Low Country Jazz Fest lineup has serious star power

Al Jarreau, a seven-time Grammy winner, will be headlining the fourth annual Low Country Jazz Festival this summer.

2/03/2012 Allison Nugent VIEW MORE

'Woman in Black' haunts Daniel Radcliffe

Much as I like the "Paranormal Activity" pictures for their unfashionable minimalism and quaintly Victorian lack of gore, it's nice to get back to something like "The Woman in Black" -- not authentic Victoriana, exactly (Susan Hill's novel was published in 1983), and certainly not afraid of a little muck ...

2/03/2012 BY MICHAEL PHILLIPS VIEW MORE

'Chronicle' a fun sci-fi romp

Teenagers acquire super powers and, being teenagers, videotape themselves as they learn what they can do in "Chronicle," an entertaining comic-book movie without the comic book.

2/03/2012 BY ROGER MOORE VIEW MORE

P.F. Chang's skillfully melds culinary cuisines

P.F. Chang's China Bistro, which began in Scottsdale, Ariz., in 1993, is on its way to having almost as many properties as Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of a unified China, had terracotta warriors.

2/01/2012 Deidre Schipani VIEW MORE

'A Dangerous Method' an eerie, elegant David Cronenberg film

Sex and guilt, repression and self-deception are the cornerstones of "A Dangerous Method." The eerie, elegant film charts the mentoring partnership, growing envy and bitter rift between Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung, the fathers of psychoanalysis.

2/01/2012 BY COLIN COVERT VIEW MORE

From the editor

I don't know about you, but I'm exhausted from last weekend. And considering that this weekend is just as busy, it looks as if we'll just have to suck it up, chug some coffee and take off running again.

2/01/2012 Allison Nugent VIEW MORE

Happy as a clam

Record crowd attends 29th Oyster Festival

MOUNT PLEASANT -- It was perfect weather for the 29th annual Lowcountry Oyster Festival on Sunday, and thousands crowded into Boone Hall Plantation to enjoy it.

1/30/2012 Dave Munday VIEW MORE

‘The Help’ wins 3 SAG Awards

LOS ANGELES — The Deep South drama “The Help” won three prizes Sunday at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, including best actress for Viola Davis and supporting actress for Octavia Spencer. “The Help” won the ensemble award, equivalent of best picture.

1/30/2012 By DAVID GERMAIN VIEW MORE

New version of Mary Poppins endearing musical flies into North Charleston

Australian writer P.L. Travers' original tales best embody the charm of "Mary Poppins." But all things Poppins have been in the enchanted circle ever since Julie Andrews, who came to fame in "My Fair Lady" on stage, lost the role of Eliza Doolittle to Audrey Hepburn for the film version.

1/29/2012 Bill Thompson VIEW MORE

Lyle Lovett, John Hiatt to play Perfoming Arts Center

Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt will play at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center on March 17. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Feb. 3 and will cost $39.50 or $59.50, plus any fees.

1/28/2012 VIEW MORE