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Bobcat Goldthwait’s beef with Seinfeld. BY HART FOWLER
from INDY Week 2.19.20
by Indy Week
Solid Goldthwait Beefing with Seinfeld, opening for Nirvana, and more of the man called Bobcat’s greatest hits
BY HART FOWLER arts@indyweek.com
Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait first rose to fame in the 1980s, when his screechy-voiced stand-up persona crossed over in the Police Academy movie franchise. Thirty years later, he’s settled into a long tenure on NPR’s Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me! and branched out into filmmaking, but he’s still in the road-comedy game, and he’s got four shows at Goodnights this week. (He’s also recording part of a new comedy special with Dana Gould at The Mothlight in Asheville while he’s around.) We recently reached him by phone in LA and talked about some of the most memorable moments of a long career, from sparring with Jerry Seinfeld to his long friendship with Robin Williams.
THAT TIME HE BEEFED WITH SEINFELD In the current season of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Jerry Seinfeld lambasts a comedian that is understood to be Goldthwait (they beeped out his name) to guest Bridget Everett, a close friend of Goldthwait, who, in the 1990s, used to make fun of the banality of Seinfeld’s humor in his stand-up.
BOBCAT GOLDTHWAIT: In his defense, I have said mean things about the guy. But he had promoted the pilot I had worked on with Bridget on Twitter, so I thought we were all good and didn’t have a beef. I guess it goes to show that you can be very successful and very rich and still be really unhappy.
I really felt bad for Bridget because he was trying to make her feel bad for being my friend. He has all the right to say he doesn’t like me. I think he’s a little crazy to spend that much time on his joke bashing me in the comedic sense.
But I feel that the weird part is when he confuses the love from an audience with self-worth. I mean, I’m happy that crowds like me, it’s nice that I can have a good crowd, but I don’t confuse that with whether I’m a good person. He’s talking about my act that I probably haven’t done in 20 years. And he still does the same act from 30 years ago, and that’s the filter he’s judging me through.
Yeah, it’s funny, after all these years he finally has an opinion about something, and it is me.
THAT TIME HE WORKED WITH JUDD APATOW Goldthwait is currently working with Apatow on a feature-film version of Call Me Lucky, Goldthwait’s documentary about comedian Barry Crimmins.
Bobcat Goldthwait PHOTO BY ROBYN VON SWAN
His question was whether I’m funny or not, and comedy is subjective. Some people find Richard Pryor, Andy Kaufman, and George Carlin funny, and other people find it funny to discuss where the socks go in the dryer.
It is like any kind of art. Is Michael Bolton not a good musician? You know, Michael Bolton worked for a lot of people. And you can’t take that away from anyone who connects with someone on an emotional level. But so does Iggy Pop. And I’m just saying, I’m inclined to go to an Iggy Pop concert.
THAT TIME HE OPENED FOR NIRVANA, NAKED Goldthwait opened for Nirvana on their last North American tour—the one on which he famously rappelled nude from the roof of the Oakland Coliseum.
I emceed, and if the crowd didn’t hate me, I’d do time. Actually, if they did hate me, I’d still do time. Before they broke [into the mainstream,] I met Kurt because he wanted to interview me for a college radio station in Ann Arbor because he was a fan of my stand-up, which reminds me of how Jimi Hendrix really liked Buddy Hackett. He liked my stand-up, and he would listen to my album over and over. When I met [Dave Grohl], he was complaining about that. It reminds of my relationship with Robin Williams, because Judd talks about my work and acts like we are peers, and the reality of it is, we’re not. Where my movies make hundreds of dollars, his make millions.
It is a biopic trying to tell Barry’s story. It’s a hell of a story. He was a bar comic who was a political satirist, and late in life he disclosed about his child abuse.
When he was looking for other survivors in the early ‘90s, he was on AOL and they were allowing child pornography to be exchanged. AOL turned a deaf ear to it, and Barry pointed it out and ended up on the floor of the Senate, taking on AOL. It is like a Frank Capra story but from a very unlikely person.
