AltWeeklies Wire
The Amazing Spider-Man: Tangled webnew

Perhaps it's best to think of Sam Raimi's 2002 Spider-Man and Marc Webb's 2012 The Amazing Spider-Man as the cinematic equivalents of Coke Classic and New Coke.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Matt Brunson |
06-29-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: The Amazing Spider-Man
Moonrise Kingdom takes the crownnew
Equal measures sweet and bittersweet, Moonrise Kingdom is nothing less than Wes Anderson's best film to date.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Matt Brunson |
06-29-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: Wes Anderson, Moonrise Kingdom
Ted: Bear hugs for allnew

Rude, raunchy and decidedly non-PC, Ted is the sort of movie for which trailers serve no purpose, since they can't convey the R-rated content in PG-approved snippets.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Matt Brunson |
06-29-2012 |
Reviews
Chasing Stan Leenew

How I got to sit down with the man, the myth, the legend.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Joanne Spataro |
06-26-2012 |
Culture
Tags: Stan Lee
Protesters dump 500 pounds of coal in front of Bank of Americanew

And then teach the bank how to clean up its mess.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Ryan Pitkin |
06-25-2012 |
Business & Labor
Seeking a Friend for the End of the Worldnew
Seek it out.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Matt Brunson |
06-25-2012 |
Reviews
Just Me and the Boybandsnew

Or... omygod, why One Direction is, like, totally awesome!
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Mark Kemp |
06-21-2012 |
Music
DNC 2012 Notebook: Adding a banana to the Uptown viewnew

Wednesday, Chiquita unveiled its logo on the side of the NASCAR Hall of Fame building.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Mary C. Curtis |
06-19-2012 |
Elections
The Power of White Flournew

Children's book teaches important lesson.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Anita Overcash |
06-19-2012 |
Fiction
The Gay It Forward Couponnew

Discount service unifies LGBT and business communities.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Laura Camilo |
06-19-2012 |
LGBT
Saving Grace: Against Me! singer begins public gender transitionnew

It's one thing to blur the lines of androgyny a la David Bowie, but Tom Gabel is changing completely.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Joanne Spataro |
06-14-2012 |
LGBT
The DNC Memory Holenew

Political circuses, the new Prozac.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
06-14-2012 |
Commentary
Yet again, Republicans deny women their rightsnew

The Senate Minority blocked the Paycheck Fairness Act, telling women across the country that they are not entitled to the same pay as their male counterparts.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Erin Tracy-Blackwood |
06-09-2012 |
Politics
Home Sweet Barnew

People have transformed unfinished basements, barns, garages and family rooms into what resemble full-service pubs.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Tonya Jameson |
06-09-2012 |
Culture
Book Reviews: Gellhorn, The Family Fang, Faithnew

Works by Caroline Moorehead, Kevin Wilson and Jennifer Haigh.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
06-05-2012 |
Fiction