Metro Weekly

Arts + Entertainment

  • Summer's Day

    By on May 21, 2008

    No matter that it's been 20 years since her last major pop hit, 17 years since her last album, and she's only had a few...

  • Princely Return

    By on May 21, 2008

    ''You may find Narnia a more savage place than you remember.'' Truer words were never spoken by a dwarf in Narnia. It's time to go...

  • Soundwaves

    By on May 21, 2008

    W'S MAGIC MOREL... Right now, there's a new track credited to a Morel with a D.C. pedigree that is generating buzz. No, not Rich Morel's...

  • School's Out

    By on May 21, 2008

    All one can really say about the Folger production of The School for Scandal is that it should have been good. A British director such...

  • Slain David

    By on May 21, 2008

    The title of Theater J's world premiere musical, David in Shadow and Light, refers to the process by which motion pictures work. As described in...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • Elektrafying

    By on May 14, 2008

    As anyone with a pulse knows, Hollywood -- both the A and the B list -- continues to outrage the arbiters of good taste with...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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,''...