It is really sweet and nice of Judd to work on this piece. I’ve known him since he was a PA on Comic Relief. We worked on The Larry Sanders Show together. He was drawn to the Barry story, and it was something both of us believed in and wanted to do.
THAT TIME HE WAS FRIENDS WITH ROBIN WILLIAMS Goldthwait and Williams performed and collaborated on countless shows. Goldthwait wrote and directed the film World’s Greatest Dad, which starred the late actor.
We were really close friends, and I think we were because he could trust me to be himself around me. I keep that to myself because he is gone.
One thing about Robin that I do want people to know was that he was misdiagnosed with Parkinson’s, and he had something called Lewy body dementia, which is very aggressive, much more aggressive than Alzheimer’s.
Him taking his life was not a result of being depressed or the effects of alcohol or drugs. He was sober most of the time for the 30 years I knew him. It was really that his brain gave him misinformation. I don’t mean to take anything away from people who have lost people to depression or drugs, but that wasn’t Robin’s story.
If any good comes out of this horrible thing, it is that maybe people will be more aware of Lewy body dementia, and it would be great if people were a little bit more kind with someone’s suicide and not just call them weak or judge them.
If you have a disease that tells you that it is OK to walk across the street when you think it’s a red, but it’s a green light, that’s where my friend was. W
STAGE Rob Schneider vs. Rob Schneider by Rob Schneider
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When Bobcat Goldthwait mentioned Michael Bolton in our interview (see p. 32), we couldn’t help but think of the immortal line by the character cursed with that name in the movie Office Space: “Why should I change? He’s the one who sucks!” As it happens, someone in Raleigh knows what it’s like to bear a dubious famous name—Rob Schneider, a stand-up comedian who runs an open mic at Durty Bull Brewing Company every Friday at 8:00 p.m. With “the” Rob Schneider (Deuce Bigalow, The Hot Chick) coming to the Raleigh Improv this weekend, we had to ask “our” Rob Schneider: Does it suck being a comedian named Rob Schneider, or does the comedian named Rob Schneider not suck? “The” Rob Schneider PHOTO BY JULIA KUZMENKO
Hi, my name is Robert Schneider. I go by Rob. There was nothing noteworthy about this name until I was in high school and another Rob Schneider appeared on Saturday Night Live. Even then, it did not come up frequently until I got into comedy about five years ago. Performing stand-up comedy as Rob Schneider has been both a blessing and a curse. The main downside is that I have heard every famous Rob Schneider line often enough to realize how annoying it must be for “the” Rob Schneider. I have even had people insist on calling me Deuce Bigalow. On the flipside, performing as Rob Schneider provides an easy icebreaker to connect with the crowd.
There are several ways you can open a set when your name is Rob Schneider. I have joked about how far down the list of names that would be if I were going to pick a stage name.
A few people have told me I remind them a little of Vince Vaughn, so I have joked about how I would rather have the name Rob Schneider and look like Vince Vaughn than vice versa.
Another advantage is that my comedy Facebook page is easy to remember. It is “Rob Schneider Comedy – Not That One.” That makes it easy for people to find me, and they can see one of my favorite sets I’ve done, where I was the host for Mark Curry at Raleigh Improv.
I put up to 25 comics in each open mic at Durty Bull, so I meet a lot of people, and they always remember my name. So overall, I would say it does not suck to be Rob Schneider.
Several people who have seen me perform have been on social media asking the more famous Rob Schneider and Raleigh Improv to have two Rob Schneiders on the show, even going so far as to make up the hashtag #tworobsonemic.
I have not been asked to be on the show but am hopeful that Rob Schneider will respond to these requests by saying, “You can do it.”
