Aug 19-25, 2015

Aug 19-25, 2015 / Vol. 29 / No. 26

Cover Story

48 Hour Film Project makes Charlotte filmmakers sweat

A young man wearing a multi-colored striped shirt with a book bag strapped to his back waits in line. He says a quick prayer before sticking his arm into a white cardboard box and pulling out a strip of white paper. His eyes dart over the writing. “Drama.” He reads off the word and exhales…

Anita Overcash

Jury in Kerrick trial deadlocked, protesters react

The tension grew throughout Charlotte on Friday as the jury in the divisive Randall Kerrick trial informed the judge it had hit an impasse after three votes. Superior Court Judge Robert Ervin told the jury it would have to continue trying, calling it their “duty” to find a verdict. A note from the judge to…

Ryan Pitkin

Spy vs. Spy: American Ultra & Hitman: Agent 47

AMERICAN ULTRA **1/2 (out of four) DIRECTED BY Nima Nourizadeh STARS Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart HITMAN: AGENT 47 * (out of four) DIRECTED BY Aleksander Bach STARS Rupert Friend, Hannah Ware It’s a terrific year to be a secret agent — cinematically speaking, of course. The spy game got off to a rousing start this…

Matt Brunson

Bizarre crime from Charlotte police files (August 20)

Test Drive: Police responded to an unusual shoplfiting call at Walmart when someone stole a half-gallon of milk. Witnesses told officers the suspect was using one of the business’s motorized scooters to pick up some milk. The suspect decided not to pay for the milk, however, or to drop off the scooter. He or she…

Ryan Pitkin

Weekly horoscope (August 20-26)

For All Signs: Our largest planet, Jupiter, moved into the sign of Virgo on August 11 and will remain in that sign for a full year. Jupiter is the planet of expansion, optimism, philosophy, travel and education. It generally represents improvements and growth in whatever department of life it touches. Its last sojourn through Virgo…

Vivian Carol

The French Lieutenant’s Woman, Hackers among new home entertainment titles

(View From The Couch is a weekly column that reviews what’s new on Blu-ray and DVD. Ratings are on a four-star scale.) THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT’S WOMAN (1981). Like Milan Kundera’s The Unbearable Lightness of Being and Michael Ondaatje’s The English Patient, John Fowles’ The French Lieutenant’s Woman was one of those literary classics that was…

Matt Brunson

Bands offer thanks for 20 years of Divakar’s local radio show

We are well aware that we’ve already written a story about 106.5 The End’s 20th Anniversary. That’s not what this is. While the former cover story in Creative Loafing focused on the anniversary of the station as a whole, we feel that Divakar and his radio show, 90 Minutes (now 90 Minutes Plus) is worthy…

Jeff Hahne

Selective hearing plagues liberals, conservatives alike

In my generally happy marriage, there is one thing my musician husband does that drives me insane. Whenever I discover a new song or band I love and share it with him, he shrugs his shoulders, nods his head and tells me “it’s OK.” Then, a couple days later, one of his bandmates will tell…

Ailen Arreaza

CD review: Joy Williams’ Venus

Fans were crushed, not surprisngly, when the Civil Wars announced their breakup in 2014 ­— ­though they had stopped touring in 2012 — after releasing two studio albums, Barton Hollow in 2011 and an eponymous follow-up in 2013. The Grammy-winning folk duo offered a beautiful balance of male and female vocal trade-offs that elicited emotion…

Jeff Hahne

A long line of oversexed women

“You come from a long line of oversexed women,” said my mother. “I’m telling you this because if you need some kind of birth control, I can take you to see a doctor.” This is how my mother gave me “the talk.” She smiled maternally and patted my hand. My stomach turned. I regretted eating…

Kathleen Cosgrove

Local entrepreneurs set up shop at Eastland Mall’s gravesite

To most Charlotteans, the saga of Eastland Mall is one of the saddest economic stories to be told in such a fast-developing city. To visit the site now is to traverse an abandoned parking lot, separated at points by chain-link fences holding up bright red Restricted Area signs. No remnants of the mall are to…

Ryan Pitkin

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