Created for German television, where it debuted last spring, the World War II epic Our Mothers, Our Fathers has since aired on Polish, Irish, and Swedish networks and now finds its way to a theatrical release, retitled Generation War for American audiences. Conceived and undertaken, in the words of producer…
David Mamet may not be reinventing his own wheel in his most recent play, The Anarchist, but he’s at least changing the spokes. For a director who has arguably created more uses for the word “fuck” than any playwright in American history, The Anarchist is free of four-letter words. And…
When we first meet the hero of Son of God, a kind of chintzy melodrama about the horrors of capital punishment, he’s approaching a fisherman with a classic boiler-room pitch: “Just give me an hour, and I will give you a whole new life,” Jesus (Diogo Morgado) promises Peter (Darwin…
Need some new artwork to decorate your home? Head to ArtServe for the Twelve x 12 Gallery Social and take your pick of photographs, paintings, sculptures, and whatever else local artists have created in a 12-by-12-inch format. Despite the miniature requirements, attendees have the opportunity to purchase cherished pieces that…
Expect a huge night of gay pride and rollicking laughs this weekend at the Parker Playhouse as nonprofit organization Pride South Florida brings Big & Tall to town. Sidesplitting comedy of all shapes and sizes, Big & Tall is a duo consisting of Emmy Award winner Bruce Vilanch and off-Broadway…
This Friday, the Premier Master’s Art Show will showcase Florida artists who want to come home with you. From 6 to 9 p.m., enjoy live music and wine while artists peddle their wares in styles ranging from photography to mixed media. Not interested in buying? Perhaps more wine will convince…
Battered but Not Broken kicks off its 50-city tour in Miramar to help raise awareness of domestic violence across the country. Playwright Cynthia Wilson tells a story of triumph, self-respect, and bravery when it comes to abuse. The play draws from some of Wilson’s own tragic experiences of being in…
An integral feature of Arts for a Complete Education — a nonprofit organization that raises funds and advocacy for arts programs in Palm Beach County Schools — Race for the Arts supports up-and-coming student artists involved in music, drama, dance, photography, and all art programs. Since art isn’t art if…
Japan is one of those magical places where fashion, technology, animation, and some of the weirdest products known to man converge. Famed pop fashion designer Sebastian Masuda — AKA the “King of Harajuku” — hails from Japan and was sent stateside through the generous sponsorship of the Japan Foundation and…
Comics come in all different shapes and sizes. And while that relates to upbringing, cultural differences, and general appearance, those aren’t the differences we’re referring to. It’s the route to comedy that truly makes the funnies. Those routes include improv, standup, impressions, acting, writing, and music. So when a comic…
Bahn mi, pho, happy pancakes: all mind-blowing Vietnamese dishes. While we’d be more than excited to eat at least one of the three every day, finding a good Vietnamese restaurant is a bit of a hassle in South Florida. At 6:30 p.m. on Friday, March 7, Publix Aprons Cooking School…
When it comes to drinking, the Irish are at the head of the pack. So it should come as no surprise that a Paddy-themed pub crawl is bound to be good craic. On Saturday, March 8, from 6 p.m. to midnight, the Lake Worth Pub Crawl is going green for…
Yes, we love burgers, fries, and all the other symbols of gluttony. But sometimes we prefer to eat something healthy. On Saturday and Sunday, March 8 and 9, WellFest Delray is bringing a wide range of salubrious eats, seminars, and activities. Taking place at Delray Center for the Arts at…
She nicknamed Texas Gov. Rick “Goodhair” Perry “the Ken doll” throughout his early political career and called President George W. Bush a “shrub.” That sorry-I’m-not-sorry humor made the late newspaper columnist Molly Ivins stage-worthy. Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins stars award-winning actress Barbara Bradshaw, who plays…
While “coming out of the closet” is associated with the LGBT community, everyone — gay or straight — has secrets. And the energy needed to keep a secret can take its toll. Bottling up the truth can be like a personal prison — a madness that’s hard to escape. A…
For more than two decades, Alain Guiraudie has been unrivaled in depicting desires that upend convention, whether homo or hetero. In the comedy The King of Escape (2009), for instance, a middle-aged gay man falls in love with a 16-year-old girl; the film ends with an all-male gerontophilic ménage à…
Almost a pop history of Western culture’s relationship to female orgasm, Charlie Stratton’s In Secret is a spirited zip through Émile Zola’s Thérèse Raquin, a sex-and-sin morality tale of the sort that has been the template for the past decade of Woody Allen dramas. Unlike those, In Secret boasts vigor…
Here’s the last thing I ever would have expected out of Pompeii, that sword-thrust of 3D gladiator-vs.-volcano madness coming right at your disbelieving eyeholes. An hour or so in, when Vesuvius exhausts its portentous rumblings and blows its top (3D!), I legitimately wasn’t ready. Yes, all that third-act destruction is…
No matter what else he does, director Sam Raimi has two unassailable fan favorites under his belt: 1987’s Evil Dead 2, and the 1992 trilogy-capper Army of Darkness. (His first film, 1981’s The Evil Dead, is more “respected” than “loved” by the fans.) Released between those two films, Raimi’s 1990…
In 1990, the same year that Kevin Costner released the massive global hit Dances with Wolves, a curious thing happened in France. The name Kevin became the country’s most popular for new babies, a Gaelic moniker edging out national stalwarts like Antoine and Jules. Imagine if everyone in America suddenly…
In early January of this year, a ridiculously annoying storm decided to rain bullets onto the city of Boynton. Although it wouldn’t have been classified as biblical (since there weren’t any reports of animals headed two by two toward a gigantic wooden ark built by the town drunk), the level…
Begat by folksy American improvisation troubadours Grateful Dead, who subsequently passed the torch to the jazzier Phish and Southern-rock-inspired Widespread Panic, the jam-band concept has been going strong for more than 50 years now. It’s morphed to include elements of modern music too, including EDM, with bands such as the…
