“Don’t Come Knocking” (R )
Who's in it: Sam Shepard (right), Jessica Lange, Tim Roth, Gabriel Mann, Sarah Polley What it's about: Determined to disappear, chiseled western star Howard Spence (Shepard) rides off on his...
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Mo’Nique is ready for BIG close-up
It was a straight-up skinny-girl move for Mo'Nique to pass up a real woman's breakfast (pancakes! omelettes! sausage!) in favor of a cup of Earl Grey tea with honey. Enough...
Was ‘Da Vinci’ lifted from another book? You decide
It isn't every day that a copyright-infringement trial leaves tens of millions of dollars hanging in the balance. But the lawsuit in a London court against Dan Brown, author of...
Missing your lipstick?
It was just a slightly gloppy white goo, but to Nikki Virbitsky, the styling product known as Kiehl's Shine 'N Lite Groom was nothing short of a hair savior. She...
Destroyer
Indie-rock geeks with a taste for torrential verbiage and a jones for the glam-rock heyday of David Bowie and T-Rex, have a fresh Destroyer disc to pore over as if...
The Little Willies
It's a pain to be a cutie-pie superstar when all you really want is to be one of the boys in the band. That's the underlying message on the debut...
Arab Strap
Arab Strap "THE LAST ROMANCE" RATING: 2 1/2 SOUND LEVELS Despite the title, there's not much romance evident on the latest CD from this Scottish duo. If it's Hallmark sentiments...
‘I just scammed you . . . and it pays well’
Blakely Smith dreamed of getting married in a Monique Lhuillier wedding gown--the kind she'd always loved when she saw them on celebrities like Pink in People magazine. Now she's out...
Chappelle’s ‘Party’
Dave Chappelle has come back from eight months out of the public eye, being called crazy and from turning down $50 million. He's just finished a nine-city stand-up tour, the...
The Corrs
The Irish siblings embrace their native roots, bringing a bright, brisk pop sheen to broguish ballads such as "My Lagan Love" and "Black Is the Color." Andrea Corr's lovely voice...