Listen up, all you men who get tired of shaving your face every day. If you think you can grow an exquisite beard or mustache in a couple of months, you can compete in the Inaugural Oak City Beard and Mustache Competition on July 19 at Kings. Both growers and admirers of impressive facial hair […]
Craig D. Lindsey
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Jon Hamm makes OK entertainment from inspirational sports movie cliches in Million Dollar Arm
MILLION DOLLAR ARM 1/2 Opening Friday In MILLION DOLLAR ARM, which is based on a true story, the man who will soon no longer be Don Draper stars as J.B. Bernstein, a once-successful sports agent looking for the next big thing to keep him afloat. While flipping TV channels between an Indian cricket match and […]
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Oakwood area spot aims for authenticity with its Mexican fare
Gringo a go go 100 N. Person St., Raleigh 919-977-1438 gringoagogonc.com Tuesday–Thursday, 11:30 a.m.–9 p.m. Friday–Saturday 11:30 a.m.–10 p.m. Sunday, 11:30 a.m.–3 p.m. L ast Friday, downtown Raleigh restaurant Gringo a Go Go had its grand openingand, according to first-hand accounts, it was a rager. People swarmed the place. Its small, amusingly kitschy dining room […]
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A Chelsea Handler accomplice rocks Local 506
Jen Kirkman Friday, April 25, 9 p.m. $14 Local 506 You might think Jen Kirkman would rather be a rock goddess than a hyper-neurotic comedian. She imports vintage Janis Joplin-style coats (which she proudly shows off on her Instagram page), sings along with pop tunes at the start of every episode of her podcast I […]
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Full Frame 2014: Devil’s Playground Director Lucy Walker curates a Full Frame program focused on unforgettable people
Lucy Walker is already a veteran in the Full Frame game. The London-born, Los Angeles-based filmmaker has already screened three of her movies at the festival, making a fan of Full Frame Programming Director Sadie Tillery, who asked Walker to organize this year’s thematic program. “Sadie was kind enough to mention that she really enjoyed […]
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Film review: Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me★★★ Now playing at the Carolina Theatre, the Chelsea Theater and the Raleigh Grande Man, Elaine Stritch sure is a handful. Feisty, foul-mouthed and ferocious, Stritch is incapable of turning it down a notch. A Broadway legend, she’s perhaps most famous to the general public for her role as Jack Doanghy’s caustic mother on 30 Rock. […]
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Effortless flair in Muppets Most Wanted
Muppets Most Wanted Opens Friday At the beginning of Muppets Most Wanted, Kermit, Fozzie, Miss Piggy and the whole gang set expectations real low by doing a song-and-dance number called “We’re Doing a Sequel.” Complete with top hats and canes, the crew explains in the song how even though sequels aren’t usually that good, Disneywhich […]
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118 Got Soul: Low-key, cheap and delicious
118 Got Soul 118 W. Parrish St., Durham 919-667-0899 118gotsoul.com Monday-Sunday 11 a.m.-8p.m. When I visit a soul-food restaurant, there is one thing I must know before I give it a seal of approval: How well do they do the chicken? Soul-food restaurants might include many specialties on its menu, from barbecue ribs to pork […]
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Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki’s The Wind Rises
The Wind Rises Opens Friday The Wind Rises is being touted as Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki’s final film, but the 73-year-old has been hinting that he may not be out of the anime game just yet. Fans of Miyazaki and the films of his Studio Ghibli animation house know that he’s called it quits more […]
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Shades of dolce vita in magnificent Great Beauty
The Great Beauty Opens Friday Where there is life, there is death, but in The Great Beauty (La grande bellezza), co-written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino (Il Divo), the two states often exist side-by-sideliterally. In the opening moments, a Japanese tourist croaks after taking snapshots of the lush, Roman surroundings. Then the movie cuts at […]