Thursday
17:00
20:10 — not Friday
20:50 — Gold Class (319 CZK); not Thursday

Prague TV Cinema Listings