Photo by Danny Norton/ Creative CommonsNeil Hamburger Neil Hamburger/ Todd BarryKings BarcadeAug. 17 In this age of comedians getting raked over the coals for being comedians—the slightly-est offensive, work-in-progress joke getting laid out in a comedy-club setting only to be regurgitated (usually very badly) by some online prude, pitifully looking for other people to join […]
Craig D. Lindsey
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A front-row seat to the 2008 credit implosion
The Queen of Versailles Opens Friday at Carolina, Chelsea, Colony, Galaxy Be prepared to find yourself trying to find sympathy and compassion for the Siegels, the lavish family front and center in Lauren Greenfield’s documentary The Queen of Versailles. The first 30 minutes of the film alone may make anyone who has either been laid […]
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Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones get it on in Hope Springs
Hope Springs Opens Wednesday in local multiplexes You know, during a hectic, brain-numbing summer movie season such as this one, there are some things you would never expect to see at the multiplex. One of them is witnessing Meryl Streep giving oral sexor attempting to give itto Tommy Lee Jones in a movie theater. But […]
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In the year of Amendment 1 and Chick-fil-A, the N.C. Gay & Lesbian Film Festival expands
North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival Carolina Theatre Aug. 10–19 After 16 years of being a small, four-day event, the Carolina Theatre’s North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival will expand to a 10-day extravaganza this year. Carolina Theatre Senior Director Jim Carl says the festival made the decision to expand the 17th-annual festival […]
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D-lister Kathy Griffin talks about the wealth of topical material she’ll bring to DPAC
Kathy Griffin @DPAC 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10 “Do you have something to record on?” the publicist asked before our interview with Kathy Griffin started. Yeah, that should’ve been a warning. From the minute we spoke to the proudly shameless, polarizing comedienne, reality-show star, talk-show host and self-proclaimed “D-lister,” we knew this was going to […]
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Twice monthly, area designers bring wares to dtownMARKET
dtownMARKET Motorco Music Hall 1st & 3rd Sundays at noon There’s a keen sense of style pulsating in Kala Wolfe’s veins. One might even say it’s in her bones. Sure, the 27-year-old Durham resident has a respectable job, working as a biologist with the nonprofit Organization for Tropical Studies. But, if it were up to […]
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Slideshow: reFASHIONED at Motorco in Durham
On Thursday night, Durham’s Motorco Music Hall was filled with local style mavens looking to cheer on their favorite Triangle fashion designers, as the venue hosted its first reFASHIONED show. And cheer they did as a slew of regional designers sent models out on the runway to show off their latest collections. Ten designers all […]
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If this is summer entertainment, bring us winter
We’re only three weeks into summer, and I’ve had all the summer movies I can stand. It seems like every year around this time, I come to this conclusion. I look back at all the movies I’ve seen since the weather has gotten hotter and the days have gotten brighter and I realize I’ve wasted […]
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Despite apparent prosperity, Galaxy may go dark
Last week was quite an eventful one for the men and women of Galaxy Cinema. It all started at the beginning of the week, when they learned they may not have a job soon. Last Monday, employees at the Cary art-house theater were blindsided when the News & Observer printed an article stating the theater […]
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Pixar’s Brave medieval princess charms
Brave opens Friday throughout the Triangle (see times below) Our rating: If it weren’t for those Cars movies, the union of Disney and Pixar would be damn near invincible. There are no cars in Brave, the latest computer-animated adventure from this outfit, but it may be a letdown to some, especially those who thought it […]