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Old Plot, Mediocre Acting Give `Scorpion' Weak Sting

By Brian Millikin | August 30

If Woody Allen's new noirish comedy proves nothing else, it's that he is still hilarious at 65. If only he could write something more than ordinary for ...

Film Captures Spring Break Revelry

By Russ Lane | August 28

"Spring Break" was filmed by Zoom Culture, a local media group, and is a part of the company's ongoing "Digital Diaries" series. With classes just beginning, ...

Drawing From Breakfast

By Sarah Kucharski | August 24

Two UNC alumni are hoping their satire of cereal will become a full-fledged Cartoon Network serial this weekend. "Major Flake," the brain child of Adam ...

Dull Script, Melodrama Send Film Out to Pasture

By Michael Abernethy | August 23

American Outlaws 1 Star The tagline for "American Outlaws" should say it all: "Bad is good again." Hmmm ... more like, "Bad is worse than it's ever been." "American ...

Garza Doles Out Godly Tongue Lashing ; Lang Reaps Reward for Back-To-Basics Live Album

By Staff Editor | August 23

David Garza Overdub 4 Stars A hearty amalgamation of Bowie, Orbison, Rusted Root and Prince, Austin-based singer/songwriter David Garza's fifth album ...

SAD Considerately Plays Low-Key Set

By Russ Lane | August 23

SAD Considerately Plays Low-Key Set By Russ Lane Arts & Entertainment Editor Before local rock powerhouse Sorry About Dresden began its set, bassist ...

`I Love Lucy' Allusions Get Lost in `Rat Race'

By Trafton Drew | August 23

`I Love Lucy' Allusions Get Lost in `Rat Race' By Trafton Drew Staff Writer Even die-hard fans of the slapstick humor of movies like "Airplane!" ...

French Film Conveys Exquisite Loneliness

By Joanna Pearson | August 23

If Emily Dickinson had been transplanted to Paris to wait tables instead of write poetry, she would have been Amelie Poulin -- wide-eyed, observant and ...

Chapel Hill Songstress Sheds Light on Cafe

By Michael Abernethy | August 23

Chapel Hill Songstress Sheds Light on Cafe By Michael Abernethy Assistant Arts & Entertainment Editor A little bit of talent and a lot of Tori ...

Poorly Made `Mandolin' Strikes Sour Note

By Harmony Johnson | August 23

Captain Corelli's Mandolin< In the latest trend of World War II movies, "Captain Corelli's Mandolin" is a little off-key. It's a mix of boring war-movie ...

Call To Action

By Russ Lane | August 23

As UNC's arts scene continues to thrive, campus groups are looking for a few good students. Everyone dreams of something. Especially when you're young ...

P. Diddy-Ridden `Made' Samples `Swingers' Style

By Trafton Drew | August 23

The success of 1996's "Swingers" hangs over everything in Jon Favreau's directorial debut "Made" and ultimately condemns it to unrealistic expectations ...

Phillips Electrifies Folk-Rock Sound

By Michael Abernethy | August 23

Phillips Electrifies Folk-Rock Sound By Michael Abernethy Assistant Arts & Entertainment Editor Grant-Lee Phillips' new album Mobilize is the folk ...

Local Act Strunken White Gives Final Performance

By Russ Lane | August 21

From the audience's perspective at a sold-out show at Go! Rehearsal Studios Saturday night, local band Strunken White seemed like a pint-sized version ...

Film Festival Offers Outlet for Gays

By Michael Abernethy | August 21

Assistant Arts & Entertainment Editor A local gay and lesbian film festival proved there's more to gay cinema than a marathon showing of "Will ...

Local 506 Faces Change

By Russ Lane | August 21

Many local bands, just as many national acts and countless buckets of fried chicken --

Manning, Band to Perform at Go!

By Allison Schaffer | July 26

3/5 stars Three of Five Stars The debut album from Barbara Manning and the Go-Luckys!, You Should Know By Now, is a resounding "okay." It isn't obtrusively ...

Third `Park' Proves Dull

By Jonathan Miller | July 26

Two of Five Stars Remember when "Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace" came out? Everyone thought the story was pretty good, but Jar-Jar Binks was ...

Alumnus Returns to Shoot Film

By Russ Lane | July 26

"The Pink House," an independent film shot in and inspired by Chapel Hill, is described as "Woody Allen does `Animal House.'" It defies all natural law. ...

`Sweethearts' Parodies Itself

By Geoff Wessel | July 26

Four of Five Stars When the movie industry wakes up after a night out on the town, stares at the mirror and thinks long and seriously about itself, the ...