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'Guy Thing' Meant for Men, Women, But Disappoints Both

By Brook Corwin | January 23

"A Guy Thing" 2 Stars Movie studios will work long and hard to keep a romantic comedy away from the dreaded "chick flick" designation. Such films already ...

Voices On The Radio

By Caroline Lindsey | January 23

Internet radio has had its share of trouble. Until a little more than a month ago, when President Bush signed the Small Webcaster Settlement Act into ...

Log Borders on Childish; Friday Lost in Clone Army

By Staff Editor | January 23

Bob Log III Log Bomb 1 Star Log Bomb, the latest album release from Arizona alternative musician Bob Log III, is either the most blasphemous or the most ...

Book-Based 'Hours' Blends Past, Present

By Allison Rost | January 23

"The Hours" 4 Stars "The Hours" is a rare film -- one that's based on a book that's based on a book. In 1925, British author Virginia Woolf wrote the ...

Butchies Band With Indigo Girl For Raucous Cradle Assault

By Ashley Harrell | January 23

Amy Ray w/ The Butchies Cat's Cradle Thursday, Jan. 16 5 Stars When Durham's The Butchies took the stage Jan. 16 at Cat's Cradle and began to wail on ...

Former British Punk Rocker Finds His Soft Side

By Michael Abernethy | January 23

Paul Weller Illumination 3 Stars Twenty-five years ago, The Jam ignited the British punk and new wave scene on the strength of Paul Weller's incendiary ...

'Screw' Adaptation Offers Haunting Interpretations

By Kemp Baldwin | January 21

Floating between a period piece and experimental drama, a theatrical adaptation of Henry James' classic novella "The Turn of the Screw," will open today ...

'Dinner' Serves Moving Slice of Real Life

By Erin Sullivan | January 21

"Dinner With Friends" PlayMakers Repertory Company Sunday, Jan. 19 4 Stars Above the newly squared, wood-covered Paul Green Theatre stage, a sparkling ...

New Music Venue Opens In Carrboro

By Grey Huddleston | January 21

De La Luz, Carrboro's newest live music venue, immerses listeners in sights and sounds in a way few other clubs can. This "performance space," as owner ...

Classical Concert to Unite Israeli Arab, Jew

By Elliott Dube and Caroline Lindsey | January 17

On the other side of the world, their cultures are fighting. But on Saturday night, cellist Inbal Megiddo, an Israeli Jew, and pianist Saleem Abboud Ashkar, ...

GZA Serves Spicy Lyrics, Stale Production

By Tacque Kirksey | January 16

GZA Legend of the Liquid Sword 3 Stars It's funny how musical ground-breakers can more or less disappear. Meanwhile, mediocre pretenders and usurpers ...

UNC Awaits Overdue Performer

By Harmony Johnson | January 16

The jazz pianist billed as "Cuba's finest export" is finally an export. Overcoming the visa troubles that forced him to cancel his entire fall tour, renowned ...

American Foreign Policy Focus of Film

By Michael Abernethy | January 16

As the nation holds its breath over conflicts in Iraq and North Korea, documentarian Eugene Jarecki believes that America should question the role of ...

Stage-Born 'Chicago' Melds to Screen

By Michelle Jarboe | January 16

"Chicago" 3 Stars Applauding a film may be considered a theater faux pas but Rob Marshall's on-screen version of "Chicago" merits myriad accolades. Musical ...

UNC Talent Hits Screen At Sundance

By Tacque Kirksey | January 16

Psychedelic visions do more than make people trip. They can make them famous. UNC professor Francesca Talenti has had her film "The Planets" -- a highly ...

Wacky, Wonderful 'Adaptation' Defies Conventional Movie Logic

By Brian Millikin | January 16

"Adaptation" 5 Stars "Adaptation" might be the worst adaptation of any book ever brought to the screen. That said, it's easily one of the best films of ...

Dreis Drowns in Pretensions; Zumbido Combines Cultures

By Staff Editor | January 16

Tad Dreis Solitaire for Two 2 Stars Tad Dreis' sophomore attempt sounds like an alt-country response to The Beatles' Rubber Soul with its soothing guitars ...

MFA Students Seize Gallery in Hanes Art Center

By Allison Rost | January 16

A group of first-year master's of fine arts students has taken over the foyer of the Hanes Art Center. But the result is more awe-inspiring than scary. Facial ...

Dive Recommends

By Staff Editor | January 16

- David Mamet, "Writing in Restaurants" The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright (of "Glengarry Ross" fame) showcases a collection of essays equally riveting ...

Program Brings Together Many Facets of Arts Community

By Diane Eikenberry | January 16

Through the Arts Carolina link on UNC's home page, you can instantaneously check the dates of that Lab! Theatre show that intrigued you or the time for ...