Entertainment

MOVIES | "Barton Fink," the Coen Brothers' wrestling match with the Muse

By Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet

John Turturro in Barton Fink. Image courtesy Walker Art Center.

The filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen are fond of genre exercises, and at first I thought Barton Fink (1991) was an exception.

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THEATER | The absurd(ist) success of playwright Lonnie Carter

By Dwight Hobbes, TC Daily Planet

How playwright Lonnie Carter prevails is a mystery worthy of the Sphinx. Actually, it's a wonder he's survived.

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MOVIES | "Extract," new film by "Office Space" creator Mike Judge, falls flat

By Jim Brunzell III, TC Daily Planet

Jason Bateman in Extract

Extract, the latest film from cult director Mike Judge, is another absurd look at everyday life similar to his previous directorial efforts (Office Space and the criminally underr

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MUSIC | James Curry, meet Brian Charles

By Dwight Hobbes, TC Daily Planet

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THEATER | At the Orpheum, "Mary Poppins" flies high as a kite

By Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet

Ashley Brown as Mary Poppins. Photos courtesy Hennepin Theatre Trust.

Before reviewing this production billed "Disney and Cameron Mackintosh present Mary Poppins," I'll disclose a potential conflict of interest: for three years in the 1990s, I was an employe

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Queer girls can dance (again): Soul Friday returns

By Sheila Regan, TC Daily Planet

Photo courtesy Shannon Blowtorch

Soul Friday, the monthly dance night by and for queer women of color and their friends, is returning to Minneapolis this fall.

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Arts Orbit Radar: 9/3/09

By Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet

C.J. Chenier. Photo by Nigel Cooke (Creative Commons).

What's Happening This Week

Thursday, September 3

On the radar: Local fashion guru Jahna Peloquin, whose blog posts are often seen in our Arts Orbit blog, is at the W with Ignite Models and VimLab Productions to clue you in on this fall's fashion trends. (Don't be dissuaded by the fact that Plums Bar, St. Paul's Bermuda Triangle of style, is on the event's Facebook guest list.)

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