Metro Weekly

Arts + Entertainment

  • Short Circuit

    By on June 16, 2004

    Shhhhh. The wives of Stepford have a secret. Actually, they have two secrets. The first is that they're featured in a bland, empty-headed farce that...

  • Masterpiece Theatre

    By on June 16, 2004

    One of the most memorable, exquisite moments in post-classical theater is the bittersweet serenading of Roxane by her witty wordsmith cousin, Cyrano de Bergerac. The...

  • Read His Lips

    By on June 16, 2004

    John Epperson has a revelation to share. ''I'm ready to shed the character of Lypsinka,'' he says of the drag alter-ego he's been portraying since...

  • Big Trouble

    By on June 9, 2004

    Let's dish. Toby Griffin, the twenty-something narrator of Tom Dolby's first novel The Trouble Boy is spoiled, immature, whiny and shallow. He trips through life,...

  • Soundwaves

    By on June 9, 2004

    POP POLITICS… This Sunday, we can hope for some political agitation from musicians at the Capital Pride Festival pulpit. And pop stars of various stripes...

  • Circle Jerks

    By on June 9, 2004

    According to The Politician, there are only two kinds of women: the kind you sleep with, and the kind you marry. Deborah Hazlett has the...

  • Christian Right

    By on June 2, 2004

    Three revelations arise while watching Saved! The first is that Macaulay Culkin is actually capable of a finely nuanced, genuinely credible performance. The second is...

  • Box office juggernaut

    By on June 2, 2004

    That box office juggernaut known as Shrek 2 also features a few revelations of its own, notably a new swashbuckling tornado named Puss-in-Boots who disarms...

  • Festival Occasion

    By on June 2, 2004

    ''The Reel Affirmations Pride Film Festival started six years ago,'' says One In Ten's Joe Bilancio. ''It was done as a way for us to...

  • Group Notes

    By on June 2, 2004

    Whether you're preparing to throw a party at your beach house, at your summer home, at your pool party, or in your car -- celebrating...

  • Heat Wave

    By on May 26, 2004

    Make no mistake about it, Orpheus Descending is hot. Molly Smith's triumphant, glorious resurrection of Tennessee Williams' lesser-known drama can only be described as sizzling,...

  • Unheard Of

    By on May 26, 2004

    If you hunger for great music beyond the obvious choices such as OutKast, Melissa Etheridge, JC Chasez and Loretta Lynn, how do you choose among...

  • Blockbuster Season

    By on May 26, 2004

    The summer movie season officially launched three weeks ago. The unfortunate among us have already been to dreary Transylvania and a godless Troy, while the...

  • Undesirable

    By on May 19, 2004

    For better or for worse, Tennessee Williams penned characters who give such credit to stereotype and light caricature that they have become a part of...

  • Piercing Wit

    By on May 19, 2004

    The Catalyst Theater's opening of Nicky Silver's The Altruists took place on stormy night -- a perfect backdrop since Silver's ferocious wit comes fast and...