Metro Weekly

Film

  • Rock Solid

    To quote the 1984 Deniece Williams song from the Footloose soundtrack, let's give the boy a hand, because James Franco's performance in 127 Hours is...

  • Poetry in Motion

    Howl is a piece of art. The statement is true for both the poem by Allen Ginsberg and the film from co-directors Rob Epstein and...

  • Law and Order

    Last year it was The Blind Side. This year it’s Conviction. That feel-good, based-on-a-true-story film that allows established stars to flex their acting muscles by...

  • Mini Affirmations

    Bears on a soapbox – that's the most concise way of describing the preachy BearCity, about finding love in the wild woods of New York...

  • Furry Friends

    More than 16 years ago, Doug Langway stood across the street from a New York bear bar wondering if he had the guts to go...

  • Talkies

    In the '80s, Joel Hodgson was in his 20s living in L.A., working the stand-up comedy circuit. He was offered a sitcom. He turned it...

  • [Comment] [Like]

    Facebook is either the greatest contribution to social networking or, according to Betty White, the greatest time suck ever invented. Whatever you think it is,...

  • Terror Tween

    Let Me In is not your average tween's vampire movie. There are no lingering shots of over-primped adolescents with rippling abs. No angst-filled scenes of...

  • Making the Grade

    There can be an inherent danger in movie titles. It's the risk of being saddled with a title that critics can easily twist around with...

  • The Lonely Guy

    The American. It's rather a bland title. But if you bring a star's name into it -- for example, ''George Clooney is…The American'' -- you...

  • Pilgrimage

    In Shaun of the Dead, director Edgar Wright reanimated the zombie movie, and in Hot Fuzz he blew up action film stereotypes, both with hilarious...

  • Life Changing

    Who should star in a movie about your life? Inspirational writer Elizabeth Gilbert now joins Erin Brockovich in getting to say Julia Roberts. Often found...

  • Salt Deficiency

    There is a type of book that only seems appropriate to buy in airports. Typically it's filled with action scenes, very little character development, writing...

  • Modern Family

    Modern families are funny. There's a sitcom that proves it. But the modern family in Lisa Cholodenko's The Kids Are All Right is more than...

  • Dream State

    Ever had one of those dreams when you couldn't wake up, a dream that seemed to go on forever and ever? Welcome to Inception. At...