Some people will always see Bob Saget as Danny Tanner, the lovable, cardigan-wearing neat freak who raised the most adorable little white girls to come out of the ’90s on the sitcom Full House. Saget doesn’t mind that. In fact, he embraces it. He recently filmed a Super Bowl commercial…
As of this writing, the Netflix Instant catalog boasts more than 10,000 titles available for online streaming a number that, as per the official Netflix rhetoric, seems colossal. But the landscape of this digital paradise may not be quite so idyllic. As classic film enthusiast Jaime Christley reminds us,…
It doesn’t feature iPhones, Twitter, or an internet, and yet Paul Verhoeven’s RoboCop remains perhaps the most prescient sci-fi effort of the past 30 years — a work from 1987 whose continuing relevance is matched by the fact that no one would dare make it today. Or, at least, remake…
“Sex films sell, and other stuff doesn’t . . . or at least not nearly as well,” says film preservationist Joe Rubin. Rubin, 24 years old, is one of the creators working Skinaflix, a VOD-style streaming video service he calls “the Netflix of porn.” At Vinegar Syndrome, a separate DVD/Blu-Ray–centric…
(Spoiler alert: The following piece discusses up to the February 16 episode of Looking.)HBO’s Looking has had a tough time winning over its intended fans. Upon its premiere, Gawker’s Rich Juzwiak yawningly summed up the political achievement of creator Michael Lannan’s wonderful half-hour dramedy about three homosexual men in San…
A wise man — or, more precisely, a wiseass trucker named Jack Burton — once opined that “it’s all in the reflexes.” Few actors have had better ones than Kurt Russell, who makes a welcome return to theaters this weekend in The Art of the Steal. Having been largely MIA…
Every once in a while, a terrific small-budget indie comes along and nobody even blinks. Adult World, directed by Scott Coffey (known mostly as an actor, particularly for his roles in David Lynch movies like Mulholland Dr. and Lost Highway) and written by Andy Cochran, could easily get lost in…
First, let’s get this out of the way: There is no Santa Claus. Now, on to a perhaps even harsher truth: There are certain indications that Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer, whose 17th-century paintings — like Girl With a Pearl Earring and The Music Lesson — show an extraordinarily delicate touch…
Man, woman, gay, straight, bi: There’s something for everyone in 300: Rise of an Empire, the XXL sequel to the also-larger-than-life Greeks-in-shinguards extravaganza 300. In that picture, directed by Zack Snyder and based on Frank Miller’s graphic novel about the three-day Battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C., the Spartans and…
There’s an unavoidable flaw in the one-woman show Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins, and that’s the fact that it’s not written by Ivins herself. The liberal Texas firebrand, whose syndicated columns had run in 400 newspapers by the time she lost her battle with breast cancer…
Imagine a family man fleeing his home country to live the American dream only to be accused of terrorism and locked away. The documentary Barzan follows Sam “Barzan” Malkandi, an Iraqi refugee who gets linked to al Qaeda after the 9/11 attacks and is held captive in jail. Malkandi then…
If you grew up on Babar, Dumbo, or Horton, your inner child probably screams with delight every time you see an elephant at the zoo. They are gentle giants, as evidenced by the now-viral friendship between Bubbles, a 9,000-pound elephant, and Bella, a Labrador retriever, that has been making adorable…
Hard Rock Cafe hosts Nicko McBrain, drummer from the legendary rock band Iron Maiden and his band, the McBrainiacs, as they fill the room with music from Iron Maiden and raise money through a silent and live auction to benefit the “Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital.” In addition to live and…
Memphis’ sizzling, romping, roaring ’50s underground dance clubs come to life this week at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts’ Au-Rene Theater. Sultry 2010 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Memphis swings through Fort Lauderdale with its scintillating choreography and hip-swaying rock ‘n’ roll. Inspired by true events, Memphis tells the…
In reality, the holiday season is never over. There is always a birthday or some other random celebration to take part in via dressing in a certain color and/or stuffing your face in a room full of other face-stuffers. But some holidays mean more than others. St. Patrick’s Day might…
Bolstering awareness of Tomorrow’s Rainbow and its services, Riverwalk Trust is joining this local nonprofit to host Hope Floats, which honors, through the casting of a monumental float, those who have passed away. Acknowledging the need to nurture children, teens, and their families who have lost a loved one, Tomorrow’s…
Sometimes it’s not so bad living on America’s wang. We can catch an oceanfront sunrise and sunset in the same day without having to board a plane. It’s likely that hell will freeze over before we have to worry about freezing pipes. And we have a theme park for every…
With a hilarious montage, you’re introduced to the Yannis Pappas Show Featuring Maurica & Mr. Panos and improv comedy show featuring the alter-egos of Pappas — Maurica and Mr. Panos. Follow Pappas through the outlandish antics of Maurica Rodriguez, a character he dreamed up as a classy former high school…
Known for setting the world record for the Human Chair Stack and appearing on numerous mainstream TV specials, the Peking Acrobats of China are going to knock South Floridians out of their seats with a multitude of maneuvers that always push the limit. Their reputation lies in their ability and…
It was not too long ago that seeing a mustache in November was a rare occurrence. Now, it feels like the entire month is a real-life version of Anchorman. Whether it’s because facial hair is on-trend or because people have actually started concerning themselves with the dangers of testicular cancer,…
In 1998, Douglas Adams published a sweet, funny essay called “Riding the Rays,” about an excursion to Hayman Island to try a kind of underwater Jet Ski called a Sub Bug because it afforded an opportunity to swim with manta rays. And manta rays are cool. He wrote of his…
Action heroes with nothing to lose are the best kind, perhaps the only kind worth watching. In the opening seconds of Jaume Collet-Serra’s Non-Stop, Liam Neeson’s federal air marshal Bill Marks slumps in his parked vehicle while sloshing a few glugs of whiskey into a paper cup and stirring it…
