Metro Weekly

Arts + Entertainment

  • Cold Wheels

    By on May 14, 2008

    It's been almost a week since I saw Speed Racer and already I can't remember a thing about it. I vaguely recall it being comprised...

  • Toga Party

    By on May 14, 2008

    If you fall into that demographic of individuals who love reading The Onion and seeing the works of William Shakespeare (we'll not mention your Public...

  • Sweet Love

    By on May 14, 2008

    A decade ago, Swedish producer Max Martin took Robyn to the top of the charts with ''Show Me Love.'' Then he did it again with...

  • Jordan Airs

    By on May 14, 2008

    In the early 1990s, long before taking on the role of Karen's sassy rival, Beverley Leslie, on Will & Grace, or Brother Boy in Sordid...

  • High Note

    By on May 7, 2008

    If you are a giggler or not immersed to the point of humorlessness in the traditions, quirky and otherwise, of opera, be strongly advised to...

  • 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...

  • Resonating Voice

    By on May 7, 2008

    A batch of new songs and unpredictable '80s covers is what you can expect to hear at Eric Himan's CD release party for his latest...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...