Project 798: New Art in New ChinaThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 3:35PMRent It Project 798 - New Art in New China: It's an Art documentary as inadvertent globalization treatise. Exposing new art in New China somehow reinforces the notion that there's nothing new under the sun after all. With a narrow focus - the artists renting space in Beijing's Project 798 - interspersed with everyday shots of Chinese culture, this hour-long documentary highlights what may have ...
This week in entertainment: 'Resident Evil' spawns another sequelMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 3:07AMLafayette's own Will Forte's 'MacGruber' comes out DVD; Sara Bareilles has a new CD, 'Kaleidoscope Heart.'
Sunrise/SunsetFriday, September 3, 2010 @ 3:20PMRecommended Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th incarnation of the Dalai Lama, Tibetan Buddhism's most revered leader, spends five months a year in isolated study and contemplation. During the other seven months of the year though, he's engaged in near-constant advocacy for a myriad of global human rights-related issues including wealth redistribution, public health initiatives, disarmament, climate change ...
Opening This Week: Kam’s Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film FunFriday, September 3, 2010 @ 4:49AM*BIG BUDGET FILMSThe American (R for violence, sexuality and nudity) George Clooney stars in the title role of this international thriller as an assassin who reports to a tiny Italian town for his last assignment before retiring only to befriend a priest (Paolo Bonacelli) and woo a local lass (Violante Placido) against his better judgment [...]
MUSIC & DANCEThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:19PM- In memory of the 55th anniversary of Thai TV Channel 4, the country's first TV channel, a group of TV announcers, singers, actors, producers and film dubbers are joining hands to present the ''55 Years of Channel 4 Si Yaek Bang Khun Phrom'' concert.
'Noodle Shop': A Coen Brothers Tale Goes EastThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:04PMDirector Zhang Yimou takes on the Coen brothers, remaking Blood Simple and setting it in the 17th-century "Chinese outback." Adultery, bloody mishaps and Chinese superstition are just the appetizers in this colorful film.
Our pick of Best Bets for September 3 - September 9Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:09AMWhether you are a sailor or a spectator, the Great Provincetown Schooner Regatta, opening Friday and running through Sept. 11, offers plenty of activities, beginning with an art reception, “Sail in the Arts,” from 6 to 9 p.m.
Palin's resurgence - here's how she did itSunday, August 29, 2010 @ 2:18AMI was wrong. A few months back, I said Sarah Palin was over. Instead, she went underground, and now Sista Sarah has re-emerged bigger than ever. She may not be at the top of the class on foreign policy, but she clearly knows the Republicans of Kentucky,... Sarah Palin - Republican - United States - Politics - Parties
David Finkel finds 'The Good Soldiers' in Iraq: New in PaperbackFriday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:09AMFinkel does much more than write incisively about how soldiers worked in Iraq's "suspicion in 360 degrees." He captures the frustrations at home and lays out the devastating individual stories behind Pentagon-prepared news releases.