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22 Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo You’ve never seen ballet like that of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo (affectionately called the “Trocks”). The circa-1974 company presents classical ballets with a twist— the hilarious renditions are performed by an allmale cast en pointe. While pointe shoes are traditionally only worn by ballerinas, the Trocks prove that ballerinos can dance on their toes, too. The result is a gender-bending night at the ballet starring a cheeky group of masters of the form. —Rachel Rockwell
The Carolina Theatre, Durham 8 p.m., $35–$60
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22 Drunk Black History Live!
The oral tradition of storytelling has shaped the lived experiences of Black people across the diaspora. Storytelling was one of the first opportunities for black folks to represent themselves as anything other than property. Most important, storytelling creates space to identify shared experiences in the Black community and experience joy and laughter. Hosted by Monét Marshall (who will be sipping Rosé out of a teacup) at The Palace International’s Vault space, “Black Drunk History Live” is a celebratory event that will feature alcohol-influenced narration by three local storytellers who will recount true Black history as Improve Noir, Durham’s Black improv team, attempts to act those stories out. —Kyesha Jennings The Vault, Durham 7 p.m., $10-$15
Opening
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Play. Showtimes: Thu.-Sat.: 7:30 p.m. Sun: 2 p.m. $10. Thu., Feb. 20, Sun., Feb. 23, The ArtsCenter, Carrboro. Blippi Live! Variety show. $25+. Thu., Feb. 20, Thu., Feb. 20, 6 p.m. Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham. Evening of Entertainment $13-35. Fri., Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m. Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham. GCA Stand-Up 101 Graduation Showcase Comedy. $10. Wed., Feb. 26, 8 p.m. Goodnights Comedy Club, Raleigh. Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo $35- $60. Sat., Feb. 22, 8 p.m. Carolina Theatre, Durham. Python. Monty Python Burlesque show. $8-$20. Thu., Feb. 20, 8:30 p.m. The View at Legends, Raleigh. Rob Schneider Comedy. Showtimes: Fri.: 7 p.m. & 9:15 p.m. Sat.: 6:30 p.m. & 9 p.m. $30-$80. Feb. 21-22. Raleigh Improv, Cary. Set It Off Live On Stage Play. $48-78. Sun., Feb. 23, 4 p.m. Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh. SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical $30+. Showtimes: Tue.-Thu.: 7:30 p.m. Fri.: 8 p.m. Sat.: 2 p.m & 8 p.m. Sun.: 1 p.m. & 7 p.m. Feb. 25-Mar. 1. Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham.
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As One Opera. 7:30 p.m. both days. $27. Through Feb. 20. 7:30 p.m. Current ArtSpace + Studio, Chapel Hill. Carolina Ballet: Rhapsody in Blue Showtimes: Thu. & Fri.: 8 p.m. Sat.: 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. Sun.: 2 p.m. $37+. Through Feb. 16. Fletcher Opera Theater, Raleigh. Dancing With The Stars: Live! $50+. Wed., Feb. 19, 7:30 p.m. Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham. Dreamgirls Musical. Showtimes: Fri. & Sat.: 8 p.m. Sun.: 3 p.m. $15. Through Feb. 23. 8 p.m. NCCU Campus: University Theater, Durham.
Forest Moon Theater: Prelude to a Kiss Play. Showtimes: Fri. & Sat.: 7:30 p.m.; Sun.: 3 p.m. $15-$18. Through Feb. 23. Wake Forest Renaissance Center, Wake Forest. KevOnStage Comedy. Showtimes: Wed. & Thu.: 7 p.m. $30-$80. Through Feb. 20. Raleigh Improv, Cary. Kinky Boots Musical. Showtimes: Tue.-Fri.: 7:30 Sat. & Sun.: 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. $31+. Through Feb. 16. Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh. Loving Play. Showtimes: Fri. & Sat.: 8 p.m. Sun.: 3 p.m. $24. Through Feb. 29. Pure Life Theatre, Raleigh. Mean Girls Musical. Showtimes: Tue.-Thu.: 7:30 p.m. Fri.: 8 p.m Sat.: 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. Sun.: 1 p.m. & 7 p.m. $125+. Through Feb. 16, Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham.
