The 1985 flop The Legend of Billie Jean has attracted a cult following. If you grew up in the 1980s, and you’d like to see some of your favorite childhood films in their original 35 mm formats, this weekend might be your last chance. The Escapism Film Festival, which begins tonight at the Carolina Theatre, […]
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Emma Donoghue hits her stride with Room
Room By Emma Donoghue Little, Brown; 321 pp. See Related Events below. Emma Donoghue is having a good week when I call her up at her home in London, Ontario. The Irish-born author’s seventh novel, Room, has just been shortlisted for the prestigious Man Booker Prize and received what will be the first of two […]
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Interview: Nicholas Sparks discusses the craft
Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks Grand Central Publishing; 352 pp. See Related Events below Fifty million books in print, nine No. 1 best-sellers on the New York Times list and seven feature film adaptations. Since the publication of The Notebook in 1996, New Bern’s Nicholas Sparks has become the definition of a blockbuster writer with […]
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Getting mocked by Tracy Morgan is the new black
D.L. AndersonTracy Morgan during his set Sunday night The sign outside the main room at Goodnight’s Comedy Club on Hillsborough St. borrows the movie industry’s ratings system used to assess the kid-friendliness of each performer. Tonight’s sold-out show, featuring 30 Rock star, movie lead and Saturday Night Live veteran Tracy Morgan is rated X. In […]
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Demetri Martin talks about his inspirations
Demetri Martin plays Raleigh Memorial Auditorium Saturday, Sept. 11, at 8 p.m. With his Beatles haircut and low voice, Demetri Martin is perhaps the last person you’d expect to be a comedian. Influenced by the deadpan likes of Steven Wright, Martin has become one of the most popular stand-up comedians around, appearing in film, TV, […]
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New Orleans transplants and other Triangle artists pay tribute on the fifth anniversary of Katrina
UNC-Chapel Hill’s Katrina events take place from Sept. 8–10. For more information, contact Lisa Beavers at 919-962-0503 or visit www.uncsouth.org. It’s been five years since the levees broke and Hurricane Katrina devastated the great city of New Orleans. Though it remains a part of our modern culturewitness the HBO series Treme or Spike Lee’s recent […]
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Horny teens get a mockumentary in The Virginity Hit
The Virginity Hit opens Friday at Regal North Hills (see times below) Our rating: A decade ago, American Pie and The Blair Witch Project were the surprise hits of summer 1999, and it’s only taken 11 years for someone to figure out how to merge their formats of teen sex comedy and mockumentary. The resulting […]
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Books to keep us warm as the weather cools
Forget the old cliché of “summer reading”the fall is when many of the best books are rolled out. With many major contenders for top awards and plenty of new titles from longtime hit makers about to land on shelves, we contacted Triangle booksellers to find out what was worth reading. Unsurprisingly, the big dog of […]
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Notes from the NCGLFF filmmakers’ party
DURHAM—The license plate on the car parked near mine across the street from the Carolina Theatre read, “ASK TELL.” Though North Carolina was long burdened with the anti-gay views of the late Sen. Jesse Helms, the attitude in downtown Durham was out and proud as the North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival celebrated its […]
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In its 15th year, the N.C. Gay & Lesbian Film Festival has mainstream clout
North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival Thursday, Aug. 12–Sunday, Aug. 15 Carolina Theatre Individual film tickets $9; 10-film pass $75 in advance or $80 at the door As California’s Proposition 8 is overturned and TV networks announce that both new and returning fall shows will have additional gay characters (and three of the six […]
