Metro Weekly

Arts + Entertainment

  • Humor Most Foul

    By on August 2, 2006

    Recently, I've been on a Woody Allen retrospect kick. My Netflix queue is overflowing with his past works, back when they were funny (Bananas), back...

  • Dress Up

    By on July 26, 2006

    Never mind that you've probably never heard of them. The New York Dolls have helped inspire much of the punk and hair-metal music you have...

  • Splish Splash

    By on July 26, 2006

    I'm feeling a little sorry for M. Night Shyamalan right about now. Slam-dunking his movies seems to have become an Olympic sport for critics. In...

  • Silky Smooth

    By on July 26, 2006

    He doesn't look much like the Duke, with his coarse dreads pushed back and an empty buttonhole crying on his shoulder. But make no mistake...

  • Soundwaves

    By on July 26, 2006

    Jackson WHAT ABOUT THAT, WHAT ABOUT THAT... Janet Jackson's new album, due Sept. 26, will be reflective of the music she's created over the past...

  • What Comes Around

    By on July 26, 2006

    For those of us who fell in love with our best friends growing up, Michael Thomas Ford's Full Circle appears to be a dream come...

  • Holiday Road

    By on July 19, 2006

    Lady sings the blues: Ross Now that Beyoncé Knowles is done with Destiny's Child, and especially since the group ended on mostly good terms, comparisons...

  • Innocence Lost

    By on July 19, 2006

    Poor Snoopy. America's favorite beagle has turned rabid and mangled his chirping little friend. What's a teenage blockhead to do? Why, question the Universe, of...

  • Independent Spirit

    By on July 19, 2006

    It's always gratifying to watch independent filmmakers -- at least those with talent -- reach a point where they're working within the Hollywood system (meaning...

  • One Act Wonders

    By on July 19, 2006

    It's summertime in D.C., which means humidity reminding us that we are a city built on swampland and the Metro bulging with tourists trying to...

  • Soundwaves

    By on July 19, 2006

    VIRGIN'S KILLERS, SISTERS AND DJS... The headliners are the Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Who, and tickets are a steep $97.50. But chances are...

  • Soundwaves

    By on July 12, 2006

    TRIBAL'S TRIBULATIONS... Nearly a year ago Billboard's dance music columnist proclaimed the reign of tribal house over clubland to be mainly in Spain... er, sorry,...

  • Swishbuckling

    By on July 12, 2006

    When Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl drifted into theaters three summers ago, few -- least of all myself -- expected it...

  • Spiritless Pop

    By on July 12, 2006

    Even on LOGO, the nascent gay-focused digital cable channel, the sight of Jason Warner and deMarco DeCiccio cuddling, canoodling and cavorting is a bit shocking....

  • Familiar Terrain

    By on July 5, 2006

    Augusten Burroughs is that guy -- that guy who was the star quarterback back in high school, didn't play in college and now lives in...