Metro Weekly

Arts + Entertainment

  • Candyland

    By on April 30, 2008

    Is Madonna so shameless and craven she'd sacrifice her own artistry for commercial success? Well, maybe. ''You're only here to win, forget what they say,''...

  • Soundwaves

    By on April 30, 2008

    VIRGIN RETURNS TO BALTIMORE... The U.S. edition of the celebrated British Virgin Festival will once again take place on a hot midsummer weekend at Baltimore's...

  • Pregnant Pause

    By on April 30, 2008

    Baby Mama cries out to be compared to a pregnancy. First, it starts off making you queasy. Then, it keeps growing and gets more and...

  • Cuckcoo for Coco

    By on April 23, 2008

    It's hard to find any China-related news these days that doesn't focus on the Olympics or Tibet, which makes it harder for Coco Zhao --...

  • High Flying Bird

    By on April 23, 2008

    Mariah Carey called on God to help her ''Fly Like A Bird'' above the fray of a hostile world on the closing track to her...

  • Best Forgotten

    By on April 23, 2008

    There's one thing you won't forget about the comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall and it arrives within the first 10 minutes: The sight of star Jason...

  • Final Bow

    By on April 16, 2008

    Before Scott Barker learns how to play the fiddle, the 43-year-old will take his final bow with the D.C. Different Drummers' Capitol Pride Symphonic Band....

  • Spirit Lacking

    By on April 16, 2008

    ''A star is born,'' Oprah Winfrey declared after Lewis performed ''Bleeding Love'' on her show last month, immediately recommending that viewers buy the single. Whatever...

  • Dumbed Down

    By on April 16, 2008

    Say cheese. In fact, there are two kinds of cheese served up in Smart People. The first kind is because the film serves up short...

  • Buzz Kill

    By on April 9, 2008

    For many, memories of high school include at least one late night spent staring at a blank piece of paper (or computer screen) trying to...

  • Miller Time

    By on April 9, 2008

    Anyone lucky enough to see Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman and A View from the Bridge consecutively (and thanks to Arena's Arthur Miller Festival,...

  • Paradise Found

    By on April 9, 2008

    There's a point where you want to say, ''Enough already!'' For the past several weeks Washington audiences have been running around the metro area seeing...

  • Classic Verdi

    By on April 9, 2008

    When serving up poignancy, there cannot be contrivance unless it is intended. In any other form, its presence will dull and deflate the impact of...

  • Marketing Faith

    By on April 9, 2008

    If marketed properly, a new recording from George Michael could become another gay anthem. ''I told myself I was straight, but I shouldn't have worried,...

  • Soundwaves

    By on April 9, 2008

    DONNA SUMMER'S NEW HOT STUFF... A gay household name for more than 30 years, Donna Summer has had a couple club hits during the past...