Tig Notaro Saturday, May 4, 8 p.m. Carolina Theatre Tig Notaro probably has the biggest balls of any comic working today. It all started last year when she was diagnosed with cancer in both of her breasts. This was just a few months after she contracted that intestinal-eating bacteria known as C. diff, making her […]
Craig D. Lindsey
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A compelling tale of NYC graffiti artists in Gimme the Loot
Gimme the Loot opens Friday (see times below) Our rating: Gimme the Loot doesn’t do any wonders for New York City tourism. In fact, it may vindicate people who’ve always assumed the city to be a cesspool of crime (never mind that the stereotype is two decades out of date). The movie focuses on Sofia […]
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You can see great movies at NCMA; why can’t the facilities match the programming?
Spring films at NCMA from & about Italy Last month, the North Carolina Museum of Art completed its slate of winter films, which was a celebration of 100 years of Universal Studios. The titles ranged from Destry Rides Again to Touch of Evil, from Written on the Wind to two James Whale classics. Before the […]
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Chris Tucker is alive and doing very well
Chris Tucker Durham Performing Arts Center Friday, April 19 Chris Tucker is no stranger to people wondering what the hell has happened to him. Way, way back in the ’90s, before celebrity death hoaxes could easily be started with just one tweet, a rumor circulated that Tucker was dead. “I do remember that, man,” says […]
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6 Souls is beyond salvation
6 SOULSNow playing (see times below) Movies like 6 Souls, which creeps into theaters and VOD sites, remind me how psychological thrillers or supernatural thrillers or thrillers period are always tricky to pull off. These flicks always must walk a tightrope of staying intensely, viscerally plausible without falling off and descending into complete ridiculousness. For […]
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Ginger & Rosa grow up fast in 1960s London
Ginger & Rosa opens Friday (see times below) Our rating: What is it about those damn Fanning sisters that makes them such amazing actresses to watch? For a few years there, I would take delight in watching Dakota Fanning, when she was at her tiniest and most precocious, whenever she was in a movie. Despite […]
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Full Frame 2013: Music lovers have many choices at this year’s festival
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival April 4-7 Downtown Durham Triangle music geeks should rejoice at the diverse array of music documentaries that’ll be unspooling at Full Frame this year. Music docs at the festival are not a new thing. Some of the most acclaimed of the past several years (Metallica: Some Kind of Monster, Thunder […]
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Identity Thief steals nothing but time and joy
Universal PicturesThe world will have to wait for a starring vehicle worthy of Melissa McCarthy. IDENTITY THIEF1 starOpens Friday in theaters everywhere For a movie that’s billed as a comedy, Identity Thief certainly leaves you with an empty feeling. Then again, the movie is about a con artist who steals from a dude who doesn’t […]
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Kevin Allison and the risks he takes
About 20 or so years ago, Kevin Allison was mostly known as that ginger dude from the MTV sketch-comedy crew The State, mostly serving as the straight guy for the other players’ more wacked-out characters. These days, Allison is less about playing roles and more about telling stories, mainly on his podcast, RISK!. Sort of […]
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Dustin Hoffman’s fond but familiar Quartet
Quartet opens Friday (see times below) Our rating: In a weekend that features two new films about senior citizens, Quartet is the fun one. It shares a lot with The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Not only is it a dramedy about a retirement community full of quirky, quippy characters looking for comfort in their golden […]