Metro Weekly

Arts + Entertainment

  • Chef's Best

    By on July 20, 2005

    Missy Elliott isn't a chef, but she plays one on her new CD. Comparing music to food is one of the more overused clichés around...

  • Candy Corn

    By on July 20, 2005

    No everlasting gobstopper here: Depp confers with Roy I've heard from friends and readers that I was far too hard on Batman Begins. Perhaps, but...

  • Circular Logic

    By on July 13, 2005

    On paper, Bertolt Brecht's plays don't always settle well. Generally his works read like a gravelly stew simmered with tough hunks of meat and not...

  • Fantastic Flop

    By on July 13, 2005

    The Fantastic Four ain't. Bet you saw that train coming a mile away. But this train wreck of a superhero movie is very much a...

  • Twin Peaks

    By on July 13, 2005

    Another indie-rock act might rebel at being lumped with and compared to Avril Lavigne or Ashlee Simpson. But not Tegan and Sara. ''We're like, 'Oh...

  • Soundwaves

    By on July 6, 2005

    ERASURE'S ''BLUE'' BELL... Nearly one year ago it was reported that Erasure's Andy Bell would be responsible for two new albums, and both were expected...

  • Getting a Woody

    By on July 6, 2005

    Everyone knows Woody Allen, whether you realize it or not. And whether you want to admit it or not, he's a pretty funny guy. Despite...

  • Martian Law

    By on July 6, 2005

    ''Take care of our kids,'' Mary Ann Ferrier says, somewhat warily, to ex-husband Ray as she drops them off before heading up to Boston for...

  • Glamour-Puss

    By on July 6, 2005

    The star -- the real star -- of The Osbournes wasn't the aging rocker who attracted MTV to launch that reality series in the first...

  • Disenchanted

    By on June 29, 2005

    You know a romantic comedy is in trouble when the funniest line uttered is ''Hey there, I have Hepatitis C!'' It may not seem all...

  • Skin Show

    By on June 29, 2005

    Let's get this out of the way. For those of you who attend gay films to see an abundance of sex and nudity and are...

  • Unlucky Charms

    By on June 29, 2005

    They don't call it the Land of Ire for nothing. While the stereotype of redheaded leprechauns with a short fuse chugging brew at the end...

  • Batting Zero

    By on June 22, 2005

    Origin of the species: Bale as Batman Maybe I'm getting long in the tooth. Maybe I lack the inner-fanboy spirit. Maybe I've seen this same...

  • He Sang, She Sang

    By on June 22, 2005

    Anyone who has survived a devastating breakup or divorce can relate to The Last Five Years, a veritable ''he said, she said'' of events that...

  • Soundwaves

    By on June 22, 2005

    Pussycat Dolls SONG OF THE SUMMER, ALREADY OVERPLAYED…If you've been out even once in the past couple weeks, you know the song. Don't cha? ''Don't...