Metro Weekly

Arts + Entertainment

  • American Pastime

    By on December 21, 2005

    It's tough to pinpoint exactly what is wrong with Arena Stage's production of Damn Yankees. Matt Bogart is a perfect ''Shoeless Joe'' Hardy, and Brad...

  • Soundwaves

    By on December 21, 2005

    WHO'S IN ''CONTROL,'' JANET?... It's less than two weeks until the new year and less than two months until Super Bowl XL. And who may...

  • Stocking Stuffers

    By on December 21, 2005

    Looking for a last-minute stocking stuffer? How about t.A.T.u.'s latest album, Dangerous and Moving? It's this season's perfect musical gag gift. There may be some...

  • Film Reviews: Brokeback Mountain and The Chronicles of Narnia

    By on December 14, 2005

    'Brokeback Mountain' is every bit as good as you've wished, while 'Narnia' is more engaging than you might expect

  • One Day More

    By on December 14, 2005

    Oh, the starving, the deprivation, the unrequited love -- the pièce de résistance that is Les Misérables. Something feels so right about seeing this nostalgic...

  • Older is Wiser

    By on December 14, 2005

    On the heels of last year's Greatest Hits 1994-2004, country tomboy Terri Clark wastes no time in releasing the aptly-titled Life Goes On. Consisting primarily...

  • Soundwaves

    By on December 14, 2005

    IT'S A MAN'S GRAMMY WORLD... This time next year, the dance community will almost assuredly be abuzz about Madonna. Since neither Confessions on a Dance...

  • Soundwaves

    By on December 7, 2005

    GET INTO THE GROOVE... She's back! Well, Madonna was never really missing in gay clubland of course -- no other contemporary singer has even half...

  • Preview of 'Brokeback Mountain'

    By on December 7, 2005

    It was a gay night at the movies as the Human Rights Campaign and guests descended upon the Loews Cineplex in Georgetown for an advance...

  • Austen Powers

    By on December 7, 2005

    You don't have to be an rabid fan of Jane Austen to fully appreciate the romantic rush of the newly minted film version of Pride...

  • Error in Judgment

    By on December 7, 2005

    You might not recognize it at first, but hidden beneath the painted puffy clouds that peek through a tall pink llama, behind Groucho Marx mugging...

  • Calendar Boys

    By on December 7, 2005

    The weather may be turning cold, but one organization is bringing some heat to the season. Just in time for the new year, Brother, Help...

  • Dance Upstarts

    By on December 7, 2005

    As you might guess by the name, Jason Walker is not a big black woman. He, in fact, is not a she, of any size...

  • Soundwaves

    By on November 30, 2005

    Goldfrapp GOLDFRAPP RELEASES EP... Madonna name-checked them in a recent Billboard interview, and that can only help U.K. electronica duo Goldfrapp gain more attention in...

  • Broadway Rhapsody

    By on November 30, 2005

    Thanks in no small part to the success of 2002's Chicago, the movie musical genre is back in business. Case in point: The Tony Award-winning...