Who won the war between Israel and Hezbollah?
The war isn’t really over yet. A cease-fire took effect on Monday, Aug. 14, but might not hold. It’s possible the war will pick up again. If that happens, some of what I have written below might no longer apply. If that happens, I promise to come to your house and correct your printed copy…
View From The Couch
APOCALYPSE NOW: THE COMPLETE DOSSIER (1979; 2001). For well over two decades, Francis Coppola’s 1979 Apocalypse Now has remained one of the great moviegoing experiences of a lifetime, a messy masterpiece (loosely adapted from Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness) that isn’t so much about the Vietnam War as it’s about the madness and senselessness inherent…
Cash on the barrelhead
No matter how much you love his music, listening to Johnny Cash bang out his hits back to back is about as much fun as hitting yourself in the head with a hammer. Fortunately, record companies like Rhino, American Recordings and Cash’s longtime label Columbia have been repackaging the Man in Black’s works for easier…
Asian Artistry
After a successful launch this past February, the NoDa Film Festival returns for another engagement at the Neighborhood Theatre, 511 36th St. This time, the theme is “Celebrating Great Asian Cinema,” and the four-day run kicks off this Sunday with a showing of the 1966 martial arts extravaganza Come Drink With Me. All screenings are…
Film Clips: Pride & Prejudice, Zathura, more
New Releases PARADISE NOW Movies don’t get more timely than Paradise Now, which qualifies as the year’s best near-miss. Writer-director Hany Abu-Assad’s film focuses on the eternal conflict between Palestine and Israel, but really, it might as well be about the tensions that exist between Iraq and the United States. Best friends Said (Kais Nashef)…
The Listings
NOVELLO FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS A NOVELLO EVENING WITH AMY TAN Monday, Oct. 9 at 7pm Halton Theater at CPCC 1206 Elizabeth Ave., Charlotte Tickets: $12 and $15 For tickets and information call the CPCC box office at 704-330-6534. A NOVELLO EVENING WITH DR. ANDREW WEIL Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 7pm Halton Theater at CPCC 1206 Elizabeth…
Mail Bonding
Corkscrew
Reviving the Electric Car
Citizen Servatius
Vegan Brownies …
Kitchen witch
We’re Rich!
Moodswing
Art Snack
Want a kustom-painted tortilla, weird drawings made-to-order or an amazing bodypaint job? Belgian collage is hot too. Just remember to wear pants if you’re shopping for celery. Celery + Gravity www.lileks.com/institute/frahm Living Brush www.livingbrush.com Nothing http://thierrytillier.canalblog.com Exploding Dog www.explodingdog.com Tortilla Art www.joebravo.net
Gregory Issacs
Now in his mid-50s and with over three decades in the business behind him, legendary Jamaican crooner Gregory Isaacs, the man known as “The Cool Ruler,” may well have amassed more record releases than James Brown or Elvis Presley: around 500 at last count. Because of Isaacs’ prolific nature, it’s not easy to choose any…
Cheap Thrills
ELIZABETH BILLIARDS If you haven’t discovered the coolest watering hole south of the Square, it’s time for a trip to EB’s (hip, regional lingo). Voted best pool hall as well as best first date place, it’s also dirt cheap. Pool is free. Darts are free. Card tables can be set up to start a poker…
Reality life
Urban Explorer
Hooked on Nikki
There are many different types of events, festivals, galas and all things synonymous with parties here in the QC: pool parties, tailgates, street fairs, bar crawls — you name it. Although this closet nerd can get down with any and all genres of parties, my kind of party is one that stimulates as opposed to…
The Neighborhood Of God and The Devil
Arts Agenda 56Hot Linx 60Advice Goddess 62 56
Invictas — A Real Garage Rock Revival
The second coming of the Invictas isn’t quite the garage rock revival I had in mind. From 1964 to 1968, the Invictas were a garage rock quartet based in Rochester, NY, and led by Herb Gross, a Charlotte native for the last nine years. Playing a mix of “Louie Louie” — like frat rock and…
Performing Arts Fall Preview
Autumn is in the air. The aroma of SUVs mingles with the bratwurst at spontaneous tailgater campsites. Thundering hallelujahs burst forth from tens of thousands of Panthermaniacs as Stevie Smith and Keyshawn haul in touchdown tosses. The eternal hope of Super Bowl glory! Think that’s the only silver-and-blue action in town? If so, you need…
The World’s a mess, it’s in their KISS
Los Angeles, 1976: rockabilly genius guitarist Billy Zoom and bar band bassist/Beat Generation fan John Doe decide to form a band. The duo’s inspired by the “classic rock & roll music and kind of funny, sick lyrics” Zoom says he’s found on the Ramones’ self-titled debut album. 1977: Doe attends a poetry workshop and meets…
Where There’s Will, There’s A Way
NoDa Film Festival 42Film Clips 43View From The Couch 4443
Poll Results Censored
Boomer With Attitude
Gauchos Mark the Spot
Kitchen Witch 74Corkscrew 7674
The Blotter
Hot Things In The Face: At the drive-thru of a Wendy’s (where only good, yummy things are supposed to happen) a man became irate when his fries were cold. The employee went outside to deliver hot, fresh fries to the man’s vehicle in the parking lot. He got out of the vehicle and began cursing…
Festival Express
Gregory Isaacs 90QC After Dark 90QC Inferno 92X 9494
I Know Who You Did Last Summer
The Advice Goddess
‘Tis Better To Give
Don’t Panic 17Citizen Servatius 23Boomer with Attitude 2417
Karma Cleanser
Dear Karma Cleanser: My girlfriend found $100 at the mall the other day. After some shopping and some soul-searching, she decided to try to turn the money in so that she could show her two young sons the right thing to do. We went to the store that she found the money in front of,…
Letter To CL Readers
My People
Aug. 24 — 30, 2006
The Virgin: (Aug. 22 — Sept. 22) Mercury travels rapidly through your sign between Aug. 27 and Sept. 12. During this period there will be greater emphasis on communications, errands and other short distance travels. Give attention to odd sounds and symptoms from anything mechanical. For All Signs Two weeks ago I wrote about the…
Madness at Midtown Sundries
See gamers crawl out of their cozy basements to challenge other sunlight-deprived joystick jockies in Madden Season 2. On Thursday Aug. 24, a Global VR (virtual reality for the gaming ignorant) tournament will be held at Midtown Sundries (3425 David Cox Road). A thousand dollars cash and other football memorabilia will be awarded, so gamers…
Visual Arts Fall Preview
Painted seashells, watercolors of rolling dunes, wind bent sea grass, lighthouses, sailboats and green waves lapping white sands under a blood red horizon. Ahhhhh … Hey, wake up! It’s time to pack the car and head home. Vacation’s over. No more of that la de da, looks good after three beers, flip-flop beach art. There’s…
See & Do
Thursday, August 24 If you’re a Bob Inman fan — or you just want to be convinced that Carolina communities can be galvanized behind professional theatre — get away to the mountains where Blowing Rock Stage Company is restaging Crossroads. The Inman revival marks the opening of the breathtaking Hayes Performing Arts Center. Inside, the…
Film Clips
Current Releases THE ANT BULLY It used to be Oscar-bait productions that had no trouble snagging the A-listers. Now it’s the kiddie flicks that have them lining up to sign on the dotted line. But the problem with the high-powered lineup on view here — Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep and Paul Giamatti –…
