Hannah Arendt coined banality of evil while watching Nazis on trial, and Canadian writer/director Kim Nguyen’s War Witch inspires a phrase that doesn’t rhyme but might be adjacent: the abruptness of atrocity. In War Witch, a kid playing with a wooden beam one moment might be forced to kill her…
Adolescent angst is mostly insufferable to almost anyone past voting age, and the rebirth of the musical drama, where feelings are condensed into manipulative pop, hasn’t helped. Hunky Dory, the latest from Billy Elliott producer Jonathan Finn, is what results when somebody decides — after Glee, Rock of Ages, and…
Poor Elliot Gould. The once venerable actor has been reduced to playing nothing but crotchety old men — and, in the case of Brad Leong’s Dorfman in Love, homophobic ones at that. Gould’s obsessively grieving widower does loosen up as the film goes on, and he plays only a supporting…
Like the blood that gushes forth from the elevators of the Overlook Hotel, brilliant/ridiculous theories of what Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining is really about have for years surged madly and memorably — especially online, where the internet’s dead-ends, blind links, and back-where-you-started arguments just might be another part of the…
What must Bruce Willis have felt when he discovered that his seven or so minutes of G.I. Joe: Retaliation screen time offer much more agreeable Bruce Willis-ness than the entirety of A Good Day to Die Hard? Or that his cameo, shot two years ago and rich with quips and…
“>B Ocean Fort Lauderdale will host an Easter brunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 31. The cost is free to $66 for an all-you-can-eat brunch buffet. Sun., March 24, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 2013…
Are you the type of mixed martial arts fan who does not miss one single live-stream fight? Does the thought of witnessing the great Georges St. Pierre at the start of his career excite you? If so, then you are exactly the type of devoted fan that mixed marital arts…
Spring break is close to the breaking point, and it’s time to take back your city. Hit the streets of Fort Lauderdale — more specifically, downtown’s Las Olas Boulevard — and check back in with the city’s ever-changing business landscape. Thursday’s spring edition of Get Downtown will show off a…
The Backyard Bar in West Palm Beach will host a wine dinner at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 28. The cost is $60 per person and includes a four-course meal with wine pairings. Thu., March 28, 7 p.m., 2013…
The 16th-annual New Times “Original” Beerfest coming to Esplanade Park in downtown Fort Lauderdale on April 6 is still a little ways off. If you’re counting down the days with thirsty impatience, check out the “Warm Up” event at Crown Wine & Spirits from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. There…
This Friday night, don’t be surprised if you spot Spider-Man grinding a sexy anime character at Fort Lauderdale indie club Green Room. Why, you ask? Because it is the last Friday of the month, when the downtown haunt hosts its Cos-Play Fridays. On any other given Friday, Green Room reserves…
Start with a park; throw in a handful of friends and family; sprinkle some stars in the open night sky; add some of the most popular rock tunes from the ’80s and today and you’ve got yourself a recipe for one memorable night — Weston’s Ninth Annual Free Concert in…
The Night Owl Market swoops into the Flagler Village once again this Saturday night for another round of shopping, drinking, and eating delight. Altogether, there will be 60 local vendors selling their vintage and handcrafted goods at this nighttime extravaganza. A pop-up of Public Image Vintage will also be around,…
Certain combinations are just meant to be: Simon and Garfunkel, peanut butter and jelly, gays and theater. Uh, hello, have you seen Rent? As the final performance of the Pride Series, the Broward Center for the Performing Arts is featuring Bare, a rock musical based on five Catholic high school…
Alfred the Great, Richard the Lionheart, and Henry VIII were some of the most memorable kings in history. And while they all reigned for many years, even they knew when it was time to call it quits. See what happens to one incompetent king who is not ready to make…
The Oscars. The Emmys. The Tonys. We are all familiar with the awards that celebrate the best in the entertainment business across the nation. But with so much talent and so many spectacular productions in South Florida, why look any further than the awards ceremony that’s in our own backyard?…
More than 600 wines will be poured at the sixth-annual American Fine Wine Competition Gala from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at the Boca Raton Resort & Club. The cost is $300 per person. Call 561-504-8463. Thu., April 4, 6-10 p.m., 2013…
Gourmet cheese and wine pairings from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at Habatat Galleries in West Palm Beach. The cost is $50 per person, and proceeds benefit the nonprofit charity Petals With Purpose. Thu., April 4, 6-8:30 p.m., 2013…
The tenth-annual Flavors includes food, drinks, music, and equestrian events from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, April 5, at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. Call 561-792-6525. The cost is $25. Fri., April 5, 6-9 p.m., 2013…
The state of Florida conjures many images: pristine beaches, bright-blue skies, beautiful sunsets, wasted spring breakers, shirtless rednecks at the Daytona 500. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so you can only imagine the illustrations that would depict the antics of Florida and its many visitors. Well,…
Puberty is sex and sex is murder in Stoker, a Hitchcockian stew of hothouse familial jealousy, sadism, and psychosis all tied together by one teenaged girl’s homicidal coming of age. Psychosexual imagery permeates every inch of renowned South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook’s stateside debut. A blood-tipped pencil or water dripping…
Spring Breakers’ provocative director on the darkness beneath college partiers’ booze, boobs, and bad decisions. To most of the world, spring break seems like a lot of fun, but people who live in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, or South Padre Island understand the dark side. Damn college kids pass through for…