The Old Man & The Old Moon Play. Showtimes: Feb. 14-15, 20-22, 28-29, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16 and 23, 3 p.m. Mar. 1, 3 p.m. $33. Through Mar. 1. Theatre In The Park, Raleigh. Orange Light Play. Showtimes: Thu.: 7:30 p.m. Fri. & Sat.: 8 p.m. Sun.: 2 p.m. Through Feb. 16 Durham Fruit Company, Durham. Ragtime Musical. Wed.- Sat.: 7:30 p.m. Sun.: 2 p.m. $24-$28. Through Feb. 23. NCSU Campus: Stewart Theatre, Raleigh. Seussical Jr. Musical. $17. Thu-Fri: 7:30 p.m. Sat-Sun: 1 p.m. & 5 p.m. Through Feb. 23. Raleigh Little Theatre, Raleigh. Sweat Play. Showtimes: Fri. & Sat.: 7:30 p.m. Sun.: 3:30 p.m. $5-$23. Through Mar. 1. Umstead Park United Church of Christ, Raleigh.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Hari Kondabolu The comedian Hari Kondabolu has sculptd a career out of social commentary. A writer on the comedy talk show Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell (RIP); his first standup album was titled Waiting for 2042—i.e., the year minorities in America will, well, no longer be in the minority. With this new hour of material, Kondabolu is delving into more personal, family-related (though, if we had to guess, still lightly political) material. —Anna Cassell Motorco Music Hall, Durham 8 p.m., $25-$30
Hari Kondabolu PHOTO COURTESY OF MOTORCO MUSIC HALL
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Opening
Josef Albers and Homage to the Square Paintings. Feb. 21-Aug. 30. NC Museum of Art, Raleigh. All is Possible: Mary Ann Scherr’s Legacy in Metal Jewelry and design. Feb. 20-Sep. 6. Gregg Museum of Art & Design, Raleigh. Art Workshop: Paint Maritime Scenes in Oil Fri., Feb. 21. 11 a.m. The Centerpiece, Raleigh. Brainchild: It’s Alive! Opening Reception Fri., Feb. 21. 6 p.m. NorthStar Church of the Arts, City of Durham. Celebration Art Show & Reception: Joe McDonough, Patricia Cooke Sat., Feb. 22. 12 p.m. The Scrap Exchange, Durham. Consensual Hallucination: Dara Morgenstern Feb. 21-Mar. 20. Holy Mountain Printing, Durham. Curator Talk: Hairstory and Domestic Demise Sat., Feb. 22. 12 p.m. Artspace, Raleigh. Family and Friends Sunday Sun., Feb. 23. 2 p.m. Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill. Jane Kraike: Serigraphs Prints. Feb. 22-Mar. 28. Adam Cave Fine Art, Raleigh. Ali Osborn: Macadam Drawings. Feb. 21-Apr. 11. Oneoneone, Chapel Hill. Panel Discussion: Applying for Local and Statewide Funding $10. Tue., Feb. 25. 6:30 PM Durham Art Guild, Durham. Past Lives Mixed media. Feb. 22-Mar. 14. The Scrap Exchange, Durham. Reception: Compose and Materialize Fri., Feb. 21. 6: PM Durham Arts Council, Durham. Reception: Jane Kraike Prints. Sat., Feb. 22. 6: PM Adam Cave Fine Art, Raleigh. Reception: Reasons to Get out of Bed Paintings. Fri., Feb. 21. 2: PM Golden Belt Arts, Durham. The Right Angle, the Meander, & the Star Maps. Feb. 21-Mar. 16. Durham Arts Council, Durham. Billy Strayhorn Solo exhibit. Feb. 24-Mar. 22. Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, Hillsborough. Think Big! Opening Reception Fri., Feb. 21. 6: PM 5 Points Gallery, Durham. Think Big!—A Small Works Exhibition Group show. Feb. 20-Mar. 16. 5 Points Gallery, Durham. Third Friday at Golden Belt Fri., Feb. 21. 6: PM Golden Belt Arts, Durham.
