Metro Weekly

Arts + Entertainment

  • Revolutionary

    By on November 5, 2003

    Matrix fans, you can exhale now. And rejoice. The Wachowski Brothers have done their trilogy proud, bringing it to a satisfying action-crammed, effects-laden conclusion that...

  • Rent Controlled

    By on November 5, 2003

    Dido ended her entrancing debut album No Angel with the slow-burning, sensory-loaded trance closer ''Take My Hand. '' ''Lie down next to me, look into...

  • Star Power

    By on November 5, 2003

    Anyone who is readily familiar with the controversial astronomer Galileo Galilei and his denounced teachings will no doubt find interest in David Hare's compelling translation...

  • Classic Cut Ups

    By on October 29, 2003

    David Zucker's involvement in Scary Movie 3 should be seen as a blessing and a curse. The man who, along with brothers Jerry and Jim...

  • Soundwaves

    By on October 29, 2003

    TIESTO GLOWS BESTā€¦ Reasonable people can argue about whether DJ Tijs ā€œTiestoā€ Verwest or DJ Paul van Dyk is the best trance DJ in the...

  • Crazy Kilt

    By on October 29, 2003

    You have to give credit to playwright Jonathan Wilson for creating one of the most comically inventive Go-Go dancing scenes written for an exotic entertainer....

  • Power Packed

    By on October 22, 2003

    Sixteen years ago, when Michel Marc Bouchard's Lilies or the Revival of the Romantic Drama premiered in Montreal it was considered explosive. Today, against the...

  • Beat Boys

    By on October 22, 2003

    Singer Jeppe ''Senior '' Laursen loves ''his little following of gays '' always at his performances. So he's down with male groupies? ''Well, yeah, I...

  • One Minute Too Much

    By on October 22, 2003

    As a TV critic, you know you're in trouble when the running joke in a sitcom pilot revolves around cheese. When did cheese become funny?...

  • American Classics

    By on October 15, 2003

    Ford's Theatre is inarguably one of the country's most revered spaces to present live theatre, its walls steeped in American history and political drama. And...

  • Thrill Kill

    By on October 15, 2003

    If you've ever seen a Quentin Tarantino film, you already know he's a lunatic when it comes to filmmaking. His mind is like a madly...

  • Soundwaves

    By on October 15, 2003

    WORLD'S BEST POPULARITY CONTESTā€¦ Mumbler rapper 50 Cent has been crowned the ā€œWorld's Best Artist 2003.ā€ And, somehow, he's also the ā€œWorld's Best R&B Artist.ā€...

  • Powerful Priestess

    By on October 15, 2003

    This season marks the first ever that the Washington Opera has staged Vincenzo Bellini's Norma. And despite the hardships of DAR Constitution Hall, the production...

  • Siren's Lament

    By on October 15, 2003

    After a decade of perfecting her mojo of refurbished blues, jazz, R&B, and contemporary pop, the magic of Cassandra Wilson's music threatens to lose its...

  • Star Struck

    By on October 15, 2003

    Most Americans love to hate the press. You can't pass a newsstand in this town without some headline screaming about the Nazis on Fox News...