My Thoughts on the 2012 Oscars + My Picks by Chip Kaufmann Back at the very first Academy Awards ceremonies when Wings won for Best Picture (see special DVD pick), things were very different. Just like today’s Golden Globes there were awards given for Best Comedy in addition to BestContinue Reading
Chip Kaufmann’s Pick: “Metropolis” Metropolis – Moroder Version (1984) When this updated version of the 1927 Fritz Lang classic, done by music producer Giorgio Moroder (Scarface), appeared in 1984, the idea of combining contemporary pop music with a silent film was considered sacrilege. Once the furor died down and theContinue Reading
Open publication – Free publishing – More arts In This Month’s Issue: January 2012 Stage Preview: Selected Shorts: Lots of Laughs (pg. 2) Magnetic Field – Solstice (pg. 16) NC Stage – Fight Girl Battle World (pg. 17) Folk Art Center – Fresh Preserves (pg. 18) Performance: Soweto GospelContinue Reading
Random Thoughts About Wine by Michael Parker Goody Two-Shoes We won’t be needing this,” she said with a large measure of smugness as she held the wine list under my face. The restaurant had no host that night, so I showed the couple to a table (in my opinion theContinue Reading
by James Cassara I’ve long resisted my own temptation (as well as reader requests) for a “top ten albums” end of the year list. They hardly represent the best albums of the year – such declarations are at best arbitrary – but rather a subjective inventory of favorites. However, 2011Continue Reading
Anonymous ***1/2 Short Take: Wildly inaccurate historical opus that, after a slow start, manages to be quite compelling with a wonderfully dramatic ending. Reel Take: Half an hour into Anonymous, my initial reaction was “Oh, dear! What have I gotten myself into?” but then everything changed for the better. TheContinue Reading
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows **** The new Sherlock Holmes sequel is bigger, more complicated, and much more of an action fest than the original. Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) ties a series of bombings to Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris), his most diabolical rival who even Holmes struggles to keepContinue Reading
2011 turned out to be a better than average year in film – in some ways a great year. Other titles (not included in either of our lists) worthy of consideration and, more importantly, your patronage are The Help, Ides of March, The Iron Lady, Shame, and Win Win. ChipContinue Reading
The Asheville Original Music Series by Eddie LeShure The Asheville Original Music Series was created this past spring by bassist Mike Holstein and drummer Justin Watt, both local jazz artists, as a place to feature regional musicians and their compositions. According to Mike, “We wanted to create an environment whereContinue Reading