Ongoing
All That Glitters: Spark and Dazzle from the Permanent Collection Costumes. Through May 17. Gregg Museum of Art & Design, Raleigh. Art’s Work in the Age of Biotechnology Other exhibits at NC State Libraries and GES Center. Through Mar. 15. Gregg Museum of Art & Design, Raleigh. John James Audubon: The Birds of America Ornithological engravings. Through Dec. 31. NC Museum of Art, Raleigh. John Beerman: The Shape of Light Paintings. Through Feb. 29. Craven Allen Gallery, Durham. Megan Bostic, Andy Mauery, Rosemary MezaDesPlas: Hairstory Art made of human hair. Through Feb. 29. Artspace, Raleigh. Michelle Brinegar Through Apr. 11. Saladelia Cafe, Durham. Cornelio Campos: My Roots Paintings. Through Mar. 12. Durham Arts Council, Durham. Compose and Materialize Group show. Through Mar. 7. Durham Arts Council, Durham. Cosmic Rhythm Vibrations Mixed media. Through Mar. 1. Nasher Museum of Art, Durham. Stephen Costello: Places Sculpture. Through Feb. 29. Craven Allen Gallery, Durham. A Creative Protest: MLK Comes to Durham Through Apr. 5. Museum of Durham History, Durham. Cultures of the Sea: Art of the Ancient Americas Mixed media. Through May. 31. Nasher Museum of Art, Durham. Design By Time Group Show. Through May 17. Gregg Museum of Art & Design, Raleigh. Domestic Demise: Elizabeth Alexander, Patty Carroll Group show. Through Apr. 11. Artspace, Raleigh. Favorite Things Paintings. Through Feb. 29. V L Rees Gallery, Raleigh. Flora fem Fauna Group show. Through Feb. 25. Meredith College: Weems Gallery, Raleigh. Joe Frank: At the Dark End of the Bar Radio shows. Through Feb. 25. Lump, Raleigh. The Full Light of Day Group show of artists with disabilities. Through Mar. 6. VAE Raleigh, Raleigh The Future is Female Group show. Through Dec. 31. 21c Museum Hotel, Durham. André Leon Gray: lost lux libertas Mixed media. Through Feb. 25. UNC Campus: Hanes Art Center, Chapel Hill. Gifts of Earth and Intimacy Copper works. Through Dec. 31. 21c Museum Hotel, Durham. Green Group show. Through Feb. 23. Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, Hillsborough. Abie Harris: Painting Music Through Mar. 1. The Community Church of Chapel Hill Unitarian Universalist, Chapel Hill. Shelly Hehenberger, Luna Lee Ray, R.J.Dobbs Mixed media and sculpture. Through Mar. 7. FRANK Gallery, Chapel Hill. Mar Hester: Action/ Reaction Photography and origami. Through Feb. 29. Artspace, Raleigh. Horse & Buggy and Friends: Satellite Parrish Street Gallery Group show. Through Apr. 1. Horse & Buggy Press PopUp Shop, Durham. Instruments of Divination in Africa: Works from the Collection of Rhonda Morgan Wilkerson, Ph.D. Sculpture and objects used in divination. Through Jun. 7. Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill. Daniel Kariko: Surburban Symbiosis Insectum Domesticus Photography. Through Mar. 1. Nature Art Gallery, Raleigh. Jeana Eve Klein & Anne Hill: Meditative Obsessive Mixed media. Through Feb 29. Horse & Buggy Press and Friends, Durham. Yayoi Kusama: Open the Shape Called Love Solo exhibit. Through Apr. 12. Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill. Law and Justice: The Supreme Court of North Carolina, 1819- 2019 Artifacts, images, texts. Through May 31. NC Museum of History, Raleigh. A Moving Grove Paintings. Through Feb. 29. Anchorlight, Raleigh. Eleanor Mills: Wildflowers of Crested Butte, Colorado Photography. Through Apr. 18. Duke Campus: Lilly Library, Durham. Native Places: Drawing as a Way to See Watercolor sketches. Through Feb. 20. Rebus Works, Raleigh. Organized Chaos #1: Geometric Shapes & Patterns Paintings. Through Mar. 10. Triangle Cultural Art Gallery, Raleigh. QuiltSpeak: Uncovering Women’s