Metro Weekly

Arts + Entertainment

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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....

  • Soundwaves

    By on April 9, 2008

    DONNA SUMMER'S NEW HOT STUFF... A gay household name for more than 30 years, Donna Summer has had a couple club hits during the past...

  • Classic Verdi

    By on April 9, 2008

    When serving up poignancy, there cannot be contrivance unless it is intended. In any other form, its presence will dull and deflate the impact of...

  • 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...

  • Screwed Ball

    By on April 9, 2008

    What is it about the good old days of classic screwball comedies that lure proven, otherwise competent directors? Do they really think they can recapture...

  • 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,...

  • Paradise Found

    By on April 9, 2008

    There's a point where you want to say, ''Enough already!'' For the past several weeks Washington audiences have been running around the metro area seeing...

  • 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,...

  • Jazzy Fare

    By on April 2, 2008

    ''I tell you, 'Charlie Brown' is a big tipper!'' Yvonne Johnson knows just what the crowds like at M Street Bar & Grill. Johnson serves...

  • Marathon Man

    By on April 2, 2008

    The phrase ''he's running a marathon'' is very often followed by ''why?'' Understandably so. Training for and competing in a marathon involves endless hours of...

  • History Making

    By on April 2, 2008

    For lucky students, there is one teacher who touches their minds in a special way that opens the world of knowledge to them and changes...

  • The X Spot

    By on March 26, 2008

    She'll be 40 in just two months, but Kylie Minogue still can't stop reliving her first time. ''The DJ's got me feeling like I did...

  • Hi Tech

    By on March 26, 2008

    Should you attend any of this weekend's performances by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, you will upon entry be handed an iPod Shuffle. You don't...