Last year’s Nevermore Film Festival eschewed the flesh-carving, bone-crunching gore of mainstream cinema’s torture-porn craze in favor of psychological terrors to die for. This year’s lineup is a continuation of the festival’s preference for subtlety and nuance in horror. But even though the festival programmers at Durham’s Carolina Theatre sifted through more than 130 entries […]
Kathy Justice
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The Smell of Kill and Inherit the Wind
The Smell of the Kill Theatre in the Park Through Feb. 17; www.theatreinthepark.com It’s been said many times and in many ways: Nothing is sweeter than revenge. But in Michele Lowe’s black comedy The Smell of the Kill, the revenge enacted on three middle-aged, misogynistic men by their wives is so sweet it’s cloying. The […]
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Sorry About Dresden’s “Sick and Sore”
Listen! Download Sorry About Dresden’s “Sick and Sore” or stream it below. If you cannot see the music player below, download the free Flash Player. It’s been four years since Chapel Hill indie rock band Sorry About Dresden released its last album, Let it Rest. Since then, band members have moved away, started new lives, […]
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Dreamgirls and All in the Timing
Dreamgirls North Carolina Theatre Through Jan. 20 North Carolina Theatre opens its 25th season with the silvery sounds of smooth R&B in the Broadway hit-turned-movie blockbuster Dreamgirls. And happily, for fans of the movie and the soundtrack, Sunday afternoon’s performance left many audience members dazzled by the excellent chorus of voices that greeted them from […]
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The 10 worst movies of 2007
It is a daunting task to locate the rare cinematic gem buried under the pile of needlessly exposed celluloid that gets thrown into the multiplex every Friday. Sadly, and as always, the bad outnumbers the good. So, a little list-making is in order for the worst of the worst, the crème de la crème of […]
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Eleni Vlachos’ veganism documentary
Eleni Vlachos knows how to do a lot of things. The 35-year-old Durham resident can turn out a mean drum beat in her band Beloved Binge. She can spark minds and rumble tummies through her blog, Binge Café, and cook a tasty vegan pot roast for Christmas dinner. She can also document her experience as […]
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Tupelo: To Elvis and the Town He Left Behind
Tupelo: To Elvis and the Town He Left Behind The ArtsCenter, Carrboro Through Nov. 18 Most of us don’t know Elvis, the man, or more importantly, Elvis, the child. Knowing the King as more than the rock ‘n’ roll starreaching deep into the past to discover his rootsopens the door to many aspects of Southern […]
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Halloween Music Guide
The Triangle’s music clubs have days of Halloween parties planned. Take your pick, or take your chances wandering Franklin Street. SATURDAY, OCT. 27 14th Annual Phat Smashing Pumpkin Jam @ The Pour House: Someone is going to vamp on Corgan, don’t you know? $5/ 9 p.m. The Fifth, Jonin @ Volume 11: Rightly, the area’s […]
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The Bell Witch: A Haunting Tale of Love and Abuse
On a recent Tuesday afternoon, UNC’s campus bustles with traffic as students scurry to class. It’s autumn, and the time is ripe for a haunting. But inside the walls of Swain Hall, a new play is being readied, one that seems to be an entirely seasonal tale of witches, but which also aspires to understand […]
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A roundup of the summer’s outdoor concerts
SUMMER END This summer was a grab-bag of outdoor concerts: The Budweiser-sponsored Raleigh Downtown Live brought yesteryear bands like Everclear and Night Ranger, while Walnut Creek Amphitheatre and Koka Booth ran the gamut from Linkin Park to Tift Merritt. But some of the best of this summer’s outdoor performances were on back porches and small […]