Voices Through Quilts Through Mar. 8. NC Museum of History, Raleigh. Corey Pemberton: creature, comfort Paintings. Solo exhibition. Through May. 10. CAM Raleigh, Raleigh. Kenneth Proseus: Reasons to Get out of Bed Paintings. Through Mar. 8. Golden Belt Arts, Durham. Seeing Red Group show of women artists. Feb. 7- 29. Local Color Gallery, Raleigh. Leanne Shapton: La Donna Del Lago Painting and photography. Through Feb. 25. Lump, Raleigh. Linda Starr: No Lack Of Color Solo exhibit. Through Mar. 1. Personify, Raleigh. Sydney Steen: Fault Lines Vignettes. Through Oct. 25. 21c Museum Hotel, Durham. Cheryl Thurber: Documenting Gravel Springs, Mississippi, in the 1970s Photography. Through Mar. 31. UNC Campus: Wilson Special Collections Library, Chapel Hill. To The East Group show. Through Feb. 29. The Centerpiece, Raleigh. Matt Tomko Paintings. Through Apr. 12. Mad Hatter Bakeshop & Cafe, Durham. Toriawase: A Special Installation of Modern Japanese Art and Ceramics Through Apr. 12. Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill. JP Trostle: Quantum Flux Photography. Through Jul. 14. Durham Convention Center, Durham. Urban Saga Group show. Through Mar. 18. Litmus Gallery, Raleigh. Louis Watts: Sequoyaland Drawings. Through Mar. 22. Horace Williams House, Chapel Hill. Michael Weitzman: Natural Beauty Photography. Through Mar. 21. Herbert C Young Community Center, Cary. Jeff Whetstone: Species Complex. Photos. Through Mar. 14. Lump, Raleigh. William C. Wright: New Works Paintings. Feb. 13-Mar. 22. Gallery C, Raleigh.
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22 Geek Garage Sale We live in an age where it is more possible than ever to accumulate—and accumulate, and accumulate—awe- some things. Sadly, we also live in an age where these things might eventually intrude upon our personal space and/or relationships. As a solution, consider trading in some of your geekier items for store credit at Atomic Empire’s Geek Garage Sale. You might wind up using said credit to purchase more geeky items, but hey, life is a vicious circle. —Zack Smith Atomic Empire, Durham Noon–3 p.m., $1
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23 Literary Frivolity PEN America the international network for writers serious about human rights, also knows how to throw down. Kicking off its new PEN America Piedmont Chapter, the nonprofit celebrates the North Carolina literary community with a story slam, a soundtrack by electronic musician Quilla, and a photo booth. Drop by to chat with chapter leader Deonna Kelli Sayed and national outreach coordinator Elly Brinkley to learn more. —Anna Cassell The Pinhook, Durham 6:30 p.m., FREE
Readings
Frances Bartkowski An Afterlife. Wed., Feb. 19, 5 p.m. Ahmadieh Family Lecture Hall, Durham. Brandon R. Byrd The Black Republic: African Americans and the Fate of Haiti. Thu., Feb. 20, 7 p.m. Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh. Adam Domby The False Cause: Fraud, Fabrication, and White Supremacy in Confederate Memory. Wed., Feb. 26, 7 p.m. Flyleaf Books, Chapel Hill. Alexis Pauline Gumbs Dub. Wed., Feb. 19, 7 p.m. Golden Fig Books, Durham. Rebecca Hodge Wildland. Tue., Feb. 25, 7 p.m. Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh. Mary Stevens Reckford On the Question of Beloved Community: Revisiting W. E. B. Du Bois’s Critique of the Teutonic Strongman. Thu., Feb. 20. 5:30 p.m. UNC Campus: Hyde Hall, Chapel Hill. Jessica Ingram Road Through Midnight: A Civil Rights Memorial. Thu., Feb. 20, 5:30 p.m. Duke Campus: Center for Documentary Studies, Durham. Diana Whitney and Kathryn Britton Thriving Women, Thriving World. Wed., Feb. 19, 7 p.m. Flyleaf Books, Chapel Hill.
