Joe Wright’s dust-blowing new adaptation of Anna Karenina faces a towering mountain of precedent: not only the greatest novel by the man Nabokov called “the greatest Russian writer of prose fiction” but the whole checkered history of Leo Tolstoy at the movies. A visit to Tolstoy’s imdb.com page gives the…
An adaptation of George V. Higgins’s 1974 novel Cogan’s Trade, Andrew Dominik’s Killing Them Softly anatomizes a self-policing underground economy of junkies, killers, and administrators to indict a present-day mainstream world by suggesting that the criminal satellite economy and the “straight” superstructure are functionally the same. It’s a movie that…
The Loneliest Planet begins with a close-up shot of a beautiful woman, naked and trembling. It’s not what it sounds like. Nica (Hani Furstenberg), on a premarriage honeymoon with fiancé Alex (Gael García Bernal) in rural Georgia, is in the midst of a makeshift shower. As Nica pogoes up and…
An empathic, absorbing tale of the old and the beautiful, Starlet tracks an unlikely intergenerational friendship in the San Fernando Valley. Florida transplant Jane (Dree Hemingway) is employed by one of the area’s main engines of commerce, breaking into the XXX industry and cheerfully working adult-movie trade shows. When not…
In a May 2012 study that likely surprised no one under 50, researchers at New Jersey’s Fairleigh Dickinson University found that television viewers who watched only Fox News Channel were the least informed news consumers in the country — faring much worse than respondents who watched no news at all…
The Thanksgiving leftovers officially jumped the shark when you tried to incorporate turkey into your morning protein smoothie. Shake that off and head to the What the Truck?!? Food Truck Party on Thursday to mix things up with dinner from one — or more — of the 11 food trucks…
Christmas is probably the most ubiquitously celebrated holiday in the world — it definitely is in the U.S. That probably has a lot to do with the fact that — religious aspects aside — Christmas is about brotherhood, peace on earth, goodwill toward men — ya know, all that heartwarming…
Gay men are known for many things: style, great hair, an affinity for Liza Minnelli that no straight man could ever understand. But a gorgeous blending of melodies, harmonies, and tailored suits? In South Florida, they are known for that too. The gay men’s chorus of the Palm Beaches, known…
It’s common knowledge that the 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremonies in Beijing totally trumped the spectacle we witnessed in London in August. But what do you get when you combine the badass 2008 opening ceremonies with, say, the 2012 men’s Chinese Olympic gymnastics team (which won gold, in case you don’t…
More sugary than homemade icing and richer than red velvet, the ladies of Cupcake Burlesque know how to satisfy a sweet tooth. Catch their tastefully risqué A Winter Wonderland Burlesque Revue on Saturday night in West Palm Beach. Founded in 2010, the show is performed in classic burlesque style with…
If I’ve learned anything from the totally accurate and no way inflated-for-ratings television series Queer as Folk, it’s that speed dating is the only kind of dating gay men do. But there are actual speed-dating events for gay men looking to get to know someone in 60 seconds or less,…
The next time someone gets huffy with you because you won’t stop fooling around with your phone during dinner, remind them that you’re an artist and you have to follow your Instagram muse when it strikes. If that doesn’t convince them, make a date for Saturday’s InstaGallery, featuring more than…
Like Bob Saget and Gilbert Gottfried before her, Wanda Sykes walks the comedic tightrope between family films and foul-mouthed filth. Her high-pitched, instantly recognizable voice has led to jobs on such animated trifles as Over the Hedge and Barnyard, but her faithful fans prefer the unhinged Sykes, where she hurls…
Everyone knows old things mean class: aged Scotch, antique cars, classic artwork, vintage wines, Hugh Hefner in his awesome smoking jacket. While the entire country is out stockpiling the most advanced Blu-ray players, electronics, and useless stocking stuffers, you have the perfect opportunity to stay classy. And no, this does…
Like holiday cutlery, It’s a Fabulous Life is the kind of show that’s brought out once a year, polished, and probably best enjoyed with spiked eggnog. A gay-themed redux of It’s a Wonderful Life, it premiered as a shoestring sketch from the 60-voice South Beach Gay Men’s Chorus back in…
From the keyboard to the classroom, pianist Jade Simmons is wowing audiences and fans young and old. Simmons, former Miss Illinois and first runner-up at the 2000 Miss America Pageant, was also recently selected as the New Music/New Places Fellow for the Concert Artist Guild. Sharing her eclectic repertoire of…
Leave your car keys at home and get ready for an art lover’s utopia as you are chauffeured, Palm Beach style, to art galleries and studios throughout Palm Beach County. Enjoy “Art on the Road,” hosted by the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, as you take an exclusive bus…
This 21-and-older BeerFest is 6 to 11 p.m. Friday, December 7, at Huizenga Plaza in Fort Lauderdale. The cost is $25 to $30 for general admission or $40 to $45 for VIP. Fri., Dec. 7, 6-11 p.m., 2012…
Coral Cliffs Rock Climbing Gym has offered a manmade solution to South Florida’s upwardly mobile problem. For ladies who need to blow off some steam after a long day bumping their heads against a glass ceiling, conquering a rock wall is just the way to do it. Whether you’re looking…
Sip on free samples of wine and check out art at the Northwood Village Art & Wine Promenade in Northwood Village in West Palm Beach. The walk is from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday. Thursdays, 6-9 p.m. Starts: Dec. 6. Continues through Aug. 29, 2012…
We can’t seem to get enough of Andy Warhol. Twenty-five years after the most iconic pop artist of all time died, his image, artwork, and influence are ubiquitous, especially as the monster Art Basel Miami Beach fairs roll onto the peninsula the first week of December. Warhol’s Campbell’s soup cans…
A stacked-deck theological inquiry filtered through a Titanic-by-way-of-Slumdog Millionaire narrative, Life of Pi manages occasional spiritual wonder through its 3-D visuals but otherwise sinks like a stone. It’s no shock that Ang Lee brings to his high-seas adventure graceful and refined aesthetics devoid of any unique signature or pressing emotion,…
