Abbas Kiarostami is preoccupied with my tape recorder. He wonders if it’s too far away from where he’s sitting. He makes his translator switch from one side of him to another so that the recorder is between them. After a while, clearly still anxious about, he picks it up and…
“This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.” So goes the adage from John Ford’s 1962 classic The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and so it has gone for Heaven’s Gate, the class-war Western written and directed by one of Ford’s truest disciples among contemporary…
For a movie as much in love with New York’s outer-borough street life as Adam Leon’s Gimme the Loot, it will not do just to talk about the film. That’s what Leon insists, and so I find myself heading north with Leon on FDR Drive on an overcast Friday afternoon,…
Best known as a 40-year veteran of the indie distribution scene, Jeff Lipsky has latterly carved out a sideline as one of New York’s most idiosyncratic indie filmmakers — a purveyor of confessional, sexually frank relationship dramas clearly indebted to his acknowledged masters: Mike Leigh and John Cassavetes. The best…
Love him or hate him, Ed Koch was New York in the 1980s, and Koch’s bio account of his mayoral tenure offers almost equal measures of celebration and censure. Director Neil Barsky’s film never shies away from Koch’s controversies, exploring his third term’s devastating corruption scandal and giving voice to…
You’ve heard of theater in the round? Lungs is theater in the raw. Popular among adventurous, budget-conscious regional theaters, Duncan Macmillan’s renegade dramedy features just two people on a bare stage, acting for 90 minutes. No set, no props, no pantomiming, no costume changes, no sound cues, no breaks… no…
Gourmet Truck Expo will host a food truck gathering from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday, March 21, at Miramar Square Mall (12162 Miramar Parkway). More than 20 trucks will appear, and there is no admission charge. Bring cash for the trucks. Thu., March 21, 6-10 p.m., 2013…
The Cheese Course in Mizner Park in Boca Raton will host a mozzarella tasting and demonstration from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 22. The demo is free and open to the public. Fri., March 22, 7-9 p.m., 2013…
Motor-boating shots off nubile coeds’ bodies is a Fort Liquordale spring-break rite of passage. This weekend’s other — more family-friendly — spring ritual is 100 percent motor free (though there is great potential for a wet T-shirt contest of sorts). The second-annual Rotary New River Raft Race is a mad…
In terms of fashion, the ’80s were kind of, like, the best decade ever. We don’t care what anyone says; leg warmers, frizzy side ponytails, and those little circular plastic things used to scrunch up the sides of T-shirts are still hot. The only way to make it even hotter:…
In a way, drag is the ultimate male vision of womanhood. If you think about it for a moment, it’s actually a flattering homage. It’s not about the hair, the shoes, the makeup, and the dresses — that is just the medium. A queen’s (and notice they’re called “queens,” not…
In our smartphone-dependent culture, awareness often means remembering to check in on Foursquare (hey, that Starbucks mayorship isn’t going to maintain itself, you know). This Sunday’s Peace in the Park — Festival of Spirit makes the plea for taking a few hours to detach from negative vibes — and electronic…
North of the Miami-Dade County border, we tend to get the shaft in terms of cool events. South Beach gets its food festival. Miami, the Winter Music Conference. Us? Zip, usually. Not this time. All this week, Vibe will be running its own version of the Winter Music Conference, meaning…
Everyone loves dressing in costumes. It’s, like, the perfect opportunity to let out your inner freak. Just think of all the grown women dressing as naughty schoolgirls on Halloween. Well, this weekend the costume party is going Japanese at the Morikami Museum’s 34th-annual Hatsume Fair. The festival will feature an…
Le Bistro in Lighthouse Point will mark the start of Passover with a special meal and seder plate. The dinner is 5 to 10:30 p.m. Monday, March 25. The cost is $15 to $39. Call 954-946-9240. Mon., March 25, 5-10:30 p.m., 2013…
Pavilion Grille in Boca Raton will host a Passover dinner for singles with a four-course menu and dancing from 6 to 10 p.m. Tuesday, March 26. The cost is $46. Call 561-912-0000. Tue., March 26, 6-10 p.m., 2013…
The fifth-annual Savor the Avenue — complete with Florida’s longest dining table — is Thursday, March 28, in downtown Delray Beach. The event starts at 5:30 p.m., and 20 restaurants will participate. Call 561-243-1077. Thu., March 28, 5:30 p.m., 2013…
Good versus evil. It’s the ongoing battle between characters in many of the most spectacular productions. And as audience members, we usually find ourselves rooting for the good guys. But what if the angel and demon reside inside the same person? Who do we root for then? Decide for yourself…
You’re never too old for love, as evidenced by the crazy-high STD rates among senior citizens (no joke; an AARP article confirmed it). In the play The Last Romance by the Tony Award-winning author of I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Joe DiPietro, two senior citizens meet in a…
Japan’s economy and landscape changed rapidly in the ’70s and ’80s amid economic, tech, and building booms. Vast stretches of undeveloped land were soon awash in tall structures, highways, and other signs of progress. Sound familiar? Take a look at Japan’s evolving countryside — and maybe see how it stacks…
Making the choice to have a kid is never easy. Making the choice to have a kid when you don’t know if the baby or the apocalypse will come first? Much harder. In the play Lungs, a couple are deciding whether to have a child, but they’re doing it in…
Riverwalk Plaza will host the Jupiter Green & Artisan Market from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 15. The event includes wine and beer for sale plus local produce and other products. Fridays, 5-9 p.m. Starts: March 15. Continues through March 28, 2013…
