Metro Weekly

Arts + Entertainment

  • Metal Head

    By on May 7, 2008

    An early entry into the summer movie blockbuster race, Iron Man () holds its own as a big-budget action film, but would probably lose in...

  • 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...

  • Musical Bears

    By on April 30, 2008

    While many New Yorkers spent late 2001 trying to make sense of the new post-9/11 world, Freddy Freeman spent the time making his world bigger....

  • Awards Worthy

    By on April 30, 2008

    While some 2,000 members of D.C.'s theater community filled their plates and glasses at the 24th Annual Helen Hayes Awards' post-show Ovations Gala, Monday, April...

  • 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,...

  • 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,...