Metro Weekly

Arts + Entertainment

  • Gaul Fodder

    By on November 2, 2005

    The self-referential, Charlie Kaufman-esque twist to The Dying Gaul, opening Friday at Landmark's E Street Cinema, is the somewhat astounding fact that the movie was...

  • Soundwaves

    By on October 26, 2005

    Abel HALLELUJAH FOR ALEGRIA... The dance compilation you've waited all year to buy is finally available, DJ Abel Aguilera's two-disc Alegria Musica. If this set's...

  • Time Travel

    By on October 26, 2005

    Dolly Parton is a consummate marketer of contemporary music, and one of its most cutting-edge. She combined country-pop a decade before country-pop was cool, and...

  • Sondheim Time

    By on October 26, 2005

    The Gay Men's Chorus of Washington is meeting history head-on with a journey through nearly 50 years of Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim's work....

  • The Odd Coupling

    By on October 26, 2005

    We're auspicious allies -- indomitable Americans and Brits. We boast the same language, a shared history, and even gaze through the same looking glass at...

  • Country Courage

    By on October 26, 2005

    Congratulate Charlize Theron. She's got the Hollywood game figured out. And she's playing it like a pro, mixing the glamorous roles with the serious. You...

  • Soundwaves

    By on October 19, 2005

    TAKE COVER FROM COVERS... Soon you'll be hearing a dance cover of Sheila E's ''Glamorous Life.'' And just as with most dance covers of '80s...

  • Wedding Bells

    By on October 19, 2005

    Dan Savage, purveyor of advice to America's sexually kinked and erotically troubled, is justly famous for his no-holds-barred approach to sex. He's also a frequent...

  • Resurrected

    By on October 19, 2005

    Taking the stage as the same character for 15 years can take a toll on a performer. Familiarity breeds contempt, as they say, even if...

  • All Fogged Up

    By on October 19, 2005

    It's not every day I ask for help from readers -- but if any of you happened to catch the remake of The Fog last...

  • Existential Fodder

    By on October 19, 2005

    In the beginning there is a woman. She is carrying a bottle filled with sand from some distant shore tied to some legendary land. As...

  • Spirited Songs

    By on October 12, 2005

    It's a daring move for any performer to record a tribute album, much less an album of songs associated with an icon as beloved as...

  • Art With Heart

    By on October 12, 2005

        From tsunamis to earthquakes, hurricanes to mudslides, the past year has been rough. Those in a position to donate may feel tapped out....

  • Desperate Housewife

    By on October 12, 2005

    At the heart of Marie Ndiaye's Hilda stirs a cold and raw bitterness that pierces the air, the kind of astringent breeze that punctures your...

  • Acoustic Evolution

    By on October 5, 2005

    Nickel Creek's adventurous third release, Why Should the Fire Die?, finds the precocious trio evolving as artists and exploring a much broader sound. With roots...