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Tuesday February 26, 2008 10:00 AM EST
image-1For 30 years, the ATLANTA SINGERS have been a steady, noteworthy presence in the city’s choral scene, having built their reputation through solid, though often innovative, programming rather than fluff, drawn from a wide range of repertoire from Renaissance times to our own era. David Morrow leads the 18-voice chamber chorus Tues., FEB. 26, in music by William Byrd, Claude Debussy, Moses... | more...

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Monday February 25, 2008 09:41 PM EST


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I was surprised to discover that it was a pretty big deal, with equivalent pomp to any Alliance Theatre opening night, and with probably as many people in the audience as Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies had the previous month. I wonder if the Dr. Seuss name inspired a “bigger house” than usual for ACT shows. Folks like Freddie Ashley, artistic director of Actor’s...

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Monday February 25, 2008 07:46 PM EST

Do people remember the instant classic clip that Sarah Silverman debuted on the talk show of her boyfriend, Jimmy Kimmel? Well, apparently on a special post-Oscars broadcast last night, Kimmel responded in kind, and it’s very, very funny as well:

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So in this war of...

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Monday February 25, 2008 04:20 PM EST

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Supporting Actress Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton, arriving at the red carpet from Narnia.



The Transformers failed me.

I posted my complete Oscar predictions last week, but last night’s telecast found me to be something less than Nostradamus. As the official results show, I correctly guessed 11 out of the 23 categories, getting less than half of my...

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Monday February 25, 2008 02:26 PM EST

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A middle-aged African-American mathematics professor (Rob Cleveland) suffers an identity crisis that coincides with the 1995 Million Man March in BLUE DOOR, a two-man drama by Tanya Barfield, continuing Thurs., FEB. 28, at Theatre in the Square’s oft-edgy Alley Stage. Co-starring Eric Little and directed by Gary Yates, Blue Door features songs, intimations of the...

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Friday February 22, 2008 06:59 PM EST

image-1Will Atonement make an epic showing? Can Juno carry its success to term? Will Michael Clayton be found not guilty? Can No Country for Old Men hit the target? Or can There Will Be Blood strike it rich?

Join our film critics, Felicia Feaster and Curt Holman, and me while we ponder those questions and plenty more as we present our first-ever live blog during the Academy Awards...

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Friday February 22, 2008 06:37 PM EST

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I’ve been a part of some minor filmmaking projects in my day — mostly documentaries of road trips that we only remembered to film when we were in the car and there was nothing to see but miles of endless highway in front of us. Or there was the time some friends and I made a music video to “The Circle of Life,” complete with a choreographed dance and re-creation of...

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Friday February 22, 2008 06:25 PM EST





If that isn’t enough to be excited about, the High is having a Target Free Family Fun Day Sunday (Feb. 24) from noon-5 p.m. It’s “an educational and adventurous day of myths, music and masquerade,” which means there will be crafts, scavenger hunts, music, dancing, African stories and live characters. Click here for a schedule of events.

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Friday February 22, 2008 10:05 AM EST
image-1Despite the U.S. intelligence establishment’s report stating Iran is not pursuing nuclear weapons, the Bush administration continues to bang its Iranian war drum. The national speaking tour TIME FOR REAL DIPLOMACY: THE FOLLY OF ATTACKING IRAN, in Atlanta Fri., FEB. 22, is an attempt at counter-rhythm by two authors who warn that war with Iran would be disastrous for both nations.... | more...

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Thursday February 21, 2008 11:40 PM EST

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Directed by local filmmakers David Bruckner, Jacob Gentry and Dan Bush, The Signal took a while to reach theaters but it’s finally hitting the big screen (albeit in limited-release form) this weekend.

The directors, as well as one of the producers for the movie, Alex Motlagh dropped by the CL offices and sat down to talk cult...

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Thursday February 21, 2008 11:14 PM EST
We try not to toot our own horn around here, but we’d like to let you know PopSmart’s own Curt Holman will be a guest on “Career Connections,” hosted by Leslie Phillips, which airs live 8-9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, on Business Radio 1160 (WCFO-AM)http://www.businessradio1160.com/. With a nod to Sunday night’s Academy Awards, Curt will talk about his job as a film and media critic for the show’s... | more...

