We put a visiting comic on the hot seat. This week’s victim . . .
Marriages don’t always turn out the way you think they’re going to. Make sure you have a way out of it if things don’t go as planned.
By SARAH FAITH ALTERMAN | May 13, 2008

Dance, monkey: Angelo Tsarouchas

We put a visiting comic on the hot seat. This week’s victim . . .
I apologize for the War of 1812. And for Celine Dion.
By SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | December 18, 2007

Colbie Caillat

Coco | Universal
This singer-songwriter is part of an emerging breed of Billboard-climbing folk-pop babes using YouTube and MySpace to build a devoted audience from the hard drive up.
By MIKAEL WOOD | October 30, 2007

Can Britney rise again?

It’s tough to be a celebrity on the skids, but even a ‘ticking time-bomb’ can stage a convincing comeback
The first movie star was a woman named Florence Lawrence.
By SHARON STEEL | October 18, 2007

Cinemania

The 11th annual Rhode Island International Film Festival
It may be in Little Rhody, but the 11th Annual Rhode Island International Film Festival is the biggest film festival in New England.
By BILL RODRIGUEZ | July 31, 2007

Media monstrosities

Oddities and ephemera from the week gone by
On April 23, MIT sophomore David Sheets cataloged Web sites that can’t be reached on Boston’s free wireless network due to a screwy filtering program.
By ADAM REILLY | April 25, 2007

The Ultimate Gift

Pretty hoky stuff
Stingy are the rich, as we know from Ebenezer Scrooge and even Bill Gates before he became a crusading philanthropist.
By TOM MEEK | March 14, 2007

Feel-bad cinema

Gerald Peary's year in movies
This critic's been carping for decades about feel-good cinema, how lousy it makes me feel, and this year I got the misery I begged for.
By GERALD PEARY | December 21, 2006

The Break-up

Vaughniston outshined by real estate
Those of us accustomed to Boston-scale apartments will at once appreciate what The Break-Up has to offer: the condo.
By BROOKE HOLGERSON | June 07, 2006

Puffy piece

Sitting down with the Chair man and woman
Why no festival excitement at Sundance for Jay Duplass’s endearing road comedy, The Puffy Chair with its comely, talented, camera-comfortable leads?
By GERALD PEARY | June 02, 2006

Apocalypse now and then

Doom, damnation, and other summer fun
With Snakes on a Plane and World Trade Center opening on the same day, this summer won’t be offering the usual escapist fare.
By PETER KEOUGH | May 03, 2006

Friends with Money

Indie filmmaker avoids preachiness and formula
After Walking and Talking and Lovely and Amazing , bright and ambitious indie filmmaker Nicole Holofcener focuses on the root of all evil, Friends with Money .
By PETER KEOUGH | April 05, 2006

Seasonal adjustment

Hollywood springs back
After weeks of tormenting audiences with gems like Failure To Launch and The Shaggy Dog , Hollywood seems ready to shake off the Oscar doldrums and unveil its spring collection.
By PETER KEOUGH | March 07, 2006

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