"Kurt and Courtney" filmmaker Nick Broomfield ("Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam," "Fetishes") proposes a theory throughout his documentary about the death of grunge icon Kurt Cobain. But even to the most casual viewer, it's obvious that Broomfield's agenda is far from presenting the facts of Cobain's suicide (or murder as the film speculates) in a balanced manner.
'Kurt and Courtney' overdoses on hatred
and death
An indication of problems astir should have been the numerous renaming games that Twentieth Century Fox played - "Against All Odds," "Martial Law" and "Holy War" - before settling on "The Siege." For that matter, Edward Zwick's "The Siege" is one of the dumbest films of the year, and it seizes Denzel Washington and Bruce Willis for its long, tireless tirade.'Siege' wastes time, talent, money
They don't call Paris the city of lovers for nothing. Giuseppe Verdi's classic opera "La Traviata," or "The Woman Gone Astray," is one of those love stories that helps give Paris its name. Loosely based upon the life of Marie Dupleiss, a French courtesan who captivated some of Paris' most prominent male citizens in the 19th Century, La Traviata tells the story of a poor young Frenchman named Alfredo Germont.
Opera sings love's tragedy
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Bio explores man behind madness: Genet: A Biography
Expect a bang, not a whimper, this weekend in the Frieze Building when Basement Arts unveils a theatrical presentation of T.S. Eliot's masterpiece "The Waste Land," adapted and directed by Music sophomore Andrew Bielski.
Probably the most critically acclaimed poem of the 20th Century, "The Waste Land" has been molded to fit on the stage, although none of the original text has been removed or altered. Bielski has separated the work into distinct voices, which will be read by an ensemble of nine actors.Arena gives Eliot reading
A pair of co-ed government agents, strictly on plutonic terms, solve strange and mysterious crimes together on an internationally famous and popular television show. Does this premise sound familiar to you? Though "Mulder and Scully" begs to be dropped off the tip of the tongue, the answer comes from thirty years earlier in the form of "The Avengers.
Original Avengers return on video
The Afghan Whigs' stellar show on Tuesday night at Clutch Cargos proved that, in the hipper circles of alternative rock, head bobbing to the live tunes of your favorite group is the only truly flattering response an artist can expect of his/her audience.
Afghan Whigs slide into sophistication
Guitarist Al Schnier says, "If life were a cartoon, moe. would provide the soundtrack."
The New York-based band would indeed be at home in the world of animation. Its intricate compositions, sprawling jams and irrepressible sense of humor combine to create a musical experience as energetic as any zany childhood matinee. Tonight, the four-member group will turn the Michigan Theater into the surreal environment that has come to represent a moe.moe. makes its way to top
History makes for novel story: The Professor and the MadmanNovel gets into the college search: Getting In
Cleveland rocks just a little bit harder now that the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1999 was announced Tuesday, according to Variety.
This year's crop of the musically legendary, to be inducted at a ceremony at New York's Waldorf-Astoria hotel on March 15, is headed by Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Billy Joel and Curtis Mayfield.Entertainment News
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