Arts & Entertainment

Once a near-popstar, jaded by his brush with "careerist music," Simple Kid is now a one-man act who writes and composes.
June 3, 2004 at 12:00 am

MoveOn.org, a democratic, internet-based advocacy group, billed The Day After Tomorrow as "The Movie the White House Doesn't Want You To See." For once, the White House demonstrates some good taste.
May 27, 2004 at 12:00 am

She's the same old Alanis. She's been a victim. She's been a bitch. She's gotten better. If there is a reason for So-Called Chaos, it's pain.
May 27, 2004 at 12:00 am

Comic books carry a bad stigma. The common man regards them as cheap, childish rags that should be abandoned as one enters the adult world.
May 27, 2004 at 12:00 am

Already, Troy is the best film of the summer. The hyped movie fails to disappoint and is reminiscent of Gladiator. While those who know Homer's story of Greece's siege of Troy will find no surprises in this movie, they will certainly be delighted by it.
May 21, 2004 at 12:00 am

If a film could ever ooze indie cred, it would probably be Jim Jarmusch's Coffee and Cigarettes. The film, comprised of a series of vignettes, was shot over the past two decades, and at times plays like a short story collection on film.
May 21, 2004 at 12:00 am

The original Shrek lost a lot over repeat viewings. People frequently quoting the parfait line didn't help, either.
May 21, 2004 at 12:00 am

Despite the too-easy, self-deprecating title, David Cross' latest comedy CD -- It's Not Funny -- is a hilarious, diverse look at his life, at politics, and at the world.
May 21, 2004 at 12:00 am

The shape-shifting world of entertainment requires new musicians to bend borders and break with stale conventions.
April 22, 2004 at 12:00 am

The special effects are outstanding. After viewing the trailer, I thought they would be all I had to look forward to.
April 22, 2004 at 12:00 am

Aerosmith Honkin' on Bobo 2 stars On Aerosmith's new album Honkin' on Bobo, the five rockers take a positive new step -- the album doesn't sound exactly like the band's last few.
April 22, 2004 at 12:00 am

What do you get when you combine a happening '80s soundtrack with the storyline of a New York pre-teen who wants to become an adult?
April 22, 2004 at 12:00 am

Cursive is sick of hearing about Omaha. "It's kind of hard to have any feeling if you read press that mentions Omaha.
April 22, 2004 at 12:00 am

Tami Fertig Gary Jules Mad World Nothing quite nurses a broken heart like a sad piano song.
April 22, 2004 at 12:00 am

Looking at the 90 Day Men's fourth and latest album, Panda Park, you develop a fascination with the overtly psychedelic cover art.
April 15, 2004 at 12:00 am

The lines are longer, the shows are selling out and the Philadelphia Film Festival, now in its 13th year, is more fun than it's ever been.
April 15, 2004 at 12:00 am

Michael McDermott Ashes For all the Jersey folk out there, there's been a change in tides.
April 15, 2004 at 12:00 am

Kill Bill Vol. 2 is such a hairpin turn away from the amusing but disappointing first chapter of Quentin Tarantino's epic that unsuspecting moviegoers can almost be forgiven for the knee-jerk negative response it is sure to elicit.
April 15, 2004 at 12:00 am

Tami Fertig: Arab Strap Cherubs Imagine this: a sweet and simple guitar melody floating lazily atop the slow and steady beat of a drum machine -- over and over and over again.
April 15, 2004 at 12:00 am

The Whole Ten Yards Starring Bruce Willis, Matthew PerryDirected by Howard DeutchRated PG-13 Every time I try to say something substantive about The Whole Ten Yards, the only thing that can come out of my mouth are variations on "it was a pile of crap." Director Howard Deutch gives us a barrage of ethnic jokes, repeated slapping and Matthew Perry waving his arms around and falling down, and leaves it up to the marketing department to make the movie seem funny.
April 15, 2004 at 12:00 am