Lectures
American Revolution Lecture Series: Patrick K. O’Donnell $15. Thu., Feb. 20. 7: PM NC Museum of History, Raleigh. Black History, Black Futures Wed., Feb. 26. 6 p.m. Orange County Main Library, Hillsborough. An Evening With Garden & Gun Featuring Maya Freelon $25-$35. Thu., Feb. 20. 5:30 PM CAM Raleigh, Raleigh. Happy Hour: Dr. Rachel Greenup Fri., Feb. 21. 5:30 p.m. Vert & Vogue, Durham. Historic Raleigh Trolley Celebrates Black History Month $10. Sat., Feb. 22. 1 p.m. Mordecai Historic Park, Raleigh. Gregory Jones: Family Engagement Summit Sat., Feb. 22. 8:30 a.m. Durham Public Schools Resource Center, Durham. Naming the Crisis: The Language of Human Rights and the Neoliberal Turn Thu., Feb. 20. 5:30 p.m. Ahmadieh Family Lecture Hall, Durham. Kim Stanley Robinson Fri., Feb. 21, 5:30 p.m. Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh. Peter Sandbeck: AfricanAmerican Gravestones Sat., Feb. 22. 2 p.m. Masonic Lodge, Hillsborough. Star Families: African Sky Stories Sat., Feb. 22. 3:30 p.m. Morehead Planetarium & Science Center, Chapel Hill. The Monti StorySLAM $12. Wed., Feb. 26. 7:30 p.m. Motorco Music Hall, Durham.
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22 Movies by Movers Focusing a frame on a moving body—either via proscenium or camera—can, in an ironic and exhilarating twist, highlight the ways a body exceeds and break that frame. While dance on film is nothing new, dance film fuses choreography and cinematography to reimagine how we move through space. This weekend, the American Dance Festival’s Movies by Movers program screens a sampling, including Evann Siebens’ The Indexical Dance-a-thon!, a collaged manifesto that circles back to the framing above: why film dance in the first place? —Michaela Dwyer The Nasher Museum of Art, Durham 2 p.m., FREE
Special Showings
Cat Video Fest 2020 Feb. 22-23. Marbles Kids Museum, Raleigh. CatVideoFest 2020 $10. Sat., Feb. 22, 2 p.m. Carolina Theatre, Durham. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon $6. Wed., Feb. 19, 7 p.m. The Cary Theater, Cary. Cute Fest See full schedule online. $8-$25. Feb. 21-23. Alamo Drafthouse, Raleigh. Duet for Cannibals Fri., Feb. 21, 7 p.m. Rubenstein Arts Center - Film Theater, Durham. Fear Of Fear Thu., Feb. 20, 7 p.m. Rubenstein Arts Center - Film Theater, Durham. Five Star Final $7. Wed., Feb. 19, 7 p.m. Carolina Theatre, Durham. Get Out $7. Mon., Feb. 24, 7 p.m. Alamo Drafthouse, Raleigh. Hobbit Trilogy, The Lord of the Rings 7 p.m. all showtimes. $9. Feb. 21-Mar. 1. Marbles Kids Museum, Raleigh. My Bloody Valentine $7. Tue., Feb. 25, 9 p.m. Alamo Drafthouse, Raleigh. Napoloeon Dynamite $33. Fri., Feb. 21, 8 p.m. Carolina Theatre, Durham. Nightmare Alley, Stranger on the Third Floor $10. Fri., Feb. 21, 7 p.m. Carolina Theatre, Durham. The Phantom of the Opera Tue. 7 p.m., Wed. 7 p.m. $12. Feb. 25-26. Alamo Drafthouse, Raleigh. Pride & Prejudice Sold out. Wed., Feb. 19, 7 p.m. Alamo Drafthouse, Raleigh. Rigoletto on the Lake $12- $15. Sun., Feb. 23, 2 p.m. The Cary Theater, Cary. Road House $5. Sun., Feb. 23, 2 p.m. NC Museum of Art, Raleigh. Showgirls $7. Wed., Feb. 26, 9 p.m. Alamo Drafthouse, Raleigh.
