I realize that this is a presumptuous question that supposes that the reader did fall in love with the movies in the first place. Still, I’m assuming for argument’s sake that such a condition probably has something to do with the reason you’re reading this column in the first place. The question in my mind is whether this was a cumulative thing for people or if there’s some outstanding defining moment that brought this about.

Brian McGee of local country-punk outfit Brian McGee and the Hollow Speed interviews Fat Possum artist A.A. Bondy before his show at the Grey Eagle. Bondy opened for Elvis Perkins in Dearland on Wednesday, Nov. 4. Videographer Jesse Hamm filmed the exchange and Bondy’s performance.

Local beer lovers, rejoice! Yes, Highland Brewing’s Cold Mountain Winter Ale is out and about.

Twitter kept the news flowing as election day wore on and then as voting returns started coming in. It was an interesting collaboration among journalists, voters and bloggers. Here’s a slightly distilled version of are #avlelect tweets as they came through Xpress’ moderated feed.

Xpress correspondent Jake Frankel and Par D talk to Warren G at New York Fashions.

From Halloween night to Blogapalooza to local tennis matches, food fests and art shows, here are the latest shots from our photographers

Mayor Bellamy wins re-election with strong margin; Manheimer, Smith and Bothwell to join City Council in race that saw 19% voter turnout

This weekend is nothing if not eclectic in the budget entertainment department. Art openings, a choral ensemble, a coat drive (set to a reggae beat) and bands, bands, bands.

According to a full but unofficial tally by Buncombe Election Services, 61 percent of Swannanoa voters have said no to incorporation

The results from the SpookyBlogapaloozathon once again tally up the area’s best bloggers and online networkers.

A more than usually interesting array of movies comes our way this week—including another challenge to local moviegoers to get out and support the kind of non-mainstream film I’m always being asked about. In this case, I specifically refer to Park Chan-wook’s take on the vampire film, Thirst, which opens this Friday at the Carolina Asheville.

Time-lapse video shots looking down from Craggy Gardens on oceanic clouds depict their energy and feel as they roil and flow up against the mountainsides and sometimes over the ridges. Audio track by Dep.

Asheville High auditorium was packed to the gills with book-toting fans of Barbara Kingsolver, who spoke and read from her new novel, The Lacuna, this evening at Asheville High School auditorium. “Let there be no doubt,” reported @mountainxpress via Twitter, “Asheville is a town of book lovers.”

While Ashevilleans are (hopefully) streaming to the polls on Nov. 3, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners plans to hold its regular meeting. It’s a relatively brief agenda, but changes to the flood ordinances and a sustainability plan for the county are both on the table.