Robin Hood, Letters to Juliet, Just Wright, Harry Brown
ROBIN HOOD ** Disregard the folk tales, the ballads and the previous screen versions. Ridley Scott’s prequel Robin Hood purports to take us behind the legend, offering a fanciful look at the people, places and events that shaped the outlaw archer before he made a name for himself crossing swords with the Sheriff of Nottingham,…
The secret life of turtles
She breaks surf silently, like a piece of driftwood lodged in the wet sand. Guided only by instinct, and by the position of the moon and stars, the turtle drags herself forward using her muscular front flippers. Gravity is an entirely new concept for her. She weighs as much as 400 pounds, and she’s spent…
Papadosio, Alyse Black, Hotlanta
Following a hot, successful January gig at the Wormhole, this Ohio-based “livetronica” jam band returns this week to boil ‘n’ brew at the Live Wire. “Sound-wise,” says synth and piano player and lead singer Billy Brouse, “we’re a mix between electronica, rock ‘n’ roll and improvisation. We’re all influenced by Radiohead and Sound Tribe Sector…
What’s Next: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
It’s been suggested that Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros are at the leading edge of a folk/rock renaissance. Others have said that the Los Angeles-based band, which tours and performs as a kind of “ragtag hippie collective,” is merely a barefoot retro phenomenon and will fade fast. What’s without question is this: Edward Sharpe…
Crime waits for no one
Police were called because someone was knocking on a woman’s door and when she asked him to leave he refused. An officer arrived and spoke to the man, who said he wasn’t the man the police were looking for. He told them that the suspect had left already. Police then spoke with the woman who…
Mississippi queen
When Beth Henley was a little girl, in genteel Jackson, Miss., her mother would often drive past Eudora Welty’s house. “I would look up at the window and see her typing,” Henley recalls. “My mom said ‘She’s a writer, and she’s internationally known.’ To actually see a woman writer, at that time, was something kind…
Art on a pedestal
Sculpture is one of the oldest forms of art in human history, but it isn’t as widely appreciated as it once was, according to one local artist. “Sculpture is probably one of the oldest forms of art there is,” says sculptor Susie Chisholm. “Sculpture was a huge ancient art, and somehow over the years we’ve…
Southern stagework
Southern–fried whimsy and eccentric characters are the stock–in–trade of Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Beth Henley, whose Impossible Marriage is onstage at the Lucas Theatre this weekend. The SCAD production is directed by Sharon Ott, who won an Obie Award before arriving in Savannah to teach the theatrical arts in Savannah in 2007. Ott was Artistic Director…
Random bites: Seasons of Japan Express
Seasons of Japan Express After ordering, I checked into Foursquare and learned that my friend Melissa is “mayor” here. That means she’s been here a lot. It also means it’s probably not going to disappoint: Melissa has no reluctance about sharing a bad experience – and she doesn’t suffer fools lightly. Adjust your expectations. This…
Now is the time to go green — green wine, that is
The last crop of Beaujolais Nouveau was disappointing to me, even if a bottle could be found. Retailers baked off fall 2010 orders in the wake of a stale economy and poor sales the prior season. But our palates get a reprieve every spring when new Vinho Verdes begins to fill wine racks. Vinho Verde,…
No ifs, ands or cigarette butts
Among the topics of discussion during the Healthy Savannah Initiative’s first community health forum, hosted at the Civic Center two weeks ago, was the desire to strengthen the restrictions on smoking put in place by the Georgia Smoke Free Air Act of 2005, which banned smoking in most restaurants and workplaces across the state. The…
Spreadin’ the jam
On a 100–acre farm in Norristown, just about an hour’s drive from Savannah, the tribes will gather this weekend. It’s the 2010 Hoopee Jam, a three–day music festival, featuring a pretty cool lineup of some of the best jam–band performers in the Southeast. Among the veterans are Jimmy Hall and Donna Hall (Wet Willie), Randall…
Taking a ‘Lesson’ from history
Winner of the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson opens Friday, May 14 and runs through the 23rd at S.P.A.C.E., home to the City of Savannah’s Cultural Arts Theatre. Set in Pittsburgh, The Piano Lesson is a story about family ties, painful memories and the tenuous promise of a brighter future.…
Coming out of their shells
In environmental circles, there’s a certain unspoken reluctance to talk too openly about how important our coast is as a sea turtle nesting area. While everyone is justly proud of the role of Georgia’s barrier islands as spawning grounds for these wonderful creatures, there’s a sense that spreading the good news too far and wide…
Spill baby spill? It’s time to take on Big Oil
The BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill that killed 11 and threatens to annihilate the coastal economy of the southeastern U.S. is a good reason to question authority. It has caused me to abandon my faith in our government’s ability to regulate big oil and lead us to an alternative energy future. I’ve been disheartened by…