Opening
The Call of the Wild— Harrison Ford shares the screen with a CGI Great Bernard, in this adaptation of the classic Jack London adventure novel. Rated PG.
Brahms: The Boy II—Katie Holmes stars in this sequel to The Boy; in this film, a young boy crafts an unsettling friendship with a doll named Brahms. PG-13.
Now Playing
The INDY uses a five-star rating scale. Unstarred films have not been reviewed by our writers. 1917—Epic war drama about two soldiers tasked with sending a message that could save 1,600 soldiers. Rated R. Bad Boys for Life—Buddy cop comedy about a midlife crisis. Produced by Will Smith. Rated R. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood —Audiences can’t get enough of the Mr. Rogers content, and for good reason. In this rendition, Matthew Rhys plays a journalist assigned a profile of Fred Rogers,played by a perfectly-cast Tom Hanks. Rated PG. Birds of Prey—Irreverent superhero flick about the supervillain Harley Quinn. Rated R.
Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island—The twisted fantasies offered by a remote tropical resort slowly twist into nightmares—who knew? Lucy Hale stars. Rated PG-13. Dolittle—Robert Downey Jr. plays the eccentric veterinarian in this fantasy action reprisal. Rated PG.
½ Downhill— A bleak comedy from a talented team, Downhill is a real conundrum, with some things done very well and others completely botched. Rated R. Ford v. Ferrari —Matt Damon and Christian Bale star in a biographical sports drama about a legendary race. Rated PG-13. Frozen 2— In search of the origins of her powers, Elsa and her sister Anna strike out beyond their frosty homeland. Rated PG.
The Gentleman— Guy Ritchie, the undisputed kingpin of the British gangster film, is back with a high-energy action-comedy. Rated PG-13. —Glenn McDonald
Gretel and Hansel— Horror fantasy remake of the fairy tale about two children whose hike goes awry. Rated PG-13. Jojo Rabbit—Black comedy about a German boy who discovers that his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in the attic. Rated PG-13.
½ Just Mercy— Based on the book of the same name, this film tells the story of Bryan Stevenson, a young lawyer defending a client who is unjustly on death row. Rated PG-13.
Like a Boss —Things go awry for raunchy and ambitious duo Mia (Tiffany Hadish) and Mel (Rose Bryne) when things sour with a beauty tycoon. Rated R.
Parasite—This Oscar-winning social satire from filmmaker Bong Joon-Ho is crammed with dark twists and intricate metaphors. Rated R. —Sarah Edwards The Photograph—Issa Rae plays the estranged daugh ter of a famous photographer whose life is turned upside-down by the emergence of a photograph— and by a handsome journalist, played by LaKeith Stanfield, who wants to tell its story. Rated PG-13. The Rhythm Section— Blake Lively plays a woman hellbent on revenge after her family is murdered in a plane crash. Rated R.
Sonic the Hedgehog— Sega’s video game mascot hits the silver screen, now with less-scary teeth and legs after fan outcry over its trailer. Rated PG. Uncut Gems — Loud and brash, with extreme close-ups and a discordant score ratcheting up the unease, this Safdie brothers flick stars Adam Sandler as a jeweler who places a high-stakes bet. Rated R. —Neil Morris
Jumanji: The Next Level— This adventure comedy picks up where the 1995 flick left off. Rated PG-13.
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