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Thursday, September 19, 2013
Culture This week's BNR Weekly (9/19/13) featuring Charlotte 49ers vs. NCCU Eagles game, more
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 6:15 PM
BNR Weekly is a local pop culture and entertainment Web show, now in its second season.
Film / Film News Opening Friday
Posted By Matt Brunson on Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 3:45 PM
- Warner Bros.
- The Wizard of Oz 3D
Battle of the Year - Josh Holloway, Chris Brown
Prisoners - Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal
Thanks for Sharing - Mark Ruffalo, Tim Robbins
The Wizard of Oz 3D - Judy Garland, Frank Morgan
Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Thursday
Posted By Anita Overcash on Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 9:52 AM
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Sept. 19, 2013 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
* Queens of the Stone Age at Uptown Amphitheatre
* Man Man at Chop Shop
* Eurocrime at Crown Point Stadium 12
* Thirsty Thursday at Birdsong Brewery
* Cooked, Corked and Poured Dinner at Wolfgang Puck Pizza
News First Drip (9/19/13): Wells Fargo layoffs, free speech on Facebook, more
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 9:30 AM
"You aren't dreaming. And you aren't starring in 'Groundhog Day II,'" writes CNN's Leigh Ann Caldwell. There are talks of a government shutdown - again.
One of you lucky South Carolinians want to lend us - or the government, perhaps? - some money? The winning Powerball ticket was sold at a Lexington, S.C., gas station.
Liking a status or photo on Facebook is now more than just giving a thumbs up. A U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond says clicking "Like" is free speech.
And the 40 Days of Dating blog, involving a social experiment with two graphic designers dating for 40 days, will be turned into a movie, thanks to Warner Bros.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Music Junior Astronomers release "Before Crimes" video
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 4:16 PM
Charlotte post-hardcore band Junior Astronomers released a video for the song "Before Crimes" from the band's recent release, Dead Nostalgia. How many different locations in Charlotte do you recognize?
The band's next local show will be at Tremont Music Hall this Sunday night with O'Brother, Native and Daylight.
Comic Afterthoughts The Pull List (9/18/13): Debuts amid chaos
Posted By Andy Smith on Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 1:00 PM
Amid the chaos of Villains Month, Infinity and Battle of the Atom, a few series from Dark Horse and Image debut this week.
Back in July, Comic Afterthoughts mentioned Buzzkill, a new series from Donny Cates and Toadies drummer Mark Reznicek. A superhero's alcoholism fuels his powers, but quite predictably, problems arise from the combination. His attempt to quit creates even more trouble. The comic features art by Geoff Shaw.
Zero #1, from Image Comics, continues the company's reign over the nonsuperhero market. The spy/sci-fi tale concerns an agent named Edward Zero, who pursues a stolen object implanted inside a terrorist. Scribe Ales Kot's recent Suicide Squad run showed promise, and this series is certainly worth a shot on those issues alone.
Dark Horse's Kiss Me Satan #1 is part of Dark Horse's new horror line, combining the elements of monster movies and crime tales. With werewolf mafias and witches, the story is the kind that makes you wonder why this kind of mash-up doesn't happen more often. Victor Gischler and Juan Ferreyra are the team responsible for the miniseries.
Now, let's check out what else comes out this week.
Arts / Culture Bright future for former Eastland Mall signs
Posted By Anita Overcash on Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 12:52 PM
The folks who make up Eastland Area Strategies Team - a volunteer group that's been working to establish goals for the former Eastland Mall, as well as East Charlotte as a whole - met with the media yesterday to share information on the preservation of the defunct mall's "Rising Sun" signs.
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Question the Queen City: The haunting of Love’s Pass
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