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Thursday February 21, 2008 10:49 PM EST

Onstage Atlanta’s production of All in the Timing (Feb. 22-March 22) consists of nine short plays by witty playwright David Ives. Ives specializes in ingenious wordplay and head-spinning gimmicks, but I can’t tell you which ones you’ll see on a given night at Onstage Atlanta, because they don’t know.

The cast has learned the following pieces:...

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Thursday February 21, 2008 09:57 PM EST

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Thirteen months after its screening at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, Atlanta’s homegrown horror film The Signal finally gets a national release. Directed by local filmmakers David Bruckner, Jacob Gentry and Dan Bush, The Signal opens Feb. 22 and assuredly isn’t for everyone: It’s a violent, ultralow-budget thriller with occasionally...

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Thursday February 21, 2008 06:23 PM EST



The Perfect Scent is a really incredible book. I don’t wear perfume, nor have I ever particularly cared about it before now, but Burr makes the creation of fragrances come alive with his rich language of scents and down-to-earth descriptions of complex processes. It’s definitely worth reading, especially because it makes you appreciate the artistic value of not only perfume, but also...

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Thursday February 21, 2008 05:21 PM EST

My query at the end of a recent blog post about the threatened demolition of Mack Scogin’s and Merrill Elam’s award-winning Buckhead library was:

“Will the library be saved? Do Atlantans even care?”

Well, apparently Atlanta does care, very much in fact, about preserving the character of its city.

From American Institute of Architects Atlanta president Bruce McEvoy’s statement:...

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Thursday February 21, 2008 05:15 PM EST

When I reviewed the 2008 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (playing at Atlanta’s Midtown Art Cinema), I had no idea that one of my favorites was readily available on the Internet. “Madame Tutli-Putli,” by far my favorite in the Animated Short Film category, has already found an online life of its own, according to Andrew O’Hehir’s Beyond the Multiplex blog at Salon.com:

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Thursday February 21, 2008 03:31 PM EST
Urban Living, CL’s monthly “Shelter from bland living” section, is back, and looking for a few cool homes. Apartments, lofts and condos are also eligible. If you live in a neighborhood where CL is available and your place is unique somehow — interesting-looking, history-filled or funky fun — leave a comment below with a description, or e-mail... | more...

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Thursday February 21, 2008 10:03 AM EST
image-1The GSU Players (pictured), in conjunction with the Sustainable Energy Tribe, are throwing a four-day performing-arts extravaganza. For ARTISTS INCLINED, students organized, choreographed, directed and designed nine environmentally and humanitarian-themed pieces. Among the three song, dance and acting numbers are a vocal rendition of the “Age of Aquarius,” a dance piece set to M.I.A.’s... | more...

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Wednesday February 20, 2008 09:52 PM EST

Print editions being what they are, my cover story on Robert Osborne and Turner Classic Movies felt woefully short even given the fact my editor was kind enough to let me go over the traditional word count.

But there was practically another cover story’s worth of information that could have been crammed into the piece, so here’s a laundry list of some of the items:...

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Wednesday February 20, 2008 08:20 PM EST

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Houston’s Project Row Houses have helped make the Texas city a center of contemporary art. The concept was simple: Take 22 abandoned shotgun houses in the city’s neglected, predominately black Third Ward section and transform them into an experiment in positive development. The houses became artist residencies, low-income housing for...

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Wednesday February 20, 2008 12:04 AM EST
Film series features Whitney Biennial artist William E. Jones | more...

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Wednesday February 20, 2008 12:04 AM EST
Artist talks about his 2008 Whitney Biennial Film, Tearoom | more...

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Wednesday February 20, 2008 12:04 AM EST
Play explores the aftermath of the Civil Rights Movement | more...

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Wednesday February 20, 2008 12:04 AM EST
New York artist shows at Atlanta Contemporary Art Center | more...