Entertainment
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Carolina Civic Center announces 8-show, 2026-27 Mainstage Series
LUMBERTON — The Carolina Civic Center Historic Theater will bring Motown, bluegrass, a holiday tradition and a rock opera to its stage during the 2026-27 Mainstage Series, which features eight touring and original productions.
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MOVIE IN REVIEW | Live-action ‘Moana’ delivers
I am well aware of the case against Disney’s live-action remake of its 2016 animated hit “Moana,” namely that the original film is less than ten years old and doesn’t need a remake, and also that Disney live-action remakes are lazy cash-grabs in general. And I agree with a lot…
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Carolina Civic Center presents ‘Hairspray’ musical June 10-14
LUMBERTON — The Carolina Civic Center Historic Theater in downtown Lumberton will present the musical Hairspray June 10-14.
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MOVIE IN REVIEW | ‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ hits hard, stumbles often, explodes at end
Audiences largely left last June’s zombie threequel “28 Years Later” thinking the same thing, “That was a good movie, but what the heck was up with that ending?” They were referring to the last-minute saving of young protagonist Spike (Alfie Williams) from a hoard of Infected by a gang of…
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MOVIE IN REVIEW | ‘Demon Slayer’ delivers for devotees, overwhelms newbies
Note: Many theaters have this japanese animated film available in both “subbed” and “dubbed” versions. This review is based on the “subbed” version – japanese spoken with english subtitles, with the japanese voice cast credited.
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The Addams family creeps onto GPAC stage Sept. 18
PEMBROKE — They’re creepy, they’re kooky, and they’re headed to the Givens Performing Arts Center at UNC Pembroke on Sept. 18 at 7:30 p.m. Audiences can join everyone’s favorite spooky clan as the national Broadway tour of The Addams Family takes the stage.
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MOVIE IN REVIEW | Couples shine, demons lag in ‘The Conjuring’
A few days before I saw “The Conjuring: Last Rites,” a friend of mine asked me about my plans for the weekend. I told her that I planned to see the film, and I was excited. When she asked me why I was excited to see yet another entry in…
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MOVIE IN REVIEW | ‘Caught Stealing’ delivers thrills, strikes out on story
“Caught Stealing” is one of those twisty crime thrillers where it seems like the filmmakers cast as many interesting names as they could and then wrote the movie around using them all. For example, at no point did I feel it was necessary for the film to feature Matt Smith…
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MOVIE IN REVIEW | ‘How to train your dragon’ remake boasts stunning visual style and undeniable heart
After three weeks of domination by the Disney live-action remake “Lilo & Stitch,” it’s time for the top spot at the domestic box office to be taken over by the Dreamworks live-action remake “How to Train Your Dragon.” It feels like it’s too soon to do a remake of a…
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MOVIE IN REVIEW | ‘A Minecraft Movie’ is a mess
After a mere two weekends, “A Minecraft Movie” has claimed the top spot of the 2025 domestic box office. It’s not shocking that this franchise piece beat out January fare, but since then we’ve had an MCU entry and this movie just blew right past it. And I have to…
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MOVIE IN REVIEW | ‘Dog Man’ film is impossible to dislike
All January long, I’ve been mentioning (okay, “whining”) that the month is a dead zone for new movie releases. So it makes sense that the biggest release of the month would be one that opened on the very last day (Friday the 31st) before making most of its money in…
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MOVIE IN REVIEW | Wolf of them days
Since two new releases made about $11 million each at the domestic box office this past weekend, and since I don’t have much to say about either movie, I’ve decided to throw them both a quick review.
