The Sessions opens Friday in select theaters (see times below) Our rating: The Sessions is the sort of film that gets a lot of publicity when it first appears at film festivals. A taboo subjectsex surrogates for the severely disabledis yoked to a middle-aged, mid-list actress (Helen Hunt) making a comeback by appearing completely nude […]
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Triangle filmmakers travel to Wilmington’s Cucalorus Film Festival
Cucalorus Film Festival Downtown Wilmington Nov. 8–11 It’s no secret that North Carolina has enjoyed an unusually high-profile year in the world of film and television production. The Hunger Games, shot in Burke County, was a huge hit last spring, while FX’s Homeland, which is shot in Charlotte, landed some big Emmys this fall. Meanwhile, […]
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Documenting The Other Dream Team, from Lithuania
The Other Dream Team opens Friday (see times below) Our rating: Basketball fans shouldn’t need to be reminded of the 1992 Olympics at Barcelona and the Dream Team of American superstars (Bird, Magic, Jordan, Barkley, et al.) who kicked, jammed, walloped and thrashed every opponent. What is not as well remembered, however, is the country […]
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Escape Fire reminds us that despite Obamacare, we have a long way to go
Escape Fire opens Friday at Raleigh Grande, Galaxy and Chelsea (see times below) Our rating: Update: Co-director Matthew Heineman will not attend the post-film discussion following the 7 p.m. screening this Friday at Chapel Hill’s Chelsea Theater, but these folks will: • The Honorable Verla Insko, N.C. State Representative • Dr. Jonathan Kotch, MD, MPH, […]
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Searching for Sugar Man tells the strange tale of vanished counterculture icon Rodriguez
Searching for Sugar Man opens Friday in select theaters (see times below) Our rating: Searching for Sugar Man, an intriguing and redemptive documentary from the Swedish filmmaker Malik Bendjelloul, reminds us that success in music relies on more than mere talent and songcraft. Luck, timing and marketing are important, along with a healthy ego or […]
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Bill Friday, 1920-2012, educator and champion of athletics reform
File photo by Jeremy M. LangeBill Friday in 2011 William Clyde Friday, University of North Carolina President Emeritus, has died at the age of 92. His death was announced by Virginia Taylor, his longtime personal assistant. Friday’s passing will be carefully, respectfully and lovingly noted by generations of UNC faculty, administrators, students and alumni, as […]
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Films worth spreading: N.C.’s big year
Founded in 1984, the nonprofit series TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) continues to exert its unique influence. Inspired by the slogan “ideas worth spreading,” talks and conferences associated with TED have become known for the captains of industry, science, entertainment and what TED calls “internationally credentialed thought leaders” who propound world-changing ideas that can be […]
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Writing about a changing city in 27 Views of Durham
27 Views of Durham: The Bull City in Prose and Poetry Various contributors Eno Publishers 207 pp. The Regulator Bookshop and Eno Publishers will host a launch party for 27 Views of Durham, to be held at Motorco Music Hall, 723 Rigsbee Ave., on Thursday, Sept. 27, at 7:30 p.m. I moved to Durham a […]
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Updating the hypothetical NASL “Clausura”: It’s a two-team race between Tampa Bay and Carolina
nasl.com We’re heading into the final weekend of regular season NASL play, and all six playoff spots in the eight-team league have been claimed, with teams having either one or two games to play. Last week, we conducted a thought experiment in which we recast this season under the schedule format that will take effect […]
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A thought experiment: What would NASL’s split-season plan look like this season?
File photo by Chris BairdWakeMed Soccer Park, in wide angle Last week, the North American Soccer League (NASL), which represents the second tier of the North American game, announced what amounts to a radical restructuring of the competition’s format. In its first two seasons, the eight teams of NASL have played 28-game seasons, followed by […]