Venus in Fur 1/2 Opening Friday The provocation begins with the premise of VENUS IN FUR, Roman Polanski’s adapatation of David Ives’ play-within-a-play version of an 1870 novella by Austrian author Leopold von Sacher-Masoch. The novella, revolving around the themes of female dominance and “suprasensuality,” inspired the modern term “masochism.” Polanski converts Ives’ script from […]
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U.S. Women’s National Team to face Switzerland in Cary on Aug. 20
Today, U.S. Soccer announced that the U.S. Women’s National Team will face Switzerland in an international friendly on Wednesday, Aug. 20 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C. This will be the first time the senior women’s squads for the U.S. and Switzerland have faced each other. The U.S., currently the top-ranked team in the […]
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Revolving plots in Third Person
Third Person 1/2 Opens Friday In 61-year-old writer-director Paul Haggis’ THIRD PERSON, an author played by Liam Neesonwho is roughly the same age at Haggishas a torrid, tortuous affair with a character played by 30-year-old Olivia Wilde. That’s the most self-flattering parallel between Haggis and the film’s protagonist; the others are more melancholy. Third Person […]
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Indy Eleven one-ups 10-man Carolina RailHawks 2-1 to open NASL fall season
WAKEMED SOCCER PARK/ CARY—It was supposed to be a stroll in the Park. On one side were the Carolina RailHawks, riding a 17-match home unbeaten streak against their North American Soccer League (NASL) competition. Moreover, four weeks ago, Carolina defeated Chivas USA of Major League Soccer (MLS) in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup; less […]
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Carolina’s cup runneth dry: FC Dallas downs RailHawks 5-2, ending U.S. Open Cup run and home unbeaten streak
WAKEMED SOCCER PARK/ CARY—The first question posed to Enzo Martinez after FC Dallas’ 5-2 win over the Carolina RailHawks Wednesday night in Cary was whether the RailHawks’ early opening goal conjured confidence that the WakeMed Soccer Park magic would again propel them to victory over a Major League Soccer opponent. Before the Carolina midfielder could […]
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Donovan scores (not that one): Carolina RailHawks down Puebla FC 2-1 in international friendly
WAKEMED SOCCER PARK/ CARY—Donovan finally scored a goal at WakeMed Soccer Park. Just not the Donovan you were expecting. Nearly two weeks ago, Landon Donovan and his LA Galaxy were blanked by the Carolina RailHawks on Field 2 in the fifth round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. This afternoon, back on the newly […]
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Begin Again
BEGIN AGAIN Opens July 11 The fulcrum of BEGIN AGAIN is an original song entitled “Lost Stars.” It’s first performed in a tiny New York City bar by sometime songwriter Greta (Keira Knightley), who penned it for pop singer Dave Kohl (Adam Levine), her longtime boyfriend until he succumbs to the temptations of stardom and […]
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U.S. soccer’s aging lion prowls the pitch in North Carolina
Twelve years ago, the United States men’s national soccer team traveled to Cary to train at the newly minted State Capital Soccer Park (now WakeMed Soccer Park) in advance of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Several team members took part in a now-infamous fashion photo shoot entitled “The Boys of Soccer.” Wearing a purple Jacquard […]
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Three-beat: Carolina RailHawks defeat Donovan and LA Galaxy 1-0 in U.S. Open Cup
WAKEMED SOCCER PARK/ CARY—Shots: 31 to 6. Corner kicks: 11 to 4. Time of possession: seemingly infinity to nil. In virtually every statistical category, the LA Galaxy held sway over the Carolina RailHawks during their fifth round match in the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Except one. Goals: 1-0 RailHawks It was the third […]
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Report: Landon Donovan and Robbie Keane Carolina-bound for Tuesday’s U.S. Open Cup match versus RailHawks
Uh, Carolina RailHawks … I think you’re gonna need some bigger bleachers. In an online report posted today by LA Galaxy Insider Adam Serrano, both Landon Donovan and Robbie Keane stated they believe they’ll be available for selection in next Tuesday’s match against the RailHawks in the fifth round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open […]