Random Rants
“They’re not coming. They never were.”
That’s the quote from Brian Higgins I’m hearing on WNED AM as I write this. Do I care? Do you? By this time, probably very few of us care that much.Actually, relief is the biggest emotion. And a faint hope that now we can all move on, and continue to create positive at the Inner... Comments: 0
Posted 07/30/10 @ 02:17 PM
Talk About Arts
Movie Review: Dinner for Schmucks
Steve Carell stars as an obnoxious eccentric, a formula that should equal big box office. Comments: 0
Posted 07/30/10 @ 06:22 AM
State of Play
The Braves are missed, but they saved us more heartbreak
Us younger Buffalo folk have often heard our older counterparts wax nostalgic about this town's NBA days, about the Braves, Bob McAdoo, Randy Smith, Jack Ramsay, and so on and so forth. But we'd be setting ourselves up for the usual heartbreak if they'd stayed. Comments: 0
Posted 07/28/10 @ 07:39 AM
Talk About Arts
Review/Interview: Winter's Bone
Director Debra Granik speaks to Spree about her new critically acclaimed film Winter's Bone, one of the films opening this week in Buffalo. Comments: 0
Posted 07/23/10 @ 06:33 AM
Be There
A mural-a-thon in Black Rock
“The Great 24-Hour Mural-Thon” will begin Friday evening at 9 p.m. and continue throughout the night, ending at 9 p.m. on Saturday. Comments: 0
Posted 07/27/10 @ 11:49 AM
Talk About Arts
No dilemma for the audience: a Shaw must-see
Classic GBS combined with travel, food, and shopping equals a Spree arts writer’s dream day. Comments: 0
Posted 07/23/10 @ 10:48 AM
State of Play
What the Kovalchuk decision means for the Sabres
There's no question where Buffalo Sabres fans—and other supporters of small-market NHL franchises—should stand in the wake of the NHL putting the kybosh on Ilya Kovalchuk's colossal contract with the New Jersey Devils. And that's directly in support of Commissioner Gary Bettman. Comments: 0
Posted 07/22/10 @ 08:57 AM
Be There
The cutting-edge art of Infringment
In an already crowded summer festival calendar, Buffalo’s unique, wildly diverse Infringement Festival stands out. This year, the multi-genre art festival will span eleven days from Thursday, July 22 to Sunday, August 1 at more than fifteen venues. Comments: 0
Posted 07/21/10 @ 10:23 AM
Talk About Arts
Movie Review: Inception
Another visionary—and compelling—film from Christopher Nolan. Comments: 0
Posted 07/16/10 @ 08:19 AM
State of Play
Not being in camp could cost C.J. Spiller, and the Bills
Spiller and the Bills will both drag this thing out until noon on Opening Day, at which point the organization will be forced to hand him way too much cash and term for too little return. Comments: 1
Posted 07/16/10 @ 12:23 PM
Picture this! Photo Contest
