Hobex frontman goes folksy
Shakori Hills Fall Festival: For the past dozen years, Greg Humphreys has been familiar to local audiences as leader of the band Hobex, a sunny funk-pop soul band. But "Trunk Songs," Humphreys' first solo album, is nothing like what you'd expect.
'Skriker' revival is far from ordinary
Review: As Halloween approaches, you might consider seeing Raleigh Ensemble Players' "The Skriker," Caryl Churchill's 1994 nightmare-fantasy. It teems with masked demons, ear-piercing screams, possessed and imperiled children and lyrical litanies of horror and death.
Carolina Ballet's 'Don Quixote' is a crowd-pleaser
Review: The pressure of premiering an evening-length ballet a month after another major work seems to have inspired rather than hindered Carolina Ballet's Robert Weiss, for his "Don Quixote" is one of his very best creations.
'Boogie Man' plays devilish tunes
Movie Review: Like a trompe l'oeil painting, "Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story" deftly positions its subject as both the savior of the Republican Party and the Antichrist of American politics.
'Body of Lies' strives to be a thriller
Movie Review: "Body of Lies" stars a couple of A-list marquee names and is directed by a renowned filmmaker and written by the Oscar-winning screenwriter of "The Departed." But even with this lineup, it can't help but reveal itself as a middlebrow international thriller.
It's a 'City' of muddle
Review:"City of Ember" is new wine in a very old bottle, and a vintage that wasn't nearly given time to mature. The film adapts Jeanne Duprau's novel with visual flair and vague, clumsy storytelling.
New releases
You Don't Mess With the Zohan The Adam Sandler hit machine continues with his comedy about an Israeli commando who fakes his own death to live the life he's dreamed about -- being a hairdresser in New York City and romancing his elderly clientele.
DVD picks and video games
Looking for an excuse to go hi-def? I'm going to make you an offer you can't refuse: "The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration" (four discs, Paramount Home Entertainment).
Quick bites
In the highly competitive restaurant business, few establishments last long enough to celebrate their 10th anniversary.
Chef's new venture will make you say 'Yum'
There's a small rock waterfall fountain just inside Yum Yum's entrance, but you might not notice it.
A timeless trap of royalty
Movie Review:'When one loves someone, one doesn't have to know them well to be sure; one feels it."
'Express' ticket to dullsville
Movie Review:What's the deal with all the fact-based TV movies Universal keeps dropping these days?
Film paints cardboard Graham
Movie Review:There's a well-defined line between wholesome and hokey, especially when depicting the life of one of the 20th century's respected religious figures.
Pop life
The only thing I know about the stock market is that I'm supposed to worry about it. The hands-on-faces tell me so.
Airport open house
Family Picks:Places to go and things to do with the kids.
Dwele dishes about relationships
So, Dwele has a song out about cheating -- and ladies are not pleased.
Classical picks
There will be a soprano, an alto, a tenor and a baritone performing Sunday afternoon at the N.C. Museum of Art.
Rock picks
With all the heaviness in the world, Lord, could we use a break right now: simple songs about simple pleasures, sung by an unprepossessing man who somehow hasn't lost his own wonder-years innocence.
Jazz picks
Alto and soprano saxophonist and flutist T.K. Blue, also known as Talib Kibwe, conveys an international perspective on jazz, especially its African heritage. Blue performs tonight at the Lee County Community Arts Center in Sanford.
If you're behind, here's a slice of the MMA life
Somehow, you missed America's mixed-martial arts explosion. Perhaps you were out walking the dog that night in May when CBS showed the first prime-time MMA card on broadcast television.
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