Black Swan, The Fighter, How Do You Know, TRON:Legacy, Dawn Treader
BLACK SWAN **** Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan is a messy masterpiece. Like Apocalypse Now, Eraserhead and Aronofsky’s own Requiem for a Dream, it’s one of those films that will force viewers to either reject it outright or allow it, however reluctantly, to burrow into the brain and remain there for days, weeks, months on end.…
An embargo in a pear tree
Fa la la la la…..ten lies a leaping….and an embargo in a pear tree. This is not your usual holiday tale. Grab your favorite cockle- warming beverage and let’s begin this fractured fable set on a tropical island with renowned music, crumbling architecture and a very resilient people. Once upon a time, in the late…
Secession impressions
I GUESS I’M SUPPOSED to be upset that this weekend the Sons of Confederate Veterans will hold a “Secession Ball” in Charleston — complete with hoop skirts and a band playing “Dixie” — to celebrate the 150th anniversary of South Carolina’s secession from the Union, and hence the first irrevocable step towards the Civil War.…
‘I’m a f***ing Ranger’
Shortly after three o’clock in the morning an officer on patrol overheard an argument between three men. One man had gotten out of his car and was yelling, “why the f*** did you hit my car?” The officer intervened immediately. The subject stated that the man smacked the back of his car, but that it…
DIY not?
Sometimes the most captivating art is created by people who do it instinctually, with little to no idea about the proper structure, or form, or “the way things are supposed to be done.” There are — of course — official words for the end result. When it’s done with no formal training, those who must…
Toubab Krewe, Mountain Heart
TOUBAB KREWE At 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 18. With Cas Haley Live Wire Music Hall, 307 W. River St. $12 Guitar. Bass. Drums. Piano. Djembe. Kora. Kamelngoni. There’s something soothingly familiar about the music of the Asheville quintet Toubab Krewe, something that flowers organically and breathes like the best midnight-jam bands streaming the wind over…
Mark your calendar: Jekyll Island bluegrass
Baby, it’s cold outside. That, certainly, is something upon which we can all agree. The thought of attending an outdoor bluegrass festival – even one with the best performers around – isn’t too appealing. There isn’t a campfire in Georgia that could effectively fight off these chilly degrees. That’s a selling point of the annual…
Conducting the orchestra’s business
The Savannah Philharmonic’s Christmas concert sold out in 2009, and the year before that. So turning the 2010 show into a two–night–stand was something of a no–brainer for the Phil’s board, and artistic director Peter Shannon. The thing is, no–brainers have been in short supply, as the organization is barely two years old, and still…
Strangford Lough beers
A poke around the beer aisles will turn up plenty of winter ales and spiced winter warmers – as well a plenty of traditional stouts and porters. Amid the seasonal labels is a new pair of year-round beers that are adopted cousins of ales from the Emerald Isle.Strangford Brewing Co. has released St. Patrick’s Best…
Bites & pieces: 606 East, new Wright Square Cafe location
606 East Cafe I’m happy to report that this former Savannah restaurant has returned, and it’s just as funky-fun-eclectic as the original. This premier piece of real estate at the corner of MLK and Congress Street has been many things in the past decade, but it looks like 606 may turn a jubilant return into…
A Part of Pin Point
BEYOND THE LOWCOUNTRY, the community of Pin Point is best known as the humble origin of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. But its merits far outreach its reputation as the birthplace of the conservative adjudicator. A new project launching this month, the construction of the Pin Point Heritage Museum, seeks to protect and preserve…
Review: City Lights’ ‘Sleeping Indoors’
Savannah playwright Jim Holt has directed three of his own works since September, each with varying degrees of charm and magnetism, under the banner of his resurrected City Lights Theatre Company. Until Sleeping Indoors, which is onstage at S.P.A.C.E. through this weekend, the tightwire between pathos and comedy has walked a bit wobbly. Sleeping Indoors…
Exhibits & openings this week
Birds in Flight – An installation by Matt Hebermehl of his signature, patterned bird forms hanging in the Jepson’s atrium. Jepson Center, 207 W. York St. , http://www.hebermehl.com/ Christmas Artist Market – Features a variety of gift-sized art perfect for the holidays. Louise Shipps Gallery at St. Paul’s, 34th St and Abercorn St. Finding Balance…
Was the King/Riggs match rigged?
Years ago I watched on TV the “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match between Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King. Just before the match it was announced that King would be able to hit to the doubles court while Riggs would have to hit to the smaller singles court, and also that he would only…
A bottle of mouthwash and “astonished faces”
Mall security called police to notify them of a man panhandling and refusing to stop sitting in the middle of the street.The officer on the scene ran a check on him after some difficulty getting the man’s actual DOB and found he had two outstanding warrants – one in Florida and another in Oklahoma. Neither…
